Hackney elders sharing how they keep themselves physically and mentally fit. Part 1 of a longer session. The voices belong to: Andreas, Janette, Maralyn, Margaret, Paula, Peter and Sallie. This is a field recording. We don’t use expensive professional equipment or a sound studio. Our resources are minimal, but we do it all ourselves — oldies own the process. Recorded 28 August 2018 in St Mary’s Secret Garden, London E2 8EL Outro credit: excerpt from Horizontal Drift, Jared C Balogh - <a href="https://www.jamendo.com/track/1122560/horizontal-drift" rel="noopener">https://www.jamendo.com/track/1122560/horizontal-drift</a>

Before and after the carnival

Hackney senior citizens meet every week to discuss problems of social isolation among older people, what we are doing to prevent it, how we can help other people repair the connections they have lost, and create new social relationships.Making podcasts and radio is just one of the many ways we try to do it. These are all field recordings. We don’t use expensive professional equipment or a sound studio. Our resources are minimal, but we do it all ourselves — oldies own the process — since 2010.By the way, Hackney is an inner-city borough of London, UK. Come and talk to us next time you are in our neighbourhood.