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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Get ready for Step Into May! Our biggest-ever fundraising event invites you to get moving and raise vital funds for older people between 1-31st May. 👣 Every step counts - so let's get planning! More info on our website: aliveactivities.org/step-into-may/

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

We are absolutely thrilled to announce we are finalists for two UK Dementia Care Awards! 🏆 Our Hoppiness Project is a finalist in the Promoting Health & Wellbeing Award and our Lullaby Circle is up for the Intergenerational Award. Huge thank you to @dementiacommunity.bsky.social #UKDA2026

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Another Share & Repair event...come and swap something old for something new! A friendly, informal event where our very own expert sewing bees Mary, Fanny and Jane will be on hand to teach you how to mend. 📅 10 April, 4-7pm 📍 Knowle Healthy Living Centre

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Introducing Step Into May! Our biggest-ever fundraising challenge inviting everyone to get moving and raise vital funds for older people between 1 - 31st May! 👣 Mark your calendars - more info coming soon. #StepIntoMay

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St Monica Trust @stmonicatrust.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

🌟 #ImprovingConnectionsFund spotlight 🌟 Alive Activities's Share and Repair Café created intergenerational spaces where older people could share skills, knowledge and lived experience, from crafts and cooking to tai chi, meditation and home maintenance.

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Behind the scenes of our filming with This Morning!📸💖 We're so proud of our very own TV stars Isobel and Nicola for helping to share the magic of our Lullaby Circle sessions live from Glebe House Care Home yesterday. Watch the feature here: www.itv.com/.../josie-me...

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St Monica Trust @stmonicatrust.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

We’re thrilled to announce we have awarded seven incredible organisations Core Funding to support their vital work. First up, we’re shining the spotlight on @aliveactivities.bsky.social. ⭐ Stay tuned over the next few days as we reveal the rest of the inspiring recipients!

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

We have big news! For one week only, all donations towards our community gardening groups are DOUBLED. With one donation, you can make twice the impact. 🙏 Thanks to the folks at @biggive.bsky.social, donations we receive until 9 Dec are being matched £1 for £1. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

We're thrilled to bring back our popular Autumn & Winter themed activity sessions for another festive season! 🍂❄️ Book now to try our new Drumming Circle and Tai Chi sessions, or revisit a familiar favourite. Email info@aliveactivities.org to book now and find out more or call 07861 385 543.

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Join us! For South Gloucestershire residents aged 55+ who may be experiencing memory difficulties, awaiting or adjusting to a dementia diagnosis, and their care partners. Contact us to find out more and express your interest: 07861 385 543 or julie@aliveactivities.org

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St Monica Trust @stmonicatrust.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

🍺Unveiling our resident-brewed centenary beer, Hundred Not Out! 🍺 In collaboration with @aliveactivities.bsky.social and Wiper and True, this beer marks 100 years of St Monica Trust and was brewed from hops grown and harvested by our residents. 👇 Read more: www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/our-expertis...

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Probably the best resident-brewed beer in the world - St Monica Trust

St Monica Trust residents are raising a glass to the successful launch of their own beer.

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

NEW DATE! Our free decoupage workshop with Helen will now be Friday 31st October. Can you make it? 🖌 Learn the art of decoupage and join us for lunch too as part of our series of Share & Repair free community workshops. Email natalie@aliveactivities.org to book your place.

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Unleash your imagination and explore creative storytelling and playfulness at our new FREE intergenerational storytelling workshops alongside a professional storyteller. 📚✨ Email mel@aliveactivities.org for more information and to book a place.

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Unleash your creativity at our FREE over 50s intergenerational art sessions this Autumn! 🎨 Please email mel@aliveactivities.org to book a space or for more information.

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Georgie has volunteered with us over the past year at our therapeutic gardening sessions at Lawrence Hill Health Centre. She is now headed off to do some travelling and we would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ for everything she’s done! aliveactivities.org/get-involved...

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

It's incredibly tough right now for charities like ours. Receiving no government or public funding, we rely on donations to keep our vital services alive. Light up later life with us by donating today or sharing our appeal: aliveactivities.org/get-involved...

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

We have received an Award of Excellence as Number One Charity of the Year for Older People at the 2025 E2 Media Awards! 🏆 Coinciding with the anniversary of our founder, Tim Lloyd-Yeates, who passed away ten years ago, we opened the trophy on his memorial bench at our dementia-friendly allotment.

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Some of the kind messages sent from older to younger LGBTQ+ people from our intergenerational letter exchange project! ❤🌈 Our Letters To My Younger Self project fosters magical intergenerational connection through writing letters, sharing poems, making drawings and even creating music playlists.

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The fantastic folks at Womble Bond Dickinson are cycling 77 miles as part of Bike Bath on the 15th June to raise money for Alive. Please sponsor them if you can here: www.justgiving.com/page/wbd-sum... Wishing our cyclists the very best of luck - thank you so much!

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WBD's fundraiser for Alive

Help Scarlett Hanks raise money to support Alive

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BRACE Dementia Research @alzheimersbrace.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

On the first day of Dementia Action Week, we held our annual Cuppa for a Cure at the Alive Allotments to raise money for vital dementia research ☕🪴 Our hot drink & cake sale, alongside Alive's plant sale, raised £100 to help fund vital dementia research! 🍰 #Cuppa4aCure buff.ly/X8XDfv3

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

We’re thrilled to announce the return of our Toddlers That Came To Tea intergenerational tea parties at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. There are still spaces left for the party in June, so email mel@aliveactivities.org for more information and to book your FREE space.

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

A fantastic morning at in Chepstow last week, distributing 50 free Athens and Budapest Tabletop Travels boxes. We had a jolly time and it was so great to be part of such a busy and well attended coffee morning. Discover more about the sensory travel boxes here: www.tabletoptravels.co.uk

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

"We need to talk about dementia more." In light of #DementiaActionWeek, our CEO Isobel Jones shared a story about her recent opportunity to raise dementia awareness outside of work: at her local rowing club. Have a read here: aliveactivities.org/we-need-to-t...

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Our second Let's Talk Dementia event with Bristol Dementia Action Alliance and @alzheimersbrace.bsky.social was a brilliant opportunity to highlight dementia and to show the support, advice and care that is available to those affected by it. Read more: aliveactivities.org/lets-talk-de...

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Community Call Out! We’re looking for donations of baby blankets, baby mats and bunting to support our wonderful Lullaby Circle project: bringing together babies and care home residents for sessions of singing and cuddles. Find out more here: aliveactivities.org/lullaby-circ...

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Talking on air about the benefits of technology and dementia, it was great to hear our CEO Isobel Jones on Radio Bristol last week. Listen to the full feature here: aliveactivities.org/tech-dementi...

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Tech & Dementia: BBC Radio Bristol – Alive Activities

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Did you catch us on The One Show? Our Hoppiness Project with @hellobrigstow.bsky.social hit the small screen this week. Be sure to watch it on iPlayer here: aliveactivities.org/hoppiness-th...

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Our Hoppiness Project on BBC’s The One Show – Alive Activities

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

This week marks one year of our film with England football players, raising awareness of dementia. Partnering with @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social and Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service, we invited players to try on the Empathy Suit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l0L...

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England football team experience what it’s like living with dementia

YouTube video by Alzheimer's Society

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St Monica Trust @stmonicatrust.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

🍻 Cheers to 100 years 🍻 The Hoppiness Project will see our residents brew a centenary beer from hops grown at our retirement villages and care homes. In collaboration with @aliveactivities.bsky.social and local brewers, the project promotes healthy ageing 👉 www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/our-expertis...

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

We are a young at heart bunch at the Bristol Dementia Meeting Centre Thursday Club, and this week we spent the morning reminiscing about the games we used to play as children. Wyn showed us how to do a Cats Cradle and we had a fun time getting all tied up in knots!

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

It was brilliant to see the BBC coverage of our Lullaby Circle yesterday. Filmed at Deerhurst Care Home, it was a great chance to share how truly magical these sessions are at connecting parents and babies with care home residents for moments of joy and togetherness. Just look at those smiles!

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Let's Talk Dementia, is back in Bristol on Saturday 17th May! Join us plus @alzheimersbrace.bsky.social and BDAA on the day where you will find dementia specialists giving short talks, meet knowledgeable exhibitors, and join engaging sessions for people living with dementia.

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Let's Talk Dementia 2025 - BRACE Alzheimer's Research

Let’s Talk Dementia is returning to the Watershed in Bristol, on Saturday 17th May 2025! More details on the schedule for the day will be available soon.

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Another fantastic Caring UK Conference at the Webbington Hotel! Delighted to be invited back, see old and new friends, and share the importance of meaningful activity. #CaringUKConferences #CharityConference

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

A HUGE thank you to the amazing Leonora Fox, daughter of one of our Dementia Meeting Centre members, who is running the @manchestermarathon.bsky.social next month to raise vital funds for our dementia-friendly activities. Please support her with whatever you can: www.justgiving.com/page/leonora...

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Leonora's fundraiser for Alive

Help Leonora Fox raise money to support Alive

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

07861 385 543 is our new number! To get in touch with us, you can call or email us at: 📞: 07861 385 543 💌: info@aliveactivities.org 🔗: www.aliveactivities.org

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Carmel and Abi have been spreading Alive love throughout our community this week, chatting to people at the Stockwood Dementia Awareness Day and BS3 Carer's Day in Bedminster. Be sure to come say hello if you see us out and about!

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Alive Activities @aliveactivities.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Join us at the Bristol Royal Infirmary for monthly intergenerational tea parties! This opportunity is for young people aged 5 and under with their grown ups alongside patients at the BRI. Starting March 2025. If you would like to book your FREE place, please email: mel@aliveactivities.org

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