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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 12, 20181 min read
Looking for a new career?
We have a fantastic opportunity, for anyone with musical talents to join a great team, advertised on our CAREERS page. Find out more by...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 5, 20184 min read
How to do music and singalongs in a room full of sleeping residents
Guest blog from Sandra Currie, Care Home Entertainer. This happens to me all the time, and I've never had everyone still asleep at the...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 7, 20183 min read
If I can make one person smile today
I know that if I can make one person smile today, all my effort and energy will have been worthwhile. It's already a good day, I woke to...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Dec 8, 20172 min read
Help bring Kiddleydivey in to the community
Alyson Jabelman has launched a Crowdfunder appeal to help people in the community around Bath, Chippenham, Swindon and the Surrounding...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Oct 2, 20172 min read
Memory Walk helps raise dementia awareness
Yesterday we held our first community event, Wellingborough & District Memory Walk. The walk was designed to be fully inclusive for all...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Nov 10, 20163 min read
Why Choose SAM?
Sam is a musical gym for the brain, but why is this important, and how does it work? To answer this question we need to examine the brain...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Oct 3, 20164 min read
Sweet and Low
Sandra Currie has been a care home singer for 15 years, singing mostly in dementia units. I absolutely love my job, when you see the...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
May 5, 20163 min read
Art & Music Therapy for Alzheimer’s
Gary Joseph LeBlanc, is the author of "Staying Afloat in a Sea of Forgetfulness," “The Aftereffects of Caregiving,” "Managing Alzheimer's...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Apr 14, 20163 min read
Music and Memory
At The Daily Sparkle we have always been huge advocates of the power of music to awaken memories, help people make connections and to...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jan 21, 20162 min read
World Rock Against Dementia 19 March 2016
The World Rocks Against Dementia (WRAD) day will be an international event on the same day being held in many countries around the world....
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Dec 31, 20152 min read
The Purple Angel - planning for 2016
2016 is the year of WRAD which is the WORLD ROCKS AGAINST DEMENTIA , and for this reason, the chosen charity of the Global Purple Angel...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Dec 14, 20151 min read
Music Mirrors for Memories
Memories are a large part of who we are. Music helps us remember things – from mother-love to times-tables. But memories can fade –...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 21, 20152 min read
Music & Memories - A chord that's never broken.
A Devon businessman, singer/songwriter and Dementia Foundation have come together to create a unique new system for helping people living...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 17, 20153 min read
Care Home Entertainers' Perspective
We have the best job in the world!! For many years we have been care home entertainers in Northamptonshire, developing wonderful...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 30, 20154 min read
SAM
SAM was featured on BBC spotlight news this week. Groundbreaking “Brain Gym” called “SAM” (short for sing-along machine). Globally there...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 27, 20153 min read
"They have dementia so what's the point in activities?"
“They have Dementia, so what’s the point in activities…surely they’ll just forget you’ve even been?” This was a quote that I heard the...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jun 19, 20153 min read
Simple musical activities that you can do with someone living with Dementia
You may have a friend or a relative who is living with dementia. Sometimes you may find it hard to engage with that person, especially if...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Oct 9, 20142 min read
Why music is so important in your care home...
Such a privilege to be able to include a guest blog from Beckie here. Why is music so important for people living with dementia? Why is...
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