Staff and residents at Newstone House in Stur recorded a music video about covid prevention. Hands, Face and Space is an original song written by team member Sam Hurst.

In a video posted on YouTube, Sam sings and plays guitar as two colleagues and three residents sing and perform dance moves to the tune.
More residents are shown doing hand movements while others are seen enjoying puzzles and playing bingo.

Sam, whose musical interests include hip hop and R&B, said: “We had been planning a Newstone House variety show and our kitchen colleagues suggested we should perform a

song about coronavirus. We wanted to make it all a bit of fun and involve residents, and then the idea of filming a video came up. It was lovely to do.”

Sam joined the companionship team at the end of 2020 having studied music at both Wiltshire College and the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford. He said: “I love working with the residents.” Sam was helped by Fiona Pritchard, Colten Care’s music and arts partner, who offered lyric suggestions, choreography and did the filming.

Resident Linda Porter, who appears in the video, said: “We really enjoyed taking part, singing along to the song.”

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