{"id":41668,"date":"2024-12-06T13:27:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=41668"},"modified":"2024-12-13T14:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:33:20","slug":"music-memories-revived-at-bristol-beacon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2024\/12\/06\/music-memories-revived-at-bristol-beacon\/","title":{"rendered":"Music memories revived at Bristol Beacon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Music-Memories-Final-edit.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Older people in Bristol are given the opportunity to meet at the Beacon to share their memories on music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bopf.org.uk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bopf.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bristol Older People&#8217;s Forum<\/a> organised an event called <a href=\"https:\/\/bristolbeacon.org\/whats-on\/my-music-my-memories-and-me-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;My music, my memories and me!&#8221;<\/a>, in which local Bristolians from the age of fifty-five and over can meet in workshops and discuss their music memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversations include favourite songs and records, as well as stories about live gigs and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ian Quaife, the Bristol Older People&#8217;s Forum&#8217;s Engagement and Development Manager, said that the project started online during the Covid-19 pandemic and seeing the wide participation, has decided to join forces with Bristol Beacon to bring the event into a physical space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workshop, says Quaife, wants to avoid the stereotype of older people only talking about \u201cthe good ol\u2019 days\u201d by incorporating modern music styles and songs into the conversation as \u201cIt\u2019s good to talk about the past, it\u2019s very enjoyable and it\u2019s a nice discussion, but also link that up to where people are at now\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BOPF.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the event &quot;My music, my memories and me&quot; at the Bristol Beacon\" class=\"wp-image-41736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BOPF.jpg 700w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BOPF-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BOPF-640x366.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BOPF-681x389.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Participants at &#8220;My music, my memories and me!&#8221; at the Bristol Beacon. Image courtesy of Ian Quaife.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the stories touched during past meetings included Elvis Presley\u2019s outstanding performance of <em>Unchained melody<\/em> at his last concert in Rapid City in 1977, and a rare live version of David Bowie\u2019s <em>Jean Genie<\/em> from 1972 which was long lost only to be re-discovered years later in someone\u2019s attic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The charity also focuses on giving value to older people in our society, fighting ageism, as often these are stereotyped as \u201cplucky pensioners\u201d, but they \u201cneed to be involved in projects\u201d and decision-making. This is what this event is doing: \u201colder people decide what the format of the music club is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event, which is free of charge to participate, has taken place every Friday at 1.30pm and is coming to an end today, before it will start again in February 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bristol-Beacon-Fixed-2.jpg\" alt=\"Outside of the Bristol Beacon, photographed on Tuesday, 3 December.\" class=\"wp-image-41727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bristol-Beacon-Fixed-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bristol-Beacon-Fixed-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bristol-Beacon-Fixed-2-640x366.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bristol-Beacon-Fixed-2-681x389.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Bristol Beacon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Older people in Bristol are given the opportunity to meet at the Beacon to share their memories on music. Bristol Older People&#8217;s Forum organised an event called &#8220;My music, my memories and me!&#8221;, in which local Bristolians from the age of fifty-five and over can meet in workshops and discuss their music memories. 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