PARACHUTE JUMP AND GREAT NORTH RUN 2012 for Alzheimer's Society!!

I am pushing the boundaries this year and jumping out of an aeroplane on the 8th of September 2012 and running the Great North Run on the 16th of September...I need YOUR help to raise sponsorship for this fantastic charity...

Please visit my 'Just Giving' Page today and leave a little...it can make such a difference to those who have Dementia:

http://www.justgiving.com/Claire-Ford6

East Pennines Churchill Committee...

This week i have been asked to join the Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship's, East Pennines Churchill Committee..i will be on the board to discuss relevant issues,setting up networking events for fellows and finding ways of disseminating our knowledge...

Creative Workshop Development...

This week has been very busy!! Meeting and setting up workshops for the next few months in Dementia specific care homes...looking forward to trying out some new techniques and processes!
A one hour workshop could include any of the following: A sensory based art activity, poetry, storytelling, movement.

If you would like a Creative Programme in your Care Home, please feel free to get in touch at:
claireford88@hotmail.com / 07828975335

The Evening Gazette

Today i am in the paper!!
Brought to you from The Evening Gazette....

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2012/01/11/teesside-graduate-helping-dementia-patients-84229-30096387/

SignPost Journal Article Completed and Submitted!

If you would like a copy of the Arts and Dementia article that i wrote for he SignPost journal, feel free to get in touch at: claireford88@hotmail.com, this will be online and available for viewing during February.

Tandem Parachute Jump booked for Summer 2012!!

In aid of the Alzheimer's Society i will be jumping out of an aeroplane in September!! Along with doing the annual Great North Run!!
Watch this space - for 'Just Giving' Pages - your support is so valuable to individuals living with Dementia.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR 2012!!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Festive Period!!

I will be writing away over the next couple of weeks for various articles, newspapers, presentations and training sessions! The 'Enriching Life With Creative Expression Blog' will be regularly updated - so keep POSTED!!!