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“Thank you so much for a fun and inclusive session"
Age UK
“Didn’t realise how therapeutic it would be for the group and for me!”
Bath Institute of Rheumatic Diseases
“Sam is wonderful, kind, animated and inspiring. She has a natural ability to connect, a great deal of expertise and a passion to work alongside older people”
ReMind UK
"You did a really great job - loved your energy! Most importantly I could see the service users really enjoying it and getting into it despite their hesitation"
Twerton Lunch Club
“I liked the way Sam put the music in context with intros, this opened up the opportunity for reminiscing“
Curo Memory Cafe
"It’s really great to find affordable classes for health and of course bones. Sam was empathetic to people’s needs and difficulties. She made it fun and unpressurised"
Bath Institute of Rheumatic Diseases Session Participant
"I thoroughly enjoyed myself, I have used some different muscles today. Sam was charismatic and fun it was a joy to join in with the music and movement"
Curo Memory Cafe Session Participant
"I didn’t think I would be able to dance but I loved it. It doesn’t matter if you don’t move at the right time, it's just about fun. I am quite new to the lunchclub but now its given me something to talk to others about"
Southdown Lunch Club Session Participant
"Some of the shifts look quite small, but are actually huge for individuals. One relatively new resident doesn’t generally come to activities but because you connected with them by finding out what music they liked they came. They were enjoying their tracks and, even though they said they would not dance, were moving along too"
Greystones Residential Home
"I’ve never seen people have so much fun dancing a minuet! Sam turns quite niche parts of history into fun and inclusive ways for people to find out about the past and do something active. With Sam I've done sessions that I’d never think to do on my own, it feels like we’ve created something quite unique and joyful together."
Assembly Rooms Bath, National Trust
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