A University Project for Dementia in the UK
A University Project for Dementia in the UK
A University Project for Dementia in the UK
Photo credit: S J Page. Wheelchair users among a Young Onset Dementia Group at the Tower of London. Using nature to make visitor attractions more dementia-inclusive will be the focus of an event at the Tower of London tomorrow (31 January). Kew Gardens, the Tower of London, Seaton Tramway, Strawberry Hill House, Beamish Museum and the Bishop’s Palace will be among the […]
The Bishop’s Palace in Wells hosted a ‘Nature Connection Course’ throughout September. Based on the National Academy input and with support from Somerset Wildlife Trust each week has focused on connecting to nature through the themes of ‘contact, ‘meaning’, ‘compassion’ and ‘beauty’. The course was a great success with participants enjoying the opportunity to connect to […]
The British Bird of Prey Centre in Carmarthenshire has been hosting coffee mornings for people living with cognitive impairment every two weeks from March to September. These events have provided an opportunity for participants to learn about and handle the birds of prey. Feedback shows participants enjoyed this unique opportunity to get close to the birds […]
Many congratulations to Seaton Tramway and the East Devon Wetland Rangers for completing their series of five Wetlands Explorer events throughout the summer. Not shy of a challenge, Nicola Stone, Director and the Learning and Activity Manager at Seaton Tramway, set out to run a different event every month. These included a watercolour session delivered by Frances Isaacs, […]
On Friday 30th June ENLIVEN welcomed representatives from the Healthy Ageing Challenge programme who are funding a host of projects across the UK including ENLIVEN. George MacGinnis, director of the HAC and representatives from the research team co-ordinating the Social Behavioural and Design Research Programme were treated to an afternoon exploring Seaton Tramway – one […]
On Friday 7th July participants involved in the ENLIVEN project Framing it Differently: Mindful Dementia Friendly Photography Walks at Beamish Museum will be showcasing their work at a final exhibition. The exhibition will be open to the public until Friday 21st July. Thanks go to Ian Beesley for supporting the 10 week programme.
Throughout spring 2023, the ENLIVEN Knowledge Exchange Forum will spotlight our funded business projects and the work they are doing to make nature and outdoor experiences more accessible to people with dementia and their carers. We plan to hold a Forum once a month so all our partner businesses have an opportunity to present their […]
In the third event of the KEF Spotlight on Projects series, we are delighted to welcome representatives from Beamish Museum in County Durham and Seaton Tramway, down in Devon. Beth Marston will talk about their project to run a course of mindful dementia friendly photography walks in the extensive grounds of Beamish Museum. As well […]
The second Knowledge Exchange Forum of the year will take place on February 27th 10:30-12:00 by Zoom. We are delighted to welcome representatives from two National Parks: Jim Mitchell from New Forest National Park and Andrew Bailey from Dartmoor National Park. We will hear about exciting initiatives to widen access to people living with dementia […]
Following our Knowledge Exchange Forum Event on 19th October, the ENLIVEN team identified some common issues that emerged from the discussions and presentations that businesses were facing. One of these was around the challenges of connecting with social prescribers and other community connectors carrying out the role of engaging people living with dementia in their […]
Throughout 2023, the ENLIVEN Knowledge Exchange Forum will spotlight our funded business projects and the work they are doing to make nature and outdoor experiences more accessible to people with dementia and their carers. We plan to hold a Forum once a month so all our partner businesses have an opportunity to present their work […]
We are delighted to announce that the ENLIVEN Small Grants Scheme is now open for applications from partner organisations! You will find all the information on our webpage here. The ENLIVEN team are ready to work alongside you and support you in developing your proposals. The idea of the Scheme is to learn from each […]
We are hosting an online KEF event on Wednesday 19th October, 10.00-11.15am. Following the success of June’s gathering, and in response to feedback from you, we are once again bringing together people living with dementia, our businesses and supporting partner organisations, to help spur on ideas for how to make tourist settings more accessible and […]
Around 40 of us gathered last Thursday for a really enjoyable morning of discussion and presentations from the ENLIVEN research team at the Knowledge Exchange Forum event. We were pleased to have a fantastic mix of participants including people living with dementia, those that support them, businesses, charities and other organisations – all interested in […]
Our ENLIVEN partners will have now received their invitations to the Knowledge Exchange Forum to be held online on Thursday 30th June. The Knowledge Exchange Forum will bring together people living with dementia, people who support them in their everyday life, our network of businesses, charities, healthy ageing organisations, and the research team for a […]
ENLIVEN’s first Knowledge Exchange Forum event will take place on Zoom on the morning of the 30th June. The KEF will bring together people living with dementia, people who support them in their everyday life, our network of businesses, charities, healthy ageing organisations, and the research team for a morning of presentations and discussion. The […]
The research team have been busily visiting many of our partner businesses and charities over the past few weeks, carrying out site audits, so we can explore how to make these spaces more accessible and learn from some excellent practise. We’re grateful to all of our hosts for making us feel so welcome, and look […]
We were delighted to see 16 organisations attend the ENLIVEN COP, held online on 9th March. Our thanks go to Neil Warren, from Living Options, and Gordon Guest, South West representative for the Disabled Ramblers, who gave inspiring and informative presentations about the work they are doing to enable wheel chair users to access the […]
We are delighted to announce that Neil Warren from Living Options and Gordon Guest from Disabled Ramblers have kindly confirmed to give talks at the upcoming ENLIVEN COP, on 9th March. Neil Warren is Project Manager of Countryside Mobility, an award winning initiative of the disability charity, Living Options Devon. It partners with around 50 […]