My group had a really nice Easter gig at a residential nursing home in a place called Knutsford Near Manchester . It was a very upmarket affair. apparently the cost to stay at this nursing home was about £1000 per week. The residents were wonderful and the caring staff were very accommodating. We delivered a traditional Easter program with poems hymns and songs that we performed towards the entrance of the building which was about 100' x 15' wide. The ceiling is very high , And I only used the keyboards internal amplification as acoustics were so good. The Residence participated and sang loud and heartily and so did the carers and so did the families of the residents. It was about 70 to 80 people in total .We had a wonderful time. A number of the residents came and sat next to me and asked me to show them how my keyboard worked. And we played some songs together with a couple of residents just playing the melody on the right hand . And when we had finished and eventually had to leave , many of them gave us s squeeze of the hand . We promised to come back again next year. It was a great experience .

When I got back home I was talking to my daughter (16 years old ) about the experience . She has my wicked sense is of humour and when I told her the weekly cost to stay at that home she said " don't worry about that dad , I have already picked out a suitable home for you and pointed out the window to a camper van parked on the road !! We both laughed as I started to pack her bags .....:-)