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puppetry, having partnered with the Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival (TWPF) to assist those with dementia to tell stories by prompting memories. This time, however, there was an intergenerational element ... school. Shadow Play video “We wanted to continue the relationship with those people living with dementia, having had a really good start with the Shadow Play project last year ,” explains Linda Lewis,
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can be around people,” she explains. “I like the company, and I meet a lot of people who keep me young.” Jenny Williams image Jenny still travels into work four days a week, despite the 7-mile journey ... the writing of three books, the most recent of which, Alternative Ageing: The Natural Way to Feel Young Again, was published (in a new handbag size) by Penguin at the end of 2018. Aged 60, Suzi was
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care to keep people independent at home for as long as possible. They will be caring for the very young, older people, and other vulnerable groups. The flu strain is different each year so it’s important
upon your age, instead of associating getting older with negativity, embrace age, value all people, young and old on both this International Day of Older Persons and all other days. [i] Royal Society of Public
Attitudes/Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (and the former Northern Ireland Social Attitudes)/Young People's Social Attitudes (periodic offshoot of the BSA) National Travel Survey Time Use Survey Government's
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