Alive Activities

Check out our current volunteering opportunities. As #VolunteersWeek comes to an end, we'd love to extend the invite and encourage you to join our lovely team of volunteers. Together we can #LightUpLaterLife and bring joy to older people in the South West. To get involved, please contact Nadja on volunteer@aliveactivities.org or call 07519534577. We offer training and reimburse expenses. Please share with anyone who might be interested in volunteering with older people, we’re looking forward to hearing from you! #VolunteersWeek #VolunteersWeek2024 #VolunteeringBristol #Bristol #DementiaBristol #SupportYourCommunity #VolunteerAppreciation #VolunteeringOpportunities #BristolThingsToDo #Volunteer #ThankYouBristol

This is why we do what we do. ❤ In 2022, we had the honour of talking to some of the members at our Dementia Meeting Centres - groups for people living with dementia and their carers. The result were a series of emotive, impactful videos that amplify the voices, feelings and hearts of those we are so grateful to support. Without funding and support from our community, we wouldn't be able to run our centres. Thanks to Big Give, all donations towards our centres are being automatically doubled until midday 10 December. Please donate and make double the difference to the lives of people living with dementia. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eb5JETjs #ChristmasChallenge #CharityFundraising #DementiaCharity #BigGive #PositiveChange #AliveActivities #BristolCharity

Loneliness and isolation are just some of the huge challenges that carers for people living with dementia face every day. Sharing experiences, worries, knowledge and friendship with others in the same situation can be enormously helpful. Filmed in 2022, we asked carers at our Dementia Meeting Centres why these support systems are so important to them. With donations to our centres being DOUBLED this week, see your donation make twice the difference to those affected by a diagnosis of dementia. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eb5JETjs #ChristmasChallenge #CharityFundraising #DementiaCharity #BigGive #PositiveChange #AliveActivities #BristolCharity Big Give

"People will accept me as someone with dementia, but as someone who's quite a normal individual as well." ❤ Filmed back in 2022, we asked some of our members what our Dementia Meeting Centres mean to them. Offering a 'lifeline' to those living with dementia and their carers, all donations towards our Dementia Meeting Centres are being automatically DOUBLED this week thanks to Big Give. Please share and donate if you can. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eb5JETjs #ChristmasChallenge #CharityFundraising #DementiaCharity #BigGive #PositiveChange #AliveActivities #BristolCharity

Our Big Give campaign is now live! For one week only, all donations towards our Dementia Meeting Centres are DOUBLED. With one donation, you can make twice the impact. 🙌 As part of the UK's biggest match-funded campaign, donations we receive this week will be doubled at no extra cost to you. That means, if we reach our target of £2,000, we receive a whopping £4,000 automatically! Ends midday 10 December. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eb5JETjs Help us make double the difference in the lives of people living with dementia. Please donate and share with your friends and family this #GivingTuesday to make a real impact for older people in our community. #ChristmasChallenge #CharityFundraising #DementiaCharity #BigGive #PositiveChange #AliveActivities #BristolCharity

The #UKDC2024 in Coventry didn't disappoint. Inspiring, engaging, challenging, informing, and connecting were some of the many words we heard. Dr Jeremy Isaacs spoke on the second day of the mammoth challenge facing the NHS. Not only will there be a huge increase in the numbers of people living with dementia, but the severity of the dementia will also increase. Much debate followed, looking at language, environment, funding, caring, training. And of course our very own Nicola Taylor led a moving workshop of the Empathy Suit with Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service and Brunelcare. What a fantastic way to show how partnership working can increase our impact. Team Alive rounded up the conference with Partnerships Manager, Georgina Densley and CEO, Isobel Jones speaking about love and dementia. Love should be at the centre of all we do: in arts and in care, we show and receive love. It was a moving way to finish the conference. Thank you to Dementia Community for, yet again, connecting us, inspiring us and challenging us. Let's hope we can get keep the congress going. We are looking forward to next year already! #DementiaCongress #DementiaConference #DementiaCare #EmpathySuit

A fantastic first day at the 18th Dementia Congress in Coventry. What an honour to hear, first-hand, how those who are affected by dementia are shaping their own dementia strategy and care in Scotland. It's always an inspiration to be amongst a group of passionate people dedicated to improving dementia care. Plus our very own Abi and Linda shared their work at the Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity Sanctuary Square garden and have inspired others to start something similar. Looking forward to day two tomorrow! #UKDC2024 #DementiaCongress University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Dementia Community

Alive are incredibly excited to be taking part in the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge again, the UK's biggest match-funded campaign giving charities like us the opportunity to have our donations automatically doubled for one week. This year, we are raising money for our Dementia Meeting Centres: vital support systems for people living with dementia and their carers in Bristol and North Somerset. Keep a look out for a post next Tuesday 3 December for more details! #SaveTheDate #BigGive #DoubleTheDifference #Christmas

Alive are delighted to present Tabletop Travels. The product of research and partnership with University of Bristol, Stand + Stare and developed in co-production with older adults facing barriers to accessing travel and culture.   Developed from an original idea from Jeanie who lives in Bristol and who misses being able to explore the wider world, this project has grown through University of Bristol's Connecting Through Culture As We Age research programme with guidance from arts, charity and food partners. We are thrilled to announce that it is now ready to come to market!   Launching this Christmas for a limited run, the Athens-themed box brings together hand-picked food, pamper, sensory and souvenir items, with an interactive travel guidebook and accompanying website with audio and video content, taking you on a guided tour of Athens led by a creative who lives there.   Just £35 per box including delivery this is the perfect gift for a loved one. Bulk orders can be placed for groups, care homes or activity sessions. All profits come to Alive Activities.   To place orders, or find out more, please visit: www.tabletoptravels.co.uk.

We're hiring! We have TWO exciting opportunities to join our vibrant charity as our new Innovations & Partnerships Manager and Community Services Manager. If you're someone that wants to make a real difference to the lives of older people, we want to hear from you. Head to our website to read the full job descriptions and to apply. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eyNpb4NW #JobAdvert #WereHiring #BristolJobs #NorthSomersetJobs #DementiaJobs #JobVacancy #CharityJobs