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Elders Monday at the Royal Exchange - Online Creative Writing

Poetry/Writing - Online Event

Monday 4th December 2023 @ 2:00pm

Thursday 5th December 2024 @ 2:00pm

On Online Creative writing session on Zoom. A facilitator will guide you through some tasks to shape your creativity.
Contact Email: katrina.heath@royalexchange.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/create-participate/elders/elders-mondays/

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Poetry & Reminiscence activity toolkits

Poetry/Writing - Online Event

Sharing, reading & creating poetry together has many benefits & can lift the mood, unlock memories & spark connections. Our themed downloadable toolkits offers you an engaging & meaningful activity with opportunities to read aloud, share memories, explore the senses & create a collaborative poem.
Contact Email: creativeconnections2022@gmail.com

Click Event to be taken to http://www.facebook.com/CreativeConnectionsPoetryReminiscence

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1001 Stories Archive

Combined Arts/Other - Online Event

You can view stories displayed in the "Radical Acts of Being Human" at Leeds Playhouse, celebrating the lives (past, present and future) of people living in or with a connection to Leeds, through our online story archive. 1001 Stories is a live archive and stories will continue to be added.
Contact Email: geraldine@theperformanceensemble.com

Click Event to be taken to http://1001stories.org.uk/

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Way Back, an audio play by GeriActors Theatre

Drama/Theatre - Online Event

A kaleidoscope of true stories – growing up during WWII, farm life in Alberta and Sri Lanka, motherhood, and coming-of-age in Trinidad – Way Back remembers the moments of joy, hardship, triumph, and magic we all experience. This audio play is free to listen to at any time.
Contact Email: geriactors.friends@gmail.com

Click Event to be taken to http://geriactors.ca/listen-to-wayback/

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Oxfordshire Age Friendly Creative Network (OAFCN)

Combined Arts/Other - Online Event

The OAFCN is a community of interest for anyone interested in Creative Ageing. The network exists to support partnership working, share learning and ensure that everyone in Oxfordshire has equal access to creative ageing opportunities. To join us visit our website
Contact Email: helenfountain@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.ageuk.org.uk/oxfordshire/about-us/the-oxfordshire-age-friendly-creative-network-oafcn/

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In Person Event

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Songhaven at Home - FREE 30min professional concerts ONLINE!

Music/Singing - Online Event

Songhaven at Home is a FREE collection of 30 minute professional concert films, with accompanying printable programmes. Filmed at our live events, the concerts feature favourite songs from stage & screen plus singalongs with lyrics displayed on-screen.
Contact Email: songhaven@songhaven.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://songhaven.co.uk/virtual-concerts/

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Swan Song Project: 1:1 online songwriting sessions for people facing end of life or bereavement

Music/Singing - Online Event

Our team help people to write and record their own original song. We offer our sessions to people at any stage in the grieving process related to a bereavement or approaching the end of their life due to life limiting illness or other circumstances. No experience or music skills are needed.
Contact Email: ben@swansongproject.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://swansongproject.co.uk/about/writing-a-song-with-us/

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All The World's A Stage

Drama/Theatre - Online Event

Presented by Willy Gilder, a former BBC presenter living with dementia, each podcast episode showcases a different theatrical interest of a member of the dementia community, in conversations with Capital Theatres. Tune in now to discover a host of hidden theatrical talents!
Contact Email: alex.howard@capitaltheatres.com

Click Event to be taken to http://open.spotify.com/show/0hCSumFxsGqMVqCOz6jRuD?si=3b2d85f508304053

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Creativity Found podcast: real-life stories from people who have found their creativity later in life

Combined Arts/Other - Online Event

Conversations with people who FOUND – or re-found – their CREATIVITY as adults.
Fortnightly podcast, with over 67 episodes to re-visit in the back catalogue
Contact Email: claire@creativityfound.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.creativityfound.co.uk/Podcast

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Shared Reading- Age UK Shropshire Telford and Wrekin

Literature/Library - Online Event

Make new friends in a small relaxed group on Zoom online during a variety of sessions throughout the week. Our Reader Leader reads a short story or poem aloud then we stop and talk about what we have read.
Contact Email: enquiries@ageukstw.org.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.ageuk.org.uk/shropshireandtelford/activities-and-events/reading-groups/

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Lawnmowers Theatre Company

Drama/Theatre - Online Event

The Lawnmowers is a producing theatre-arts company run by and for people with learning difficulties and operating in Gateshead and the surrounding regions. Watch a back catalogue of short films on a range of creative topics.
Contact Email: hello@lawnmowerstheatre.com

Click Event to be taken to http://lawnmowerstheatre.com/category/films/

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BSL Zone

Film/Photography - Online Event

Reaching every BSL user with more BSL programmes that they love to watch.
The British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT) commissions television programmes made in British Sign Language by Deaf people for Deaf people.
Contact Email: info@bslbt.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.bslzone.co.uk/

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The Reader Organisation- shared reading groups

Literature/Library - Online Event

Experience the joy of reading aloud together in a Shared Reading group - for free and for everyone! Shared Reading brings people together in small groups to read aloud.While we can’t meet in person, we have a number of Shared Reading groups available online via Zoom – find out more and join a group.
Contact Email: hello@ageofcreativity.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.thereader.org.uk/what-we-do/shared-reading/

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Two Cups of Tea Podcast series

Combined Arts/Other - Online Event

Amazing life stories of great old characters. Chris Heath sticks the kettle on and gets to hear the life story of an older legend in their golden years. Full of amazing and compelling characters, heart-warming tales and extraordinary lives. Episodes drop every two weeks. Warning:May contain biscuits
Contact Email: chrisheathpodcast@gmail.com

Click Event to be taken to http://play.acast.com/s/twocupsoftea

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Crafts Council Online Exhibition: Culture & Life in Atlantic Scotland

Craft/Design - Online Event

Crafts in the northern and western isles of Scotland have grown out of necessity - tools for particular tasks, containers for transporting or storing food and fuel, furnishings for the home, clothes to wear – using materials available locally. This online exhibition celebrates this work.
Contact Email: festival@ageofcreativity.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://orkneybetweenislands.wordpress.com/

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Natural History Museum Virtual Museum: 13 ways to explore from home

Museums/Heritage - Online Event

Delve into the Museum from home with a virtual self-guided tour of the galleries, an interactive experience about Hope the blue whale and audio guides narrated by Sir David Attenborough. There are 13 ways to explore our collections from home with regular events, videos and virtual tours.
Contact Email: festival@ageofcreativity.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/virtual-museum.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAv6yCBhCLARIsABqJTjY8mtEDy7OZqKnjLzpffAdL6EHmiDfr1GgEhIAQE1gr9hpdaK9u4v8aAq29EALw_wcB

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Charles Dickens Museum Virtual Tour

Museums/Heritage - Online Event

Welcome to the Dickens family home. Uncover the private world behind the author’s public image. Explore his life and family through treasures as you (virtually) walk through the rooms he lived in.
If you enjoy your experience please consider a donation.
Contact Email: festival@ageifcreativity.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://dickensmuseum.com/pages/interactive-tour?gclid=Cj0KCQiAv6yCBhCLARIsABqJTjYSULvyC-ds3u2Zwl8_AYHXivNolhLb5vaw9t73EkKf7HTPTjLm08EaApqREALw_wcB

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RNIB Talking Books- See Differently

Literature/Library - Online Event

Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 30,000 fiction and non fiction books from the RNIB Library. 'Read On' is a weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios.
Contact Email: helpline@rnib.org.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://audioboom.com/channel/readonair

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Black Cultural Archives- Digital Showcase

Museums/Heritage - Online Event

Black Cultural Archives is the only national heritage centre dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the histories of African and Caribbean people in Britain. Explore the new digital showcase of archives and projects online.
Contact Email: info@bcaheritage.org.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.bcaexhibits.org/

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Queer Britain- Digital Archive

Museums/Heritage - Online Event

Welcome to our showcase of selected films from Virtually Queer, our filmed oral history project. They include three compilations of stories first shown at our exhibition, Our Naked Skin, in Salisbury and a new film created especially for Middlesex University. Watch the short films here...
Contact Email: festival@ageofcreativity.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://queerbritain.org.uk/virtually-queer

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South Asian Arts UK

Combined Arts/Other - Online Event

South Asian Arts-uk is the centre of excellence in Indian classical music and dance. Celebrating/ educating South Asian Classical dance and music, as well as pushing the boundaries of how traditional and contemporary South Asian arts are taught. Watch a series of short films on their Youtube Channel
Contact Email: info@saa-uk.org

Click Event to be taken to http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLcXoeKjPnYkrAqnljkP5A

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English Heritage online collection

Museums/Heritage - Online Event

The English Heritage collection is incredibly diverse and includes archaeological material, decorative arts, weaponry and a world-class selection of fine art. These objects enable us to learn more about the people of the past. Take a virtual tour around places and artefacts on the website.
Contact Email: festival@ageofcreativity.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/collections/

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Virtual Village Hall

Combined Arts/Other - Online Event

Welcome to the Virtual Village Hall, brought to you by Royal Voluntary Service and supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The Virtual Village Hall is a programme of themed online activities designed to enjoy at home. With music, singing, craft, reading, writing and special events.
Contact Email: festival@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/virtual-village-hall/

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BBC Rewind Reminiscence Archive

Combined Arts/Other - Online Event

The BBC Reminiscence Archive was developed by the BBC, Dundee University and University of St Andrews, as a tool to support people with dementia and carers. Simply choose a 'theme' or 'decade' and explore dementia friendly images, audio or video to stimulate memories and stories.
Contact Email: festival@ageofcreativity.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://remarc.bbcrewind.co.uk/

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Google Arts and Culture

Combined Arts/Other - Online Event

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute. With interactive experiences, personalised content and unmissable stories that are updated weekly.
Simply click and explore.
Contact Email: festival@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://artsandculture.google.com/

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Web of the Week

Combined Arts/Other - Online Event

Web of the Week (WOW) brings uplifting links with tips for those who are internet beginners. Every Sunday we publish 10 FREE and uplifting things that people can view, do or share over the next week.
Contact Email: guy@weboftheweek.com

Click Event to be taken to http://www.weboftheweek.com/

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National Trust Art and Collections

Museums/Heritage - Online Event

Enjoy a private viewing of various artefacts and paintings owned by National Trust, alongside detailed descriptions of their history and relevance to our modern lives. Carefully curated, these webpages are updated each season to reflect significant dates and events.
Contact Email: enquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/art-and-collections

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BBC Music Memories

Music/Singing - Online Event

This website is designed to use music to help people reconnect with their most powerful memories. Evidence shows that music can help people - including those living with dementia - to feel and live better. Create a playlist by exploring the content.
Contact Email: festival@ageofcreativity.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://musicmemories.bbcrewind.co.uk/

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Playlist For Life

Music/Singing - Online Event

Our vision is simple: we want everyone with dementia to have a unique, personal playlist and everyone who loves or cares for them to know how to use it. Our website is full of free resources to help you at each stage of your playlist journey.
Contact Email: info@playlistforlife.org.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.playlistforlife.org.uk/get-started/

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Music 4 Dementia Radio

Music/Singing - Online Event

We are m4d Radio. A group of 5 themed radio stations available for free 24 hours a day, 365 days a year playing music that evokes memories.
Music is shared live through the website for you to enjoy. Choose your era of music, listen and enjoy…
Contact Email: info@m4dradio.com

Click Event to be taken to http://m4dradio.com/

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BBC Get Creative At Home

Combined Arts/Other - Online Event

Throughout lockdown, BBC programmes were developed specifically to support you to 'Get Creative At Home'. The UK's biggest ever celebration of creative participation, all content is still available to watch and enjoy. Singing, drawing, music, Shakespeare, pottery, design, comedy...
Contact Email: hello@ageofcreativity.co.uk

Click Event to be taken to http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0778tx6

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We would like to thank our Oxfordshire Age Friendly Ambassadors group for supporting us to make this website accessible and Age Friendly. We would also like to thank the National Age Friendly Creative Network for sharing their ideas and inspiration.

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