We are more than half way through
the year! I do not know where the time is going! I am still working hard in
Leeds and thoroughly enjoying my job.
A few weeks ago a friend (and
fellow Speech and Language Therapist), Charlotte and I went to Holy Trinity Church to celebrate
the Giving Voice choir’s 1st birthday. Giving Voice is an inclusive
choir for adults with neurological conditions and their carers. It was launched
in June 2014 and was formed by Speech and Language Therapist, Wendy Neill. I
really enjoyed their Christmas performance and was looking forward to seeing
and hearing them perform again to celebrate their first birthday.
The evening began with an
introduction from Wendy Neill and then the choir began with a lovely
performance of ‘We like to sing’. Guests were provided with a song book so we
could join in with the songs too. It was clear that everyone was enjoying
themselves and it was lovely to be there to celebrate their first birthday.
Wendy thanked a number of people
at the end of the first half of performances before the interval. Following
this Thea Stein, Chief Executive of Leeds Community Healthcare, then thanked
Wendy for her hard work and dedication to the choir.
No birthday party is complete
without a buffet, drinks and birthday presents. During the break there were
refreshments and an opportunity to buy raffle tickets for the chance to win one of
the beautifully wrapped birthday gifts.
The choir then sang another
selection of songs before the raffle was drawn and we all sang happy birthday!
Sadly, I didn’t win a birthday present, but I did have a lovely evening
listening to the choir sing in the church. We signed the visitors book and had
some birthday cake before we left. If you are in Leeds and haven’t seen the
Giving Voice choir perform, it’s definitely a nice evening’s entertainment and
I will look out for future performances.
Speaking of birthdays it’s 4
years this month since I started this blog and this post is my 100th
post. In July 2011 when I decided to start this blog I didn’t think I would
write so much! I am so pleased that people have been interested, and read it and
can’t believe it has had over 27,000 page views! Hopefully the second half of
the year will bring more opportunities to blog and spread awareness of Speech and Language Therapy!
In other news, I am looking
forward to travelling to London on Friday to speak at a webinar at RCSLT
headquarters. I’m going to talk about my involvement in engaging MP Ian Lavery.
For further information about the event visit RCSLTs website here: Giving Voice – local heroes make national champions: engaging with MPs
I hope it is useful to a lot of
RCSLT members and I look forward to updating you after the event!
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