I am currently established in Madrid and since arriving I got in touch with a fantastic organisation, Fundación Amigos de los Mayores, who work with isolated older people in Spain.

I had the enormous pleasure of curating a party for them as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility program with Telefonica. We hosted a fantastic party for over 80 people, most of the care home reidents attended, celebrating the Autumn. We shared lots of really lovely anecdotes and memories and made an autumnal life size memory tree; decorated masks with laminated leaves and generally chatted and enjoye each others company for a couple of hours.

It was a truly uplifting event and the elders enjoyed it immensely, as one put it: ” This has made me feel so happy, I had been down for a few days and this is the best thing that could have happened to me! Thank you”

I hope to continue working on small projects with older people and interesting charities in Madrid so watch this space!