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  • Creativity and dementia
    Emily Cousins
    Emily Cousins Thu, 03/03/2016 - 21:21

    Setting out to write a blog post about creativity begins as a rather meta process: a piece of creative writing on what it might mean to be creative.
  • Increasing the involvement of the community in care
    Victoria Hill
    Victoria Hill Wed, 02/03/2016 - 17:01

    We have just completed our latest round of volunteer recruitment and are very pleased to welcome 8 new team members to Growing Support.
  • What is a ‘Dementia-Friendly University’?
    Neil Chadborn
    Neil Chadborn Mon, 15/02/2016 - 16:20

    I think people ‘get’ Dementia-Friends or even Dementia-Champions and associated campaigns and events. Dementia-Friendly Communities (or cities) I think may require a bit more work to convey to many people.
  • Binturong
    Tom Dening
    Tom Dening Mon, 25/01/2016 - 13:36

    Learn all about the binturong.
  • South Westerlies
    Tom Dening
    Tom Dening Mon, 25/01/2016 - 11:31

    A spell of cold winter weather ends as the winds swing round from the east or the Arctic and come from the Atlantic, billowing in from the south west. To step outside on such a morning is heaven; the air is fresh, moist and balmy.
  • Volunteers in dementia and acute hospitals
    Liz Charalambous
    Liz Charalambous Mon, 18/01/2016 - 13:48

    I popped down to our ward this week to see how the new carer’s passport is going.
  • Gardening with dementia
    Victoria Hill
    Victoria Hill Fri, 08/01/2016 - 11:14

    My co-founder and I launched Growing Support in 2013 after our own experiences of visiting older relatives living in care and finding them lonely, bored and frustrated despite being surrounded by people.
  • Meeting the day-to-day needs of dementia patients
    Alistair Burns
    Alistair Burns Mon, 04/01/2016 - 11:42

    Only a few years ago it would have been a real challenge to get a room full of people interested in dementia, to garner excitement and a real sense of possibility for what could be done.
  • The Challenge of Dementia: Part 1
    Gill Oliver
    Gill Oliver Mon, 04/01/2016 - 10:57

    On a damp, dark evening in November around 80 people came together at County Hall to think about how to meet the challenge of dementia. People came from all parts of Nottinghamshire, from many different organisations and backgrounds, each with a p
  • When do we call the fire brigade?
    Justine Schneider
    Justine Schneider Wed, 16/12/2015 - 09:32

    I am on a suburban London train and eavesdropping on a conversation behind me in an almost-empty carriage. The two ladies are in their sixties, I'd guess, discussing their families.

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