A theatre group will inspire both youngsters and elderly care home residents to perform a special song to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

The song is part of a larger project designed to celebrate the Queen's 70 years on the throne by encouraging creativity.

The project from AsOne theatre company asks Broadmayne First School children and elderly Agincare home residents, some with dementia, to prepare memory boxes including stories, drawings, songs, photos and letters about the Queen and her reign.

Then they will meet up and share with each other the results, share stories and sing songs. There will also be a celebratory Platinum Jubilee Tea Party at Broadmayne First School with the children’s older friends invited.

The project will be led by AsOne's artistic director Jane McKell.

Jane said: “The school and home will facilitate the initial work. But the artists involved are equally committed to creatively inspire both young and old who have missed the stimulus of friendship and learning during the pandemic.”

Broadmayne First School’s headteacher Helen Collings and Agincare’s Crecy Care home manager Vicky Boursnell-Brooks are facilitating the contributions of the young and old respectively.

AsOne theatre’s Jane McKell will workshop the story telling, choral poetry and singing. Experienced composer and songwriter Laura Reid is to use the stories and sharing process to compose an original song with both groups involved; and the process from planning to sharing will be filmed and documented; produced by Alistair Nesbitt of Screenplay.

A special public event will be held to round off the project featuring the documentary, specially composed song and choral interpretation of A A Milne’s poem ‘Buckingham Palace’.

A legacy book and MP3 of the new song for download will raise money for Dementia UK.

Jane McKell added “ We are thrilled to have secured funding, but importantly blessed to have such a creative, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic team delivering this rewarding project celebrating our Queen’s 70 years on the throne.

"We hope all participating will reciprocally gain and smile a great deal.”