{"id":7395,"date":"2016-03-15T09:28:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T09:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=7395"},"modified":"2016-03-15T09:28:48","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T09:28:48","slug":"minerva-voices-visit-residential-care-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/03\/15\/minerva-voices-visit-residential-care-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Minerva Voices visit residential care home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A bright and blustery day yesterday saw <strong>Minerva Voices<\/strong>, the University&#8217;s upper-voice chamber choir, pay a special visit to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimberley-care.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kimberley Residential Care Home <\/a>in Herne Bay, in order to take music to the residents.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7399\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/CareHome_01-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"CareHome_01\" width=\"651\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/CareHome_01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/CareHome_01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/CareHome_01-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A care home for people with Alzheimer&#8217;s and dementia, the Kimberley Care Home was treated to a programme of choral music from the choir, and afterwards there was tea and biscuits &#8211; and cake! The event formed one of the many recreational activities the centre provides for its residents, and was thoroughly enjoyed by both the listeners and the choir alike.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7397\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/20160314_141930-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"20160314_141930\" width=\"651\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/20160314_141930.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/20160314_141930-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/20160314_141930-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7398\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/Care_Home_04-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Care_Home_04\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/Care_Home_04-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/Care_Home_04-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/03\/Care_Home_04-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>Thanks to Sarah and the team\u00a0at the home for their hospitality; it was a pleasure to come and sing!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/03\/15\/minerva-voices-visit-residential-care-home\/&amp;t=Minerva Voices visit residential care home' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Minerva Voices visit residential care home%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/03\/15\/minerva-voices-visit-residential-care-home\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/03\/15\/minerva-voices-visit-residential-care-home\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/03\/15\/minerva-voices-visit-residential-care-home\/&amp;title=Minerva Voices visit residential care home' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/03\/15\/minerva-voices-visit-residential-care-home\/&amp;title=Minerva Voices visit residential care home' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bright and blustery day yesterday saw Minerva Voices, the University&#8217;s upper-voice chamber choir, pay a special visit to the Kimberley Residential Care Home in Herne Bay, in order to take music to the residents. 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