A WIRRAL jazz singer has set up a charity to help promote health and wellbeing through music.

Bexi Owen, 30, from Upton began Mind On Music after running a dementia project called Forget Me Never for two years.

She is now looking for volunteers to get involved with regular music sessions which involves performing and playing music to patients at Arrowe Park Hospital.

She told the Globe: “The Forget Me Never project grew immensely since we started so much so that we began receiving requests from other groups aside from those with dementia, such as cancer recovery programmes and mental health groups.

“Due to this growth I have decided to expand the project into a full charity which will mean we can share the activities with a wider range of people and be eligible for more assistance in doing so.

“I love working specifically with dementia patients since I started the project but I feel that music and sound can be used to help so many more people.

“Mental illness and chronic pain management are two areas I’m very excited to be working on.

“Expanding the project into a full charity means we can gather more support and reach more people which is the ultimate goal of course.

“We all know how putting on our favourite song can boost our mood and I’ve seen first-hand the power of music to engage a person who may not have even spoken for months.

“I can’t wait to share this with as many people as we can.”

If you would like to volunteer for the charity contact Bexi via: bexiowen@live.co.uk  

For more information visit https://www.youcaring.com/mindonmusic-767067