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This funding will support 2 new ‘Songs & Scones’ events series, enabling older people experiencing social isolation and loneliness to forge essential friendships and connect with support networks in their local communities through uplifting afternoons of live music, conversations, and tea.
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Situation
Loneliness affects over 1.4mil older people in the UK and has a very negative impact on the health and wellbeing of those that experience it. The health impacts of loneliness are greater than those associated with many factors that currently receive substantial public health attention and resources (obesity, physical inactivity, air pollution). There is now substantial evidence that having a lack of social connections significantly increases the risk of premature mortality.
Solution
Evidence shows that live music plays a unique and important role in human social bonding. Our professional musicians encourage participation, helping attendees to nurture and celebrate their own creativity, connecting with their peers as they do so. Songs & Scones creates opportunities for meaningful social interactions for anyone experiencing social isolation through uplifting afternoons of live music, conversation, warm spaces and cake within their local community.
