A retirement home in Barton Hill that has been hosting weekly music sessions now risks losing what has become the only form of entertainment for some of its residents. When Lincoln Gardens opened in 2008, tenants enjoyed a full programme of entertainment at the Extra Care Housing scheme run by The Guinness Partnership.
Now all the entertainment has been stripped back and other than the weekly music afternoons organised by a community worker from the local church. David Mowat who organises the weekly sessions said that the funding from the church means that he has been able to pay musicians a decent rate of pay for their work.
But from the end of March the funding, which is provided to St Luke's Church in Barton Hill from Bristol Cathedral, is due to be cut by 45 per cent. Mr Mowat who is passionate about supporting older people in the local area hopes that through fundraising he can continue the sessions at Lincoln Gardens.
