Primary School children will be welcoming older people from their local communities into school as a new inter-generational project takes off across Wales. It is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Since launching eight years ago the Goldies Cymru Charity have brought songs and smiles to older isolated people across South Wales. These take place in Libraries, community rooms and Church halls and there are now over 60 sessions led by dedicated freelance leaders. The charity has also had…

Goldies Cymru session leaders Rachel Parry (front) and Cheryl Davies who currently lead the online GoldiesLive weekly sessions.   The Goldies Cymru Charity is celebrating after receiving £12,000 to continue its musical services for people living with dementia. The money will enable the Cardiff-based charity to reach out through Songs and Smiles across South Wales for people suffering with dementia to support their wellbeing.   The grant was received from Music for Dementia’s £500,000 Paul & Nick Harvey Fund, which…

Sarita Sood who leads the Bollywood Goldies sessions online   As Lockdown in Wales puts an even greater emphasis on the isolation and wellbeing of older people, the Goldies Cymru Charity is increasing its online content to include gentle exercise at home. Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Heléna Herklots CBE, said: “Keeping active is really important for older people’s well-being and helps them to stay healthy and independent. But the pandemic has meant that many of the usual opportunities for…

Children of the Llanedeyrn Primary School Choir singing for the  ‘Goldies’ Christmas Celebration   Across the UK so many people will miss their traditional Carol Concert or Service. However Christmas music and those well-loved carols can be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home with a warm invitation from the Golden-Oldies Charity. ‘Goldies’, as it is fondly known, was forced to cancel its daytime FUN singalong sessions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic in March. It then launched its online…

Thursday daytime online singing sessions from the Goldies Cymru Charity are proving to be a big hit. After the lockdown Goldies leaders in South Wales, Rachel Parry and Cheryl Davies, decided that they would make every Thursday special for the older folk across South Wales who could not attend their daytime singing sessions for the time being by introducing a weekly online singalong. They take place every Thursday at 2.30pm either from Cheryl’s home near Swansea or Rachel’s front room near Cardiff. Rachel is the programme…

Libraries across South Wales are working with the charity Goldies Cymru to brighten the lives of older people through regular daytime boisterous FUN singalong sessions. Goldies Cymru started in Cardiff six years ago with just six daytime fun Sing&Smile sessions. With the support of The Big Lottery Fund in Wales and Cardiff-based Moondance Foundation, by the end of 2019 there will be over 80 regular sessions taken by 15 freelance leaders. The introduction of groups meeting in libraries has developed…

On Tuesday November 6 – five days before the nation commemorates the end of World War One – a very special event takes place at The Princess Royal Theatre in Port Talbot. Hundreds of older people from across South Wales who attend the Goldies Cymru Sing & Smile fun daytime sessions plus primary school children from local schools will take part in a day which will be based on the commemoration of WW1. Many of the attendees will wear costumes based on 100 years ago….

  Welsh singing sensation, Katherine Jenkins, crowns Armistice Cantata the National Lottery’s Best Education Project.    Force’s Sweetheart’ and Welsh classical singer, Katherine Jenkins, presented the National Lottery Award 2018 to the Armistice Cantata project in Cardiff.  The project is an intergenerational collaboration between pensioners from Goldies Cymru and the children at Thornhill Primary School. The announcement was made to them on Wednesday 12th September in front of BBC camera crews. The doors to Thornhill Primary School were open far…

With its growing number of daytime fun sing-along sessions, the Goldies Cymru Charity is taking off across South and West Wales. Fondly referred to simply as ‘Goldies’, the growth of the charity has been supported by the Cardiff-based Moondance Foundation and the Big Lottery Fund in Wales. The charity Golden-Oldies started life 10 years ago in the West of England, with Goldies Cymru starting in and around Cardiff four years later. There are now 12 freelance session leaders in Wales…

An award-winning charity is putting more smiles on the faces of hundreds of older people as its plans to extend across West Wales are coming to fruition. Goldies Cymru, fondly known simply as ‘Goldies’, started in and around Cardiff and the South Wales Valleys over six years ago, with a small number of daytime singing and activity sessions for older people to attend. It has grown to the point where there are now over 50 sessions taken by 12 sessions…