"Dear Church"
Published: 25th September 2019Making sense of an upside-down world
News
"Dear Younger-self..."
Published: 17th September 2019Brave and foolish or a wasted time?
"Dear Carers"
Published: 10th September 2019An open letter to those with a sacred vocation
"Dear Dementia..."
Published: 3rd September 2019Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself
Are they different today? Consider delirium…
Published: 7th July 2019Enlightening session at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
'Eliza Grey' plays Shifnal
Published: 10th June 2019'Eliza Grey' play - helping your church and community to become more dementia-friendly
Positive Conversations
Published: 30th May 2019"All it takes to see we're still us"
Coup de Co-op
Published: 5th April 2019Friendly staff in Shifnal
Ellesmere Deanery – the first Dementia-Friendly Deanery!
Published: 26th March 201914-church landmark in Shropshire
Meres and Meadows taking steps to become more dementia-friendly
Published: 14th March 2019Interview with the vicar, Revd Maureen Read
St Mary’s Ellesmere takes steps to become more dementia-friendly
Published: 7th March 2019Jeremy Stretton is Dementia coordinator for a church in north Shropshire
Petton Church’s steps to become more dementia-friendly
Published: 7th February 2019The 14 churches of Ellesmere Deanery have signed up to becoming Dementia-friendly Churches
Take 5 Churches
Published: 14th December 2018Read the experiences of two Dementia-Friendly Church coordinators
It's as easy as 1,2,3
Published: 13th September 2018Thinking about dementia can be overwhelming, but small steps add up.
Taylored to nursing homes
Published: 27th July 2018Good practice for visiting nursing and residential homes
Dementia-Focused Prayers to Share
Published: 5th July 2018St Andrew's Church, Church Aston recently held a dementia-friendly Songs of Praise service.
Open Heart Surgery?
Published: 22nd May 2018Admin Admiration at GP centres
St Andrew’s Church Aston - a church that’s becoming more dementia-friendly
Published: 10th May 2018Among other things, news of a Dementia-friendly 'Songs of Praise' this coming Sunday
That winning feeling
Published: 9th February 2018Su Parker reflects on an award-winning night for the Diocese.
Tough talk
Published: 30th January 2018Moments that can open up constructive conversations
Dementia-Friendly Churches at the heart of Dementia-Friendly Communities
Published: 25th June 2017A longer version of a blog written for the Alzheimer's Society
Learn from St Matthews
Published: 4th March 2017A simple Easter service at Donnington Wood, Telford
Forgetting and Remembering
Published: 15th November 2016Forgetting and Remembering - Prayer Shawls as a Powerful Way of Remembering
Living Well with Dementia
Published: 6th June 2016Nearly 50 people gathered at St Andrew's Church Shifnal last month, for the start of Dementia Awareness Week 2016. Rachel Christophers, winner last November's 'Best Resident/Relative Contribution' in the national Dementia Care Awards, spoke on 'Living well with dementia'.
Meeting people where they are – the light shining through
Published: 22nd April 2016A post inspired by Josie Edwards, co-ordinator for St Matthew's Church, Donnington Wood with a local residential home for adults with complex needs.
Deficit, decline, death & letting go, letting loose, releasing?
Published: 24th September 2015Words from Rev Dr Sam Wells' "Thought for the Day" on dementia on 22 September have been living with me.
"Dear Dementia..."
Published: 6th September 2015Revd Zoe Heming, the curate in Hodnet Deanery (in and around Market Drayton) has written a 'Dear Dementia' letter.
Granddad remembered at wedding
Published: 3rd September 2015When Meg got married in August, she wanted to remember her granddad. He had had dementia and he died earlier in the year.
Don’t talk about “suffering from dementia†or “victimsâ€
Published: 7th August 2015"Words are very powerful - they can build you up or put you down. When you are speaking about dementia remember this."
Early Diagnosis – Alzheimer’s Society Experience
Published: 25th July 2015It's important to know that, as churches, we don't have to go it alone! David Latcham is an Information Worker at the Alzheimer's Society in Shropshire.
