JULY 2022 - To discover our Goldies sessions near you in England please click HERE or to know about the sessions and how to be a session leader - contact Emma on emma@golden-oldies.org.uk
In Wales – Goldies Cymru - click HERE for the sessions that have started back. Or for more details please contact Cheryl on cheryl@goldiescymru.org.uk
We ask everyone attending please to make a donation of £3 per session to help us sustain them and support our work with older isolated folk.
Golden-Oldies is a registered charity.
In Wales – Goldies Cymru - click HERE for the sessions that have started back. Or for more details please contact Cheryl on cheryl@goldiescymru.org.uk
We ask everyone attending please to make a donation of £3 per session to help us sustain them and support our work with older isolated folk.
Golden-Oldies is a registered charity.
Cheryl Sings Out for Goldies
"Duet" CD follows popular Live sessions
Wednesday July 6th 2022 - Forced by Covid to cancel all of its daytime FUN Sing&Smile sessions in 2020, the Golden-Oldies Charity took their FUN weekly singalongs online with www.goldieslive.com
‘Sofa-singing’ introduced Wales-based Goldies session leader Cheryl Davies to a weekly audience of older people across the UK.
“Such was the popularity of Cheryl’s singing that the Charity have produced a CD of her performing some of the popular melodies which are such a hit with our older folk,” says Charity Founder Grenville Jones.
Many residential homes and age-support organisations live streamed the twice weekly sessions with Cheryl becoming the popular voice (and face) of ‘Goldies’, as it has become known.
The double-track CD with five popular songs from the 50s will be given to everyone now back attending and enjoying their popular sessions in Church halls, community rooms and Libraries.
To read the full media release in Welsh and English Click HERE.
‘Sofa-singing’ introduced Wales-based Goldies session leader Cheryl Davies to a weekly audience of older people across the UK.
“Such was the popularity of Cheryl’s singing that the Charity have produced a CD of her performing some of the popular melodies which are such a hit with our older folk,” says Charity Founder Grenville Jones.
Many residential homes and age-support organisations live streamed the twice weekly sessions with Cheryl becoming the popular voice (and face) of ‘Goldies’, as it has become known.
The double-track CD with five popular songs from the 50s will be given to everyone now back attending and enjoying their popular sessions in Church halls, community rooms and Libraries.
To read the full media release in Welsh and English Click HERE.
Hear Cheryl singing 5 popular Goldies Songs below:
Now in its 15th year and more commonly known simply as “GOLDIES," our founder is the highly respected Bath-based musician Grenville Jones who recognised how singing and music, brightened the lives and wellbeing of the many people across his choirs. Grenville himself took the first daytime singing and activity sessions in sheltered housing community rooms in and around Bath back in 2007.
Sessions are now restarting in England and Wales - these are in community rooms, church halls and libraries across England and Wales - taken by our dedicated freelance leaders. More sessions will start back in the months ahead and Grenville is always anxious to point out that the charity he started, is NOT a choir, but singing the popular memory-evoking hits of the 60s and onwards lies at the heart of all it does.
GOLDIES recognises the issues of loneliness amongst the increasing older population. It gives vulnerable people a REASON to get out, to be with others, laugh, sing out, and to make new friends.
There is a dedicated website for Goldies in Wales with full details of sessions and much, much more!
www.goldiescymru.org.uk
Sessions are now restarting in England and Wales - these are in community rooms, church halls and libraries across England and Wales - taken by our dedicated freelance leaders. More sessions will start back in the months ahead and Grenville is always anxious to point out that the charity he started, is NOT a choir, but singing the popular memory-evoking hits of the 60s and onwards lies at the heart of all it does.
GOLDIES recognises the issues of loneliness amongst the increasing older population. It gives vulnerable people a REASON to get out, to be with others, laugh, sing out, and to make new friends.
There is a dedicated website for Goldies in Wales with full details of sessions and much, much more!
www.goldiescymru.org.uk
We are always looking for new session leaders across England and Wales. If you would like to know more about being a Goldies session leader, then PLEASE, PLEASE contact our founder Grenville Jones - he would love to hear from you - glj@golden-oldies.org.uk
WHY IS OUR WORK SO IMPORTANT?
12% of older people feel trapped in their own home - 6% of older people leave their house once a week or less - Nearly 200,000 older people in the UK don’t get help to get out of their house or flat - 17% of older people are in contact with family, friends and neighbours less than once a week and 11% are in contact less than once a month - Over half (51%) of all people aged 75 and over live alone - 36% of people aged 65 and over in the UK feel out of touch with the pace of modern life and 9% say they feel cut off from society - Half of all older people (about 5 million) say the television is their main company - These statistics on loneliness and social isolation were taken from a report produced by the Campaign to End Loneliness.
Our Goldies Charity Shop is in Keynsham High Street, supporting our sessions in the Bath and North East Somerset area. Great bargains, special offers and much, much more... The next time you are in Keynsham, make sure you drop in to pick up a bargain. We welcome good quality donations and the shop telephone no is 0117 329 3910.
2020 Study on Our Goldies Charity
A new Academic impact study was commissioned at the end of 2019 and the full report is now available (April 2020) This study was made possible the support of The National Lottery Wales and the Moondance Foundation. A number of Focus Groups took place and the conclusion statement includes a number of comments from those who attended. Here is just one of them: “It has totally changed my life. It brings me joy and peace. I struggled to cope with understanding the loss of my husband and found it hard to find any happiness. Goldies takes me out of depression and has helped me immensely.“
To access the full report CLICK HERE
To access the full report CLICK HERE
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Our video shows the Holiday At Home for Over 65s event at St Michael’s Church at Stoke Gifford on 21st July
Songs&Smiles are back!
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MORE GOLDIES NEWS...July 2022 - A wonderful time was had by folks attending the Holiday At Home for Over 65s event at St Michael’s Church at Stoke Gifford on 21st July. Goldies leader Emma was delighted to provide a Goldies Sing&Smile session as part of the entertainment.
You can watch the video on the LEFT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 2022 - GOLDIES CELEBRATE THE QUEENS JUBILEE
What a lovely few weeks we’ve had celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee at our Goldies Sing&Smile sessions. Out thanks to St Monica Trust and McCarthy & Stone Foundation for supporting with small grants that enabled us to provide the festive decorations, delicious afternoon teas, lots of sing-along entertainment and transport for several groups. Our pictures show Larkhall in Bath, Salisbury & Downton celebrating together, Warminster trying out the new projector equipment, a party at Clevedon North Somerset, a party at Stoke Gifford in South Gloucestershire, and a Party at Pill in North Somerset. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 10th March 2022 - GOLDIES FOR SONGS & SMILES
The Golden-Oldies Charity has restarted its Sing&Smile sessions in England - click HERE to read more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 2 March 2022 - SONGS&SMILES ARE BACK!
With Covid rules relaxed across Wales the popular Goldies Cymru Charity has announced that it is bringing back its Songs&Smiles fun daytime sessions for older isolated people. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 18 November 2021 - BRAND NEW BOLLYWOOD GOLDIES
Fantastic brand new weekly East London Bollywood Goldies Sing&Smile session commenced in partnership with HASWA (Havering Asian Welfare Association) in October this year, taking place every Wednesday from 2.00pm with the talented Paramjit Ghuman. You can watch a video from our session HERE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday May 13 - GOLDIES CYMRU WELCOMES £12,000 BOOST TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA THROUGH MUSIC AND SINGING
The Goldies Cymru Charity is celebrating after receiving £12,000 to continue its musical services for people living with dementia. The money will enable the Cardiff-based charity to reach out through Songs and Smiles across South Wales for people suffering with dementia to support their wellbeing. Click HERE to read more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 18 February 2021 - St David’s Day launch for Goldies Cymru singing online in Welsh
A new online singing session in Welsh will be the next development from the Goldies Cymru Charity. Click HERE to read the full story. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 21 January 2021 - Staying active in your home
As Lockdown in Wales puts an even greater emphasis on the isolation and wellbeing of older people, the Goldies Cymru Charity is increasing its online content to include gentle exercise at home. Click HERE to read more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ‘Goldies’ launches its 200th session in a Pub!
On Wednesday March 4 – the Golden-Oldies Charity launched at its 200th venue with a Sing&Smile FUN session in a community PUB. The special guest was local resident Briony Williams from The Great British Bake Off – and her gran, over 100 people who attend Goldies sessions across Bristol and South Wales attended. Since the charity started in 2008, there have been over 15,000 fun daytime sing and smile sessions. Briony brought a special 200 birthday cake for Goldies - See our pictures below. You can also watch a lovely video taken at the event by clicking HERE. To read the full story click HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEB 2020 - Goldies announce new session at Kirkgate Centre, Shipley
A charity that puts smiles on the faces of older isolated people is launching at the Kirkgate Centre in mid-March with its FUN daytime Sing&Smile sessions on Monday March 9. Read more HERE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEB 2020 - BOLLYWOOD GOLDIES
Thanks to an Awards for All Grant from Lottery Wales, we have introduced hugely enjoyable dance routines to a number of our Goldies Cymru sessions (pictured left). These have taken place at Cefn Glas, Pontardawe and Kenfig Hill and more are planned in the future. These are led by our brilliant leader Sarita Sood. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Company Number: 6369123 - Charity Registration Number: 1121600