Entertainers in North Devon raise £1,140 for Fortescue Ward “Memory Zone”

This year, “Cloud 9”, “Bradazzle” and “Peculiar Folk”, with various singing and musician friends, concentrated on helping our dementia patients, following their fund-raising success last year for the Seamoor Unit in their “£1,000 Challenge”.

The entertainers from various villages across north Devon ran two evening concerts, an afternoon show, pub singalongs, a cake sale and raffles to raise funds for Fortescue Ward to open a special memory and relaxation area. This will give patients the opportunity to sit, chat, learn and explore in a specially designed cafe-style environment, offering things to do and decoration to bring ‘the outside in’. It will help patients combat confusion and make them feel at home during their stay with us.

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Some of the participants visited us on 22nd August and presented their cheque for £1,140. They included Sheila Wright (admin), Shirleyann Andrews (musician and recitalist), Roger Andrews (singer), Linda Atherton (singer and recitalist) and Philip Price (accompanist).  They were pleased to be shown around the ward and the area where the Memory Zone will be established, and will be back again next year.

“Cloud 9” and Friends perform for Dementia Ward Funds

Some of Cloud 9 at Lavington Church

Some of Cloud 9 at Lavington Church

“Cloud 9” and various singing, acting and musician friends across North Devon are raising funds for the Dementia Unit on Fortescue Ward  to build a special Memory Zone.  They are trying to achieve their £1,000 goal to start the zone this summer.

Their “gigs” include “The Shoestring Theatre” in a comedy thriller “Silver Secrets and Lies” at Bradworthy Memorial Hall on Saturday 18th June (tickets £6 from Shirleyann 01409 241119), “Bradazzle” performing variety shows, “Cloud 9” entertaining at Over 60s, and “Peculiar Folk” singing at local pubs. Forthcoming events will appear on the web site and in the press. They need you to come along for an excellent night out and to support Over and Above! For details of what’s coming up, call Linda on 01237 440055, or Shirleyann. 

Bradazzle Show, Halwill Junction

Bradazzle 

The various entertainment groups are driven by Shirleyann and Roger Andrews, Linda and Andy Atherton, and north Devon entertainers having strengths in different areas of music, song and theatre. They perform at a variety of local events in support of Over and Above, and to keep community entertainment alive. The shows in their previous fund raising effort last year (see July 2015) were extremely successful and this year looks to follow.

Peculiar Folk singing at The Hart

Peculiar Folk singing at The Hart