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“The
health and social benefits that Age Exchange has achieved over the years
are quite remarkable. Its creative activities with young people and adults
of all ages in care settings and in the community are unparalleled. I
have been inspired over the years and I know I will be in the future.” Baroness Greengross 2008 |
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is recognised as the leading UK charity working in the field of reminiscence. In 2008 Age Exchange celebrated its 25th anniversary. |
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| Reminiscence Centre Re-Development 2012 The Reminiscence Centre will close at lunchtime on Friday 23rd December 2011 and will not re-open to the public until the building work is complete in November 2012. This temporary closure will not affect the Bakehouse Community Library which will continue to be open to the public until it moves to its permanent new and larger location in the redeveloped Reminiscence Centre in 2012. More details> The People's Story Visit the project website at www.peoples-story.co.uk  Age Exchange is delighted to have been awarded a major grant from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in support of an innovative intergenerational project for Enfield Island and Edmonton called ‘The People’s Story’.  click here to enlarge picture The charity is 1 of only 9 organisations across the UK to have been funded out of a total of 356 applicants to this round of the IntergenerationAll funding stream. Age Exchange along with the other funded UK organisations is now working with the design company Thinkpublic (commissioned by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation)  on
the co design of the project, to ensure it is user led, developmental,
and ultimately sustainable. ‘The People’s Story’ has
also been fortunate to receive funding from The Ujima Foundation.  The
charity would like to thank both funders for having supported such a necessary
and important project.find out more > |
Age Exchange Youth Theatre New Actors Welcome For A New Production The Goldington Street Gang The Story of Unity Theatre Age Exchange’s Intergenerational Theatre is looking to recruit new members of any age for a new project funded by Unity Theatre beginning in February 2012. We are particularly looking for young people aged 12 – 18 years old and older actors who would be interested in working in the area of reminiscence theatre. More details > Edmonton Green Projects As part of Age Exchange's unique intergenerational project 'The People's Story', the charity has run 2 projects at Edmonton Green College Centre with women who came to the UK seeking refuge from war torn homelands. To view a short film made about the experience of 3 of the women and their teacher click on this link. The project is funded by The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and the Ujima Foundation. New Community Library at Age Exchange Age Exchange is developing the Reminiscence Centre to improve facilities for our established services and to house a community library service. Find out more > Age to Age - The Lewisham Intergenerational Festival Age Exchange's unique intergenerational festival for The London Borough of Lewisham ran throughout most of April, with 24 organisations taking part. It was the first of its kind in London and received very positive reviews and evaluation. To see the documentary film made about this unique festival click here.. We are now planning how to extend the festival in 2012. Watch this space! Hearts and Minds Age Exchange is delighted to have received a major grant from the South London and Maudsley Charitable Funds of £238,000.  The grant will support 3 years of creative arts and reminiscence projects for older and younger people with mental health needs in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwalk. The programme will include: group projects, one to one referrals, training of artists and health care professionals, and dance, film and reminiscence theatre productions by service users. ‘Hearts and Minds’ will be evaluated by Royal Holloway University of London. more> |
Donate Online Click here to donate online to Age Exchange via the Charities Aid Foundation website. Links links to useful websites > Training Programme Our practical training programme has helped develop confident, capable and imaginative care and project workers for over 20 years. Find out how we can help you> Follow Age Exchange on  Age Exchange is grateful to all its funders - more> Find out about our Forthcoming Friends Events >
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Trust Ltd. 2011 (a company limited by guarantee) Registered
in England No. 1929724. Registered Office 11 Blackheath Village, London SE3 9LA Registered as Charity No: 326899 Patrons: Roy Hudd OBE Glenda Jackson MP Rt. Hon. Nick Raynsford MP Sir Sigmund Sternberg KCSG JP Baroness Greengross OBE |
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