Karaoke machine donated to the Humber Centre

The Humber Centre is our medium secure hospital for patients suffering from mental disorders. Staff specialise in working with patients who have mental health problems, learning disabilities or a diagnosis of personality disorder and need treatment in a secure setting.

The Humber Centre put in a wish to Health Stars for a new karaoke machine for patients to use, as their previous model had a limited number of songs available. Patients and staff currently make time for karaoke on a Friday afternoon and now with the new machine they have many more songs to enjoy.

At Health Stars we receive funds raised through organised events and donations made by businesses or individuals who support our Trust.

One such donor is Happy Hounds, an independent dog boarding business owned and operated by Phil Bown and Richard Thomas. Phil from Happy Hounds had previously pledged his support to Health Stars and so when a wish for a karaoke machine came in from the Humber Centre he was contacted. 

Staff said “The Humber Centre deals with admission on an acute level if someone is unwell, with the main aim being to help people back into the community. Our fantastic staff at the Humber Centre ensure the inpatients there have the best means of re-entering the community.”

The Health Stars Charity Manager said, “I am delighted we could make this wish happen, for a couple of hundred pounds, this will make a massive difference to all of the patients here.”

Phil said, “I am a firm believer in supporting your local community. We started raising money for a couple charities last year like Jerry Green dog rescue and Wood Green dog rescue and we wanted to continue to help elsewhere.”

Staff said “We have the patient karaoke sessions on a Friday afternoon, it’s a really good activity for groups to sing and even people who usually don’t want to sing end up partaking as part of a group.

“We are so happy with this new system, as it has a scoring system. Spice Girls is the usual artist we have playing, and the patients like playing Bohemian Rhapsody too!”

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