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Salisbury Volunteer Information Session

Our Volunteer Coordinator Kate will be at Salisbury Library on Tuesday for anyone who is interested in finding out more about volunteering with Care Home Volunteers. Pop along and see how just a few hours a week can make all the difference to an older person in care. Kate will also bringing along some reminiscence…
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Community Christmas Tree - St Thomas’ Chruch Salisbury

Care Home Volunteers are delighted to have been selected as one of the community groups to present a Christmas tree at both Lacock Abbey nr Chippenham and St Thomas’ Church in Salisbury. Our amazing decorated tree at St Thomas’ can be enjoyed not only by people local to Salisbury but by many who travel long…
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Dementia & Communications

This is a really interesting discussion on Dementia and Communication. Michael Rosen explores how to communicate with people with dementia. Alison Wray offers advice, such as to respond to the feeling behind the words rather than the words themselves. Alison is a Research Professor in Language and Communication at Cardiff University. She is renowned for…
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Exciting News! We are in the Running for a Prestigious Award!

Exciting News! We are in the running for a prestigious award! We have been shortlisted in the UK’s newest care awards and are in the running for a prestigious national award. Care Home Volunteers has been shortlisted in the Volunteer Team of the Year category at the Caring UK Awards, which recognise excellence and achievement…
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In the Press … Life in Magazine

Thank you to Life in Magazine (Chippenham area) for publishing Nick’s volunteering story. Click here to view Take just a couple minutes to have a read and if you are interested in finding out more and becoming a volunteer with Care Home Volunteers visit our website www.carehomevolunteers.org.uk

In the Press … North Wiltshire Town Crier

Thank you to North Wiltshire Town Crier for publishing our poster in this month’s publication. It means so much to us when local media organisations help to spread the word of Care Home Volunteers. Clich here check out page 23 and 24 So if you are interested in volunteering with Care Home Volunteers don’t hesitate…
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Down Memory Lane

Nursing home lets people with dementia live down memory lane … This is such a great idea and the results speak for themselves. Take a read and see what a difference it can make going back in time! Read the full story here If you are interested in seeing how you could make a difference…
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Does Volunteering Improve Mental Health?

Does Volunteering Improve Mental Health? This week many great organisations, support groups and individuals supported National Mental Health Day … This blog is from last year but take a read. If you have a few hours a week to spare and are interested in volunteering in a local care home, visit our website for more…
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Dementia Friends - Volunteer Training

What a great volunteer training session we have arranged for today in Swindom. Dementia Friends will provide our volunteers with a little bit more knowledge about what it’s like to live with dementia and then turns that understanding into action. Anyone can become a Dementia Friend in their community, find out more here on how…
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BBC Music Memories

BBC Music Memories website to launch for BBC Music Day 2018 “BBC Music Day is about the power of music. BBC Music Memories is designed to tap into that power to help those with dementia reconnect with the music they have loved, share their memories, and help us discover the nation’s favourite music memories.” Click…
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