Meet Me… on the Phone
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Meet Me… on the Phone allows us to stay connected to our participants who can’t join us in person.
Meet Me… on the Phone is part of ‘Meet Me…’, an award-winning programme of creative and social activities, where older people in Lewisham can make friends, enjoy their favourite activities, and learn new crafts. You can read more about our ‘Meet Me…’ activities on our project pages.
Meet Me… on the Phone is a programme of group phone calls, led by experienced artist facilitators, Meet Me staff and trained volunteers. Each group has a different creative focus. We currently run two calls: ‘Poetry and Storytelling’ and ‘Creative Conversations’.
In a typical call, the artists and volunteers join the call first, and then phone each group member, individually welcoming them one at a time. Everyone has the chance to talk and share (or sing!) if they’d like, as well as leaving space for natural conversation, even though that’s sometimes beautifully chaotic over the phone.
All you will need to take part is a phone (mobile or landline) and we will ring you (so there is no cost to you, as long as it’s free for you to receive calls within your standard tariff).
Joining Meet Me… on the Phone
Meet Me… on the Phone is free to join and we currently have spaces available in both ‘Poetry and Storytelling’ and ‘Creative Conversations’.
To join a group you need to be aged over 65, living in Lewisham and have access to a telephone (mobile or landline).
If you would like to join a call yourself, or refer someone else to join, please get in touch with Jasmine on 07593 580574, or email jasmine.sparrow@entelechyarts.org
Before joining, each new member will receive a phone call, where they’ll find out about what to expect, the details/timings of the call and how to prepare.
Please let us know if you have any access requirements, or if there is anything we can do to help you to take part.
If you listen back to the Meet Me on the Radio show, you’ll often hear snippets of the calls which have been specially recorded.
Poetry and Storytelling
Join spoken word poets and storytellers in an over-the-phone experiment with words and to discuss and discover poems and share stories. For all poetry lovers or anyone who wants to give it a go. No previous experience necessary.
When: Monday afternoons at 3pm
Creative Conversations
Join artists, the Meet Me team and guests from museums and galleries on a call to get inspired by creativity and culture. Sometimes a chat or we might get crafting or making. If materials are required, then we can provide these for you.
When: Thursdays at 11am (fortnightly)
