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Celebrating 50 years of marriage
Leading Belfast Care Home Bradley Manor held a very special event recently for Vincent Wilson, one of its residents. Vincent and his wife...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 15, 20162 min read
Are You Valued?
One of the things we come up against time and again when speaking to homes, managers and activity coordinators about activities is the...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 8, 20164 min read
Twelve Tips for Activity Coordinators or Lifestyle Facilitators
A few weeks ago, I was invited to be on the panel for a two day interview process for a company wanting to employ twelve Activity...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 3, 20165 min read
The story behind the name 'Ladder to the Moon'
Editor's note: Thank you to Ben Neale and Chris Gage of Ladder to the Moon for their kind permission to reproduce this article here. The...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 1, 20161 min read
Sharing Stories... TimeSlips
I recently became inspired by the writings of Gene D. Cohen. In his book The Creative Age he speaks about the growing potential within...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 18, 20161 min read
Musical Moments - Mel's story
Mel is a singer who joined the Musical Moments team in 2015. Mel delivers music sessions in the East Cheshire and West Cheshire regions....
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 15, 20162 min read
National Cupcake Championships
Don't miss the National Cupcake Championships – 14th September at AB Mauri Centre of Excellence Entry Deadline for Championships – Friday...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 14, 20161 min read
Are you a champion at celebrating British food?
Raymond Blanc is leading the search for the best celebration of British food during British Food Fortnight and everyone’s invited The...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 14, 20165 min read
National Cupcake Week
National Cupcake Week 19 – 25 September 2016 National Cupcake Week is a frosting-filled sprinkle-laden celebration of all things sweet,...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 14, 20162 min read
The Mountain they call DEMENTIA
The Mountain They Call DEMENTIA ...................... One day, one day soon, we will all look around and find ourselves , finally on top...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 11, 20162 min read
World Rock Against Dementia 2017
There are currently 850,000 people living with dementia. 60,000 diagnosed under the age of 65 years. Dementia does not discriminate and...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 7, 20161 min read
Outstanding Activities programme inspires positive changes to environment at Graham Care’s Hailsham
Ben Neale - Head of Creativity and Connection A highly experienced Creative Learning Expert Ben Neale has 10 years experience of...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 4, 20161 min read
5 questions Activity Coordinators should ask before you accept that care home job.
1. “How many ACs do you employ?” You can’t work 25/7 so find out if there is cover when you are not there. What happens at weekends?...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 30, 20161 min read
Sparkles for the Whole Home
We have talked a lot before about the Whole Home Approach - we believe it is vital for the wellbeing of residents that they have frequent...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 27, 20163 min read
Active Minds Launches Innovative Multi-Sensory Reminiscence Product
Dementia activity company, Active Minds, are launching a first-of-its-kind reminiscence activity incorporating sound and smell for people...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 23, 20162 min read
Musical Moments making a difference
Musical Moments founder, Beckie Morley works with a smile on her face for good reason. She is pursuing a career in music, something she...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 20, 20162 min read
Technology and punching things
This article was originally published on May 13, 2016 on the Ladder to the Moon website. reproduced here by kind permission of Ladder to...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 3, 20161 min read
Four Pillars
As our business continues to grow and evolve, it’s important for me to make sure we haven’t moved so far that we’ve lost sight of where...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
May 27, 20163 min read
Breast Cancer Care Strawberry Tea
After hearing the devastating news that my 40 year old niece had been diagnosed with Breast cancer, I began thinking more and more about...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
May 24, 20162 min read
Happy Days - Have You Seen our 1950s Room Scene Wallpaper?
At Happy Days, we appreciate there’s nothing better than fresh air for feeling good but when residents, patients and people living with...
Bright Copper Kettles CIC
May 16, 20162 min read
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