These resources have been co-produced for or by those living with dementia during creative sessions as part of the Bold Project.They can be used to support someone recently diagnosed, as examples of what can be achieved after diagnosis, read for your own self-care and reflection or shared with someone you think would benefit from them, if you need any guidance please get in touch at info@bold-scotland.org

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Workshops

Poetry Workshop

Self-Efficacy

Creative Methods at Kirrie Connections

Moving & Light Gathering

A person-centred plan

Podcasts

bold Stories: Ep. 1 – Lil & Alan

Launching Episode 1 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Lil & Alan chat to Fenella Kerr, a fellow bold partner, about their experience of the bold Social Leadership Programme and the highs & lows of living with dementia.

bold Stories: Ep. 2 – Anne-Marie & Christine

Announcing Episode 2 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Anne-Marie and Christine McCallum chat to fellow bold partner Fenella Kerr about the amazing Dolphin Arts Project, their experience of bold and how those living with dementia can flourish.

bold Stories: Ep. 3 – Jo Cowan

Launching Episode 3 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Jo chats about her thoughts and feelings about the bold  Social Leadership Programme and the ways she has since flourished as a social leader.

bold Stories: Ep. 4 – Lorna Campbell

Launching Episode 4 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Lorna chats about her reflections from the bold Programme and how she learned to address her own emotional needs in order  to be able to support other people and be a dementia leader.

bold Stories: Ep. 5 – Martin & Agnes

Launching the 5th and final episode from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Lorna Lyons, bold’s Digital Content Manager chats to Martin & Agnes about their reflections from bold on social leadership, creativity and Runrig!

Films

bold conversations – The Wobbly Dog

bold conversations – Home Comforts

bold conversations – The Restful Place

Unheard Voices – Gerry King

Unheard Voices – Audrey Ross

Unheard Voices – Ron Coleman

Unheard Voices – Jake Sutherland

Unheard Voices – Christina Hobbs

a bold mini commission Willy Gilder’s ‘Unheard Voices’

A bold Mini Commissions with Fenella Kerr

A bold Mini Commissions with Barbara Gardner-Rowell

A bold Mini Commission Alec’s ‘bold Generations’

A year of being bold…

The future is bold

a bold mini commission James Mckillop’s Songwriting collaboration

a bold mini commission Valeria Lembo’s GRAND

bold Celebrations Film March 2024

Introduction to bold…

Creative writing

Willy Gilder – Dear World

Willy Gilder – The space I feel most at home

Willy Gilder – I shout the loudest when…

The bold Scribers – ‘Our 6 word stories’

Alex McEwan – Writing: born of frustration

Magdalena Schamberger – To whom it will concern one day

Jackie Philip – In Respect & Admiration Letter to Elspeth

Willy Gilder – Silence, is there such a thing?

Lois Wolffe – ‘Letter to Mum’

bold Creations, A Book of Creative Work by Dr James McKillop with updated music


Poems

Jackie Philip – Silence

Lois Wolffe – I shout the loudest when…

Anne McDonald – The things I need to flourish are..

Willy Gilder – The things I need to flourish are…

The bold Scribers – Bold

Lois Wolffe – What does BOLD mean to me?

Lorna Reid – The things I need to flourish are..

The bold Scribers – Creativity

Alex McEwan – I am here because…

Ron Coleman – The things I need to flourish are…

Links and Resources for those Living with Dementia

Dementia Care

Creativity

Dance

Storytelling

Music

Visual Arts

Design

Films and clips

Research

Daly Lynn, J., Washbrook, M., Ryan, A., McCormack, B. and Martin, S. (2021) Partnering with older people as peer researchers Health Expectations (early view) https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13331

MacLaren J, Nelson M and Wilkinson H (2018) Short Guide to Ethical Practice and Governance for Ethnographic Research with People who have Dementia. University of Edinburgh
https://www.ed.ac.uk/health/research/e-cred/projects/thistle-down-project

Clarke CL Keyes S Kinnaird L Saaramets-Webster C Watson J Wilcockson J Wilkinson H and Williamson T (2020) Whose Research Is This?—Participatory Secondary Data Analysis With People Living With Dementia. NIHR 10.4135/9781529707854

Kennedy L Wilkinson H and Henstridge C (2019) Buddy Pairs: A novel pilot scheme crafting knowledge exchange between biomedical dementia researchers and people affected by dementia. Dementia https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301219885543 (PR)

Clarke CL Wilkinson H Watson J Wilcockson J Kinnaird L and Williamson T (2018) A Seat Around the Table: Participatory Data Analysis With People Living With Dementia. Qualitative Health Research 1–13 DOI: 10.1177/1049732318774768

Novak S and Wilkinson H (2017) Safe and inclusive research practices for qualitative research involving people with dementia: A review of key issues and strategies Dementia DOI: 10.1177/1471301217701274

Design and Technology

Rondon-Sulbaran, J., Daly-Lynn, J., McCormack, B., Ryan, A. and Martin, S. (2019) The transition to technology-enriched supported accommodation (TESA) for people living with dementia: the experience of formal carers, Ageing and Society., pp. 1–22. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X19000588

Daly-Lynn, J., Rondon-Sulbaran, J., Quinn, E., Ryan, A., McCormack, B. and Martin, S. (2017) A systematic review of electronic assistive technology within supporting living environments for people with dementia, Dementia 0(0) 1–65 DOI: 10.1177/1471301217733649

Mathews G Marshall M and Wilkinson H (2021) A public inconvenience: better toilets for inclusive travel, Disability & Society, DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2020.1867508 (P

Peer Support - Living with Dementia

Andrew J Wilkinson H and Prior S (2021) Guid times wi the bad times: The meanings and experiences of befriending for people living alone with dementia. Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice. (PR)

Clarke CL Keyes SE Wilkinson H Alexjuk J (et al) (2016) I just want to g-e-t on with my life – A mixed methods study of active management of quality of life in living with dementia. Ageing & Society. DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X16001069 (PR)

Wilkinson H Weaks D and Mccleod J (2014) The emotional processing of living with dementia: the importance of telling the story. Ageing and Society 35, 4 765-784 DOI: 10.1017/SO144686X13001074 (PR)

Keyes S Clarke C Wilkinson H Alexjuk J Wilcockson J (et al) (2014) We are all thrown in the same boat… A qualitative analysis of peer support in dementia care Dementia DOI: 10.1177/1471301214529575 (PR)

Ward R Howorth M Wilkinson H Campbell S and Keady J (2012) Supporting the friendships of people with dementia. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research. Special Edition: Dementia and relationships 11: 287-303 (PR)

Wilkinson H Houston A McKillop J and Taylor L (2020) The price of citizenship: the costs and benefits of activism as a route to everyday citizenship. Chapter 2 in Everyday Citizenship and People with Dementia edited by Ann-Charlotte Nedlund, Ruth Bartlett and Charlotte Clarke. Dunedin Press. (Monograph contribution)