Welcome to the Golden-Oldies Website
We are a Registered Charity that started in January 2008 with 4 free fun singing sessions in sheltered housing community rooms in Bath, working with Somer Housing, the main social housing provider in the area. A year later we are making a huge difference to the lives of lonely isolated people across the West of England and with your support we can put more smiles on many more faces. At a session in Wiltshire, a recently bereaved lady said, “It was the first time in months she’d enjoyed herself & felt like smiling.”
Please support Goldies and help us to increase those smiles across the West of England. A fundraising pack is available by emailing us your contact details. Click here to receive some ideas of how you can help us in these difficult ecomonomic times.
Now there are over 40 sessions each week across the West of England from Swindon to Clevedon and Gloucester to Yeovil, working with a number of Local Authorities and Housing Associations.
“Golden-oldies” that’s the music of the 50s 60s and 70s that folk sing (and dance) to at fun sing-a-long sessions. The Charity has attracted huge media interest from around the World. It was featured on the BBC National 6 O'Clock News, BBC News 24, the BBC World Service. Film crews from Canadian Television and German TV have visited Bath to film a Goldies fun singing session. The regional news channels and local radio stations in the West have carried many Goldie reports.
Founder is Bath’s music man Grenville Jones. He was also filmed taking a Goldies session in Bath last year by BBC TVs Last Choir Standing when his remarkable new Bath Male Choir made it to top five against entries from hundreds of UK choirs. Aled Jones also interviewed Grenville on Radio Three’s THE CHOIR – asking about the success of the Goldies Charity and Grenville’s growing reputation to get people of all ages singing.
We hope this website tells you about ‘Goldies’ as it has become fondly known. As the charity has spread so has the number of our brilliant session takers – if you would like to become one - this is a hugely worthwhile experience. The sessions are during the day and a remuneration is paid per session. Abby Rakes is our administrator and she would be delighted to hear from you on 01761 470006. Click here to contact us.
Big Family Sing-a-Long Concert
Saturday 22nd August is the date for your diaries. From 6.30pm at the Forum in the centre of Bath, there will be a BIG - FUN packed Sing-a-Long concert supporting the Golden-Oldies Charity. Grenville Jones will be your compare and host. The concert will be an evening of musical entertainment from numerous choirs and groups - these include The Good Afternoon Choir - THE Bath Chorus and those fabulous Stockingtops as well as Grenville's famous BATH MALE CHOIR the "wall of sound!" Also - all of our Goldies session takers will be on stage leading the community singing!! MOST IMPORTANTLY you will be joining in the fun with sing-a-long numbers from the 60s 70s and 80s songs made famous by Abba. This is going to be a fantastic night helping the Golden-Oldies Charity continue its fantastic work across the South West of England. For further information please email Abby Rakes or telephone 01761 470006.
Our Leading Sponsors
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Company No. 6369123 – Charity registration no. 1121600.
Registered Office: The Old Chapel – The Mead – Farmborough – Bath – BA2 0AF
Tel: 01761 470006 – email hiho@golden-oldies.org.uk