* Bethan Mascarenhas is leading a memories project in Llangollen next month.
And she is looking for children aged seven to 17 to take part.
The
project, based on the theme ‘I wish I
knew then …’ aims to connect children and the older generation through
storytelling and performance within the community.
It will be based on a series of workshops
the first of which takes place on Saturday May 9, from 2-4pm, when young people
will have the chance to learn journalistic skills which will enable them to
gather stories from people living at the home.
At the second workshop, the following
Saturday May 16 again from 2-4pm, the children will be shown how to develop
their stories into a performance, which will take place a week later on
Saturday May 23, from 2-4pm.
Bethan said: “The older generation with their long
life experiences have tons of stories and knowledge to share with the younger
generation.
“At Abbey Dingle children from the local community
will be collecting and gathering stories from people living there to make an
exciting performance called ‘I wish I knew then …’ and use it as a way to
celebrate life and the stories that come along with it.
“The performance is open to the local community and
we will be serving food and drink.
“We’d like to invite everyone to come along and
share a unique experience as old and young come together to create something
wonderful.”
She added: “Having children visiting the home is
always an uplifting experience for the people who live here, they bring so much
fun and energy which creates a wonderful atmosphere for everyone.
“I’m excited to see what work we can create and for
the community.”
* Young people interested in taking part are
asked to contact Bethan by emailing her at bethan_maud@hotmail.co.uk
What a fabulous idea! Many elderly people have short term memory loss but have sharp recall over events that may have occurred 60 years ago! Good luck to Bethan and the young people and the elderly storytellers what an excellent project! Lynn Charlton Blore Llangollen.
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