Emily, senior home help - BN7 Lewes

Hi, I'm Emily - I'm 17 years old and studying psychology, biology and sociology A-levels at the moment.

Last year I took part in a summer course NCS (National Citizen Service) where for 1 week my group volunteered with Time To Talk Befriending in Brighton&Hove with Ms Emily Sinclair who took us to different care homes and local halls where we'd read to elderly people and play bingo with them and do activities like pottery with them. We also went through a training course from which I have a certificate for, involving basic general training with how we should act and treat and help the elderly. It was a very humbling experience and I would love to be involved with something like that again. I still have my grandparents who are al fairly old and need a lot of care so I often visit them and do their weekly shop and tidy their houses a bit.

Activities I enjoy include music (I play piano, guitar and sing - I sing in a band), cooking, art (like pottery, painting, drawing etc), photography, cleaning, writing, traditional games etc.

:)