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Mar 29, 20231 min read
Hallé Storytime #2 March 2023
The Hallé Storytime project last week in Yorkshire and the North East was just amazing! We performed to 341 children in total across...


Mar 17, 20231 min read
St Patrick’s Day 2023
St Patrick’s Day celebrations at the three lovely Andrew’s Care Homes...The Argyle Residential Home, Welby Croft Residential Home, and...

Mar 1, 20231 min read
February Round-Up
February has been a busy and exciting month with 17 dementia singing sessions including three dementia cafes, and my second...


Feb 14, 20231 min read
Valentine’s Day 2023
A wonderful day celebrating all types of love! ❤️ Eros Love - Romantic love ❤️ Philia Love - Friendship love ❤️ Storge Love - Family and...


Feb 3, 20231 min read
“Sing Away the Winter Blues” Dementia-Friendly Coffee Concert
Thursday 2nd February 2023 Yesterday, was the second of my dementia-friendly coffee concerts and it was a truly magical morning! 45...


Jan 26, 20231 min read
Toad Lane Concerts - Lunchtime Recital
Last week, I was lucky enough to sing in the beautiful church of St Mary-in-the-Baum in Rochdale, as part of the Toad Lane Concerts...


Jan 15, 20231 min read
Singing and Dementia Reflections 3 ~ Early Onset
Early onset Alzheimer’s and Dementia is utterly heartbreaking 💔 Last week, I met a lady and gentlemen who were both only in their 50s....

Jan 13, 20231 min read
“Sing Away the Winter Blues”
Happy New Year 2023! I've just finished my first week back after a relaxing fortnight break. I've had 5 care home sessions this week, and...

Dec 23, 20221 min read
December Round-Up
What an amazing Christmas month it's been! Preston Opera's Die Fledermaus, Hallé Christmas Carols Concerts 2022 with HCC, Golden Memories...


Dec 22, 20221 min read
Care Radio Interview!
✨ EXCITING NEWS! I’m going to be on the radio over the Christmas weekend ✨ Last week, I had an interview with the amazing Matt Rosser...


Dec 20, 20221 min read
Hallé Christmas Carols 2022
A magical weekend of Hallé Christmas Carols Concerts at the Bridgewater Hall with the Hallé Children's Choir! I am so proud of every...


Dec 19, 20221 min read
Graduation Day!
Graduation day! 🎓🥂💙👩🏼🎓 I am delighted to graduate from the Royal Northern College of Music with a 1st class Bachelors of Music...


Dec 13, 20221 min read
Golden Memories Group Christmas Party 2022
Last week I had the pleasure of singing at the Golden Memories Group Christmas party! We were singing Christmas carols together, jingling...


Dec 7, 20221 min read
Preston Opera “Die Fledermaus” 🎭🥂
🎭 What a privilege to make my debut with Preston Opera at the weekend! Playing the role of Adele in Act 2 of Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus”...


Nov 30, 20221 min read
November Round-Up
November has been a brilliantly busy month with thirteen care home visits, a dementia cafe, and my first ever dementia-friendly coffee...

Nov 25, 20221 min read
Singing and Dementia Reflections 2 ~ Stroking my Hair
Stroking my hair It is important to remember that every dementia or Alzheimer's diagnosis is different, and every person is unique. But...

Nov 15, 20221 min read
A wonderful afternoon at The Dales!
Wow! What an amazing afternoon singing session today at The Dales assisted living and residential home for adults with SEN, complex...


Nov 11, 20221 min read
Remembrance Day 2022
It was lovely to spend Remembrance Day 2022 with the residents at Cavendish Court Care Home in Alderley Edge today. There were only 8...


Nov 4, 20221 min read
3rd November Dementia-Friendly Coffee Concert
What a magical morning yesterday was 🤩🎵👏 So many people turned up…we had to put out extra chairs and tables! My aim was to create an...

Nov 2, 20221 min read
October Round-Up
October has been an exciting month with Halle adventures in Yorkshire, care home singing sessions, HCC Christmas repertoire, and opera...


Oct 31, 20221 min read
Hallé Storytime Yorkshire Tour
What an action shot! Last week I was away from home for a couple of nights on a mini tour with the Hallé for one of their...


Oct 24, 20221 min read
✨ 10 days to go! ✨
⛪️ I am hosting a Dementia-Friendly Coffee Concert in Buxton Methodist Church on Thursday 3rd November at 11am. (Entrance via Chapel...

Oct 23, 20221 min read
Thornhill House
This week, I returned to Thornhill House in the small Peak District village of Great Longstone for the third time... what a lovely home...


Oct 15, 20221 min read
Hallé Children’s Choir October Workshop Day
This time last week, it was our HCC October workshop day! We had a morning choir rehearsal, followed by a calming dalcrose session (lead...
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