SINGING for the Brain sessions run by Alzheimer’s Society are coming to Tisbury in the new year.
The sessions use singing as a way for people with dementia and their carers to express themselves in a cheerful and supportive group.
They also involve activities that build on the well-known preserved memory for song and music in the brain, because even when many memories are hard to retrieve, music is especially easy to recall.
Singing for the Brain was recently featured in a BBC Radio 4 documentary looking into the emotional significance of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. Participants are able to join in as much as they wish, with lyrics and percussion instruments made available.
For more details, contact Emma on 01722 326236 or emma.brown@alzheimers.org.uk.
* A NEW library memory group is starting in Mere next year for people with dementia and their carers. Taster sessions will be held in January so people can find out more about what the groups involve. For more information, contact Josephine Corcoran on 07812 238503 or josephinecorcoran@thereader.org.uk, or Rebecca Bolton on 01225 713706 or rebecca.bolton@wiltshire.gov.uk.
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