Star turn: A soldier who narrowly survived enemy attacks while serving in Burma during the second world war has celebrated his 100th birthday. Peter Whiteley was born in Burma on 14 June 1922 and celebrated his birthday at the Royal Star & Garter care home in Surbiton. As well as his birthday card from the Queen, Peter also received a letter from the Burma Star Memorial Fund, on behalf of its patron Prince Charles.
Thrive, the gardening for health charity, have launched a Winter Wellbeing Calendar. The four-week calendar features a mix of practical, passive, active and creative activities. Some can be done indoors, others outdoors, most need little to no equipment, and you can take part if you have a huge garden or no garden at all. The…
Describing itself as a “creative coalition for justice” the group Reimagining Dementia are launching a campaign called “Taking it to the streets”. It will be calling on people to sign their petition and will be supporting those who want to host public-facing events or activities. Taking place from September 18 – 24, the campaign is…
Health Education England (HEE) has awarded funding worth £700,000 to 28 health and care organisations as part of its “Volunteer to Career” programme. The programme, set up by the charity Helpforce, helps volunteers who want to work in the NHS to progress into a health and care career. Under the initiative, the organisations will have…
Following on from the 2023 ‘Hope in Ageing’ poetry competition organised by the charity Embracing Age, 2024’s competition theme has been announced as ‘Joy in Ageing’. The competition, which is open to anyone over 50, is inviting entries in various formats – poetry, art and multimedia. The organisers say: “We invite you to capture the…
A new training programme designed to develop leadership skills among people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds working in social care has been launched by Skills for Care. The Forefront Programme is a new suite of digital modules which is intended to build participants’ confidence in improving equality, diversity and inclusion in their organisation. Find out more…
In the UK, dementia rates among black people are 22% higher than for white people, demonstrating the need for more targeted interventions to reduce dementia risks and improve treatment outcomes for ethnic minority communities. That is the verdict of UCL researchers who carried out the study, which looked at health records of more than 660,000…