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My Grandma has Dementia
I was absolutely thrilled to receive my copies of My Grandma has Dementia yesterday - as you can see from the photo I took when I...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Feb 19, 20211 min read


Are you in the Greater Manchester area?
People living with dementia and their carers can register for the app on the Greater Moments website www.greatermoments.org.uk and click ...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Feb 16, 20211 min read


"From Shrewsbury to Hollywood"
Well-known Shrewsbury man Geoff Rushworth, now in his late 80s, has just published his autobiography - 12 years in the making - and a...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Feb 1, 20212 min read


My Grandma Has Dementia
Alex Winstanley Managing Director, Happy Smiles Blog CIC has much to smile about this week. And we are really pleased to support his...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Nov 17, 20202 min read


Tea Towel Travel Tales
tea towels from old holidays or even other people's holidays, these can lead to discussions about places you have been to ...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 3, 20202 min read


They're here in the UK!
It’s official, they’ve launched JELLY DROPS™! After 18 months of testing, trialling and eating more JELLY DROPS™ than they'd care to...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 8, 20201 min read


There's just no point in doing that!
Activity Coordinators (ACs) are often scorned for the activities they plan with their care home residents. When I speak to other members...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 8, 20203 min read


Jelly Drops: hydrating sweets for those living with dementia
Jelly Drops™ are hydrating sweets designed to enable people with dementia to hydrate more often and independently.

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 6, 20201 min read


Being a care home activity coordinator
Being an activity coordinator isn't about being the care home clown, the lead singer or the events organiser (although sometimes it is 🤷)

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 4, 20202 min read


The Blanket for Me
The Blanket for Me project was started by Chris, a community interpreter working in hospitals and care homes in the UK, in April 2019....

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 3, 20202 min read


Helping older people to look after their teeth
During National Smile Month (18th May to 18th June) the Oral Health Foundation are raising awareness of important health issues, ready to...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
May 26, 20203 min read


Lockdown means that the Musical Memories Choir is bigger than ever!
Guest blog from Helen Hunter, Red Cafe Mumbles. In 2014 8 people in Swansea met for the first time as the Musical Memories Choir. In...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
May 22, 20202 min read


Fantastic offer from Musikind
To help care homes provide a variety of music-based activities in these unprecedented times, Musikind is offering 300 care homes free...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
May 13, 20202 min read


The Best Seat in the House - VE Day Extravaganza
A special VE Day episode of The Best Seat in the House - a new online variety concert especially created for the elderly and care homes...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
May 7, 20202 min read


World Baking Day
17th May is World Baking Day, the origins of this day may be all but lost as the website is now defunct and the Facebook page sadly no...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
May 6, 20202 min read


Vintage adverts from the archive are used in a new digital activity resource.
With Ad-Memoire, HAT provides a focus and support for person-centred interactions which draw upon group and individual memories.

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Feb 18, 20202 min read


Dementia UK rises to the occasion for its annual fundraiser ‘Time for a Cuppa’
More people than ever before set to take part in the baking and tea eggs-travaganza The kitchen surfaces have been dusted with flour, the...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jan 24, 20202 min read


My Care Home Chair
Many Care Homes are planning their activities for Dignity Action Day - 1st February and we hope that this particular poem will start you...

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Dec 16, 20191 min read


TV and radio presenter Lauren Laverne is spearheading the Music for Dementia 2020 Campaign
The Music for Dementia 2020 guides include practical advice on how to build a playlist on a variety of platforms

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Dec 5, 20194 min read


Call the Midwife star, Judy Parfitt, becomes ambassador for Dementia UK
"We are delighted to have Judy Parfitt as an ambassador for our growing charity" Dr Hilda Hayo, Chief Admiral Nurse and CEO at Dementia UK.

Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Dec 2, 20191 min read
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