Bristol PBCC Senior Boys Band Perform At Nursing Home Event
Saturday 19th July 2014 saw the Bristol PBCC band perform a number of songs for the elderly at Woodlands Manor Care Home.
The Guitars
Woodlands Manor is a family owned care home that was opened in 1994. Nursing Care is provided for 40 physically frail people in personal rooms all furnished to a high standard, many of which have en-suite facilities and has excellent size lounge and dining room areas. It was in the main dining area at the front of the building that the Bristol PBCC band performed on this occasion.
When the home was approached regarding a possible performance, they were very excited as they were in the process of planning an event, the special occasion of an elderly lady named Alice who was celebrating her 102nd birthday.
The Band with Alice
The band consisted of 5 young members of the Bristol PBCC aged between 14 and 16. The many, many hours of practise over the preceding weeks was about to pay off. They played a number of golden oldies such as ‘Rocking All Over The World’ along with gospel songs such as ‘Leaning On The Everlasting Arms’ and a nice country ballad which appealed to all those listening.
Drummer
During the performance members of staff were singing along with the songs and the elderly residents were joining in with waving hands and jigging feet. The main feature of the day was the celebration of the 102nd birthday of Alice. Alice, a very spritely soul, was extremely pleased and very thankful for the music, the crowning touch being when the boys put their instruments down and just sang Happy Birthday with everybody joining in.
Many of Alice’s relatives who were present thoroughly enjoyed the performance and expressed their appreciation and thanks.
As they were packing up the boys found time to stop and talk to some of the residents. It was obvious from the comments received that they were all very thankful. “We’d love to have them back again” the staff commented.
can we hear the full version???????????
Excellent music and good to see that dear old soul joining in with: “what a privilege to carry, everything to God in prayer…”
You young boys are very good! It is encouraging to see you eager to help out around the community and the ones in need! Keep going! 🙂
🙂 You guys are the best!! Keep up the awesome work!! 🙂
Nice music boys! Also I really enjoy how those old women danced and moved along with your music, definitely something us old ones don’t do very often!
Very well done boys…good to see the smiles you left on many faces of the old…keep spreading your Christian influence!
Good to see the young doing things for the old I really wish more of this could happen elsewhere. Keep up the wonderful work boys!
Good Job boys, you had those elderly residents spoiled, how I wish I lived there!
Thank you for doing this, I am sure it made them very happy. What a true Christian spirit you portrayed.
Good to see that you guys cheered up the old ones..
On the RRT website it says something about being proactive and I guess that you could that apply to this scene.
Can everyone stop hero-worshipping these guys…?! It is totally missing the point of what this is about.
I follow that, ‘….’ – however, it does honestly go to show that there’s so much potential in youth everywhere in the PBCC… it’s not JUST these guys.
Basically people are saying it’s great that this band is representative of the kinda 1st class skill that’s around these days. And as their moms will say – “better that than playing on the PC” 😀
*essay over* :))
Thanks Blake…
I agree – the point is they were decent enough to help out and the care home got the benefit – not to just to hero worship people, which is toatally pointless.
Well done – a good cause.
absolutely awesome!!!! wish i was as good 🙂
dudes!! AWESOME JOB!! cant believe that so young of kids could do this, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
(and no, my CapsLock wasn’t stuck previously, it was meant for emphasising my point…)
cool stuff…luv all yur songs…keep up the good work…
great one boys, have you guys been a band for a while or did you just assemble one when you thought of playing at these homes?
y’all just perfect…ain’t too bad! goodest one have heard, keep playing for us rednecks…
nice one laddies! like all your instruments, especially your telecaster!! could you get some mp3s somehow, or is that a bother to ask? 🙂
cool dudes!! are you going to do something like this again? also like your recordings Brandon, does your brother, Denver sing with you?
keep rockin’…
ummmm yeah we are doing sumfink in march i fink…………yeah denver here……..i do sing with him yeah…….do you meen in his track recordings or like in the band……….can i ask who this this
I’m Ben from NA, but yes I mean both his track recordings and in the band??
In the band but not in the track recordings….
So will there be anything on PBCC of you guys performing in march???
Aww… B&D you’re just like uncle Keith! 😉
cool, its passed from generation to generation…!!!
wod up blake bad name to put ur self as lol……..av a gud 1
Yeah… such a similarity. Maybe it’s the dimples…
hey guitarist, or Brandon, did you guys give the oldies those pastries/dainties that are on the tables??!! or is that part of their daily diet?!! 🙂
sorry drummer replying here………um yeah we did provide the danties
good for you, what a nice thing to do…awesome bonus…music plus dainties, couldn’t ask for more!
good job chaps…i like your tele, but i would prefer playing it to a strat.
the strat is nicer to lay than the telle u have to admit! well you have to admit that he is quite a good mover.
sure, everyone has their preferences and I like the tele, so there!!
hahahahaha i would admit he is a good moover……or a hoover…….. 🙂
I don’t see any hoover about, but yes I can agree that he is a good mover!