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Age
Exchange in Australia & the
Far East
Our former Director of Research and Development now
freelance consultant, Bernie Arigho, will be based
in Victoria, Australia for 4 months a year, starting
from this November 2009. For those of you in Australia
and the Far East who have been interested in Age Exchange
in house training, but for whom it was impractical due to the distances
involved, contact us now to see if something can be arranged.
For example, countries that would now be well within
reach would include China, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, New Zealand
and of course
all parts of Australia.
We look forward to hearing from you, and working together in the
future.
Please contact Meg Hamilton at Age Exchange for more details.
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To
Care For
Age Exchange's new production based on Londoners' memories of family, community,
and institutionalised care previewed at Greenwich Theatre on the 31st of July
and 1st August.
The play, entirely based on real life experience, has received many plaudits
from the London public including care professionals, participants, audience and
contributors.
The play and the process behind it is now being made into a film documentary
which will be ready for public view in the autumn. The full programme which includes
info about the history and thinking behind the project is available via the following
links:
- Programme [Microsoft Word document 39kb]
- Programme [PDF file 742kb]
The final element of this unique programme of work will be the launch of the touring
arts exhibition 'Care', which opened at Greenwich Heritage Centre on the 14th
August 2009 before touring London wide venues for 10 months.
 dates & venues >
[pdf file 93k]
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 Run for It
Age Exchange has been funded by
Awards for All to carry out a
reminiscence project entitled "Run for It" based on the
memories of
childhood games in the streets and playgrounds around London in the
last
50 years.
The project will culminate with two intergenerational events,
one indoor and one outdoor, where participants both young and old
can
take part or enjoy (by watching) games and sports the way they used
to
be played!
Exhibition:
Age Exchange have been working with local groups including residents
of care homes and local school children to collect their memories
of childhood sports and games. They have found that children play
everywhere and that many of the games of the 30’s 40’s
and 50’s are still played by children today.
Exhibition open day 12th September from 12-4pm Manor
House Library, Baring Room (1st floor)
- Manor House Library, Lee Green - 12th
September - 10th October 2009
- Age Exchange Reminiscence Centre - 11th
January - 27th February 2010
more
details > [pdf flyer 84kb]
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In 2009 Sir Ian Mills, the new Chairman of Trustees, is launching
a series of major fund-raising events to try and put the finances
of Age Exchange on a more secure footing. These events will be interspersed
with the usual Friends outings and events.
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Baroness
Greengross OBE
Age Exchange is delighted
to welcome Baroness Greengross OBE on board as its new patron. Here
is a short account of her experience and expertise:
In December 2006, Baroness Sally Greengross was announced as a Commissioner
for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
She has been a crossbench (independent) member of the House of Lords
since 2000 and Chairs three All-Party Parliamentary Groups: Corporate
Social Responsibility, Intergenerational Futures: Old & Young
Together and Continence Care. She is the Vice Chair of the All-Party
Parliamentary Group on Dementia and Ageing and Older People, and is
Treasurer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities.
Sally is Chief Executive of the International Longevity Centre UK.
She also co-Chairs the Alliance for Health & the Future. She is
Chair of the Advisory Groups for the English Longitudinal Study on
Ageing (ELSA) and the New Dynamics of Ageing (NDA). Sally is also
Patron of Beginnings, an initiative to encourage the employment of
people with disabilities and Patron of the College of Occupational
Therapists among many other charity interests. She is a trustee of
the Resolution Foundation, President of the Pensions Policy Institute
and Honorary Vice President of the Royal Society for the Promotion
of Health. Sally is co-Chair of STEP, a foundation working with disadvantaged
young people, post Tsunami in Sri Lanka.
Sally was Director General of Age Concern England from 1987 until
2000, and is now their Vice President. Until 2000, she was joint Chair
of the Age Concern Institute of Gerontology at Kings College London,
and Secretary General of Eurolink Age. At Age Concern, she established
many innovative programmes, including the Employment Forum on Age,
and was also responsible for building Age Concern Enterprises into
a multi-million-pound business.
Sally holds honorary doctorates from seven UK universities.
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BIG LOTTERY FUNDING for Creative Ageing in London
 The
BIG LOTTERY FUND has awarded a grant of £83,035 to Age Exchange
to develop its programme of Creative Ageing activities across London.
This is excellent news for us and for many care settings and older
people that have been hoping to work with us.
The project commences in September. It will be the beginning of a
full and very productive 12 months:
- 5 reminiscence arts projects in care settings for older people
- a creative arts residency in a care setting leading to artwork
and a community theatre production
- an intergenerational project involving research, interviews
and rehearsals leading to a reminiscence theatre production performed
by young people and elders
- a programme of social and creative events at the Reminiscence
Centre, including film, theatre and entertainment presentations,
tea dances and themed reminiscence sessions
- reminiscence activities in dementia care cafes
- quarterly website updates and newsletters on the progress of
the project
- public seminar reporting back on the year’s work
For more information contact berniearigho@age-exchange.org.uk
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SPECIAL
EVENT
Creative Ageing in London
The end-of-project public seminar took place at the Royal Society
of Arts on July 16th 2008. 65 people attended the seminar –
residential and nursing care managers and staff, activities organisers,
dementia carers and representatives from museums, libraries and adult
learning.
Project Director Bernie Arigho gave an overview of the whole project
(copy of speech available on request), and Age Exchange Project Workers
reported on the work done in 6 care homes in Greater London.
David Savill presented on the Creative Arts Residency at Time Court,
outlining the process that led to the production of the new reminiscence
theatre show ‘The Long and the Short of It.’
In the afternoon David Savill, Malcolm Jones and Lindsay Royan ran
interactive workshops exploring aspects of reminiscence and creativity.
A final report is being prepared now for the City Bridge Trust. The
project findings will be publicised after August 2008.
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Partnership with Royal
Holloway,
University of London
Age Exchange is delighted to be working with students from
RoyalHolloway, University of London, currently studying for a BA Drama
modulein "Performance of Memory". The course convenor and
tutor is Dr HelenNicholson, who specialises in applied theatre www.rhul.ac.uk/drama
"Performance of Memory" aims to introduce students to the
significanceof individual and collective memory through experiencing
work with olderpeople in community contexts and care settings. The
focus of the courseis to encourage students to become practitioners
in reminiscencetheatre, and to understand the processes of working
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Untold Stories
Age Exchange has supported Untold Stories
- the first major project to celebrate the impact of diverse communities
on the culture of Cambridgeshire - with training and consultancy.
In addition, Age Exchange has created the Untold Stories educational
website available at: http://www.untoldstories.org.uk |
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