Jaine is the activity lead at Burnworthy House in South Petherton. She speaks of empathy, compassion for a role she truly enjoys.
She really embraced the pod cast project as a way of preserving memories and challenges the preconceived ideas of a care home.
Jaine tells us about how the project has impacted on the lives of the residents, educating them on the positives of social media and how it has connected the residents with the outside community. What comes across is Jaine’s passion for the “Together, we are stronger” project and how she believes the ripples from this creative process have impacted many.
‘Together We Are Stronger’ is a project to record stories of isolation, bravery, and kindness during lockdown to reconnect generations and foster a sense of community (during the Covid-19 pandemic) via digital storytelling. Led by artist Natasha Rand, we are working with care home residents and staff, elderly, young people and creatives in Yeovil, telling the stories of bravery and kindness across generations. Podcasts, exhibition, window displays, workshops and family activities are taking place in different forms and locations.
To find out more visit: https://yeovilartspace.uk/together/
Recorded & produced by Natasha Rand
Edited by Stephen Ives
Working in partnership with Eastville Project Space, Somerset Care, Yeovil Library, Quedam Shopping Centre, Love Yeovil & Yeovil College, Buckler’s Mead Academy with the generous support from The National Lottery Community Fund, Somerset Community Foundation, South Somerset District Council, Art Council England Lottery Fund.
