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The week beginning 20 June was Age No Barrier Week, which was organised in association with Wiltshire Council and NHS Wiltshire - ‘to celebrate the contribution older people make to their communities and to recognise that age is no barrier for people to come together to make a positive contribution to their community. It is intended to also provide an opportunity for the different age groups within communities to use their skills and knowledge in such a way that they learn, enjoy and benefit from one another.’
Learning and enjoying are what the Time Bank likes best! On Thursday 25 June the newest members of the TB, Rushall School earned time credits by providing entertainment for older people in Rushall Village Hall. The reception class and Year 1 sang Spanish songs (they’ve all been learning Spanish this year). Then a selected group of Years 4, 5 & 6 came in and sang a medley of WW2 songs and some Beatles’ numbers. They’ve been studying Life In Britain Since the 1930s this term, so after they’d performed, the pupils sat with the ‘audience’ and grilled them for memories of times gone by.
They were very tactful, eyeing up their victims before deciding to ask if we remembered the Blitz (NO!), the Coronation (no…) or the first Man on the Moon (um…yes….) There was much talk of television programmes (the first Doctor Who! Crackerjack!) and fashions (Remember Afghan coats anyone? Hot pants?) and at least one group had a very merry time remembering (and explaining) Vesta Curries!
As is so often the case with Time Bank activities, it’s hard to decide who benefited most from the afternoon. A big thank you to the school, the villagers who came along, and the Domestic Goddess who provided the cake.
Credits have been banked.
Learning and enjoying are what the Time Bank likes best! On Thursday 25 June the newest members of the TB, Rushall School earned time credits by providing entertainment for older people in Rushall Village Hall. The reception class and Year 1 sang Spanish songs (they’ve all been learning Spanish this year). Then a selected group of Years 4, 5 & 6 came in and sang a medley of WW2 songs and some Beatles’ numbers. They’ve been studying Life In Britain Since the 1930s this term, so after they’d performed, the pupils sat with the ‘audience’ and grilled them for memories of times gone by.
They were very tactful, eyeing up their victims before deciding to ask if we remembered the Blitz (NO!), the Coronation (no…) or the first Man on the Moon (um…yes….) There was much talk of television programmes (the first Doctor Who! Crackerjack!) and fashions (Remember Afghan coats anyone? Hot pants?) and at least one group had a very merry time remembering (and explaining) Vesta Curries!
As is so often the case with Time Bank activities, it’s hard to decide who benefited most from the afternoon. A big thank you to the school, the villagers who came along, and the Domestic Goddess who provided the cake.
Credits have been banked.
