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!
Downloadable resources
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
- Agnes Houston with Julie Christie: Talking Sense: Living with Sensory Changes and Dementia. Hammond Care 2018
- Dementia: a whole life approach. A resource for creating better lives. Life Changes Trust – https://www.lifechangestrust.org.uk/dementia-whole-life-approach-resource-creating-better-lives
- Understanding dementia: Symptoms, causes, types, and treatment https://pacificmedicalacls.com/Dementia
Creativity
- Capital Focus at Capital Theatres – https://www.capitaltheatres.com/whats-on?f=&fa=dementia-friendly&df=&dr=
- Dementia Friendly Work, Capital Theatres, Edinburgh – https://www.capitaltheatres.com/take-part/dementia-friendly-work
- Artlink Central – http://artlinkcentral.org/
- Artlink Edinburgh – http://www.artlinkedinburgh.co.uk/
- Artful Minds – https://www.magdalenaschamberger.com/artful-minds/
- Compassionate Clowning – https://www.magdalenaschamberger.com/compassionate-clowning/
- Entelechy Arts – http://entelechyarts.org
- Equal Arts – https://equalarts.org.uk
- Generation Arts, West Lothian – https://generationarts.wordpress.com/
- Hearts & Minds – http://www.heartsminds.org.uk/
- Ladder to the Moon – http://www.laddertothemoon.co.uk/
- Magic Me – http://magicme.co.uk/
- Spare Tyre – http://www.sparetyre.org
- Tricky Hat – https://trickyhat.com/
Dance
- Cai Tomos – https://caitomos.com
- Dancebase – http://www.dancebase.co.uk/participation/
- Dance for PD – http://danceforparkinsons.org/
- Dance for Parkinson UK – http://www.danceforparkinsonsuk.org/category/home/
- People Dancing – https://www.communitydance.org.uk
- Scottish Ballet Time to Dance – https://www.scottishballet.co.uk/join-in/sb-health/time-to-dance – https://www.scottishballet.co.uk/event/regenerate
- Spin Turn – creative movement – https://twitter.com/ElaineKordys
Storytelling
- Anne Basting TimeSlips, Creative Storytelling – http://www.timeslips.org/
- Sharing a Story – http://www.sharingastory.co.uk/
Music
- Deepness Dementia Radio – https://www.deepnessdementiamedia.com
- Dementia Inclusive singing Network – https://singing.luminatescotland.org/running-a-choir-or-group/
- Forget Me Notes – https://www.forgetmenotes.org.uk
- JustSing Scotland – https://www.justsingscotland.com
- Love Music Community Choir – https://www.choir.lovemusic.org.uk
- Live Music Now – http://www.livemusicnow.org.uk/scotland
- Music in Hospitals – http://www.musicinhospitalsscotland.org.uk/
- Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy – http://www.nordoffrobbinsscotland.org.uk/
- Playlist for Life – http://www.playlistforlife.org.uk/#2946
Visual Arts
- Art in Healthcare – http://www.artinhealthcare.org.uk/
- Engage Scotland – https://engage.org/resources/dementia/dementia-inclusive-approaches/
- Meet me at moma – https://www.moma.org/meetme/
- National Gallery Scotland – https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/gallery-social-anyone-affected-dementia
Design
- Dementia Village Holland – https://hogeweyk.dementiavillage.com/
Films and clips
- Time to re-think Dementia, Willy Gilder: https://youtu.be/T_3zhg6p_d0
- Capturing Grace, Dance for PD https://vimeo.com/ondemand/capturinggraceondemand
- Curious Shoes: A collaborative performance for people living with dementia and their loved ones – https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/266099282
- Hearts & Minds: Behind the Nose – http://vimeo.com/111185931
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)