Monthly Archives: June 2013

“Tanzania Tanzania I love you with all my heart” – Tanzania Comes to Sunbeams Silver Dreams Project

Students from Tanzania visit Sunbeams Silver Dreams Partner Venue – COSC A truly uplifting day of music, dance and sharing of cultures…

“Those who wish to sing, always find a song” – Swedish Proverb

Challenges of the Silver Dreams Project One of the key challenges  of this project for us has been how to approach evaluation and interviewing with people who have mild to severe dementia. Questions were raised early on about informed consent, and how much one should push for information. The evaluation requirements of the project, such […]

Accentuate the Postive! Ecorys visits Sunbeams Silver Dreams Project Gig at Dentholme Care Home

TRACKING THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES OF THE SUNBEAMS SILVER DREAMS PROJECT The Sunbeams pioneering approach to the project has always been to use music and performance as a means of enabling older disabled people to access and develop their skills to allow them to integrate themselves with their community, help older, more vulnerable people than themselves […]

The Silver Dreams Fund

Tell us about your Silver Dreams Fund Project

Elders Crafts & English Exchange

Unique project in four Hampshire areas, Winchester, Basingstoke, Rushmoor & Eastleigh. In association with the Big Lottery and the Daily Mail. Nepali and ex-Gurkha elders join English speaking volunteers who all have an interest in crafts, come together to share language and craft skills. Ends March 2014.

taskinsubco

You can follow us on our journey from beginning to end, as we set up our exciting new project: making personalisation real for Asian elders living in Newham!

Older People Taking Control

Supporting older people to support each other

Plymouth SeniorNet

Getting online is safe as houses!

OPTAMISE Project

‘Older Persons Targeted Alcohol & Medicines Information Support Engagement’

Manor Farm's Silver Scheme

Services and Activities for Older People funded through the BIG Lottery

Going Home - Silver Dreams

Supporting older people through life changing experiences.

Relative Experience Project

Supporting grandparents and kinship carers in the North East

Eccymensgroup

Health and Wellbeing for the Men of Eccleshill who have been through life changing events

Aquarius Silver Dreams: The Time of My Life

'The Time of My Life' is Aquarius' Silver Dreams Project, which aims to build awareness and support for older people with identified or potential alcohol misuse problems. The Aquarius team will be working with older people in the Birmingham area to improve social inclusion, awareness of potential alcohol misuse problems and information about safer drinking. Please get in touch with one of the team for more information. We are also on Twitter at @aquasilverdream.

Community TIME Camden

Introducing Abbey's Over 50s Projects

Heart to Heart

Interested in having a heart to heart?

Hampton Trust's Planning for the Future

Don't let time stand still. Planning adds life to years.

Older People Living with Cancer

Peer advocates supporting older people affected by cancer

The National Lottery Community Fund Blog

Putting people in the lead to improve lives and communities across the UK.

The world's first neighbourhood return scheme

Communities supporting people with dementia