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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 15, 20162 min read
Let’s Get Tongues Wagging - Hairdressing Salon - A time to chat ...
It’s been wonderful to be part of the many creative achievements in residential care homes over the past few years, either following a...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 12, 20161 min read
Poetry Prize Draw
Bright Copper Kettles Celebrates National Poetry Day Planning to celebrate National Poetry Day on 6th October is a great way to promote a...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 7, 20162 min read
FREE! Flower Seeds For Dementia Care Homes
Spending time out in the - somewhat unreliable - British sunshine and enjoying the company of friends and loved ones is definitely one of...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 5, 20163 min read
NOBODY BELIEVES ME
You can read about 'Dear Clueless: A daughter's journey through Alzheimer's Caregiving. by Sandra Savell on this website, click here....
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Sep 1, 20163 min read
An Outstanding Legacy
Currently only one per cent of care homes achieve the Outstanding rating. But, far from being a bad thing, this is a great thing. If we...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 30, 20163 min read
An Honest Look Through the Eyes That See
Hello, my name is Norrms Mc Namara (UK) and i was diagnosed with dementia 8 years ago aged just 50. Since then i have gone on to be the...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 22, 20164 min read
A Midsummer Night's Dream
I formed First Draft Theatre in 2010 as an opportunity for like-minded people to present original works on the stages of the London...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 22, 20162 min read
The Chat
Jan Millward is an Activity coordinator in a 40 bed Care home in rural Dorset. She has worked in the care industry for 12 years and she...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 18, 20161 min read
Mocktail Celebrations
Mocktail Celebrations: Homes within the Peninsula group have decided to host mocktail celebrations as suggested by Managing Director,...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 15, 20162 min read
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...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 8, 20164 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...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 3, 20165 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...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Aug 1, 20161 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...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 18, 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...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 15, 20162 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....
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 14, 20161 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...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 14, 20165 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...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 14, 20162 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,...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 11, 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...
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Bright Copper Kettles CIC
Jul 7, 20161 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...
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