A LIFE MORE ORDINARY – DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES at the Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Ludlow Rotary Club is very please to be able to support with a grant the initiative A Life More Ordinary that runs activities for people living with dementia and memory loss, their families, friends and carers.
Olivia James, Film Community Engagement Co-ordinator, explains that “In 2016 Ludlow Assembly Rooms became one of six venues nationally to take part in ‘A Life More Ordinary’, a project pioneered by The Dukes Theatre in Lancaster that gives people living with dementia and memory loss, ‘more choice, more control and greater access to leisure and cultural opportunities’.
Ludlow Assembly Rooms started with a dementia-friendly cinema afternoon, once a month where a relaxed, safe and fun environment was provided. Staff are dementia-aware, lights in the auditorium are left on low and the sound is a little lower than usual also. A year later in 2017, two more elements were added to Ludlow’s ‘A Life More Ordinary’ programme – ‘Moving to the Rhythm’ and ‘Songs for You’. Both activities, led by very talented, specially trained professionals, have proved popular – offering a space for reminiscence, socialising and, most importantly, having fun.
The Assembly Rooms are delighted to be able to continue all three activities from 2018 into 2019 with the help of all their supporters. None of this work would be possible without it and, undoubtedly, those living with dementia (including those with a diagnosis, carers and families) would certainly miss out on a vital contribution to their ongoing wellbeing and quality of life.”
02/08/2018.
