6 October, 2009
Chris & Barnaby Beck perform ‘This is The Life’, a song they wrote and recorded about their times together. We were so inspired by this video that we would like to share it with you. Click here to see their wonderful perfomance.
Perhaps to inspire you to join us in a project led by Chris called ‘Words and Wine’….
Hello, my name is Chris Beck and I visit Thomley Hall with my son Barnaby. I am working with Claire and Milly on a new ‘Creative’ project and I would be delighted to hear from other parents, siblings, family members and carers who have first-hand experience of living, knowing and working with children/young people who have disabilities.
I would like to invite you to join me, in creating a ‘Book of Awareness’ entitled ‘That’s how it is’ to be filled with words, poetry, songs, sketches and illustrations written and created by families who know ‘How it is’. Inspired by our children, not only will this project/book allow us to share our experiences but also offer insight and awareness to those who may not truly understand.
You may like to write just one line of thought, a rhyme or a poem. It could be a song, a small pencil sketch or cartoon…it really doesn’t matter as long as it relates to your experience of ‘how it is’ for you. Submissions can of course, be anonymous.
The proposed planning of this project goes something like this!
1. I will be introducing myself to you at ‘Family Days’ and ‘Dads and Male Carers Days’ to hear your ideas and thoughts, and hopefully to inspire you all to join in.
2. We plan to hold a ‘Words and Wine’ evening which will be an opportunity to share a glass of wine together, be introduced to this exciting new venture and to hear a few words written or a couple of songs sung.
3. (A few months down the road) we will stage a ‘That’s how it is’ event to share ALL the work created to date. Finally ALL work/submissions will be collated and our book – ‘That’s how it is’ will then be printed and published and ready to share with the world!
Apart from sharing ‘That’s how it is’ with all those people we know, it can of course be sold as a book, becoming a great ‘gift of awareness’ and raising some much needed and deserved funds for our well loved Thomley Hall.
Thank you for reading. I look forward to meeting you all and hopefully working together to create and compile our very own book of awareness.
Please start now – any thoughts and words that come to mind – write them down.
Many thanks and very best wishes to you all
Chris
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