The little things that happen
This creative arts project explored aspects of memory and creativity with patients living with various forms of dementia, and in particular Alzheimers Disease. Read more »
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Dementia Diaries
The Dementia Diaries is an illustrated children’s book which tells the stories of 8 young people and their experiences of living with dementia in their families through four characters’ diaries. Read more »
Tune in to Dementia
This film by Inspired Youth, made with students at Joseph Rowntree School in York, aims to raise debate around dementia with young people and support York in its bid to become dementia friendly. Read more »
Memory Bank
Memory Bank is a reminiscence resource pack which uses archive films to stimulate memories of childhood, growing up, loved ones and family, sense of place, home and work life for people living with dementia. Read more »
‘Young at Heart’ project in Salisbury District Hospital
‘Young at Heart’ is a project to improve the time in Salisbury District Hospital for older patients through a regular and continuous programme of creative activities on the wards, such as singing, music, storytelling, dance and movement, and crafts. Read more »
Soundbite at the Royal United Hospital Bath
Under the Art at the Heart umbrella, Soundbite brings a varied programme of live music and creative activities to patients, staff and visitors at the Royal United Hospital Bath. Read more »
Dementia friendly Plymouth
This project aims to make Plymouth a dementia friendly city in which people with dementia can enjoy the same opportunities to take part in a social life, live independently and engage in everyday activity as other people, without fear of stigma or rejection. Read more »
Agnes and Nancy in conversation
As part of BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Listening Project’, best friends Agnes and Nancy confront attitudes towards dementia head-on in a fascinating conversation about their experiences with dementia. Read more »
Brain Waves, issue 52
The July 2012 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, features: Memory Aware Mid Devon event; Hogeway Dementia Village; Brain in Hand; New involvement projects and the EVA radioshow. Read more »
The search for Plymouth’s first Planting Memories garden
Friends of the McNamara Centre are in the process of searching for a plot of land in the Plymouth area that can be transformed into a sensory garden and allotment dedicated to ‘Planting Memories’ for generations to come. Read more »