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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Liam Thorp

Asylum seeker and refugee ukulele band bring joy to people living with dementia

A ukulele band formed from refugees and asylum seekers brought festive joy to people living with dementia in Merseyside.

The group of English language students – including people from Syria, Sudan and Iraq – were joined by members of the Neston Strummers, who have been teaching the instrument.

The event was the latest from the Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram and the Combined Authority’s Test and Learn initiative to encourage innovate ways to improve adult education.

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