Day: 19 February 2018

Salvation Army launches group singing programme for people living with dementia

Stuart Mitchell

The Salvation Army has launched a dynamic programme for people with dementia which uses singing to help them connect with others and bring back memories.  The scheme, called Singing By Heart, uses a mix of popular hymns, such as ‘Joy in my Heart’, and popular songs like ‘Moon River’, which span the decades. Each song has been carefully selected to ensure they’re fondly recognised by the people in the groups. It is widely acknowledged that music can trigger past memories and feelings in those living with dementia. Each song begins…

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Lifetime Launches ‘HER AMERICA: 50 WOMEN, 50 STATES’

Stuart Mitchell

Lifetime, one the most powerful, preeminent female entertainment brands, has launched HER AMERICA: 50 WOMEN, 50 STATES, a digital content series filmed by an all-female team, documenting real women across the country. The series is now available on www.heramerica.com.  HER AMERICA will also be featured in on-air spots launching tonight on Lifetime and will be shared socially via Lifetime’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. Following the 2016 US Presidential Election, at a time when America seemed more fractured than ever before, Lifetime set out to capture the truth about women’s…

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Hublot and Depeche Mode to Release a Collector’s Edition Series of 55 Unique Big Bang Watches to Benefit charity: water

Stuart Mitchell

One of the most influential, beloved and best-selling musical acts of all time, Depeche Mode have sold over 100 million records worldwide and have played to more than 30 million fans since their formation in 1981. And, in their 37 year career, Depeche Mode have released an incredible 55 singles, from “Dreaming of Me” in 1981 to last year’s release of “Cover Me”. In tribute to this incredible achievement, the Swiss watchmaker Hublot introduces a collection of 55 unique pieces of its Big Bang Unico model, all to benefit Hublot…

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Celebrities do good to feel good in volunteer shift for Oxfam

Stuart Mitchell

Oxfam have been in the news for many of the wrong reasons lately, but it is important to remember that these are the actions of a few people and that the majority of what the charity do is good, positive and important. Their reputation is rightly tarnished and there must be investigations into not just how this happened but the cover ups that came with it, but I still feel the vast majority of what they do is as a force for good and we should not forget that even…

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Barnardo’s becomes partner in development of a digital resource for care leavers

Stuart Mitchell

Barnardo’s is partnering with the CareTech Foundation on a £1 million project to develop a ground-breaking digital resource to support young people leaving care. Such young people face a variety of challenges as they transition into adulthood, including feeling lonely and finding it hard to make a home for themselves. It is all too easy for them to become isolated and find difficulty accessing available opportunities. In partnership with the app developer FutureGov and with the support of the CareTech Foundation, Barnardo’s is developing a UK-wide innovative digital resource focused…

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