The sessions with SoundUpArts for people accessing our dementia support service Dementia Support have been filled with singing, sharing and laughter - this short film showcases their creativity: youtu.be/yfCk4LpJoUo Salford CVS #DementiaActionWeek

It's #DementiaActionWeek and as usual we can't wait to see our wonderful groups on zoom across the week for more creativity and laughter - watch our video celebrating our creative sessions with 'Aiming for a Five' Age UK Salford and Trafford Salford CVS here: youtu.be/yfCk4LpJoUo

Our Tuesday Create & Connect group, which brings together residents of Southway Housing Trust and people living with dementia in the community, had a joyful song writing & singing session this week with the talented @sarah_atter - can you guess the original song? #DementiaActionWeek

Could you donate to SoundUp and help us to continue and develop our creativity sessions and resources. Help us to improve wellbeing through connection, bring joy, and create magical moments with people affected by dementia: tinyurl.com/SoundUpDonate

We are delighted to share that we have received a generous grant from The National Lottery Community Fund towards our 2021-22 projects! We are so excited about the opportunities this creates for us to spread creativity far and wide and bring people together! The National Lottery Community Fund

A warm welcome poem written during our first live in-person session in over a year (!) by members of the SoundUp Ladybarn Music Group! ladybarn CC

"It's great that you managed to make each of us feel special and sing a little song with us, because so many of us spend so much time alone" - Lovely feedback from a participant in our SoundUp at Ladybarn music group today ladybarn CC

Feedback from our marvellous over 50s music group at ladybarn CC - join us Fridays 1-3pm! 🥁

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... 🎶🎄 We had a brilliant time on zoom with Edward Robinson today singing festive songs accompanied by his Banjolele! Check out our version of the lyrics for the well-known carol 'Here We Come A-Wassailing' below!

Join our Create & Connect group on Zoom with Southway Housing Trust (Mondays 2-3pm) or in person at Ladybarn Community Hub Ladybarn Community Hub (Fridays 1-3pm) for festive singing, movement, and music in the coming weeks! Get in touch via our website, email, or socials to find out more! #MCR

New SoundUp Sessions - join us in person or on Zoom! We are delighted to be running a new format of our Create & Connect group in partnership with Age Friendly Southway Housing Trust ! These mixed creative arts sessions start on 1st March and take place every Tuesday 2-3pm.

A beautiful Jubilee celebration to be part of at Belong Care Home in Didsbury! Angela and the team put on an absolutely amazing spread (complete with ice cream van!) and our artists loved celebrating, laughing, and singing with everyone! 👑🇬🇧 Rachel Speirs Tom Pieczora #RubyMagee

Join our over 50's musical workshop every Friday 1-3pm run by SoundUpArts to sing, make music and have fun! The group is FREE! refreshments provided. No need to book - all abilities welcome #music #singing

1/2 SoundUp at Ladybarn is back! Rhiannon and Rachel had a brilliant time exploring the Gilbert & Sullivan show 'Iolanthe' with the wonderful Ladybarn group yesterday - ribbon dancing, 'patter songs', and a game of Fairy Consequences with hilarious/slightly terrifying results!

We will be launching The Song Book & Practitioner Guide at our Diversity & Dementia event on 10/10/22 MusicforDementia Nick Harvey So Many Beauties Singing for Health Network eventbrite.co.uk/e/diversity-an… #WorldAlzheimersDay #diversity

Looking forward to celebrating this launch with the brilliant Shared Harmonies - one of the songs in the book was written with our lovely Friday group at ladybarn CC. Share far and wide - this is a project to be immensely proud of! ❤️

Wonderful to see the launch of this songbook by Shared Harmonies yesterday with so many brilliant speakers and attendees sharing their stories and thoughts. An important resource promoting music for people with dementia from different ethnic backgrounds. sharedharmonies.co.uk/projects-resou…

A very happy team after the second of our Die Fledermaus workshops at Belong Villages in Didsbury - fabulous work from Royal Northern College of Music students Jodie, Grace, Verity, and Myome! 🥁 Rachel Speirs Rachel Fright

Masters of disguise in the Ladybarn Group today! We went off to the masked ball and waltzed our way through Strauss' opera Die Fledermaus! Join us on Fridays 1-3pm at Ladybarn Community Hub 🥁