Kilwaughter Minerals has provided funding for a Larne-based choir designed to enhance the quality of life for individuals living with dementia.
Through its successful charity partnership with Brighter Futures, the local quarry and minerals processor has lent its support to the ‘This Is Me’ dementia-friendly choir, which provides weekly music sessions and social opportunities to its 40 members.
Facilitated by The Music Yard, the initiative uses music as a medium through which participants can boost their emotional wellbeing and cognitive function as well as enjoying increased social interaction.
Through its successful charity partnership with Brighter Futures, the local quarry and minerals processor has lent its support to the ‘This Is Me’ dementia-friendly choir, which provides weekly music sessions and social opportunities to its 40 members.
Facilitated by The Music Yard, the initiative uses music as a medium through which participants can boost their emotional wellbeing and cognitive function as well as enjoying increased social interaction.
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00:00This is Me is an outlet for those with dementia. It helps them enjoy the music and form meaningful
00:14relationships.
00:15Well initially it was started by Geordie Movena, who was the mayor last year, a few years ago
00:24now and she had asked me if we would facilitate it. We're a music school in town, we had the
00:29space and we jumped at the chance.
00:34I started coming here in 2019 when my husband had dementia, but this was perhaps the only
00:41place that understood and was able to talk to him and I felt that he was considered still
00:49the person he had always been.
00:52The support that we've received from Cold Water Minerals and Brighter Futures has been
00:57absolutely incredible and it's so appreciated.
01:01For these families it's a lifeline, it's a real lovely thing to come to each week and
01:09without the support and funding that we've received it just wouldn't take place, so thanks
01:14to Me.
01:16Playing our part in supporting sustainable local community development is incredibly
01:20important to Cold Water Minerals. Through our partnership with the Brighter Futures
01:24programme we've been able to make a positive contribution to the This Is Me initiative
01:28along with numerous other community groups and projects which promote diversity, inclusivity
01:34and social togetherness in Lorne and surrounding areas.