Worthing woman plays saxophone to cheer up her neighbours

The 29-year-old wanted to show her support for the NHS and key workers, and has been playing from her flat in Dolphin Lodge, Grand Avenue, every Thursday.

Yosune said: “We are a big community and I thought that to listen to a bit of music will help everyone to lift their moods up during this strange times we are living in.”

She initially asked her neighbours what they thought of her idea, through their dedicated Facebook group, and everyone agreed it would be a nice thing to do.

Yosune said: “I encouraged them to be in their windows and to sing along, or dance if they felt like it. After I played the first time, they shared their videos with friends and families and in our group. Everyone seemed to liked it so that motivated me to do it again every Thursday.”

She comes from Spain and learned to play the saxophone when she was little. She has been studying music since she was nine.

Yosune said: “Since I moved to Worthing, I’ve been more focused in special needs and care areas, so music is more like a hobby nowadays but is something I could never leave behind as it is like my second nature and I’m always open for new projects.”

The video of Yosune playing My Way has also been shared on Facebook and proved popular with others residents in the town.

She said: “I’ve shared my way video in a Worthing group where I don’t know anybody and they seemed to like it too, which makes me feel so proud and that I’m doing something useful.”

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