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‘Sad-looking’ garden in Bedfordshire transformed into sensory haven

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A new sensory garden at the Herald Resource Centre in Shefford, Bedfordshire, has been opened by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Susan Lousada, and the Mayor of Shefford, Ken Pollard. The garden belonging to learning disability charity Hft was bare and uninspiring so staff raised money to transform the space. Hft supports 32 learning disabled adults […]

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Tony Christie launches music for dementia campaign

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A new ‘Give It A Go’ campaign from Music for Dementia has been launched by singing legend Tony Christie who announced in January 2023 he was living with dementia. It is estimated there are 2.4 million people in the UK acting as unpaid care givers to people living with dementia. While there can be moments […]

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Belfast Book Festival returns for 14th Edition

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Booking is open for the 14th edition of the Belfast Book Festival, which will take place from June 6th to 13th, 2024. The festival will be held in the iconic Victorian Crescent Arts Centre building on University Road and promises an array of events and activities tailored for both adults and children. It will celebrate […]

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Epic Atlantic rowing challenge raises more than £150,000 for charity

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A turkey farmer from the Midlands has helped raise more than £150,000 for charity after rowing 3,200 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Rod Adlington and his Brightsides crew completed the epic trans-Atlantic crossing in aid of the Get A-Head Charitable Trust, which supports people with head and neck disease, and Meningitis Now, the UK’s leading […]

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Learning disabled adults shape charity direction

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Hft tackles adult social care challenges head on with a new long-term strategy in partnership with learning disabled adults

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Age is just a number as 81-year-old completes 81-mile hike

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David Levin, a tenant at Bield Housing and Care’s Dean Court in Bo’ness, took on the Scottish elements in support of Calum’s Cabin.

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Taking the power of music to where people need it

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The Spitz Charitable Trust – which takes its name from the iconic London music venue where the charity’s founder and many of its musicians created years of magic – is celebrating 10 years of delivering brilliant, interactive live music that is improving peoples’ health and wellbeing note by note. While The Spitz music venue closed […]

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Stockport schoolchildren bury 2024 time capsule

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Pupils from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Stockport buried a time capsule to remain underground until 2124. The project was done in collaboration with Vernon Building Society, who turn 100 this year. The capsule was buried in the school’s peace garden to give school children in 2124 a fascinating historic cache of what life […]

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Suffolk charity to run business summit on men’s mental health

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MANUP? a charity that supports men’s mental health, has announced the return of its popular annual event aimed at businesses, ‘ROI on mental health’ on Friday 7th June 2024 in Ipswich. Free to attend for Suffolk business leaders, the event will be held at King’s Street Cinema in Ipswich Corn Exchange.  The summit will feature […]

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New research shows over 55’s are being hired

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New research shows that despite their fears, over 55s are more likely to be hired than younger counterparts. Recruitment tech platform Tribepad’s Stop the Bias report found that the biggest fear that candidates aged over 55 have when applying for jobs is that they will be perceived as ‘too old’. This is ahead of other […]

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