Redeployed music services staff provide Easter music for vulnerable and key worker children
Over the Easter Holidays, staff from Southampton Music Services were redeployed within Southampton City Council, becoming part of the team which delivered child care for vulnerable and key worker children during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Judi, Debbie, Lewis, Simon, Kevin and Kath were joined by other city council staff as well as teams from Youth Options, to provide sport, music, arts, games and other activities.
The sessions did more than inspire the kids — two members of the youth options staff have taken up the ukulele as a result!
Matt Brombley, Development Manager for Southampton Music Hub, says:
”We’re so proud of the members of our team who gave up their Easter Holiday to be redeployed within the council and to take on such important work. Music has incredible power to help us make sense of the world around us — that is never more important than now, particularly for vulnerable children in the city. Added to that, we know the huge sacrifices that key workers in the city are making during this time, and for our staff to step up and help support them to be out in our hospitals and communities doing vital work, we’re overwhelmed with pride!”
Southampton City Council leader Christopher Hammond said:
"It's been brilliant to see how schools, childcare providers and other community organisations have gone the extra mile.”