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Candlelight Care
For 35 years, vulnerable people requiring support to remain living independently at home have been enabled to do so thanks to the caring staff at Candlelight Care.
The company began on a kitchen table just outside Glastonbury and remains owned by the same family, two generations of whom continue to lead the organisation. Family continues to be at the heart of Candlelight Care, and over the years they have cared for several generations of the same families, and have several generations of families within their staff.
Times have certainly changed in the past 35 years, as have ways of working – in 1988 mobile phones were rare, computers were enormous machines, and care planning was all done on paper. What has stayed the same is the desire of older and vulnerable people to remain living in the comfort of their own homes, supported by familiar faces.
We understand that allowing people into your home to provide care and support to yourself or a loved one is a big step. That’s why Candlelight Care staff pride themselves on being trustworthy, reliable and considerate to our clients. We try to maintain a regular rota of staff wherever possible, enabling clients and staff to build a good rapport and make the visits a part of the day which clients look forward to.
If you or your loved one do not require personal care, but are beginning to find everyday tasks challenging, our Practical Support Services may be the answer. Our staff can help with general housework, such as light cleaning and vacuuming; washing up; making or changing beds; laundry and ironing; preparing shopping lists and going shopping with you or for you; planning and preparing simple meals; and helping you to manage your food stores. We can even walk your dog, so your canine companion gets the exercise they need.
With Candlelight Care, not only will you have the peace of mind that you or your loved one are being supported, but you’ll also have the added reassurance that we are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission. For more information visit www.candlelightcare.co.uk
Garden View This month – Poached egg flowers
Poached Egg plants are among my summer favourites. Limnanthes douglasii (to give it its proper name) is a fantastic addition to any garden. It is easy to grow, requires little care and produces masses of beautiful flowers that attract pollinators. The best time to plant it is outside from March to May but if you have a sunny, well-drained spot you can plant them in early June and they will reward you handsomely with delightful fat yellow-centred blooms, which I think look more like fried eggs than poached ones! The delicate ferny foliage is also attractive.
Planting limnanthes douglasii is straightforward. Sow the seeds directly in a sunny, well-drained area. The soil ideal should be light and fertile. If you have heavy soil, you can improve it by adding sand and organic matter such as compost, leaf mould or well-rotted manure. Don’t go mad or you’ll end up with lots of leaves and fewer flowers.
Sow the seeds thinly on the surface of the soil and cover them lightly with a thin layer of soil. Water gently to keep the soil moist. Germination usually takes 7-14 days, and once the seedlings have emerged, thin them to a distance of 15cm apart to allow for good airflow and growth.
You might need to go on slug patrol while the plants are small, but once established, poached egg plants are low-maintenance and require little care. Water regularly, during dry spells and that’s about it! You can also prolong the flowers by deadheading the faded blooms regularly.
Limnanthes douglasii is a prolific bloomer that produces masses of flowers from June to August, though if you plant now they’ll probably go through to the end of September if your garden is sheltered.
The plant grows to a height of 15cm and spreads to a width of around 15-20cm. It self-seeds freely so makes an excellent ground cover. It can be planted in borders, rockeries, meadows or as a filler in containers. It also attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators to the garden, making it an excellent addition to wildlife-friendly gardens.
Plant a poached egg today!
By Rachael Leverton
Services and Events at St John’s Church Glastonbury
Sunday Services during June. Holy Communion at 8:00am and 10:00am.
Sunday 4th: Choral Evensong 4:00pm.
Free Lunchtime Concerts 1:00pm.
1st June: Sophie Harbridge (Organ).
6th June: The Tuesday Jazz gig.
8th June: Gentle Jazz Saxaphone Quartet.
15th June: Billy the Celt.
29th June: James Radcliffe & Nathan Lewis.
Saturday 10th June: 2:00pm to 6:00pm. Come and Sing Handel Coronation Anthems, £20.
Saturdays HeBrews Cafe 10:00am to 12noon in Church.
Please see Church Website for full details of all services and events. St John’s is a member of INCLUSIVE CHURCH.
Repair Café at Wells Library, Saturday
3rd June 10:00am - 12:30pm
household items to restore them to their former glory. This will help save money, save waste and save the planet.
The renowned Wells Repair Café volunteers will have a look at your item and if possible, fix it so that it has a new lease of life.
As this Repair Café is in the library, it will just offer repairs - no café. There are plenty of refreshment opportunities in the High Street.
June in Coxley, Henton and Wookey Churches!
We have two free and great breakfast events happening this month: Sunday Breakfast at Henton Village Hall (9am on 4th June) and Sunday Brunch at Coxley Church (10:30am on 25th June)! Enjoy breakfast and drinks with a short talk, and activities for children! Everyone is welcome, especially if you haven’t been before! On 18th June (4-5pm) we’ve got a walk around Wookey with prayers being said for key areas, ending with refreshments. To find out more about this and services taking place please visit our website:
Sheet vinyl flooring
Sheet vinyl is the cheapest option for kitchen and bathroom flooring. It is easy to install and is fitted right up to the skirting boards without an expansion gap. It is quite a flexible material, so imperfections in the floor underneath will show through, like gaps between floor boards. If your floor is concrete, that should be smooth and sound. Any high points will cause excessive wear.
Some vinyl flooring comes with a fleecy textile backing that disguises minor imperfections in the underlying floor, but it cannot work miracles and sometimes the floor will need to be covered with plywood or a smoothing compound first.
Vinyl flooring comes on a roll, normally in fixed widths of 2, 3 or 4 metres wide in three basic kinds of design: wood, tile or marbled effect. Wood plank designs usually run down the roll, so when you are working out the size of vinyl needed, you need to think about which way you want the planks to run. Most people want the planks to run the long way, which means the short side has to come out of the width of the roll.
If you have two areas next to each other, you need to think about whether you want them both to run the same way in relation to each other, or do you want both of them to have the planks going the long way or the short way, whichever is your preference.
Tile designs come in straight lay or diagonal. The tiles can be square, oblong or a mix of irregular sizes. The tiles need to be centred and run parallel to the walls, so in an old house, where the walls are not straight, trying to decide which wall to run parallel to can be a bit tricky. There is a popular bathroom design that looks like a mosaic, with little irregular tiles and that can disguise imperfections in a small bathroom or toilet.
Finally, for a clean modern look in a small space, the marbled effect usually works best.
Hearing? Understanding? Improving your communications
One of the biggest challenges facing Simon and the team at South West Hearing Care is the patient who explains they are having problems understanding what’s being said, yet when we carry out tests, the results suggest they don’t have a hearing loss.
Puzzled when we report that their hearing is within the normal limits, the patient describes (often with some hesitancy) that the fact remains they are having increasing difficulties hearing their family at home, and in particular, in noisy places such as restaurants. On the rare occasions they agree to go on an outing to say, the cinema, they don’t enjoy it because they feel they are constantly battling with either accents or background sounds and music. Watching the TV at home is the same. The patient often also complains of tinnitus (strange background noises in their ears which cannot be explained).
And believe me, telling someone they don’t have a problem, when clearly, they believe they do, is even more stressful for them than if we had found a reason for their difficulties.
At this stage we have just two options (having ruled out any medical causes for their issues); we
can suggest we simply monitor the situation and that they come back each year for a further test or we can turn to some of the excellent advanced hearing aids that are now available for us to prescribe.
We can suggest they try out a low-amplification hearing aid, perhaps with a remote microphone for use in restaurants or maybe meetings. A further demonstration of how serious the patient views the problem is their willingness to give this a go; most people are initially rather reluctant to use hearing aids.
After a trial we might have expected the patient to return the hearing aids with thanks, but more often they report that things have improved immeasurably, that they’re coping much better, feeling less stressed when talking (or listening to others) and that their tinnitus has improved.
These experiences remind us that principally we are NOT treating hearing loss. We are here to help people communicate and it is the loss of communication ability through hearing loss that causes our patients most stress.
It also reminds us of the importance of holistic care, listening to what our patients tell us rather than slavishly sticking to the results of our tests, and then providing solutions that solve their communications issues.
The latest hearing devices are increasingly being used by people who don’t have a hearing loss as such, but do find it difficult to hear friends and family, especially in noisy environments. Hearing devices and assistive products help to filter out the important sounds from distracting background noise that can sometimes make hearing more difficult. Better communication has many positive benefits for people including increased self-confidence and improvements in social interaction. If you would like to learn more then please contact South West Hearing Care on 01458 55 55 33 and we will be happy to discuss your concerns.
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10 Disturbances, upsets (5-3)
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Puzzle Solutions
Colour therapy
Colours have both a psychological and an emotional effect on us. We are surrounded by colours in nature and they change with the seasons. In the Springtime we experience fresh bursts of yellows, lilacs and blues. The Autumn hosts some mellow oranges, deep reds and browns.
Reds can invigorate you, Yellow is the colour of happy sunshine, Orange can enliven. Calming Blues can help soothe the mind. Green is the colour of nature. Different shades, tones and saturations of colour can affect mood and psychology in subtle ways and combining colours can be quite impactful and dramatic or harmonising.
But how do we chose colours for our homes that work in positive ways for us and our family? We tend to be very intuitive towards the colours we are drawn to and those that we react strongly against. At Pretty Sitting we often spend a lot of time working with customers asking them how they feel about their homes and how they use different rooms. That inevitably draws us into having conversations about colours – on furniture, on walls, on curtains – and we can help you chose the right schemes for your home.
To find out more about our Interiors Services in Upholstery, Curtains and Blinds, Soft Furnishings visit our website www.prettysittingvintage.co.uk or follow us on Instagram.
The Mendip Challenge returns on 4th June
Weston Hospicecare’s infamous Mendip Challenge returns this June (4th) following the West Mendip Way. Supporters can take part in a 30, 20, 10 and 5 mile route. Learn more information about the event and how to register via www.westonhospicecare.org.uk/ event/the-mendip-challenge/
Summer Outing to two Welsh Gardens
Henton and District Gardening Club - June is the month when we look forward to a coach trip to gardens out of our area. This year we are visiting two gardens in South Wales - Tredegar and Llanover on Thursday 8th June. Visitors welcome. Further details of this and our future programme can be found on our website - www. hentongardenclub.weebly.com
Labour Party Coffee Morning
Saturday 10th June, 10:00am - 12noon. Portway Annexe, Portway Avenue, Wells BA5 2QF. ‘Making a difference to poverty in India : Reaching the Unreached’ , A talk by Sharon Haigh.
Reaching the Unreached is a grassroots organisation which focuses on helping and supporting the most vulnerable children, women and families, in impoverished regions in South India.
Sharon Haigh works with churches and the Rotary Club to support RTU by providing funds and sponsoring children. Sharon will talk about needs and achievements, and the support work done in the UK.
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Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage
Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage is a type of mortgage specifically designed for older borrowers who are retired or approaching retirement age. With a RIO mortgage, the borrower only pays the interest on the loan each month, and the capital (the original amount borrowed) is repaid when the property is sold, usually upon the borrower’s death or when they move into long-term care.
RIO mortgages are becoming increasingly popular as more and more people reach retirement age with interest-only mortgages that they are unable to repay. RIO mortgages allow borrowers to continue living in their homes while also releasing equity to support their retirement income or support their lifestyle.
To qualify for a RIO mortgage, borrowers typically need to be over a certain age (usually 50 or 55), and the lender will assess their ability to afford the interest payments based on their pension income and other sources of income.
One of the main advantages of a RIO mortgage is that it allows borrowers to stay in their homes for as long as they wish, without the worry of having to repay the loan. It can also be a more flexible option than equity release, as borrowers are able to make voluntary payments towards the loan if they choose to do so and the interest is repaid and not added to the outstanding mortgage amount.
Case Study; Mr A called us for a Buy To Let (BTL) remortgage, unfortunaly due to his age his current lender would not allow for him to remortgage, also due to the fact a family member was living at the property it discounted a lot of standard lenders due to affordability restrictions, we were able to remortgage his current property releasing enough equity to pay back the mortgage on the BTL property which meant he wouldn’t have to sell his BTL property and the family member would not have to find alternative living arrangements.
Liberty Money are Whole of Market mortgage advisors and can cover Remortgages, Purchases, First time Buyers, Bad Credit, Secured Loans and BTL’s. Call us on 01275 244360 to speak to one of our advisors.
EweMove now in North Somerset
The rapidly growing sales and letting agent, EweMove, is welcoming a new member to its flock as Anne has now launched in North Somerset. Anne commented: “I am delighted to be launching the unique and award winning EweMove brand” she said. “I am confident that our innovative approach to estate agency, combined with our 24/7 service and passion for brilliant customer experience will be hugely beneficial to everyone looking to buy, sell or let locally,” she said.
“The key to our success is our quirky brand and our extensive marketing. We make sure that our customer’s properties really do stand out from the crowd, giving them the attention they deserve,” she continued, “This includes providing amazing photographs, 2D and 3D colour floor plans as well as carefully crafted marketing descriptions.”
According to Anne, 95% of people now search online for property, this is why EweMove lists properties on all of the major property portals to generate huge exposure and lots of enquiries. “This, combined with EweMove’s ‘Mammoth Marketing’ approach,” she continued, “means that our seller’s and landlord’s homes get
more interest, more quickly. We also operate a 24/7 service to ensure that any viewing, enquiry, purchase offer or application is never lost. It’s obvious really. Most people search for houses online when they’ve finished work, or at weekends - precisely when most agents are shut.”
EweMove pride themselves on their range of unique customer service propositions, with customers not required to pay upfront fees or sneaky hidden charges along with a ‘No Sale –No Fee’ promise which forms their ‘Happy Sale Guarantee’. For vendors this means that they are not tied into long contracts and can walk away at any time without being charged a penny!
EweMove is rated ‘5 Star’ and ‘Excellent by their customers on the independent review platform Trustpilot.
For anyone wondering what their home is worth in your Local Reach area, the EweMove website features a free online valuation tool that provides an instant valuation report.
For further information please contact me on 01749 600 339 or visit www.EweMove.com/ Wells where the free, instant valuation tool can be accessed.
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Laser therapy frees nurse from ‘a prison of pain’
“I’m astonished at the difference this treatment has made”
Joanne Hyden, 51, normally enjoys her life in Somerset but a few weeks ago she developed a pain in her knee that impacted her whole sense of wellbeing. “The pain was horrendous, like a really bad toothache, but I didn’t want to just mask it with analgesics.
“As a nurse, I know how haphazard it can be to access healthcare now – and in any case, I actually feel more aligned to complementary and ‘alternative’ approaches, so my first choice was to ask Matthew Jackson and his clinic partner Becky for treatment that would properly address the underlying problem.
“Matthew did an ultrasound scan on my knee, found some mild arthritis and weight bearing issues and recommended a course of six treatments with K-laser therapy over three weeks. After only the second session, I felt a massive difference as the pain level went from 100% down to just 30%. The relief was palpable, it felt like being released from a prison of pain!
“Each session lasted about an hour and was really relaxing with no discomfort, just a sensation of warmth. The pain has gone but there is still a little stiffness, so I’ll go back for a few less frequent sessions until everything is fully healed.
“I’m astonished at the difference this laser treatment has made and couldn’t wait to tell my friends and family. It was wonderful
to be able to trust Matthew and to be treated as a whole person in this healing process.”
Matthew explains, “Laser therapy is creating a revolution in modern, safe, non-invasive and drug-free healing. The small but powerful K-laser machine beams selected wavelengths of light at the problem area, cleverly encouraging and speeding up the body’s own natural repair process. I’m pleased – but not surprised – that it’s achieved such positive results for Joanne.”
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About Matthew Jackson…
Matthew Jackson of the Somerset Health Practice is well known locally as a trusted osteopath and acupuncturist who is truly dedicated to helping and healing people through modern natural medicine. He is also an expert herbalist and registered practitioner, having trained in London and China with world class professionals.
Matthew is always studying new ways and gaining new qualifications to help his clients, taking a holistic approach. These include Shockwave and Laser therapy for pain, injury and wounds alongside hyperbaric oxygen therapy for longevity, chronic disease healing and enhanced performance. Look online for Somerset Shockwave and Origin Oxygen and read informative e-books.
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Almshouses Open Day
Saturday 17th June, 11:00am – 4:00pm. Free entry. Beautiful gardens and medieval buildings to visit as well as the Guild Room and ancient Chapel. Ploughman’s lunches and home-made cakes and puddings available. Popular Jazz band playing between 1:30pm and 3:00pm. We are at the back of St Cuthbert’s Church and on Priest Row.
Wells choir to hold concert of summer-themed songs
Wells community choir, the Chorus of Disapproval will be holding their annual summer concert in June, and this year, the theme of summer itself runs through the music. Many classic feel-good pop songs have been included in this year’s set list, such as the Beatles’ ‘Here Comes the Sun’ and ‘Mr Blue sky’ by the Electric Light Orchestra. The concert takes place at the Little Theatre, Wells, on Saturday 17th June at 7:30pm. Tickets £8 (£6 concession) are available on the door. Bar available.
Sunday Times bestselling author Ben Kane in Wells Library
Sunday Times bestselling author, Ben Kane, will
be in Wells Library at 11:00am on 29th June to give a talk on his brand new, epic, historical adventure “Napoleon’s Spy.” This is a free of charge, ticket only event with a minimum of 12 bookings required. Please email wlslib@somerset.gov.uk to book your place, then collect your ticket from the library.
The Big South West Cream Tea
Friday 30th June is National Cream Tea Day! To celebrate, each of our hospices are holding cream teas for the families we support. Join us by hosting your own cream tea to help raise vital funds for children and young people living with life-limiting conditions. Coming together to share a cream tea is such a simple pleasure that many of the families supported by CHSW look forward to. Alongside our care and support, your donations could help to fund experiences like gathering together for a delicious cream tea in our hospice gardens, and help to make memories for families now and into the future. It costs nothing to sign up and by hosting or taking part in a cream tea event, you raise money for families and help make the most of short and precious lives, one scone at a time! For more information visit www.chsw.org. uk/event/big-south-west-cream-tea
Open Day at young nature reserve
Greenbush Nature Reserve, Doctors Hill, Wookey. Open 11:00am to 4:00pm on 1st July.
Entry by donation to Butterfly Conservation/ Somerset Wildlife Trust. Refreshments and plants for sale. Guided walks and advice. 1200 trees planted since 2014 in 3 acres plus 1 acre meadow. Fantastic views of the Mendips.
Help on the day or donations of plants or cakes welcome. susanmbates@hotmail.co.uk
Do you love finding out about social & geographical history?
Postcards are an invaluable source of information as they record in pictures & photos, how special events were celebrated, & places & social life have changed over time.
Interested? Why not come & join our friendly Mendip Postcard Club, meeting at Wells Town Hall at 7:30pm, on the 3rd Monday of each month, to share presentations from members collections of maps, postcards & other memorabilia.
For further information please contact francisthyer@btinternet.com
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Fun! Keep warm! Exercise for brain and body! Dance!
7:30pm, every Wednesday at Dinder Village Hall. First week is free and £4.50 thereafter. Come on your own or bring a partner. Our website is www.wellsfdc.co.uk.
Contact Pat or Charlie on 01749 674920
We are a friendly group who share the love of dancing. Our visiting callers bring different styles and sometimes we have live musicians.
Creating Calm
If you know a child or young person struggling with big feelings, stressful situations, or other life challenges, then therapy, or counselling, can really help them. There are lots of reasons they might come for therapy and generally, the answer is, ‘Yes, I can help.’ I work with children and young people experiencing a huge range of concerns including:
• abuse
• anger and frustration
• anxiety
• ASD, ADHD and PANDAS
• attachment
• bereavement
• family issues
• fears and phobias
• OCD, TS, ODD and PDA
• school issues and school
refusal
• self-esteem and self-image
• self-harm and ED
• trauma and PTSD
• and more…
I support children and young people, aged 5 to 18, with Creative Arts Therapy and Counselling, Play Therapy and TraumaPlay. I generally work 1:1 with clients, but I will often work supporting the family too.
I offer parents, carers, and other professionals individualised support, Parents as Partners sessions, and Lego Serious Play. I also run courses for parents and carers, so if you might be interested, please get in touch.
I am a Clinical Supervisor who works creatively, and I have availability to supervise other therapists, teachers, social workers, medical staff, and other professionals face to face at my studio and also over Zoom.
Do you need help for a child or young person that you know?
You can find me, along with Orca my therapy dog, in my private studio based in Wells. It’s within easy access of the town centre and has plenty of parking. If I can help someone you know, or you would like to know more about how I work, please get in touch by sending me an email to hello@creatingcalm.co.uk. You can also find out more at www.creatingcalm.co.uk.
I'm a local therapist, based in Wells, who supports children, young people and their families to help them manage big feelings, stressful situations and other life challenges.
Do you need help for a child or young person that you know?
Do you need help for a child or young person that you know?
Supporting children and young people to help them manage big feelings, stressful situations and other life challenges
Elaine Hutchinson
Working together with families and those who support children to look after themselves as well as others
www.creatingcalm.co.uk
hello@creatingcalm co uk
01749 599066
I'm a local therapist, based in Wells, who supports children, young people and their families to help them manage big feelings, stressful situations and other life challenges.
Elaine Hutchinson
www.creatingcalm.co.uk
Elaine Hutchinson
hello@creatingcalm.co.uk creative art and Play therapy | Autplay | trauma play sand tray therapy | emotional Logic coaching | tele-therapy
A Look Back in Time: 70 Years Of Oven Cleaning!
Back in the ’50s and 60s cookers and ovens were made to last and were often large bulky Ranges with multiple ovens and hobs. Traditional housewives would clean their ovens using a mixture of borax and baking soda. Soon there was a revolution in oven cleaning products: Easy Off Aerosol spray featured in TV commercials and Astonish (our favourite oven cleaning paste) was born in Leeds in the late 60s.
By the 1970s manufacturers were enticing us all with self-cleaning ovens! This description is a bit of a misnomer. Many self-cleaning ovens only have self-cleaning panels on the sides of the ovens –the areas that don’t get very dirty! All the other panels and racks still need cleaning. But for cooker manufacturers, it was a fantastic marketing tool and it boosted the sale of new cookers at the time. Moving forward into the ‘80s, the market was expanding with many ‘off the shelf’ oven cleaning products becoming available including the Brillo Pad. The Brillo Pad was patented in 1913 as a scourer for cooking pans but marketing gave it a new job!
By the early 1990s professional oven cleaning had started. An expert oven cleaner would come to your home in his van and clean your oven. The original oven cleaning companies used metal tanks, filled with water and cleaning fluid and heated a camping gas stove! More modern systems include electrically heated tanks and eco-friendly cleaning products.
In the 2000s technology moved on with the invention of pyrolytic ovens and steam ovens. Pyrolytic ovens are ‘self-cleaning’ - you remove all inner racks and then run a self-cleaning programme. The oven door locks, the oven heats up to a very high temperature and burns off all the grease leaving a powder that you then just brush out. Then you just have to clean all the inner racks!
The 2020s have now brought us the Air Fryer era – will it be a passing fad? Only time will tell… Do take a look at your oven, AGA or Range…does it need cleaning? Will you Do It Yourself or call in a professional to do the job for you?
Why not give me a call: Dean Sheppard, OvenGleamers on 01749 705059.
Brand-new exercise session in Henton with Age UK Somerset
Specially designed for people over 55, Flexercise is a gentle, chair-based exercise session which uses fun props and laughter to get you moving. Age UK Somerset invite you to join them at Henton Village Hall, Henton, Wells, BA5 1PD on Thursdays at 10am to get fitter, feel better, meet new people and have some fun!
The class costs £3 a session - pre-booking is advised.
You can call 01823 345624 for more information or to book your place.
NEW Men’s Group forming in Wells
An opportunity to meditate, share experiences, discuss topics of value and form meaningful connections and a community of men supporting men. Are you interested?
- Natural healthy living
- Taking care of anger
- Creating the future
The group will be held in the city of Wells. Dates and times are to be confirmed.
Please get in touch or tell your brother/husband/ son/male friends this is starting soon! Email us via greenmansanctuary@gmail.com to subscribe to our mailing list.
Singing for the Brain - music group for all!
All are welcome to our inclusive Singing for the Brain group - a musical interaction group designed for people living with dementia, but open to absolutely everyone who enjoys music, of any age! Enjoy some singing, African drumming and even a sound bath at our wonderful and uplifting sessions.
Find out more about our Wells and Glastonbury groups at www.somersetartswell.co.uk
- Happiness
- Communication and community
- True love, belonging and relationships
A voluntary contribution of £3-£5 helps us to cover costs and includes delicious tea, filtered coffee and cake.
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