NEWS
Press Release
Tuesday, 17 January, 2012
A Local business who are at the forefront in print are taking the lead as main sponsor for the Golden-Oldies Charity team that will be running in this years Bath Half Marathon on March 11.
Integrity Print are based on the Westfield Trading Estate in Radstock. They employ 370 Staff at Westfield and 30 at Farrington. They are the UK's leading trade manufacturer of business stationery turning over £61m per annum.
Goldies, as it has become fondly known brightens the lives of thousands of elderly people across the West of England and Wales. Started by Bath music man Grenville Jones four years ago, the Charity now has over 20 session leaders who lead the singing groups in community halls and communal rooms in sheltered housing sites.
The music is based on the hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Sir Cliff Richard is a Patron of the Charity which was endorsed last year by an independent survey undertaken by the University of Bath. Its results proved conclusively that “Goldies is good for you!”
The Charity has entered teams in the Bath Half Marathon for the last two years. Grenville Jones explains how Integrity Print got involved.
“Our small office is on the Westfield Trading Estate and we approached Integrity Print as they are the biggest employer on the estate. Mark Cornford, the Managing Director immediately responded. He was very interested in the work that we did and after a visit, offered to be our main supporter for the Goldies Team in the Bath Half this year.
“A couple of weeks after that visit, Mark contacted me to say that Integrity Print would like to enter a team as part of their support.
“It is brilliant to have them all running for Goldies. All the money that is raised for the Charity from the Bath Half Marathon will go towards starting more sessions in this area and brightening more lives. We are very grateful to Mark and all his runners for their support. I know that some of the Integrity team have run before, but many of them are taking part for the first time.”
Mark Cornford added:
“Grenville is such a charismatic and enthusiastic person who is passionate about music and the Goldies charity.
“I immediately felt he would be a great guy to support given his personal conviction for the charity but also for the tremendous job they do.
“We are delighted to be supporting a great cause and whilst doing so we can all get fit at the same time.”
The Goldies Half Marathon team will number around 40, including Grenville who will be taking part in his third Bath Half.
If you would like to join the Goldies team, please contact Emma on 01761 470006 or email events@golden-oldies.org.uk
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Our photograph shows the Integrity Print team with (front) Mark Cornford and Grenville Jones.
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 01761 472468
Or Mark Cornford on 01761 409200
Tuesday, 17 January, 2012
A Local business who are at the forefront in print are taking the lead as main sponsor for the Golden-Oldies Charity team that will be running in this years Bath Half Marathon on March 11.
Integrity Print are based on the Westfield Trading Estate in Radstock. They employ 370 Staff at Westfield and 30 at Farrington. They are the UK's leading trade manufacturer of business stationery turning over £61m per annum.
Goldies, as it has become fondly known brightens the lives of thousands of elderly people across the West of England and Wales. Started by Bath music man Grenville Jones four years ago, the Charity now has over 20 session leaders who lead the singing groups in community halls and communal rooms in sheltered housing sites.
The music is based on the hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Sir Cliff Richard is a Patron of the Charity which was endorsed last year by an independent survey undertaken by the University of Bath. Its results proved conclusively that “Goldies is good for you!”
The Charity has entered teams in the Bath Half Marathon for the last two years. Grenville Jones explains how Integrity Print got involved.
“Our small office is on the Westfield Trading Estate and we approached Integrity Print as they are the biggest employer on the estate. Mark Cornford, the Managing Director immediately responded. He was very interested in the work that we did and after a visit, offered to be our main supporter for the Goldies Team in the Bath Half this year.
“A couple of weeks after that visit, Mark contacted me to say that Integrity Print would like to enter a team as part of their support.
“It is brilliant to have them all running for Goldies. All the money that is raised for the Charity from the Bath Half Marathon will go towards starting more sessions in this area and brightening more lives. We are very grateful to Mark and all his runners for their support. I know that some of the Integrity team have run before, but many of them are taking part for the first time.”
Mark Cornford added:
“Grenville is such a charismatic and enthusiastic person who is passionate about music and the Goldies charity.
“I immediately felt he would be a great guy to support given his personal conviction for the charity but also for the tremendous job they do.
“We are delighted to be supporting a great cause and whilst doing so we can all get fit at the same time.”
The Goldies Half Marathon team will number around 40, including Grenville who will be taking part in his third Bath Half.
If you would like to join the Goldies team, please contact Emma on 01761 470006 or email events@golden-oldies.org.uk
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Our photograph shows the Integrity Print team with (front) Mark Cornford and Grenville Jones.
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 01761 472468
Or Mark Cornford on 01761 409200
Press Release
Thursday 12th January 2012
The Civic Hall in Trowbridge will be the venue of a special day on Friday April 27th that will put the focus on those who are young at heart.
The Golden-Oldies Charity make a big impact on the lives of hundreds of lonely and isolated people since launching four years ago. Started by Bath musicman Grenville Jones Goldies, as it has become fondly known, now runs its popular singing sessions at community halls across the West of England. Sir Cliff Richard is the Patron and the Charity also launched in South Wales last year.
With support from Awards for All, Nutricia UK and local town councils new Goldies sessions commenced in Melksham, Chippenham, Devizes and Trowbridge last November.
The Wiltshire Goldies Day at the Civic Hall will run from 10am until 4pm. Admission will be free and there will be non-stop entertainment through the day with local schools participating as well as the Devizes Good Afternoon Choir.
The day is supported by Wiltshire Council and the organisers would like to hear from any group who would like to display their services to the elderly that day.
Goldies Founder Grenville Jones said:
“We would love to hear from all organisations who provide care services or who have a message that they would like to put across to the elderly in our communities. There will be no charge and we welcome calls on 01761 470006 to Emma Shearman or email Emma on events@golden-oldies.org.uk.”
Full details on Golden-Oldies and the sessions in Wiltshire can be found on www.golden-oldies.org.uk
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Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.
Thursday 12th January 2012
The Civic Hall in Trowbridge will be the venue of a special day on Friday April 27th that will put the focus on those who are young at heart.
The Golden-Oldies Charity make a big impact on the lives of hundreds of lonely and isolated people since launching four years ago. Started by Bath musicman Grenville Jones Goldies, as it has become fondly known, now runs its popular singing sessions at community halls across the West of England. Sir Cliff Richard is the Patron and the Charity also launched in South Wales last year.
With support from Awards for All, Nutricia UK and local town councils new Goldies sessions commenced in Melksham, Chippenham, Devizes and Trowbridge last November.
The Wiltshire Goldies Day at the Civic Hall will run from 10am until 4pm. Admission will be free and there will be non-stop entertainment through the day with local schools participating as well as the Devizes Good Afternoon Choir.
The day is supported by Wiltshire Council and the organisers would like to hear from any group who would like to display their services to the elderly that day.
Goldies Founder Grenville Jones said:
“We would love to hear from all organisations who provide care services or who have a message that they would like to put across to the elderly in our communities. There will be no charge and we welcome calls on 01761 470006 to Emma Shearman or email Emma on events@golden-oldies.org.uk.”
Full details on Golden-Oldies and the sessions in Wiltshire can be found on www.golden-oldies.org.uk
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Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.
Press Release
Tuesday 29th November 2011
“When I started telling people in Wales about Goldies they thought I was an upstart from across the Bridge that wanted to start a new choir.
“It took a while for the penny to drop but after our first fun singing session on a Cardiff housing estate attracted over 150 people who sang their hearts out to the hits of the 50s and 60s and got up to do the twist, people realised that Goldies is about encouraging isolated folk to get out and have fun.
“Singing is the catalyst for making friends and beating loneliness.”
Grenville Jones from Bath is the founder of the Golden Oldies Charity. Four years ago he started by taking his first three fun singing sessions himself in Bath in sheltered housing community rooms.
He is a choir leader with 8 choirs under his belt, including the Bath Male Choir that reached the finals of the BBC’s Last Choir Standing. Another of his music projects is the Good Afternoon Choirs. People coming together in the afternoons to sing. The idea came for a conversation with Ralph Allwood who told Grenville about retirement choirs in Estonia. These now take place in Bath and Devizes with a 100 singers in each. The next starting in Weston super Mare in January.
Grenville is the only UK member of a EU consortium that is looking at how new communications technology can deliver music and exercise to those living in isolation. The project is led by the influential Fraunhofer Institute and the Austrian Technology Board.
Goldies weekly get together numbers have now reached over 50 across the West of England taken by 22 paid freelance session leaders. Goldies, as it has fondly become known, is making a huge difference to hundreds of lives. This week, it launches new sessions across Wiltshire and also takes its first step into new territory with four Cardiff-based sessions under the Goldies Cymru banner.
Sir Cliff Richard is the charity patron and actively supports its work.
Goldies IS good for you. This has been proven in an independent research study by the university of Bath. In her conclusion to the study, Dr Barbra Teater called the Goldies effect “quite remarkable.”
People of all ages now attend the sessions. For many, it is their only outing of the week. Goldies attracts many with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Many people with learning difficulties also attend with their carers.
Goldies sessions encourage stretching and movement. An exercise song will be introduced in 2012 in conjunction with Dr Afroditi Stathi, a specialist in exercise for the elderly. Goldies session leaders will also learn more about nutrition and how they can guide people towards a more healthy lifestyle in their old age.
The charity has attracted widespread support. Minister for Care Services Paul Burstow is a Goldies champion. He says;
“I have seen for myself how the Golden-Oldies Charity touches people’s lives. I visited Bath at the invitation of Don Foster, Member of Parliament for Bath, to officially open an age-awareness event which brought together the elderly and young people in schools called Time after Time.
“I can only say it was an amazing experience: hundreds of elderly people interacting and enjoying each other’s company through singing and other community projects. It is quite remarkable that a charity that only started four years ago has made such forward steps largely due to its own efforts and the sheer energy of its founder Grenville Jones.
. “This is an organization that has the drive and passion to reach out across the United Kingdom and make a lasting difference to the lives of thousands. I wholeheartedly support the aims and objectives of the trustees of Golden-Oldies and the vision of its founder to make the charity.”
Earlier this year Goldies won a £60,000 Big Lottery People’s Millions grant to run its Jubilee Time after Time project celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 in schools. Over 100 schools have already signed up for this inter-generational project that encourages them to open their doors to the elderly in their communities.
School projects will not just feature singing, but include activities such as drama and portrait painting, and looking at how life has changed down the ages with themes such as traditional playground games or changing fashions.
Grenville Jones is looks ahead to the day when his charity will reach out to elderly and isolated people right across the nation .He says;
“ Goldies should be on prescription.”
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Tuesday 29th November 2011
“When I started telling people in Wales about Goldies they thought I was an upstart from across the Bridge that wanted to start a new choir.
“It took a while for the penny to drop but after our first fun singing session on a Cardiff housing estate attracted over 150 people who sang their hearts out to the hits of the 50s and 60s and got up to do the twist, people realised that Goldies is about encouraging isolated folk to get out and have fun.
“Singing is the catalyst for making friends and beating loneliness.”
Grenville Jones from Bath is the founder of the Golden Oldies Charity. Four years ago he started by taking his first three fun singing sessions himself in Bath in sheltered housing community rooms.
He is a choir leader with 8 choirs under his belt, including the Bath Male Choir that reached the finals of the BBC’s Last Choir Standing. Another of his music projects is the Good Afternoon Choirs. People coming together in the afternoons to sing. The idea came for a conversation with Ralph Allwood who told Grenville about retirement choirs in Estonia. These now take place in Bath and Devizes with a 100 singers in each. The next starting in Weston super Mare in January.
Grenville is the only UK member of a EU consortium that is looking at how new communications technology can deliver music and exercise to those living in isolation. The project is led by the influential Fraunhofer Institute and the Austrian Technology Board.
Goldies weekly get together numbers have now reached over 50 across the West of England taken by 22 paid freelance session leaders. Goldies, as it has fondly become known, is making a huge difference to hundreds of lives. This week, it launches new sessions across Wiltshire and also takes its first step into new territory with four Cardiff-based sessions under the Goldies Cymru banner.
Sir Cliff Richard is the charity patron and actively supports its work.
Goldies IS good for you. This has been proven in an independent research study by the university of Bath. In her conclusion to the study, Dr Barbra Teater called the Goldies effect “quite remarkable.”
People of all ages now attend the sessions. For many, it is their only outing of the week. Goldies attracts many with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Many people with learning difficulties also attend with their carers.
Goldies sessions encourage stretching and movement. An exercise song will be introduced in 2012 in conjunction with Dr Afroditi Stathi, a specialist in exercise for the elderly. Goldies session leaders will also learn more about nutrition and how they can guide people towards a more healthy lifestyle in their old age.
The charity has attracted widespread support. Minister for Care Services Paul Burstow is a Goldies champion. He says;
“I have seen for myself how the Golden-Oldies Charity touches people’s lives. I visited Bath at the invitation of Don Foster, Member of Parliament for Bath, to officially open an age-awareness event which brought together the elderly and young people in schools called Time after Time.
“I can only say it was an amazing experience: hundreds of elderly people interacting and enjoying each other’s company through singing and other community projects. It is quite remarkable that a charity that only started four years ago has made such forward steps largely due to its own efforts and the sheer energy of its founder Grenville Jones.
. “This is an organization that has the drive and passion to reach out across the United Kingdom and make a lasting difference to the lives of thousands. I wholeheartedly support the aims and objectives of the trustees of Golden-Oldies and the vision of its founder to make the charity.”
Earlier this year Goldies won a £60,000 Big Lottery People’s Millions grant to run its Jubilee Time after Time project celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 in schools. Over 100 schools have already signed up for this inter-generational project that encourages them to open their doors to the elderly in their communities.
School projects will not just feature singing, but include activities such as drama and portrait painting, and looking at how life has changed down the ages with themes such as traditional playground games or changing fashions.
Grenville Jones is looks ahead to the day when his charity will reach out to elderly and isolated people right across the nation .He says;
“ Goldies should be on prescription.”
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PRESS RELEASE
NOVEMBER 2011
Goldies comes to Wiltshire
Press invite Thursday 1st December from 2pm-3pm at the Studley Green Community Centre - TROWBRIDGE
A charity that is making a huge impact on the lives of isolated elderly people through its fun singing sessions is starting in Wiltshire this month.
A recent UK report produced by the Campaign to End Loneliness estimates that over 1 million people over the age of 65 are often or always lonely. The Golden-Oldies charity makes opportunities for lonely people to take part in regular sessions, giving them something to look forward to and the making of new supportive friendships is greatly encouraged.
Goldies, as it has become fondly known, was launched by well-known choir leader Grenville Jones in 2008 initially with four fun singing sessions in and around the Bath area. Sir Cliff Richard is the Patron.
That number has grown to over 50 sessions across the West with Goldies CYMRU also launching in Wales this year. The Wiltshire sessions are supported by The Big Lottery, Nutricia UK, whose head office is in Trowbridge along with Melksham and Chippenham Town Councils. Monthly Goldies singing sessions will start in the following towns this December They will be led by Sue Stone.
Nutricia UK’s Communications Manager, Nicola Davies said;
“We have supported Goldies for the past two years and we’re delighted to be handing over a cheque for nearly £2,000. It’s money that our colleagues in Trowbridge and our national sales and nursing teams have raised through holding cake and car boot sales, hosting quizzes and bingo sessions and even running marathons to support this great cause.
“Collectively as a business, we work hard to provide expert support, guidance and solutions around the subject of medical nutrition for all who need it. In supporting Goldies we hope to enable them to continue to extend their great work and empower the Goldies attending their sessions to achieve the best nutritional status that they can, raise awareness that 1.3 million over 65’s are at risk of malnutrition in the UK, therefore encouraging the Goldies to seek help when they need it.”
The new sessions will be held in the following towns and venues;
Melksham – Thornebank Community Room, SN12 6HH
Second Tuesday of every month 10.30am – 11.30am starting 13th December
Chippenham – The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway SN15 3DD
Second Tuesday of every month 2.00pm – 3.00pm starting 13th December
Devizes – Slade House Community Room, St James Gardens SN10 1EL
Second Wednesday of every month 2.00pm – 3.00pm starting 14th December
Trowbridge– Studley Green Community Centre, Lambrook Road BA14 9HA
First Thursday of every month 2.00pm – 3.00pm starting 1st December
Trowbridge – Teazle Ground Court, Barn Glebe BA14 7JY
Second Thursday of every month 2.00 – 3.00pm starting 8th December
Says Grenville;
“We encourage people to meet up, make friends and sing the hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s – including songs from Cliff Richard, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and Elvis. You don’t have to be able to sing, just love to sing. Everyone is welcome.
I am delighted that we have found Sue to lead the weekly sessions. She will be a real asset to the Goldies team.”
An independent study by academics at the University of Bath concluded that Goldies is good for the hundreds who take part each week. In her conclusion Dr Barbra Teater said;
“Participation in the Golden-Oldies enhances a participant’s health and well-being, strengthens and stimulates communities.”
Goldies brings people together for a fun session of singing, stretching, laughter and friendship. There’s even some dancing!
Over half (51%) of all people aged 75 and over live alone, like 86 year old Goldies attendee Betty Barrett, who never misses her Monday morning session in Bath. She says;
“I love going to Goldies. I’d be stuck at home if I didn’t go. You just can’t keep me away!”
So the message to folks in Wiltshire is to go along on Thursday 1st December from 2pm-3pm at the Studley Green Community Centre in Trowbridge and join the launch of Goldies in Wiltshire.
To find out more about attending the monthly sessions please call Abby or Emma at Golden-Oldies on 01761 470006 or visit www.golden-oldies.org.uk
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Abby and Emma
01761 470006
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones
07778 282934
NOVEMBER 2011
Goldies comes to Wiltshire
Press invite Thursday 1st December from 2pm-3pm at the Studley Green Community Centre - TROWBRIDGE
A charity that is making a huge impact on the lives of isolated elderly people through its fun singing sessions is starting in Wiltshire this month.
A recent UK report produced by the Campaign to End Loneliness estimates that over 1 million people over the age of 65 are often or always lonely. The Golden-Oldies charity makes opportunities for lonely people to take part in regular sessions, giving them something to look forward to and the making of new supportive friendships is greatly encouraged.
Goldies, as it has become fondly known, was launched by well-known choir leader Grenville Jones in 2008 initially with four fun singing sessions in and around the Bath area. Sir Cliff Richard is the Patron.
That number has grown to over 50 sessions across the West with Goldies CYMRU also launching in Wales this year. The Wiltshire sessions are supported by The Big Lottery, Nutricia UK, whose head office is in Trowbridge along with Melksham and Chippenham Town Councils. Monthly Goldies singing sessions will start in the following towns this December They will be led by Sue Stone.
Nutricia UK’s Communications Manager, Nicola Davies said;
“We have supported Goldies for the past two years and we’re delighted to be handing over a cheque for nearly £2,000. It’s money that our colleagues in Trowbridge and our national sales and nursing teams have raised through holding cake and car boot sales, hosting quizzes and bingo sessions and even running marathons to support this great cause.
“Collectively as a business, we work hard to provide expert support, guidance and solutions around the subject of medical nutrition for all who need it. In supporting Goldies we hope to enable them to continue to extend their great work and empower the Goldies attending their sessions to achieve the best nutritional status that they can, raise awareness that 1.3 million over 65’s are at risk of malnutrition in the UK, therefore encouraging the Goldies to seek help when they need it.”
The new sessions will be held in the following towns and venues;
Melksham – Thornebank Community Room, SN12 6HH
Second Tuesday of every month 10.30am – 11.30am starting 13th December
Chippenham – The Cause Music and Arts Centre, 42 The Causeway SN15 3DD
Second Tuesday of every month 2.00pm – 3.00pm starting 13th December
Devizes – Slade House Community Room, St James Gardens SN10 1EL
Second Wednesday of every month 2.00pm – 3.00pm starting 14th December
Trowbridge– Studley Green Community Centre, Lambrook Road BA14 9HA
First Thursday of every month 2.00pm – 3.00pm starting 1st December
Trowbridge – Teazle Ground Court, Barn Glebe BA14 7JY
Second Thursday of every month 2.00 – 3.00pm starting 8th December
Says Grenville;
“We encourage people to meet up, make friends and sing the hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s – including songs from Cliff Richard, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and Elvis. You don’t have to be able to sing, just love to sing. Everyone is welcome.
I am delighted that we have found Sue to lead the weekly sessions. She will be a real asset to the Goldies team.”
An independent study by academics at the University of Bath concluded that Goldies is good for the hundreds who take part each week. In her conclusion Dr Barbra Teater said;
“Participation in the Golden-Oldies enhances a participant’s health and well-being, strengthens and stimulates communities.”
Goldies brings people together for a fun session of singing, stretching, laughter and friendship. There’s even some dancing!
Over half (51%) of all people aged 75 and over live alone, like 86 year old Goldies attendee Betty Barrett, who never misses her Monday morning session in Bath. She says;
“I love going to Goldies. I’d be stuck at home if I didn’t go. You just can’t keep me away!”
So the message to folks in Wiltshire is to go along on Thursday 1st December from 2pm-3pm at the Studley Green Community Centre in Trowbridge and join the launch of Goldies in Wiltshire.
To find out more about attending the monthly sessions please call Abby or Emma at Golden-Oldies on 01761 470006 or visit www.golden-oldies.org.uk
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Abby and Emma
01761 470006
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones
07778 282934
PRESS RELEASE
October 2011
Goldies comes to Yeovil
A charity that gets elderly people singing across the West of England is starting in Yeovil this month.
Goldies, as it has become known. was launched by choir leader Grenville Jones in 2008 years ago initially with four fun singing sessions in and around the Bath area. Sir Cliff Richard is the Patron.
That number has grown to over 50 across the West with Goldies CYMRU also launching in Wales this year. Working in partnership with South Somerset District Council, a weekly Friday Goldies singing session will start on 28t October at the Milford Hall, Yeovil led by Daniel England.
Says Grenville;
“We encourage people to meet up, make friends and sing the hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s – including songs from Cliff Richard, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and Elvis. You don’t have to be able to sing, just love to sing. Everyone is welcome.
“I am delighted that we have found Daniel to lead the weekly sessions. He will be a real asset to the Goldies team.”
An independent study by academics at the University of Bath concluded that Goldies is good for the hundreds who take part each week. In her conclusion Dr Barbra Teater said ;
“Participation in the Golden-Oldies enhances a participants health and well-being, strengthens and stimulates communities.”
Goldies brings people together for a fun session of singing, stretching, laughter and friendship. There’s even some dancing!
Cllr Tony Fife, Chairman of Area South said 'This is a really beneficial scheme and we are extremely pleased to have been able to help bring it to Milford Hall. This is exactly the kind of use we want for our community buildings and we are sure it will be very popular and that our residents will really enjoy it'
Betty Barrett never misses her Monday morning session in Bath. Aged 86 she says;
“I love going to Goldies. I’d be stuck at home if I didn’t go. You just can’t keep me away!”
So the message to folks in Yeovil is to go along on Friday 28th October from 2pm-3pm at the Milford Hall and join the launch of Goldies in Yeovil.
To find out more about attending the weekly sessions, please call Abby Rakes at Golden-Oldies on 01761 470006 or visit www.golden-oldies.org.uk
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Abby Rakes
01761 470006
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones
07778 282934
October 2011
Goldies comes to Yeovil
A charity that gets elderly people singing across the West of England is starting in Yeovil this month.
Goldies, as it has become known. was launched by choir leader Grenville Jones in 2008 years ago initially with four fun singing sessions in and around the Bath area. Sir Cliff Richard is the Patron.
That number has grown to over 50 across the West with Goldies CYMRU also launching in Wales this year. Working in partnership with South Somerset District Council, a weekly Friday Goldies singing session will start on 28t October at the Milford Hall, Yeovil led by Daniel England.
Says Grenville;
“We encourage people to meet up, make friends and sing the hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s – including songs from Cliff Richard, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and Elvis. You don’t have to be able to sing, just love to sing. Everyone is welcome.
“I am delighted that we have found Daniel to lead the weekly sessions. He will be a real asset to the Goldies team.”
An independent study by academics at the University of Bath concluded that Goldies is good for the hundreds who take part each week. In her conclusion Dr Barbra Teater said ;
“Participation in the Golden-Oldies enhances a participants health and well-being, strengthens and stimulates communities.”
Goldies brings people together for a fun session of singing, stretching, laughter and friendship. There’s even some dancing!
Cllr Tony Fife, Chairman of Area South said 'This is a really beneficial scheme and we are extremely pleased to have been able to help bring it to Milford Hall. This is exactly the kind of use we want for our community buildings and we are sure it will be very popular and that our residents will really enjoy it'
Betty Barrett never misses her Monday morning session in Bath. Aged 86 she says;
“I love going to Goldies. I’d be stuck at home if I didn’t go. You just can’t keep me away!”
So the message to folks in Yeovil is to go along on Friday 28th October from 2pm-3pm at the Milford Hall and join the launch of Goldies in Yeovil.
To find out more about attending the weekly sessions, please call Abby Rakes at Golden-Oldies on 01761 470006 or visit www.golden-oldies.org.uk
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Abby Rakes
01761 470006
Press enquiries to Grenville Jones
07778 282934
Press Release
Tuesday 27th September 2011
The Goldies Charity has welcomed three new Trustees to its Management Board. The Charity was launched four years ago by choir leader Grenville Jones and from four initial fun singing sessions for the elderly in Bath it has developed across the West of England and now runs over 50 sessions each week from Swindon to Weston-super-Mare and Gloucester down to Yeovil.
Hundreds of people attend each week. A recent independent study into the work of the Charity by the University of Bath concluded that ‘Goldies is good for you!’
The Charity recently won an ITV West audience vote which secured a £60,000 lottery grant to run a schools inter-generational project across the West. It has just appointed Fran Hardwick as Project Manager for Jubilee Time after Time.
The new Trustees are Councillor Peter Edwards, who is currently Chairman of Bath & North East Somerset Council; Dr Jenny Smerdon, who works in Bath as a Clinical Psychologist and Rob Parsons who is Head Teacher at Colerne C of E Primary School.
They join Raymond Friel, Head Teacher at St Gregory’s Catholic College and St Marks; Community Transport Manager Ian Head; Business Consultant Lorraine Parker; BBC West Presenter Imogen Sellers; Dr Afroditi Stathi from the Department of Health, University of Bath and Accountant Mike Richardson.
Howard Cunningham-Smith is the Chairman of the Trustees for Goldies, he said:
“The Charity has come along way in a very short space of time under the inspired leadership of Grenville.
“We will soon be announcing plans to start new sessions in West Wiltshire and Grenville is working with Age Concern in Cardiff to launch Goldies Cymru in South Wales early in 2012.
“It is great to have Peter and Jenny as Trustees. Rob will be working closely with Raymond Friel to support Fran Hardwick through their many contacts with schools across the West of England.
“We enjoy an excellent working relationship with both the University of Bath and Bath Spa University. It is interesting to know that Fran first got to know about Goldies when she was in her final music degree year at Bath Spa.
“She discovered Goldies through a Music in Action module and is now leading our Jubilee Time after Time project.”
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Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.
Picture Caption : Pictured Fran Hardwick, Project Manager for the Goldies Jubilee Time after Time Schools Project.
Pictured Goldies Chairman Howard Cunningham-Smith (left) welcomes new Trustees, Dr Jenny Smerdon, Rob Parsons and Councillor Peter Edwards.
Tuesday 27th September 2011
The Goldies Charity has welcomed three new Trustees to its Management Board. The Charity was launched four years ago by choir leader Grenville Jones and from four initial fun singing sessions for the elderly in Bath it has developed across the West of England and now runs over 50 sessions each week from Swindon to Weston-super-Mare and Gloucester down to Yeovil.
Hundreds of people attend each week. A recent independent study into the work of the Charity by the University of Bath concluded that ‘Goldies is good for you!’
The Charity recently won an ITV West audience vote which secured a £60,000 lottery grant to run a schools inter-generational project across the West. It has just appointed Fran Hardwick as Project Manager for Jubilee Time after Time.
The new Trustees are Councillor Peter Edwards, who is currently Chairman of Bath & North East Somerset Council; Dr Jenny Smerdon, who works in Bath as a Clinical Psychologist and Rob Parsons who is Head Teacher at Colerne C of E Primary School.
They join Raymond Friel, Head Teacher at St Gregory’s Catholic College and St Marks; Community Transport Manager Ian Head; Business Consultant Lorraine Parker; BBC West Presenter Imogen Sellers; Dr Afroditi Stathi from the Department of Health, University of Bath and Accountant Mike Richardson.
Howard Cunningham-Smith is the Chairman of the Trustees for Goldies, he said:
“The Charity has come along way in a very short space of time under the inspired leadership of Grenville.
“We will soon be announcing plans to start new sessions in West Wiltshire and Grenville is working with Age Concern in Cardiff to launch Goldies Cymru in South Wales early in 2012.
“It is great to have Peter and Jenny as Trustees. Rob will be working closely with Raymond Friel to support Fran Hardwick through their many contacts with schools across the West of England.
“We enjoy an excellent working relationship with both the University of Bath and Bath Spa University. It is interesting to know that Fran first got to know about Goldies when she was in her final music degree year at Bath Spa.
“She discovered Goldies through a Music in Action module and is now leading our Jubilee Time after Time project.”
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Picture Caption : Pictured Fran Hardwick, Project Manager for the Goldies Jubilee Time after Time Schools Project.
Pictured Goldies Chairman Howard Cunningham-Smith (left) welcomes new Trustees, Dr Jenny Smerdon, Rob Parsons and Councillor Peter Edwards.
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