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Elders in Our Care Elders in Our Care Age Exchange is delighted to have received a major grant from Arts Council England to support a unique project on the development of care for and by older people, from the pre war (pre NHS) period to the present day. We are pleased to announce that the project has also received a grant from the One Lewisham Fund. Following a major programme of project work and interviews carried out in care settings and with community groups across London, Age Exchange is nearing the production stage of its year long programme of work on the theme of care. On July 31st the resulting intergenerational theatre production will open at Greenwich Theatre (more details), followed by the opening of the touring exhibition at Greenwich Heritage Centre www.greenwichheritage.org on August 13th. This unique project has resulted in the gathering of many powerful and important memories of care, for and by older people. The creative products will enable the public to experience this important subject in an immediate form, as well as consider the future of care across our society. The project will result in a final archive of memories that will be given to the British Library and regional museums. The project focus is: - how older people were cared for in late life, within the family, the community, or through   institutionalised geriatric care - how older people provided care to other (older) people within the family or the  community - how they might have worked to provide care for older people as professional carers The reminiscence time line is to collect memories from 1930-the present day The project includes direct reminiscence project work with groups, one to one interviews, an exhibition and theatre production. Reminiscence projects carried out with groups in care/community settings: The Diamond Club   Lewisham 5 Glebe Court Residential Home Bromley 4 Glebe Court Residential Home/Salvation Army Lewisham 4 Time Court Day Centre  Greenwich 4 The Sundial Centre Wednesday Club     Tower Hamlets 4 The Sundial Centre Thursday Club  Tower Hamlets  4 St Christopher’s Hospice     Lewisham 4 Darby & Jones Club   Lewisham 2 Islington Museum    Islington 1 The Peel Centre; Islington 1 Age Exchange  Greenwich 3 The Sherbourne Centre      Westminster 2 Croydon Museum Croydon 2       Total   40 Interviews to date      32 Exhibition booking for Elders in Our CareTour Schedule: August 09 – Greenwich Heritage Centre September 09 – Greenwich Heritage Centre October 09 – The Sundial Centre, Bethnal Green October 09 - William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow November 09 – William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow  December 09 – Age Exchange January 10 – Age Exchange February 10 – Boones Chapel February 10 – Whitechapel Ideas Store March 10 – Museum of Croydon April 10 – Islington Museum May 10 – Islington Museum June 10 – The Institute of Psychiatry – Kings College London July 10 - The Institute of Psychiatry – Kings College London "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. programme & more >

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© Age ExchangeTheatre Trust Ltd. 2009 (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