Connecting communities through music in later life 🥁 Based in Trafford, Greater Manchester
Joined October 2019
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#DementiaActionWeek
We are celebrating the impact of the #PowerOfMusicFund on people living with dementia & their carers. 70 music & dementia projects have received funding, small grant awardees will receive funding over the next 3 years
Find out more: ow.ly/nBQG50REoKl
ALT Quote: "I quickly found that although I could not remember what I had for breakfast that day I could remember the words of popular songs we sang. Everyone was friendly and it was good for my wife and I to be able to mix with people who were going through the same difficulties as we were" - Choir participant with Alzheimer’s. 70 music and dementia activities awarded funding. Small grant awardees will receive funding for the next 3 years
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We had a fantastic time @4EVERManchester #FMBDAY24! Didn't win an award but loved cheering on our amazing winning Bury colleagues The Eagle's Wing & @Jigsawbury . Great to meet new colleagues doing brilliant work @StringofHearts_ kingsfoundationuk.com Community Media Crew ❤️
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It's @SRileyMedia with you from 2pm 🥳
How do you feel about re-gifting unwanted or duplicate presents? 🎁
Hear from @LucyGeddes1 founder of @StringofHearts_ making a difference in Trafford ❤️
Listen live on BBC Sounds 🎧 bbc.in/manclistenlive
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Thank you @StringofHearts_ for inviting our members to your joyful music showcase yesterday afternoon. It was absolutely superb. Loved the new lyrics to familiar songs - with witty, local twists! Really festive and fun! 😀🎅🎄☃️❄️ 👏
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It was lovely to spend sometime yesterday with Trafford residents and @StringofHearts_ hearing their adaptations of so many lovely songs. Thank you for inviting me 🎄
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The Future of Social Prescribing in England.
NASP celebrates the achievements of #SocialPrescribing & its importance in our health system. Find out more about what has been achieved and some priorities for the future, which could increase scale & impact: bit.ly/4agr1rn
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WGN team celebrating @StringofHearts_ nomination in the #ManchesterCultureAwards this evening. 🤞 for a win! Exciting!
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To get a feel for what to expect at our 2024 festival have a listen to this sound collage, recorded at our launch by brilliant sound artist @carocsound bit.ly/smbSep23
#SoManyBeautiesFest
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Wonderful to take part in yesterday’s Creative Ageing Conference! Brilliantly hosted by @equal_arts
👏 W/ Thanks to the fabulous workshop presenters & musicians from @StringofHearts_, @wiltshiremusic, @wigmore_hall, & Care Home Choir, for sharing their experiences & helping us sing 4-point harmony so perfectly!
📷 Lovely to also see our friends from
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#CreativeAgeing #MusicforLife #PowerofMusicFund #CreativeConversations #WhatNext?
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📣Today is International Day of Older Persons – an annual event to support older people and raise awareness about the challenges ageing populations face.
This year we are celebrating the importance of place and neighbourhood in ageing well and throughout October. #IDOP2023
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Lovely to see our Carers' Song - Miracle, featured in Wythenshawe's Your Local Voice this morning. You can listen to the full song here - youtu.be/KpbLKDC0DxM.
Be warned, it's very catchy! Thank you to Music Therapist Zsuzsi Foldes & @StringofHearts_ for making it happen 🎤
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It was lovely to see Amina from @StringofHearts_ showing off her musical talents on @BBCBreakfast this morning!
Amina played a part in our Carers Song project in the run up to @carersweek. You can listen our song 'Miracle', written and sung by carers here youtu.be/KpbLKDC0DxM
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Really enjoying #Wythenshawe Creative Health Showcase at @wythenshawe_chg Village 135. Interesting to hear about local creative wellbeing activities/ services. With music from @StringofHearts_ members. Also @Treeoflifecentr & lots of others. Thanks @LoryPovah & @McrCulturePship
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Great to be part of Wythenshawe Creative Health Showcase - 🙏 @LoryPovah @McrCulturePship Thanks @StringofHearts_ + local carers, service providers, creatives, connectors, residents for sharing your conversation & creativity.
So deep in chats this was our only snap! 🤦♀️
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Today we had a celebratory music session to round off our carers song project.
Drums were beaten, maracas were shaken, food was consumed and there were lots of smiles and laughter.
Listen to our carers song 'Miracle' here youtu.be/KpbLKDC0DxM
@StringofHearts_
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Thank you @StringofHearts_ for adding details of your #ActivityCoordinator post to our listings:
ageofcreativity.co.uk/news/l…
What a great way to connect people and #Music in #Manchester.
#AgeFriendly #Creativity #Culture #CreativeAgeing #CultureHealth #CreativeLaterLife
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Here's what carers said about the song writing process for 'Miracle' - our #carerssong for @carersweek.
We can't wait to reveal the song during #CarersWeek & share how special it is. Huge thanks to @StringofHearts_ & Music Therapist Zsuzsi Foldes for making it happen 😄
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A few pics from our final song session today with Szuzi Foldes & @StringofHearts_. Carers have pointed out how amazing the journey has been since we started working on the song just 3 weeks ago.
We absolutely love the song & we can't wait to share it during #CarersWeek #Miracle
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Evrill found lockdown hard. After speaking to her GP about her feelings of #isolation she was referred to a #SocialPrescribing link worker who asked if she wanted to join a local music charity called @StringofHearts_. Read Evrill's story👉 bit.ly/41rQUP9
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We have something very exciting planned for Carers Week 2023!
Carers in Manchester are working with Zsuzsi Foldes, a qualified Music Therapist, & @StringofHearts_ to write, produce & record their very own carers' song.
Here are a couple of pics from last week's session 😄🪘
