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Barnsley Independent Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support (BIADS) taster sessions
Barnsley Independent Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support (BIADS) have organised and run taster sessions for people with dementia, who are using services on inpatient wards and in the community, their carers and staff, which explore creative activities and the impact these can have on mental and physical wellbeing. …
Arts (dance) on prescription
Working alongside Action Space Mobile this project invites people to attend 20 sessions that explore how music and movement can help people in their recovery and boost their mental wellbeing. Sessions include breath work, movement, confidence building games, relaxation techniques, individual reflection and group work. Each …
Alive and kicking workshops
Barnsley-based Qdos Creates – one of Yorkshire’s leading providers of dance theatre – delivered a series of dance-based activity sessions to highlight the benefits that people with dementia can experience by taking part in this type of activity. The ‘alive and kicking’ sessions were delivered …
ADAPT tours at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
ADAPT – the Arts and Dementia Access Project is an arts and health programme which aims to provide opportunities for engagement and social interaction using artistic activities for individuals accessing Wakefield older people’s services. The project has been implemented in 3 stages, introducing dance, drama, …
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Pedal Power
To enable occupational therapists to offer a wider range of therapeutic activities to help service user recovery a new mountain biking group has been set up. To be able to facilitate the cycling sessions in a safe and meaningful way occupational therapists from the ward …
Carers Garden ‘Nature’s Gym’
The Carers Garden, also know as “Natures Gym”, is a space where people experiencing mental health problems can assess a garden to receive positive social support. Many people accessing the project are carers and service users who need help developing social interaction. The garden acts …
Breathing Space
A ground-breaking project in Calderdale and Kirklees to increase the range of therapeutic arts activity available to older people, especially those at the early stages of dementia conditions. It also aims to improve the understanding of carers and care staff about the role of the …
Shaw Lane Community Garden
The aim of the project was to build a series of raised beds, a polytunnel and a potting room to develop the Shaw Lane Community Garden/Allotment being developed by volunteers and service-users. Raised beds make the site more accessible to older participants and those with …