Archive for the “Older people” category
Vivify
Vivify provides older people with mental health illnesses the opportunity to take part in tours of Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) and hands on practical workshops on a fortnightly basis. Ten full-day sessions, based at YSP, offers a safe place for up to 20 participants, care …
Growing Works carers’ breaks
This project will use an outdoor environment to engage cared for adults alongside the carer providing the opportunity for peer support and time out from the pressures of caring while spending enjoyable time with their loved one. It will provide meaningful garden related social activity …
Well into words
This project engages with people with mental health issues, including dementia, on Ward 19 in Dewsbury Hospital and on Ashdale Ward, Dales Unit, Calderdale Royal Hospital, which is an acute admission ward. The project delivers bibliotherapy sessions on each ward to engage, inspire and empower participants through …
Walk rugby: Tackle it with the Tigers
Project outline Walk Rugby is touch rugby played at walking pace, it’s easy to play and requires no prior knowledge or experience. It is accessible to all ages, levels of skill and fitness and both sexes. It is an opportunity for you to increase your …
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Singing for happiness
Project outline Friendly and fun singing sessions. For all those who want to sing – from people told they can’t do it to those who believe they can! There is growing evidence to show that singing increases feelings of well-being, reduces stress, improves confidence and …
Creative dementia sessions
Project outline Positive, uplifting sessions that take inspiration from the landscape and seasonal change surrounding us. Simple arts activities with beautiful results: poems that connect us to each other, simple songs with beautiful melodies that are a joy to sing, dance and movement that lift …
Music Moves Us
Project outline Music touches everyone’s lives. We use it to soothe us, revive us, remember, dream and empower us. It’s a way to share and express our deepest feelings, changing moods and to relate to others. Music has the unique power to transform a place, …
Denhale Active Recreation Centre
Using the new Denhale Recreation Centre in Wakefield as a base, Disability Sport Yorkshire are now able to open up new sports and leisure opportunities for people with a disability (and other people with a social care need). We intend to make this facility a …
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Playful Memories
The Playful Memories project will engage the Wakefield community through a variety of arts activities, to share their memories and feelings about their experiences of play throughout their life to improve their sense of wellbeing. Working with the Trust’s health and wellbeing development team in …
Good Mood League
What’s it about? The Trust has its own football league for people who use our services – it is called the Good Mood Football League. The league enables people with an interest in football of varying levels of ability and at different stages of the …