Age of Creativity

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Job Title: project volunteer

Organisation: Crawley Ms Ltd

Email: crawleymsltd@gmail.com

Description: Hi I am looking for a volunteers to organize/ conduct arts/ drawing and painting works/ weaving for at every care home residents and later to exhibit them locally and overseas, can send more details to discuss please email me crawleyms@hotmail.com

Abbie Edbrooke

Job Title: Heritage & Outreach Officer

Organisation: Clevedon Pier & Heritage Trust

Email: abbieedbrooke@clevedonpier.com

Description: Community & schools / interpretation

Abigail

Job Title: Development Manager

Organisation: Nicholas James Care Homes & Regal Care Trading

Email: adraper@njch.co.uk

Description: Management of the Leisure and Social Programme within 27 Nursing and Residential Communities. I work with our Managers and Coordinators to ensure we have engaging, stimulating, active, meaningful and person centred services for our clients.

Active Minds

Job Title: Marketing

Organisation: Active Minds

Email: brook@visibilis.co.uk

Description: Our mission is to improve the lives of people living with Alzheimer's and Dementia by creating activity products that are engaging and have purpose to them.

Adele

Job Title: Founder, Director

Organisation: Crafting4Good CIC

Email: adele@crafting4good.org

Description: As a not-for-personal-profit social enterprise we provide affordable craft activities and distribute donated craft supplies to support various community groups and organisations - with the aim of improving people's wellbeing, especially on a tight budget.

Ailsa Richardson

Job Title: Engagement Officer (Older People)

Organisation: Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Email: ailsa.richardson@bristol.gov.uk

Description: At Bristol Museums we are working towards making our venues dementia friendly. We have two project running currently - Creative Cafes and ArtBox (which takes resources out to hospitals and carehomes).

Alexa

Job Title: Artist Educator

Organisation: Freelance

Email: alexaroselowe@gmail.com

Description: I lead weekly art sessions for older adults as well as running workshops.

Alexia Quin

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Music as Therapy International

Email: alexiaquin@musicastherapy.org

Description: Music as Therapy International provides introductory training and longterm support to care staff and professionals interested to create opportunities for meaningful music within care.

alison

Job Title: activities co-ordinator

Organisation: ashmere

Email: winikonadesigns@yahoo.co.uk

Description: organising and running activities/events within a residential home. I am also an artits/crafts person

Alison Cox

Job Title: Head of Programming

Organisation: Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park

Email: alison.cox@comptonverney.org.uk

Description: Compton Verney is an art gallery set in 120 acres of south Warwickshire parkland.It holds 5 art collections, stages major art exhibitions & organises a varied programme of activities for all. My role is to head up the programme.

alison f bell

Job Title: artist & researcher

Organisation: freelance

Email: alisonfbell@btopenworld.com

Description: I explore how creative practice has the potential to reveal the experience and sensory knowledge of ageing and the ways in which they might be understood on their own terms.

Alison Teader

Job Title: Creative Arts Officer

Organisation: C&C

Email: alison.teader@ccht.org.uk

Description: Creative Arts Service providing arts activities and learning opportunities for older people living in C&C housing. Housing includes 4 residential care homes and sheltered schemes for older people.

Amanda

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: AJWeaving

Email: ajweaving@gmail.com

Description: I am a textile artist who wants supported accommodation residents near me to have more fun.

Amy Pattison

Job Title: Ageing Creatively Coordinator

Organisation: Corn Exchange (Newbury)

Email: amyp@cornexchangenew.co.uk

Description: Ageing Creatively explores creative ways for members of the community to engage in the arts in a variety of settings offering projects and courses across art forms including singing, poetry, dance, and visual arts

Amy Pendry

Job Title: Engagement Producer

Organisation: Hat Fair

Email: amy.pendry@hatfair.co.uk

Description: Hat Fair is the UK's longest running international Outdoor Arts festival. We care deeply about the communities we work with. We bring people together through creative performance projects enabling intergenerational dialogue, joy and fantastic art.

Amy Smith

Job Title: General Manager

Organisation: Spare Tyre

Email: amy@sparetyre.org

Description: We create theatre and other arts activities with older people.

Andrea Haley

Job Title: Community Dance artist

Organisation: Freelance

Email: andrea@airarts.net

Description: I am a freelance dance artist delivering projects both on a national and local level. I am also the Lead Dance Artist for Royal Derby Hospitals and provide training on using dance with older people.

Andrew Hall

Job Title: Music and Sound Research Consulant

Organisation: CW+

Email: andrew.hall@cwplus.org.uk

Description: Leading music research projects at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.

Andy Barry

Job Title: Elders Company director

Organisation: Royal Exchange Theatre

Email: andy.barry@royalexchange.co.uk

Description: The Elders is for everyone over 60 who wants to meet new people, learn more about theatre-making and develop their own creativity. The Elders Company makes boundary-pushing theatre that challenges the stereotypes of ageing.

Andy Newman

Job Title: Facilitator - Dancer

Organisation: KolnuArts

Email: kolnuarts@gmail.com

Description: Facilitating, creating & performing, mainly dance, for, in & around arts projects. Worked with individual ways of receiving, processing & expressing information, creating & moving. Interested in arts around dance, capacity, care, engagement & enablement.

Angie Ward

Job Title: Community Dancer

Organisation: Love to Dance

Email: angieward2012@gmail.com

Description: Community dance with all ages and abilities, specialising in dance with older people.

Ann Crearie

Job Title: Freelance Artist

Organisation: kookooshaboo

Email: ann.crearie@googlemail.com

Description: I use drawing, print, collage, textiles and sculpture to run workshops for the lederly in local hospitals

Ann-Marie Lovejoy Bruce Kerr

Job Title: CEO

Organisation: lovejoy Centre

Email: lovejoycentre@gmail.com

Description: Providing activities to older people in the community through reminiscence, art, music and pet therapy.

anna

Job Title: educational creative practitioner

Organisation: dot to dot arts

Email: annaread50@yahoo.co.uk

Description: I am freelance community based arts practitioner, working with in the fields of community arts family celebratory events and work closely with autism, dementia and special needs.

Anna Bunney

Job Title: Engagement Manager

Organisation: Manchester Museum

Email: anna.bunney@manchester.ac.uk

Description: Engagement Manager at Manchester Museum

Anna Formosa

Job Title: applied drama practitioner

Organisation: Valletta 2018

Email: annaformosa@gmail.com

Description: I studied applied drama at Exeter Uni in 2005 and since then have worked on numerous and varied projects in education and for social intervention in the UK and later in Malta when I moved back.

Anna Shiels

Job Title: Arts Programme Manager

Organisation: Borough of Poole Arts Service

Email: arts@poole.gov.uk

Description: We offer a long-standing arts & heath programme for Borough of Poole, based at Poole Museum.

Anne Grange

Job Title: Writer, tutor, editor

Organisation: Wild Rosemary Writing Services

Email: anne.grange77@googlemail.com

Description: I run creative writing workshops and poetry with people with dementia. I also create, edit and publish memoirs to celebrate peoples' lives!

anne hanslip

Job Title: Registered manager retired

Organisation: Sussex House Care Home

Email: annehanslip1@hotmail.com

Description: As a retired manager of a care home i am still involved in the development of the activities program for residents with mental health difficulties.

Annie

Job Title: Committee Member

Organisation: Dacorum Community Dance

Email: robanner2@gmail.com

Description: A creative & caring community dance group for older adults, enhancing lives through dance. Currently delivering sessions The Old Town Hall & in Sheltered Housing.

Antonietta Sacco

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Organisation: Artcore

Email: coordinator@artcoreuk.com

Description: Our vision is to initiate a dialogue with the community through the medium of art along with engaging, impacting and ensuring that everyone has access to the transformative power of the arts.

Asmina Remtulla

Job Title: Volunteer

Organisation: Volunteer

Email: asmina.remtulla@gmail.com

Description: I do voluntary work with faith groupd and with health watch

audrey

Job Title: Project Officer

Organisation: SSSC

Email: audrey.pollock@sssc.uk.com

Description: Supporting social services workforce in Dementia learning.

bea kelleher

Job Title: Co-Founder

Organisation: Creative Aging International

Email: beakelleher@gmail.com

Description: Creative Aging Festivals

Beatrice Ghezzi

Job Title: Lead Dance Teacher

Organisation: Ballet4life and Move into Wellbeing

Email: ballet4lifeuk1@gmail.com

Description: Ballet4Life delivers dance classes for adult learners. It is also the umbrella organisation to the Move Into Wellbeing Charity, which offers 3 weekly dance classes to people living with Parkinson's and other mobility challenges.

Becky Lees

Job Title: Creative Learning & Programme Manager

Organisation: Stratford Circus Arts Centre

Email: becky@stratford-circus.com

Description: We're an Arts Centre in Newham serving a diverse area. We offer a high-quality artistic programme alongside an outreach programme to ensure everyone in our community can access our work.

Becky Pringle

Job Title: Dance and Movement Artist/Facilitator

Organisation: Freelancer

Email: becky.pringle@hotmail.co.uk

Description: Specialises in facilitating high quality creative and inclusive dance/movement sessions and participatory projects (including choreography/performance) for all ages and abilities in community, education and health and social care settings.

Ben Jones

Job Title: Assistant Outreach Officer

Organisation: TWAM

Email: benjamin.jones@twmuseums.org.uk

Description: Live Well is a Big Lottery funded programme that aims to work with disadvantaged older people in Tyneside to encourage and improve access to museums and galleries.

Benita Pursch

Job Title: Knowledge Management Officer

Organisation: Age UK

Email: Benita.Pursch@AgeUK.org.uk

Description: Work for Policy and Research for Age UK focusing on creative and cultural aspects of ageing

Bernice

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Popup and Questors Theatres

Email: beewolfie@talk21.com

Description: Paid work as college lecturer - love of it work theatre director for mixed age range from 20s to late 80s.Playwright.

Beth McDougall

Job Title: Community Engagement Officer - Older People

Organisation: GLAM University of Oxford

Email: beth.mcdougall@prm.ox.ac.uk

Description: As Community Engagement Officer for Older People at the University of Oxford Museums I work alongside older people and the museum teams to develop engaging activities and programming of museum collections.

beverley gustar

Job Title: Creative workshop artist

Organisation: Mrs

Email: beverleyashmore@yahoo.co.uk

Description: Creative artist running Workshops.

Brenda Coyle

Job Title: Art Educator

Organisation: Age UK Wanstead

Email: mbbcraft@gmail.com

Description: Experienced freelance artist working with Age UK and within the learning departments of museums/galleries/charities/residential care homes and schools including 1-1 and group tuition. Contact me for more details :)

Bridget Awogboro

Job Title: Occupational therapist

Organisation: NHS

Email: bridget.awogboro@nhs.net

Description: I work for the elderly mental health team in Luton. Part of my work is with the memory clinic and part with the community mental health team. I also run groups when I have the opportunity

Bridget Poulter

Job Title: Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist/Dance Practitioner

Organisation: Moving Through Life

Email: bridgetdmp@gmail.com

Description: Registered DMP(MA, Goldsmith's College), dance practitioner working with older adults and children. Interested in work with people living with chronic/progressive medical conditions

Bridie Moore

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Passages Theatre

Email: blmoore1@sheffield.ac.uk

Description: A group of older people researching age and ageing through performance. Creating immersive, engaged theatre to tour to community venues conferences and festivals. Research about and by older people.

Burwood Nursing Home

Job Title: Home Coordinator

Organisation: Burwood Nursing Home & Yaffle Care

Email: admin@burwoodnursinghome.co.uk

Description: We are a 58 bed nursing home in Broadstone. We provide accommodation and give care for residents aged 65 and over who are experiencing a wide range of medical conditions.

C Brooks

Job Title: Research Fellow

Organisation: University of Southampton

Email: C.F.Brooks@soton.ac.uk

Description: Keen interest in creative arts and impact upon health. Other interests: dementia, addressing social inequalities, medicine optimisation, sociology of risk

Caishnah Nevans

Job Title: Founder

Organisation: Lyrical Life Lessons

Email: Caishnah.nevans@gmail.com

Description: Artist led workshops celebrating the power music (in particular lyrics) can have on mental health.

Carol Allen

Job Title: Drama tutor

Organisation: New Horizons activity centre

Email: carolofdawes@btinternet.com

Description: New Horizons is an education and activity center for over 50s, where I teach drama. I also work with the Association for Education and Ageing, a charity promoting and supporting lifelong learning.

Carol Parker

Job Title: socially engaged artist

Organisation: self employed

Email: carolparker1@live.co.uk

Description: Art & older adults in care & those living with dementia and their carers, rural & social isolation. Work monitored & evaluated by funders inc: ACE, Heritage Lottery, EMDA, ERDF, Legacy Trust UK

Carol Pound

Job Title: Biodanza Teacher

Organisation: ABTUK /Danzability.Com

Email: biodanzagreenwich@hotmail.co.uk

Description: I teach dance based personal development and Inclusive Dance

Caroline J Benham

Job Title: Founder, Director

Organisation: Bright Copper Kettles CIC

Email: carolinejbenham@brightcopperkettles.co.uk

Description: Promotion of opportunities for older people (including those with dementia) to access activities of their choice

Caroline Kisby

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: Pink House Arts

Email: pinkhousearts@me.com

Description: I host therapeutic creative workshops for vulnerable adults in community settings and NHS Trusts.

Carolyn Mair

Job Title: Professor

Organisation: Psychology.fashion

Email: carolyn.mair@gmail.com

Description: I'm a Psychologist currently working as a consultant with the fashion industry. My expertise lies cognitive processes and wellbeing.

Carys Owen

Job Title: Development and Partnerships Coordinator

Organisation: Artis Foundation

Email: cuckoo@artisfoundation.org.uk

Description: Artis is a creative learning charity that transforms lives through the performing arts.

Cecily Henry

Job Title: Artistic Director

Organisation: Ju-Vup

Email: info@ju-vup.com

Description: Ju-Vup supports the physical,social and emotional wellbeing of communities through innovative carnival inspired activities for all.

Charlotte Mountford

Job Title: Co-Director

Organisation: Lyth Arts Centre LTD

Email: charlotte@lytharts.org.uk

Description: Scotland's most northerly mainland arts centre. Bringing theatre, music, dance and visual arts to the residents and visitors of Caithness

Chelsey Everatt

Job Title: Arts Development Officer

Organisation: North Lincolnshire Council

Email: chelsey.everatt@northlincs.gov.uk

Description: North Lincolnshire Arts Development works to enable and support the community participate in and enjoy high quality arts experiences and develop and strengthen arts infrastructure.

chris

Job Title: volunteer

Organisation: ageuk

Email: chris142morgan@btinternet.com

Description: voluntary and community work with age concern, currently sing and dance

Chris Avis

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: None

Email: chris_avis@yahoo.co.uk

Description: As an older artist (69) her work has been widely exhibited across Europe. She uses photography, print and moving image to explore the ageing process. In 2013 she received a Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship, followed by a Barbican Guildhall Open Lab.

Chris Ledger

Job Title: CEO

Organisation: Arts & Disability Forum

Email: Chris@adf.ie

Description: We are a disabled led company supporting disabled and deaf people's involvement in the arts - all ages, all art forms, all impairments. Work includes Art & Biscuits programme with people who have dementia.

Chris Rolls

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: 64 Million Artists

Email: chris@64millionartists.com

Description: I run projects across the UK working with communities on creativity, wellbeing, mental health, older age and cultural democracy

Christina Peumalu

Job Title: Creative Engagement Officer

Organisation: CW+

Email: christina.peumalu@cwplus.org.uk

Description: Deliver the Care of Older People programme at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust. Programme includes a daily timetable of participatory activity and a programme of physical enhancements to the clinical environment.

Christine McGowan

Job Title: Centre Manager

Organisation: Newhampton Arts Centre

Email: admin@newhamptonarts.co.uk

Description: Centre Manager at Newhampton Arts Centre an independent community arts centre in Wolverhampton, West Midlands with a wide range of a facilities. We run dropin sessions and arts classes/workshops as well as performances.

Cindylou Turner-Taylor

Job Title: Freelance Storyteller

Organisation: Ms

Email: cindyloutt@gmail.com

Description: I tell traditional stories and am working with the community (including elders) in Burnley to tell their own stories.

Clair

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: Family Arts Campaign

Email: clair@thealbany.org.uk

Description: Family Arts Campaign

Claire

Job Title: Development Officer - NW

Organisation: Voluntary Arts

Email: claire@vaengland.org.uk

Description: My role is to develop Voluntary Arts' network and activity around Get Creative in North West England. Voluntary Arts are the umbrella body for the arts and cultural voluntary sector, supporting everyday creativity across the country.

Claire Farmer

Job Title: Dance Well Project Officer

Organisation: Akademi

Email: claire@akademi.co.uk

Description: Dance Well provides regular opportunities for adults to attend dance and movement sessions, partnering with charity organisations, care homes, day centres and hospitals, as well as community learning and education providers.

Claire Hickey

Job Title: Arts Officer

Organisation: Heritage and Culture Warwickshire

Email: countyartsservice@warwickshire.gov.uk

Description: We provide a range of services that help local communities, schools and visitors connect and engage with their local heritage.

Claire Nelmes

Job Title: Facilitator

Organisation: Independant

Email: jc@wobblymotion.co.uk

Description: Arts work with adults/older people

Claire Waite Brown

Job Title: Founder

Organisation: Open Stage Arts

Email: claire@openstagearts.co.uk

Description: We put on fun, friendly, pressure-free drama and singing workshops for adults of all ages in Oxfordshire

Claire Weetman

Job Title: Painting and Drawing Tutor

Organisation: Years Ahead

Email: info@claireweetman.co.uk

Description: Years Ahead has a variety of classes for people of all abilities including Crafts, Creative Writing, Painting and Drawing and Tap Dancing. There are three 10-week terms per year, with classes taking place in both Widnes and Runcorn.

Clare

Job Title: Arts Instructor

Organisation: Artist

Email: claretimmis@icloud.com

Description: Artist working with drawing, painting, mixed media. Interest in recycling materials and ideas. Exhibition work in Herts./London etc.

clive brown

Job Title: activities co-ordinator

Organisation: notting hill housing group

Email: clive.brown@nhhg.org.uk

Description: co-ordinating activities across 3 extra care schemes in south london

DanceEast

Job Title: Communications and Development Assistant

Organisation: DanceEast

Email: antonia.wiese@danceeast.co.uk

Description: DanceEast is more than a dance class facilitator and theatre venue. Artists and professionals are at the heart of our organisation and we are committed to supporting them in various ways.

Danusia Brzezicka

Job Title: Manager

Organisation: Community Focus

Email: danusia@communityfocus.co.uk

Description: Community Focus provides a wide range of creative arts to help vulnerable groups - disability, the elderly, young people with mental health and children with challenging behaviour.

Dave Martin

Job Title: Associate

Organisation: The Centre For Policy on Ageing

Email: Davemartin@cpa.org.uk

Description: As an artist (or art activist) I seek to explore how we might understand ageing across the life course and challenge our ageist attitudes, to challenge the "othering" of older people.

David Terrace

Job Title: Head of Community Partnerships

Organisation: Oomph Wellness

Email: david@oomph-wellness.org

Description: We provide training and support to people working/volunteering/living in community to deliver activity classes for older people.

David Terrace

Job Title: Grants Programme Manager

Organisation: Mercers' Foundation

Email: davidt@mercers.co.uk

Description: I work for a foundation that funds projects related to Older People and housing. We currently have a scheme that focusses on wellbeing and the creative arts in older people.

David Workman

Job Title: Youth and Community Director

Organisation: Southwark Playhouse

Email: david.workman@southwarkplayhouse.co.uk

Description: Southwark Playhouse runs a weekly Elders Company for people aged 65 and over from our local community

Deasy Bamford

Job Title: Creative Directio

Organisation: Tribe of Doris

Email: deasy@blueyonder.co.uk

Description: Bringing people together from all cultures ages and backgrounds to share and learn from each other in inclusive and stimulating environments

Debbie Kinsey

Job Title: PhD student

Organisation: University of Exeter Medical School

Email: dk360@exeter.ac.uk

Description: My research is looking at museum programmes for people with dementia

Diane Henshaw

Job Title: Arts Officer

Organisation: Fermanagh & Omagh District Council

Email: diane.henshaw@fermanaghomagh.com

Description: Regional Arts Office for Fermanagh & Omagh District

Dianne Norton

Job Title: Managing Editor

Organisation: Third Age Press

Email: dnort@globalnet.co.uk

Description: Previously founder of U3A in UK & Policy Officer Age Concern Education & Leisure. Currently Owner manager Third Age Press

Dianne Sherlock

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Organisation: Age UK Portsmouth

Email: dianne.sherlock@ageukportsmouth.org.uk

Description: I am the CEO of a charitable organisation that is deeply motivated by holistic, inclusive and truly person-centred working which I believe is the experience we should all know as we age.

Donna Mcghie

Job Title: sole trader

Organisation: Art and Murals buy Donna Mcghie

Email: info@artandmurals.co.uk

Description: I run Art 4 A Heart workshops using the medium of Powertex fabric hardener. I donate a percentage of what I make to the Papworth Hospital Charity

Doris Daly

Job Title: Organiser/Tutor

Organisation: Irish Centre Over 60's Camden London

Email: doris.daly@gmail.com

Description: etired Nursing Sister. lecturer on the Dementias. Tutor for F.E and activities for the retired. Reminiscence Therapy published work

Double Elephant Print Workshop

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Double Elephant Print Workshop

Email: simon@doubleelephant.org.uk

Description: DEPW is an Exeter based workshop for artists working in printmaking. We work extensively in community settings often alongside older people

Dr Fiona Marshall

Job Title: Senior Research Fellow

Organisation: University of Nottingham

Email: fiona.marshall2@nottingham.ac.uk

Description: Ethnographic enquiry in relation to rural dementia. Currently undertaking large community study about well-being among rural people living with dementia.

Dymphna Dale

Job Title: Staying Active @ 70+ co-ordinator

Organisation: Women's health & family services

Email: Dymphna.dale@whfs.org.uk

Description: Our project is set up to help reduce loneliness and isolation for older community in Tower Hamlets

Eddy McDowall

Job Title: Chief Executive

Organisation: Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers

Email: info@oacp.org.uk

Description: OACP is the trade association for adult social care providers in Oxfordshire. All settings, all conditions.

Elaine Foley

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: Sadler's Wells

Email: elaine.foley@sadlerswells.com

Description: I manage the Company of Elders at Sadler's Wells. We are the Learning & Engagement department's resident over-60s performance company, proving since 1989 that it's never too late to start dancing!

Elaine Knight

Job Title: Arts Development Officer

Organisation: Worcestershire County Council

Email: eknight@worcestershire.gov.uk

Description: Supporting and developing the arts in Worcestershire

Ellie Lewis-Nunes

Job Title: Communities Officer

Organisation: Gunnersbury Park & Museum

Email: gunnersburylearning@ealing.gov.uk

Description: We are the local history museum for Ealing & Hounslow, set in a glorious 186 acre public park

Ellie Lewis-Nunes

Job Title: Communities Officer

Organisation: Gunnersbury Park & Museum

Email: LewisNunesE@ealing.gov.uk

Description: I run community projects in a local history museum and public park in West London.

Ellie Stout

Job Title: Grants Manager

Organisation: The Rothschild Foundation

Email: ellie.stout@rothschildfoundation.org.uk

Description: Managing The Rothschild Foundation Grants Programme which provides grants to organisations across a number of priority areas, including older people

Emilie

Job Title: Marketing Coordinator

Organisation: Pavilion Dance

Email: emilie@pdsw.org.uk

Description: Pavilion Dance South West is a National Portfolio Organisation. One area of our work celebrates dance with, for and by the over sixties.

Emily Bradfield

Job Title: PhD Student: Creative Ageing

Organisation: University of Derby

Email: e.bradfield@derby.ac.uk

Description: I have conducted a systematic review of literature (participatory arts for promoting wellbeing & quality of life in healthy older people) & focus groups.

Emily Clark

Job Title: Freelance

Organisation: Miss

Email: clark2005@hotmail.co.uk

Description: Skilled in Logo design and photography.

Emily Greenslade

Job Title: Theatre Practitioner

Organisation: Individual

Email: emilygreenslade@gmail.com

Description: I am a theatre practitioner who works in movement and dance theatre. Movement, in whatever way, is a means for release and expression. I am keen to meet with older people to see if this might be a useful creative outlet.

Emily Hall

Job Title: Freelance Pottery and Basketmaker

Organisation: Freelance Pottery and Basketmaker

Email: info@emily-hall.co.uk

Description: Freelance potter teaching in care homes in and around London. Working with groups or 1-1 sessions, those with dementia or physical disabilities. I'm always looking to expand across other age groups to show the wonderful benefits of working with clay.

Emma

Job Title: Creative Practitioner

Organisation: Freelance

Email: emma.nutland@gmail.com

Description: Creative Practitioner, working across Scotland for the past 8 years and recently moved to London. I make performances for and with people living with dementia. Extensive experience working across a variety of diverse and inter-generational communities.

Emma Abbey

Job Title: Head of Engagement

Organisation: Pavilion Dance South West

Email: emma@pdsw.org.uk

Description: We are the national dance development organisation for the South West of England. We work collaboratively with partners across the region who share a commitment to develop&sustain opportunities for people to make, present, watch & participate in dance.

Emma Hollamby

Job Title: Learning & Wellbeing officer

Organisation: Ben Uri Gallery

Email: wellbeing1@benuri.org

Description: Exhibitions, Arts and charity work

Emma McGovern

Job Title: Special Projects Manager

Organisation: Waltham Forest Council

Email: Emma.McGovern@walthamforest.gov.uk

Description: My team programmes cultural activity across the London Borough of Waltham Forest. One of our priorities is ensuring our work is accessible to older people.

Emma Radford

Job Title: Dramatherapist

Organisation: Self-Employed

Email: emmaaaradford@gmail.com

Description: I am a qualified dramatherapist, using art, music and drama techniques to promote the well-being and health of a range of client groups. I have a particular interest in working with older people.

Emma Rose

Job Title: Social events manager

Organisation: Grove court

Email: emmaredrose3@aol.com

Description: I provide a holistic range of activities to the elderly. I offer an ear, and ideas, for people to learn new things and share their life experiences.

ena william

Job Title: marketing

Organisation: best hotel packages

Email: 01william.ena@gmail.com

Description: running a website

Esther Collins

Job Title: Programme Manager: Elders and Community

Organisation: Cubitt Artists

Email: esther@cubittartists.org.uk

Description: Cubitt is a Gallery, Studios and Education programme. Cubitt Education facilitate meaningful engagement with contemporary art, connecting artists and Islingtons resident communities.

Farrell Curran

Job Title: Arts Partnership Manager

Organisation: Age UK Oxfordshire

Email: farrellrenowdencurran@hotmail.com

Description: I manage the Age of Creativity website- I also develop arts opportunities for older people across Oxfordshire.

Feeyeh

Job Title: artist

Organisation: individual

Email: feeyeh.neo@gmail.com

Description: I have been doing participatory art in the form of public interventions for three years now. I now want to work with organisations and communities as I have realised the limitations of my outreach as an individual.

Fiona Costa

Job Title: Visiting research fellow

Organisation: University of Roehampton

Email: Fiona.Costa@roehampton.ac.uk

Description: My research interest is the effect of music on the well being of older people, particularly those in their 80s and over, many of whom are frail and vulnerable. Music is easily accessible, and no physical or cognitive ability is required for listening.

Fiona Miller

Job Title: Artistic Director

Organisation: Tricky Hat Productions

Email: fiona@trickyhat.com

Description: The Flames -a Tricky Hat Production- is a multi media performance company for people over 50. Our current artistic collaborators include Centre for Contemporary Art in Glasgow, Catstrand in Dumfries & Galloway and Dunoon Bourgh Hall.

Florence Mein

Job Title: Performance designer

Organisation: Three Girls

Email: hellothreegirls@gmail.com

Description: Three Girls create work that aims to raise awareness of those living with dementia and loneliness. We do this through interactive, sensory installation and performance

Francis

Job Title: PA

Organisation: Medina

Email: francismedinax@gmail.com

Description: I care for an elderly woman with Alzheimer and work with individuals and groups to find and promote activities for the elderly with dementia in north east London.

Frans Hakkemars

Job Title: puppeteer

Organisation: Droomtheater

Email: franshakkemars@hetnet.nl

Description: Droomtheater uses shadow theatre with, for and through elderly in a mobile suitcase as a medium to interactive, interdisciplinary, intercultural, international and inter generative encounters between people and art.

Gabby Cox

Job Title: Project Development Officer

Organisation: Suffolk Artlink

Email: gabby@suffolkartlink.org.uk

Description: Project manage the Forget Me Not Visitors programme for Suffolk Artlink. Forget Me Not Visitors provide positive creative interactions for older people in hospital living with dementia. http://www.suffolkartlink.org.uk/our-work/forget-me-nots/

Gabrielle Norman

Job Title: Music Therapist

Organisation: Self-employed

Email: gabrielle.musictherapy@gmail.com

Description: Music Therapist working in the community and health care settings with all age groups

Gail Borrows

Job Title: Community Dance Practitioner

Organisation: Keep Moving and Dancing

Email: gail.borrows@gmail.com

Description: Older people dancing and care homes

Gary Hardley

Job Title: Head of Community Activities

Organisation: Age UK West Sussex

Email: gary.hardley@ageukwestsussex.org.uk

Description: Manage the Mangers of our Activity Centres and Community Clubs in West Sussex.

Gary Prestwich

Job Title: Marketing & Communications Manager

Organisation: Live & Local Rural & Community Touring Networks: Midlands

Email: gary@liveandlocal.org.uk

Description: Not-for-profit organisation providing high quality, professional and diverse live arts experiences to communities across the Midlands (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire).

Georgia Clark

Job Title: Volunteer Co-ordinator

Organisation: London Bubble Theatre

Email: georgiac@londonbubble.org.uk

Description: London Bubble Theatre Company brings people together to create, participate in and enjoy theatre. It provides the artistic direction, skills, environment and resources to create inspirational, inclusive, involving theatre.

Georgina

Job Title: Art Psychotherapist

Organisation: Georgina Sumner

Email: georgiesumner@gmail.com

Description: I am a recently qualified HCPC registered Art Psychotherapist based in the North Cotswolds.

Georgina Binnie

Job Title: Impact and Research Fellow

Organisation: Writing Back

Email: G.E.Binnie@leeds.ac.uk

Description: Writing Back is a volunteer letter-writing programme that matches University of Leeds students as pen pals with older Yorkshire residents.

Geraldine Strohm

Job Title: Life & Laughter Coach

Organisation: The Laughterline

Email: gerry@thelaughterline.com

Description: I run Laughter Training for individuals & groups and also Today Onwards Training

Gill Simmons

Job Title: Artistic Director

Organisation: Brave Bold Drama

Email: bravebolddrama@gmail.com

Description: We are an award-winning theatre company and we also run a community arts centre "Creative Workspace" in Bristol that offers opportunities for all ages of the community to get creative.

Gillian Barton

Job Title: Volunteer Director

Organisation: Mid Deeside Community Trust

Email: workstylechange@gmail.com

Description: Currently facilitating art and health promotion and exploring a social prescribing model.

gillian munday

Job Title: Bicester Engagement & Liaison Officer

Organisation: cherwell district council

Email: gillian.munday@cherwell-dc.gov.uk

Description: Working with a variety of audiences in Bicester in projects that relate to their wellbeing

ginger liu

Job Title: visual artist

Organisation: gme

Email: photography@gingerliu.com

Description: I Have Lost Myself documents the daily rehearsals and technical experiments of Give Me the Key, filmed over a thirty-day period for a future live performance.

Ginny brink

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: Self

Email: Ginnybrinkuk@yahoo.co.uk

Description: Artist, painter mainly landscapes in watercolour And oil.

Gjenya Cambray

Job Title: Community Relationships Officer

Organisation: Salisbury Playhouse

Email: gjenya.cambray@salisburyplayhouse.com

Description: Salisbury Playhouse currently hosts 2 over 55's creative groups - Mind The Gap theatre group and Dance Six-0. we are always looking at ways to improve and expand the opportunities for older people at our venue and in the wider community.

Grae Wall

Job Title: Arts Development Officer

Organisation: St Albans Arts Team

Email: grae.wall@1life.co.uk

Description: Promoting, developing and managing arts events and activities in and around the St Albans District.

Graeme Stevenson

Job Title: Research Officer

Organisation: Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Email: gstevenson@artscouncil-ni.org

Description: I mangage and produce research relating to an Arts and Older People Programme which has been run by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland for 9 years.

Graham Riach

Job Title: Lecturer in World Literature

Organisation: University of Oxford

Email: graham.riach@ell.ox.ac.uk

Description: I am a lecturer in world literature, currently working on a project on the links between ageing and creativity.

Grainne McCool

Job Title: Facilitator

Organisation: The WRITE STUFF Kids Club

Email: grainnemccool@eircom.net

Description: Facilitating children's Creative writing workshops

Gwendoline Hibbs

Job Title: Marketing and PR Consultant

Organisation: Hibbs Communications

Email: hibbs.pr@gmail.com

Description: I am a PR and marketing professional currently working in the field of biophilic design. Previously I worked as a consultant in the music industry for over 25 years.

Hannah Griffiths

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: Independent Arts

Email: caroline@independentarts.org.uk

Description: Independent Arts is a small charity based on the Isle of Wight founded in 1987. We use the arts as a tool to improve health, wellbeing and quality of life for older people, and others in our community facing disadvantage or social isolation.

hannah henderson

Job Title: curator of community history

Organisation: museum of norwich

Email: hannah.henderson@norfolk.gov.uk

Description: We are a museum committed to developing our age friendly programmes & working creatively with older people

Hannah Mumby

Job Title: General Manager

Organisation: Arts & Health South West

Email: info@ahsw.org.uk

Description: Arts & Health South West is an information, support and advocacy organisation for everyone who believes in the value of creativity in enhancing health and wellbeing.

Hannah Stoddart

Job Title: Arts Project Coordinator

Organisation: Radford Care Group

Email: artspeak@radfordcaregroup.org.uk

Description: Hi I'm the Project Coordinator for ArtSpeak - a new peripatetic arts programme in Nottingham for people aged 60+. We're looking for champions and volunteers of any age and artists to deliver and promote the programme to our target audience.

Hannah Warburton

Job Title: Communications Manager

Organisation: Ageing Better Middlesbrough

Email: hannah.warburton@middlesbroughandstocktonmind.org.uk

Description: We are a programme working to reduce loneliness and isolation in people aged over 50 in Middlesbrough. We also promote all the great things about getting older and share info on how to get more involved in communities, including activity guide.

Hayley McColl

Job Title: Lifelong Learning Manager

Organisation: Opera North

Email: hayley.mccoll@operanorth.co.uk

Description: Opera North education offer weekly singing activity for older adults in Leeds in Kirklees. We work with around 150 adults per week. We encourage creativity and engagement in the arts,to increase wellbeing and provide the opportunity for friendship.

Hazel

Job Title: Access and Community

Organisation: National Portrait Gallery

Email: hazelbasran@gmail.com

Description: Artist and Educator working in museums and art galleries.

Heather Chandler

Job Title: Project Coordinator for Health, Well-Being and Older People

Organisation: Live Music Now Wales

Email: heather.chandler@livemusicnow.org.uk

Description: Live Music Now is the UK's leading musicians' development and outreach charity. We provide exceptional live music experiences to people with limited access to the arts, due to disability, illness or social disadvantage.

Heather Stabler

Job Title: Community Gardening Project Manager

Organisation: St Luke's Community Centre

Email: hstabler@slpt.org.uk

Description: I manage a project called Growing Connections for a community centre in inner London. Growing Connections aims to use gardening as a basis for various well-being activities

Heather Williams

Job Title: x

Organisation: x

Email: hakwcat@aol.com

Description: I teach, choreograph and seek to develop dance for older people in my locality and elsewhere.

Hedda Kaphengst

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Klawitter Theatre Group

Email: hedda@theatregroup.ie

Description: Klawitters mission is to benefit the community through the provision of interactive entertainment, to promote the wellbeing and enhance the quality of life of older people in residential care and healthcare settings.

Helen Finch

Job Title: Fundraising Information Manager

Organisation: Age UK

Email: helenvfinch@gmail.com

Description: I work with Age UK's national fundraising teams

Helen Fountain

Job Title: Museum Professional

Organisation: Freelance Museum Professional

Email: helenmfountain@yahoo.co.uk

Description: Museum Professional specialising in engaging older people in arts and heritage projects

Helen Ganberg

Job Title: Education and Development Manager

Organisation: Swindon Dance

Email: helen.ganberg@swindondance.org.uk

Description: Swindon Dance is an ACE National Portfolio Dance Organisation based in the South West working with a vast range of people and communities.

Helen Young

Job Title: Producer, Community Engagement

Organisation: Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust

Email: helen@rght.org.uk

Description: I lead the community engagement programme for the Trust. My role involves working with communities to develop a programme that delivers meaningful and sustainable engagement.

Helena

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: Helena Edwards

Email: helenaedwards@btconnect.com

Description: I teach watercolour techniques to care home residents. I prepare drawings to which they add colour, which are then combined in a collage.

Helena Rice

Job Title: Project Facilitator- Creative Elders Programme

Organisation: London Bubble

Email: helena@londonbubble.org.uk

Description: The three strands of our programme support maintaining independence, good health and wellbeing using creative activities to address the acute social isolation and lack of physical and emotional stimulation which we know effects the lives of so many.

Henrietta Gill

Job Title: Arts manager and fundraiser

Organisation: Freelance

Email: henriettagill@yahoo.co.uk

Description: Community arts manager, fundraising strategist, bid writer, partnership guru - new to Lewes from Oxford.

Iain Cloke

Job Title: EngAge Rotherham Development Officer

Organisation: Age UK Rotherham

Email: iain.cloke@ageukrotherham.org

Description: I lead EngAge Rotherham an asset based initiative which has a vision for society transformed by the involvement of older people in meeting the challenges of later life. Also with an interest in textile art and spirituality

Imelda Dooley Hunter

Job Title: Administrator

Organisation: Arts 4 Dementia

Email: amy@arts4dementia.org.uk

Description: Arts 4 Dementia re-energizes and inspires individuals with early stage dementia and their carers through arts workshops across the country.

Isla Telford

Job Title: Project Co-ordinator

Organisation: Live Age Festival

Email: isla@liveagefestival.co.uk

Description: I co-ordinate the annual Live Age Festival in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire. The festival has run since 2014.

Jack Hurst

Job Title: Composer

Organisation: Freelance

Email: hurstjack@hotmail.com

Description: I am a collaborative composer. This year I am composing music for a community choir project working with over 60s and am co-creating a contemporary dance and music project in partnership with Norfolk Mental Health Services. www.jackhurstmusic.com

Jackie Reynolds

Job Title: Public Engagement (with Research) Fellow

Organisation: Keele University

Email: j.reynolds1@keele.ac.uk

Description: Social Gerontologist specialising in research on arts and ageing. Co-Director of the Live Age Festival, an annual celebration of later life creativity. Includes 'Meet Me at Live Age', funded by Arts Council England/Baring Foundation Celebrating Age award.

jadw

Job Title: Technical Support

Organisation: Age UK Oxfordshire

Email: database@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk

Description: Technical support.

Jahanara Ali

Job Title: RCM

Organisation: Aman Care

Email: jahanara@amancare.co.uk

Description: Supporting service users in their own home to empower them to live as independently and safely for as long as possible in their own home

James Trowsdale

Job Title: Head of Public Partnerships

Organisation: Hull 2017 UK City of Culture

Email: james.trowsdale@hull2017.co.uk

Description: Hull was announced the winner of UK City of Culture 2017 in 2013. The award is given every four years to a city that demonstrates the belief in the transformational power of culture.

Jan Ford

Job Title: Partnership Manager

Organisation: Orchestras Live

Email: jan@orchestraslive.org.uk

Description: We believe that orchestras are for everyone.With over 50 years experience we make world class orchestral music relevant to peoples lives through dynamic partnerships and innovative projects, particularly in culturally underserved areas of England.

Jana Haragalova

Job Title: Learning Producer

Organisation: Historic Royal Palaces

Email: jana.haragalova@hrp.org.uk

Description: coordinating the Sensory Palaces programme-health and wellbeing programme for people living with dementia and their care partners

Janina Aza Karpinska

Job Title: Creative Arts Practitioner

Organisation: LAPIDUS

Email: thelifesymbolic@gmail.com

Description: a broad range of creative arts for insight, fun & therapeutic value, incl. journal keeping, making little books, collage, mixed media. Transforming that which is broken rejected / neglected into something whole & pleasing.

JEANETTE SULTAN

Job Title: Ms

Organisation: SHABBYSHOCK

Email: j.sultan@live.co.uk

Description: I create bespoke upcycled furniture in vivid colours. I also deliver Art sessions to service users.I deliver classes and workshops.I write for RELOVED magazine. I am a full member of Scottish Artists Union and a profile maker with Craft Scotland.

Jeffrey Goldblatt

Job Title: Skin Care

Organisation: Shoreline Medical Spa

Email: AnklestiTI@gmail.com

Description: I am an experienced skin care specialist in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Jenna Dion

Job Title: Dementia Support Professional

Organisation: Wentworth Senior Living

Email: Jennad14@gmail.com

Description: I work in an assisted living facility as the Dementia Support Professional; I work on programming, staff and family education, and development of our dementia programming in the building.

Jenni Elbourne

Job Title: Director, Elders Company

Organisation: Southwark Playhouse and Unscene Suffolk

Email: jenni.halton@gmail.com

Description: Incoming director (Jan 2018) of over 65s performance company based at Southwark Playhouse. Founder & Director of Unscene Suffolk, a theatre company of visually impaired people.

Jenni R

Job Title: Shared Reading Facilitator

Organisation: Voluntary

Email: brook_tennyson@hotmail.co.uk

Description: I run Shared Reading groups in my local community and try to raise awareness of how the arts can contribute to good health and wellbeing. I do this by engaging with local community groups and organisations.

Jenni Waugh

Job Title: Arts & Heritage Engagement Consultant

Organisation: Jenni Waugh Consulting Ltd

Email: jenni.waugh@talktalk.net

Description: I work with cultural organisations to increase opportunities for all people to release their creativity and explore their own histories. I offer project management, partnership building, fundraising, research and evaluation.

Jennifer Hale

Job Title: Community Dance Artist

Organisation: MDI

Email: jennie@mdi.org.uk

Description: MDI are dedicated to inspire people through dance. Along with classes for people of all ages We provide classes and performance opportunities for people aged over 50, encouraging active and creative lifestyles as we age.

Jennifer Litherland

Job Title: Associate Director

Organisation: YES

Email: litherlandjm@aol.com

Description: Small inter generational projects with groups at margins of society.

Jennifer Whiteoak

Job Title: Community Engagement Officer

Organisation: National Trust

Email: jennifer.whiteoak@nationaltrust.org.uk

Description: Working with various community groups to ensure that our property is accessible to all. Specifically I work with schools, families, special needs groups and people living with Dementia and elderly care groups.

Jenny Daly

Job Title: Head of Campaign

Organisation: Family Arts Campaign

Email: jenny@thealbany.org.uk

Description: The Family Arts Campaign supports the arts sector to be inclusive for older audiences & participants and as well as promoting opportunities for older generations to experience high quality arts and culture.

Jenny Daly

Job Title: Head of Family Arts Campaign

Organisation: Family Arts Campaign

Email: jenny.daly@thealbany.org.uk

Description: Family Arts Campaign supports the cultural sector to welcome families of all ages, as well as find out about cultural opportunities available to them.

Jenny Marshall

Job Title: Manager of The Second Half Centre and Kensington Programmes

Organisation: Open Age

Email: jmarshall@openage.org.uk

Description: We run a broad range of opportunities and activities together with our members, across health, leisure, well-being, education and employment so that everyone in London over the age of 50 lives a fulfilling life.

Jenny Pengilly

Job Title: Education Coordinator

Organisation: Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

Email: education@estorickcollection.com

Description: The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art opened in London in 1998. Its new home - a Grade II listed Georgian building - was restored with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and contains six galleries, an art library, cafe and bookshop. The Collect

Jessica Conneely

Job Title: Founder and teacher

Organisation: Dance4wellbeing

Email: jess@dance4wellbeing.com

Description: I work as an artist for the Arts Health Institute in Australia.Founder of Dance4wellbeing and Dance for Parkinson's Australia teacher

Jessica Hartshorn

Job Title: Senior Learning and Outreach Officer

Organisation: Rugby Art Gallery and Museum

Email: jessica.hartshorn@rugby.gov.uk

Description: We currently run a programme for older people called the 'Good Times' programme. This includes monthly arts and heritage sessions at The Art Gallery, Age UK Rugby and the local hospital.

Jessica Hodge

Job Title: Community Engagement Manager

Organisation: Barbican

Email: Jessica.hodge@barbican.org.uk

Description: Community Engagement at the Barbican arts centre.

Jill

Job Title: Head of Education

Organisation: New Vic Theatre

Email: jillrezzano@hotmail.co.uk

Description: To manage a programme of creative participation, including Directing the Ages and Stages Theatre company and as a Co-Director of the Live Age festival.

Jo Hodges

Job Title: Therapeutic Art Worker

Organisation: A Heart 4 Art

Email: Jo@aheart4art.co.uk

Description: We provide therapeutic art activities for care homes and assisted living accommodation to help decrease social isolation and loneliness. Activities are tailor-made to support individual creativity and self-expression and enhance well-being.

Joanna

Job Title: Communications Manager

Organisation: Centre for London

Email: joanna.corfield@centreforlondon.org

Description: I work for a think tank undertaking research on London's challenges - anything from the housing crisis, to transport and arts.

Joanna Essen

Job Title: Learning Programmer

Organisation: Compton Verney

Email: joanna.essen@comptonverney.org.uk

Description: Run a monthly Dementia cafe in the galleries with artists.

Joanne

Job Title: Assistant Outreach Officer

Organisation: Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Email: joanne.charlton@twmuseums.org.uk

Description: Assistant Outreach Officer for Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

John Ryan

Job Title: Chief Executive

Organisation: Oxford House in Bethnal Green

Email: john.ryan@oxfordhouse.org.uk

Description: Oxford House is where East London comes together to work, learn, explore and create. We celebrate arts, community and our heritage.

John W Cook

Job Title: Chairman

Organisation: PCAT

Email: john.cook@pcat.org.uk

Description: I help in a number of local community groups, including a 60+ companion group, a dementia cafe and chair the local CAT.

John Whall

Job Title: Digital Participation Curator

Organisation: Derby QUAD

Email: participation@derbyquad.co.uk

Description: Creative Wellbeing arts engagement across multiple age groups

John Withey

Job Title: Partnership Manager

Organisation: Creative Minds

Email: john.withey@creativemindsan.co.uk

Description: As Partnership Manager I help to create lasting partnerships with those groups and organisations who have similar social aims to Creative Minds.

Jonathan

Job Title: Chief Executive

Organisation: Age Concern Colchester

Email: jonathan.moore@ageconcerncolchester.org.uk

Description: Making lives of Older People in Borough of Colchester happier & healthier

Jonathan

Job Title: Lead Co-ordinator

Organisation: Mencap / Fabrica

Email: cliqued@gmail.com

Description: Social and cultural inclusion.

Jonathan Brewer

Job Title: Community Music Practitioner

Organisation: Music That Cares

Email: Jonbrewer73@gmail.com

Description: Visiting care settings across Pembrokeshire with Singspiration Singing Activities for older people & those with Dementia. Also run StreetBeats drumming sessions

jonathan smith

Job Title: Seo

Organisation: locus assignments

Email: smithassignment1@gmail.com

Description: I am a content writer at locus assignments.

Judith Bacon

Job Title: Services Manager

Organisation: Poole Well-being Collaborative

Email: judith.bacon@pwbcollaborative.org.uk

Description: Run the Poole sical Prescription Service so always looking for interesting and innovative ideas to share with people who want to expand their social networks

Judith Wardle

Job Title: Trustee

Organisation: Age UK Oxfordshire

Email: judith@cittern.demon.co.uk

Description: Former academic in English literature, musician, and current interest in outcome measures in health/social care

Julia Battersby

Job Title: Communications Assistant

Organisation: Ambition for Ageing

Email: julia.battersby@gmcvo.org.uk

Description: I write news stories, newsletters, web content and tweets on behalf of Ambition for Ageing, part of GMCVO

Julia Bird

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: The Poetry Society

Email: jbird@poetrysociety.org.uk

Description: The Poetry Society is one of Britain's most dynamic arts organisations, representing British poetry both nationally and internationally

Julia Puebla Fortier

Job Title: Director

Organisation: DiversityRx

Email: rcchc@aol.com

Description: Promoting creative wellbeing approaches, especially for culturally diverse populations

Julie Bwye

Job Title: Senior Day Centre Officer

Organisation: Social Care

Email: jbwye@hillingdon.gov.uk

Description: Work with service users with a diagnosis of Dementia and complex needs

Julie Cangrand

Job Title: Art in Healthcare Consultant

Organisation: Self employed

Email: jcangrand@gmail.com

Description: I'm an art in healthcare consultant based in Boston. I specialize in curating innovative art project and developing creative arts programs in partnership with museums in hospitals and senior living residences.

Justine Ranson

Job Title: Creative development officer

Organisation: Telford & Wrekin Council

Email: justine.ranson@telford.gov.uk

Description: working on a range of projects using creativity to improve health outcomes for people of all ages

Karen Harrison

Job Title: Health Improvement Principal

Organisation: Sheffield City Council

Email: karen.harrison5@nhs.net

Description: Lead role in developing Sheffield as a Cultural ageing friendly City

kate

Job Title: Creative Age Programme Manager

Organisation: equal arts

Email: kate@equalarts.org.uk

Description: managing the creative age programme for cultural organisations to establish and deliver imagination based, dementia friendly older people creative programmes.

Kate Bowman

Job Title: Development Manager

Organisation: Quality of Life Partnership

Email: kate.bowman@qualityoflife.org.uk

Description: We run a website in Newcastle for people aged over 50 aimed at signposting to resources. We research key topics of interest. We focus on the positive aspects of ageing

Kate Macleod

Job Title: Deputy Director

Organisation: Oxfordshire County Council

Email: kate.macleod@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Description: Bringing Libraries, Museums and History services closer to local communities to support and promote health, wellbeing and connections across all generations.

Kate Wannell

Job Title: Administrator

Organisation: Dance in Devon

Email: administrator@danceindevon.org.uk

Description: Dance in Devon is the countywide dance development agency for Devon.

Katherine

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Organisation: Magic Me

Email: katherineeves@magicme.co.uk

Description: Magic Me is an arts charity that brings the generations together to build a stronger, safer community. Our projects often link unlikely partners. Young people aged 8+ and adults aged 60+ team up through shared, creative activity.

Katherine Brown

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Beauty and Utility Arts

Email: beautyandutilityarts@hotmail.co.uk

Description: Beauty and Utility Arts is an Arts, Heritage and Wellbeing social enterprise. We develop and deliver creative projects and products and work mostly with older community members.

Katheryn Hope

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Organisation: The Beehive, Honiton

Email: katheryn@beehivehoniton.co.uk

Description: The Beehive is a vibrant community venue in Honiton, East Devon with a programme of live events, cinema & space for community activities, exhibitions, workshops, meetings and conferences.

Katie

Job Title: Project Coordinator

Organisation: Bury Creatives

Email: katie.burycreatives@gmail.com

Description: Amongst other projects I lead an outreach engagement project for Bury Art Museum that aims to support young people to develop social and creative skills.

Keiron

Job Title: Management Team

Organisation: 3rdthought

Email: keiron@3rdthought.eu

Description: 3rdthought is an older persons theatre group based in London, creating new performances and collaborations, and using technology to enable more frail actors to take part in performances from home.

Keiron Spires

Job Title: Company Secretary

Organisation: Encore Theatre Company

Email: keiron@encoretheatrecompany.co.uk

Description: We perform original work showcasing the talents of the company and challenging the stereotypes of ageing. We are also a resident theatre company at LSBU using drama to enhance student learning.

Keith Ellis

Job Title: Facilitator

Organisation: Movingsounds

Email: keith@movingsounds.org

Description: Facilitator and director for community art and health organisation Movingsounds CIC.

Kelly Robinson

Job Title: Community Engagement Manager

Organisation: Dulwich Picture Gallery

Email: k.robinson@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

Description: Our Art for Older People Programme offers a wide variety of free creative workshops, interactive and sensory guided tours, immersive storytelling sessions and arts projects, which can be delivered at the Gallery or in local community settings.

Kevin

Job Title: Age Friendly Nottinghamshire- Neighbourhood Co-ordinator

Organisation: Nottinghamshire County Council

Email: kevin.tennant1@nottscc.gov.uk

Description: Age Friendly Nottinghamshire is a pilot project in two areas of Nottinghamshire,supporting the development of social action to address the loneliness and isolation of older people.

Kym Devine

Job Title: Owner

Organisation: Creative Mojo Chichester & Havant

Email: Kym@creativemojo.co.uk

Description: Fun,hands on and inspirational arts and craft activities for care homes and community groups.

Lara Stavrinou

Job Title: Cultural development officer

Organisation: Reading Borough Council

Email: lara.stavrinou@reading.gov.uk

Description: Managing Reading's Great Place Scheme, which places arts, culture and heritage at the heart of communities. This includes piloting cultural commissioning, managing outreach for a new flagship festival and developing partnerships and networks

Laura

Job Title: Community Coordinator

Organisation: 64 Million Artists

Email: laura@64millionartists.com

Description: 64 Million Artists is a national campaign to unlock the potential of everyone in the UK through creativity. Working across Health, Education, Workplaces and more.

Laura Pottinger

Job Title: Director

Organisation: L Pottinger Arts Management

Email: lcpottinger82@gmail.com

Description: I am a freelance fundraiser working with several organisations in Beds and Bucks who work with older people.

Laura-Ann Whitlock

Job Title: Operations Coordinator

Organisation: Magpie Dance

Email: l.whitlock@magpiedance.org.uk

Description: Magpie Dance is the UK's leading dance charity working with people with learning disabilities. Since 1985 we have been running workshops and dance classes for children and adults.

Lea Schiller

Job Title: Project Assistant

Organisation: Creative Arts East

Email: lea@creativeartseast.co.uk

Description: Creative Arts East delivers a wide portfolio of participatory projects aimed at providing cultural, educational and volunteer development opportunities (along with improved health & wellbeing) to individuals and communities across the east.

Leah Biddle

Job Title: Cultural Partnership Manager

Organisation: Wolves Foundation

Email: leahbiddle@wolvesfoundation.com

Description: Older adults dance and performance groups for adults aged 50+ in Warrington. Developing CPD dance training for other artists and organisations.

Leah Thorn

Job Title: Artist/activist

Organisation: Older Women Rock!

Email: leah@leahthorn.com

Description: Through performance, poetry, fashion, film, workshops and talks 'Older Women Rock!' celebrates older women, challenges our invisibility, unites us across our differences and subverts assumptions.

Leominster Community Centre

Job Title: Manager

Organisation: LDCA

Email: enquiries@leominstercommunitycentre.com

Description: Community Centre offering room hire and educational and arts based projects

Libby Archer

Job Title: Senior Research Manager

Organisation: Age UK

Email: libby.archer@ageuk.org.uk

Description: Interests in a broad spectrum of ageing research.

Lily Craig

Job Title: Older People's Creative

Organisation: Freelance Practitioner

Email: lilyfcraig@gmail.com

Description: I am a freelance theatre practitioner that works with older adults in a range of different contexts. Currently training to be a Dementia Care Mapper.

Linda Lewis

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival

Email: linda@twpuppetryfestival.org

Description: WE produce a puppetry festival every two years in Tunbridge Wells. In this interim year (2018) we are working with puppetry in the community

Lisa Evans

Job Title: Founder

Organisation: Creative Stays

Email: events@creativestays.co.uk

Description: To support people to stay well & make the most of life by engaging them in creative activities and peer encouragement that promote self-confidence, build interpersonal skills, & empower strategies to increase mental wellbeing

Lisa Robinson

Job Title: none

Organisation: none

Email: lisa@gardencottage.org.uk

Description: I am a part-time counsellor. Self-employed.

Liz Postlethwaite

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Small Things Creative Projects

Email: liz@smallthings.org.uk

Description: Small Things is an artist-led social enterprise using creativity and creative engagement to fuel learning and change.

Liz Pritchard

Job Title: Sound Therapist and Voice Practitioner

Organisation: Blissful Dragon Therapeutic Sound

Email: music@blissfuldragon.com

Description: Facilitating sound and music workshops, group singing for health and wellbeing sessions.

Liza Vallance

Job Title: Artistic Director

Organisation: Studio 3 Arts

Email: liza@studio3arts.org.uk

Description: I run a socially-engaged arts practice in Barking and Dagenham. We've got a community-curated venue i Barking, with an in-house programme and lots of visiting companies. We've just been funded by ACE to deliver Celebrating Age.

Lizzie

Job Title: Music Teacher

Organisation: self

Email: elizabethcackett@gmail.com

Description: Music teacher in FE wanting to find out how to develop my work outside of the young people age range.

Lizzy Green

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Email: e.green@trinitylaban.ac.uk

Description: Manager for Trinity Laban's Inspired not Tired programme of regular music and dance activity for older adults. We regularly get out and about and share our work in the Lewisham community and beyond.

Llinos Jones

Job Title: Participation and Marketing officer

Organisation: Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru

Email: llinos.jones@theatr.com

Description: My work here is to reach out to the communities, and encourage people to take part in the arts, for their well being/health and many other benefits.

Lorena Hodgson

Job Title: Maker

Organisation: Red Barn Creative

Email: lorena@redbarncreative.org.uk

Description: I run or help run Crafternoons, Heritage Open Days, Fun Palaces and anything else that brings the communities together, particularly via creativity (traditional and digital) and heritage.

Lorna Heap

Job Title: Learning Care Coordinator

Organisation: Park Theatre

Email: access@parktheatre.co.uk

Description: We provide Creative Learning classes called 'Park Players Reminiscence' for people affected by dementia and their carers or families, as part of our wider Creative Learning Programme.

Lou Boyd

Job Title: Regional Manager London & South

Organisation: Volunteering Matters

Email: louis.boyd@volunteeringmatters.org.uk

Description: Volunteering Matters facilitates an array of projects across the UK that have health & wellbeing at the heart of them. These projects reach out to older people, people living with disabilities, employers, young people & families.

Louisa Marchant-Wallis

Job Title: Group facilitator

Organisation: The Alzheimer's Society

Email: louisa.marchantwallis@gmail.com

Description: I am an Occupational Therapist;currently facilitating groups for older people living with dementia and their carers.

Louise Best

Job Title: EFT practitioner/trainee dramatherapist

Organisation: Creatively calm/think light theatre

Email: Louiseholly@live.co.uk

Description: I am a theatre maker, EFT practitioner and current training to become a dramatherapist.

Louise Crowe

Job Title: Freelance Artist

Organisation: Imagine Me Creative

Email: louisecrowe76@hotmail.co.uk

Description: I deliver creative and art based workshops in care homes for people over the age of 65, particularly for those living with dementia.

Louise Hall

Job Title: Older Persons Coordinator

Organisation: Leicester Ageing Together

Email: louise@leicesterageingtogether.org.uk

Description: Leicester Ageing Together is a Big Lottery funded partnership. delivering services and activities to improve the lives of older people

Louise Rigglesford

Job Title: Community Partnerships Manager

Organisation: Chichester Festival Theatre

Email: louise.rigglesford@cft.org.uk

Description: Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UKs flagship theatres renowned for the exceptionally high standard of its productions as well as its work with the community and young people.

Lucy Inglis

Job Title: Archivist

Organisation: William Scott Foundation

Email: lucy.inglis@williamscott.org

Description: Archivist in charge of the archive of the 20th century British artist William Scott RA (1913-1989).

Luminate

Job Title: Administrator

Organisation: Luminate

Email: info@luminatescotland.org

Description: Luminate, Scotland's creative ageing organisation, runs a diverse programme of creative events and activities throughout the year, including an annual arts festival running from 1st to 31st October across Scotland.

Lynn Whitehead

Job Title: Project Development Officer

Organisation: Suffolk Artlink

Email: lynn@suffolkartlink.org.uk

Description: A project to bring arts activities to older people in isolated rural areas.

Lynne Wealleans

Job Title: Director of Policy and Engagement

Organisation: Beth Johnson Foundation

Email: lynne.wealleans@bjf.org.uk

Description: Delivery of specialist advocacy and support services. Promoting positive ageing through training and workshop sessions including transitions to retirement and later life. Involved in research projects about key aspects of life as we are ageing.

Magdalena Schamberger

Job Title: Creative Collaborator, Director, Consultant, Teaching Artist

Organisation: Freelance

Email: creative@magdalenaschamberger.com

Description: I have a special interest in co-creating high-quality performances with and for people living with dementia. Most recent projects are Curious Shoes, collaborative performances for people with dementia, and Artful Minds, experiential training for artists

Maggie Dent

Job Title: Equality & Access Manager

Organisation: Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group

Email: maggie.dent@oxfordshireccg.nhs.uk

Description: Working in partnership to address health inequalities. Ensuring equality of access to services

Maggie Sanderson

Job Title: Volunteer

Organisation: Herefordshire Carers Support

Email: Maggiesan@live.co.uk

Description: I am helping set up a Creative Carers Group called 'Rejuvenate !' which will commence in September. I also take part in local authority focus groups in relation to health and social care, as my role of a Carer

Mandy Redvers-Rowe

Job Title: Head of participation

Organisation: Collective Encounters

Email: mandy@collective-encounters.org.uk

Description: As Head of Participation I am the overall lead re our Participation programme, and manage the artistic team. I am also the artistic lead on our Creative aging programme, our third Age theatre company and our work with people with dementia.

Maria flude

Job Title: Community Participation

Organisation: Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust

Email: m.flude@simt.co.uk

Description: I'm a community engagement professional working for Industrial Museums in Sheffield with a focus on health and well-being and older people & dementia.

Marian Anderson

Job Title: Marketing & Audience Development

Organisation: Made In Corby

Email: marian@madeincorby.co.uk

Description: Made in Corby is an ambitious programme aiming to ensure that more local people than ever before will see, experience, create and take part in high quality arts activities.

Marian Pocock

Job Title: Arts Partnership team

Organisation: Age UK Oxfordshire

Email: marianpocock@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk

Description: Helping to deliver various aspects of Art Partnership and Age of Creativity work

Marine Begault

Job Title: Outreach Officer

Organisation: Alexandra Palace

Email: marine.begault@alexandrapalace.com

Description: develop an accessible arts and wellbeing programme with and for the local community inspired by Alexandra Park and Palace's rich and diverse heritage.

Mark Bixter

Job Title: General Manager

Organisation: Magic Me

Email: info@magicme.co.uk

Description: Magic Me is an arts charity that brings the generations together to build a stronger, safer community.

Mark Croasdale

Job Title: Artist and Theatre Practioner

Organisation: Freelance Practioner

Email: mark.croasdale@hotmail.co.uk

Description: Mark utilises a range of media according the specific needs, demands and context of each project. The thread linking all of his work is storytelling which he uses to create an interactive experience for the audience.

Martin Wimpress

Job Title: Programme Manager Dance & Movement

Organisation: City Lit

Email: martin.wimpress@citylit.ac.uk

Description: We offer evening, weekend & daytime dance classes for adults of all ages & all levels. We run bespoke Dance 60+ classes to the more traditional. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to hone & improve technique, we've got a dance course for you.

Mary

Job Title: artist

Organisation: none

Email: mary.millner@gmail.com

Description: I am a painter, sculptor and curator and I teach part-time

Maureen La Frenais

Job Title: Creative Consultant

Organisation: Waking the Giant Heritage & Arts Consultancy

Email: wakingthegiant@live.co.uk

Description: Working within museums, heritage and arts organisations, or wherever it works! Project management experience, storytelling, heritage interpretation, arts projects reminiscence and memory boxes.

Maya Mitter

Job Title: Development Manager

Organisation: OLC Productions

Email: maya@onelatinculture.com

Description: OLC work with elders in tackling social isolation through creative arts & events with a Latin American influence. We work in the community & our projects end with an event that bring together people,their art, music, rhythm and dance.

Meg Bezzano-Griffiths

Job Title: Centre Manager

Organisation: Fearon Community Association Ltd

Email: Office@fearonhall.org.uk

Description: Good old fashioned community centre connecting people through food and opportunity. Socially and environmentally aware.

Megan

Job Title: Audience Development Manager

Organisation: The Lowry

Email: megan.tripp@thelowry.com

Description: Audience development for The Lowry, including leading on accessible and dementia-friendly events.

Mezze Eade

Job Title: Participation Director

Organisation: Oxford Playhouse

Email: learning@oxfordplayhouse.com

Description: Oxford Playhouse is a theatre for everyone, presenting and producing a wide range of live performance. The Participation team works with over 15,000 people each year through talks, workshops, holiday schemes, and Playhouse theatre companies.

Mia Gulati

Job Title: Development Manager

Organisation: Stratford Circus Arts Centre

Email: mia@stratford-circus.com

Description: Stratford Circus Arts Centre is a charity and arts centre that is inclusive and open to all, with over 125,000 visitors a year. Last year we reached over 16,000 children and young people through performances, workshops and classes.

Michael - Marodyne LIV

Job Title: Managine Director

Organisation: LivMD UK LTD

Email: msmith@livmd.co.uk

Description: Launching the first medical device in the world to treat and cure Osteoporosis and also act as a Fall Prevention device to improve Mobility, Independence and Quality of Life

Michael Murray

Job Title: Professor of Psychology

Organisation: Keele University

Email: m.murray@keele.ac.uk

Description: Community arts and ageing

Michelle Gersh

Job Title: Consultant Occupational Therapist

Organisation: Albany Theatre, London

Email: michellegersh@hotmail.com

Description: I advise and consult with organisations to reduce barriers experienced by older adults wanting to participate in creative arts activities and to make environments more accessible for participation.

Michelle Lally

Job Title: Manager

Organisation: 20-21 Visual Arts Centre

Email: michelle.lally@northlincs.gov.uk

Description: We are a gallery in North Lincolnshire. We have a lively activity programme working with all ages.

Mike Holton

Job Title: Owner

Organisation: The Book Surgeon

Email: info@booksurgeon.co.uk

Description: Traditional book binder who restores & creates new books. Folded book art and variety of presentations & workshops also offered.

Miss Amy Enticknap

Job Title: Producer

Organisation: Miss

Email: amy@humanstorytheatre.com

Description: Human Story Theatre focuses on new writing with a health and social care issue at heart. We partner with local organisations pertaining to the issue explored in each play and always hold post-show Q&As with guest speakers from these organisations.

Moira Rowan

Job Title: Dementia Nurse

Organisation: Ms

Email: rowanmoira@hotmail.com

Description: Am fascinated in remaining fit and healthy far into ones senior years

Molly

Job Title: Learning Officer

Organisation: Turner Contemporary

Email: mrmolloy@turnercontemporary.org

Description: Working closely with members of the Learning, Visitor Experience and Exhibitions teams, as well as other partners, deliver a creative and innovative programme of learning opportunities for families, members of the community and diverse audiences.

Molly Freeman

Job Title: Co-Artistic Director

Organisation: Smoking Apples

Email: mail@smokingapplestheatre.com

Description: Smoking Apples are an award winning puppetry and visual theatre company.

Nadia Iftkhar

Job Title: Artistic Director

Organisation: Company of Others

Email: nadia@companyofothers.org.uk

Description: We create work which highlights and shares stories of the human experience, drawn from the diverse communities we work with to create relevant, exposing and poignant dance theatre.

Natelle Morgan-Brown

Job Title: Community Programmer

Organisation: Nottingham Contemporary

Email: NatelleMorganBrown@nottinghamcontemporary.org

Description: Community Programmer

Nathalie

Job Title: Dramatherapist

Organisation: Interactors

Email: nathaliefriel@gmail.com

Description: I am an experienced Dramatherapist, arts facilitator and performer.

Nathalie Boobis

Job Title: Artist commissions coordinator

Organisation: SPACE

Email: nathalie@spacestudios.org.uk

Description: I work as a curator for an arts organisation in Hackney. We are building a 'network of care' in our area through partnerships with community organisations. This has a focus on art workshops for older people & bringing art into non-art venues.

Neil Parker

Job Title: Administrator

Organisation: London Arts in Health Forum

Email: neil@lahf.org.uk

Description: London Arts in Health Forum is a membership organisation which aims to develop the role of culture in wellbeing and to promote and support arts in health activity across London and nationally.

New Theatre Oxford

Job Title: Marketing Department

Organisation: New Theatre Oxford

Email: oxfordpress@theambassadors.com

Description: The premier arts and entertainment venue in Oxford.

Nichola Charalambou

Job Title: Facilitator & Director

Organisation: Creative Writes

Email: info@creativewrites.co.uk

Description: I deliver creative writing & read aloud poetry workshops (mainly with older people). Settings include social housing; care homes/sheltered housing. I also work in centres which use the arts for wellbeing. I am a member of Lapidus.

Nick J Jones

Job Title: Musician/Composer

Organisation: Freelance

Email: n.j.jones@hotmail.co.uk

Description: I am a composer and musician with many years experience working in theatre, education and care settings. I specialise in creating music with people with special needs and am currently working with people with dementia writing music about their lives.

Nicky Ellison

Job Title: National Specialist Support Manager - Care and Support

Organisation: Hanover Housing Association

Email: nicky.ellison@hanover.org.uk

Description: Strategic and operational lead for extra care and support services within housing association specialising in older peoples housing

Nicola Hilliard

Job Title: Information Manager

Organisation: Centre for Policy on Ageing

Email: nhilliard@cpa.org.uk

Description: Manage library of books, journals etc on ageing

Nicole Artingstall

Job Title: Producer (Learning & Participation)

Organisation: Spitalfields Music

Email: nicole.artingstall@spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk

Description: Music charity working with people of all ages across East London.

Nikki Hook

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Organisation: Loudwater Studio

Email: nicola.hook@visionhomes.org.uk

Description: Loudwater Studio is an arts and crafts studio recognising the importance of creative pursuits to assist everyone in their general health and well-being and offers the opportunity for people of all abilities to get creative in any way.

Nora

Job Title: Exercise Therapist

Organisation: Envolve Wellness

Email: nora@envolvewell.com

Description: I deliver specialist exercise interventions to people with long-term health conditions, dance for parkinson's, boxercise for autism, cardio for less mobiled populations

Noreen Meehan

Job Title: Festival director

Organisation: Crystal Palace Festival Group CIC

Email: info@crystalpalacefestival.org

Description: We want to make sure that arts, heritage and culture are accessible to all as we firmly believe in the power of creativity and we know we can improve and enhance the life of our community through involvement in such activities.

Olivia Toye

Job Title: Media & Communications

Organisation: Ag eUk Herefordshire & Worcestershire

Email: otoye@ageukhw.org.uk

Description: We are an independent, local charity and brand partner of Age UK, working in the two counties and striving to make Herefordshire and Worcestershire a great place to grow older.

Orleans House Gallery

Job Title: Adult Programme Coordinator

Organisation: Orleans House Gallery

Email: artseducaion@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Description: Orleans House Gallery is a free public art gallery in the London Borough of Richmond.

Pamela Eastwood

Job Title: Chair

Organisation: Greenbuttercup CIC

Email: Pamela@shadow26.plus.com

Description: Community art is one of the methods used by Greenbuttercup CIC to enable service users to achieve full participation in all spheres of society.

Parita

Job Title: Client Services & Impact Director

Organisation: Oomph! Wellness

Email: parita@oomph-wellness.org

Description: We train and support staff in care settings around activity and exercise provision to improve quality of life of older and vulnerable people.

pat c

Job Title: member/

Organisation: breathe easy southwark

Email: patriciacaro@btopenworld.com

Description: Ii am a member of a singing group for people with copd the majority of our members are 55+

Paul Cann

Job Title: Consultant

Organisation: Independent

Email: paullewiscann@gmail.com

Description: Working to promote the role of creative arts and its accessibility to older and disadvantaged people

Paulette Ward

Job Title: Marketing Officer

Organisation: Chancery House Day Care Centre

Email: marketing@chanceryhouse.org.uk

Description: Providing care and companionship for the over 55s and professional respite care for those with dementia or memory loss

Penny Collinson

Job Title: Lecturer in Dance & Somatic Movement

Organisation: University of Central Lancashire

Email: PSCollinson@uclan.ac.uk

Description: I am a teacher of dance and somatic movement Education(SME)both at UCLan (MA Dance & Somatic Well-being), and as a private practice, I am also a member of the Knowing Body Network which seeks to share promote and develop the field of SME.

Pernille Christensen

Job Title: Co-ordinator/Designer/Artist

Organisation: Passionarte

Email: pchristensen05@yahoo.co.uk

Description: Fun, inclusive, collaborative art workshops on a big scale! No artistic skills needed. Aimed at 50+ age group, for offices, care homes, companies and events.

Professor Emma Wood

Job Title: Professor of Events and Experience Marketing

Organisation: Leeds Beckett University

Email: e.wood@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Description: Researching older rurally based women and the role of particpatory arts events in their wellbeing

Rachael Dinnage

Job Title: Creative Arts Coordinator

Organisation: Central & Cecil

Email: rachael.dinnage@ccht.org.uk

Description: C&C is a social landlord providing housing for over 55's in London. As Creative Arts Coordinator I organise arts projects and activities to promote wellbeing and social inclusion, and to help build communities in our sheltered housing schemes.

Rachel

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Leaf Creative Arts CIC

Email: Leafcreativearts@gmail.com

Description: We provide creative opportunities for people with dementia and mental health issues.

Rachel Jones

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: START

Email: rachel.jones@startinspiringminds.org.uk

Description: At Start in Salford, we use creativity to help people from all walks of life improve their skills and gain in confidence.

Rashmi Becker

Job Title: Founder

Organisation: Step Change Studios

Email: contact@stepchangestudios.com

Description: Step Change Studios is committed to making dance accessible to everyone. We offer fun, engaging opportunities for disabled and non-disabled people of all ages and abilities to dance, create, and perform.

Rebecca Lindsay

Job Title: National Management Trainee

Organisation: Reading Borough Council

Email: rebecca.lindsay@reading.gov.uk

Description: I am currently a management trainee in the cultural commissioning team of Reading Borough Council. I want to sign up to keep up-to-date with the latest initiatives to engage older adults, and to see best practise.

Rebecca Seymour

Job Title: Dance artist

Organisation: freelance

Email: rebsmm@gmail.com

Description: I co-ordinate Elevate, an arts activity programme for patients at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. I teach Dance for Parkinson's class and creative dance classes for people living with dementia.

Rebecca Seymour

Job Title: Celebrating Age Development Co-ordinator

Organisation: Wiltshire Music Centre

Email: rebecca.seymour@wiltshiremusic.org.uk

Description: Developing high quality arts events and activity for older people in Wiltshire through the Celebrating Age programme

Rhonda Riachi

Job Title: Freelance Education Consultant

Organisation: Autumn Gold Education

Email: rhonda@riachi.free-online.co.uk

Description: I promote better care in later life and support those caring for someone with dementia through training and resources. Autumn Gold Education helps learners help themselves and supports a network of interdependent caring people.

Richard Norman

Job Title: Age Allies Programme Officer

Organisation: Age UK London

Email: rnorman@ageuklondon.org.uk

Description: The Age Allies Programme works with older Londoners to provide free age awareness workshops to organisations across London.

Ro Pleasant

Job Title: Head of Business Development

Organisation: Creative Plus

Email: r.pleasant@creative-plus.co.uk

Description: We have developed a video based project called The Home Made Club which is designed to improve the quality and quantity of craft based workshops for the elderly.

Robin Dynes

Job Title: Freelance Writer

Organisation: Freelance Writer

Email: robin@robindynes.co.uk

Description: Freelance writer providing materials to support professionals, carers and family members. I am particularly interested in promoting creativity to support the wellbeing of older people.

Rona Lisa Topaz

Job Title: Choir leader

Organisation: Freelance

Email: topazsinging@gmail.com

Description: Vocal entertainer singing vintage pop and jazz material. Choir leader for Care homes and day centres.

Rosalind Arden

Job Title: Psychotherapist

Organisation: Rosalind Arden

Email: rosalindarden@icloud.com

Description: Student on MA Dance and Somatic Wellbeing, UCLan. Psychotherapist, university lecturer (retired).

Rose Gooding

Job Title: Arts Development Officer

Organisation: 1Life

Email: r.l.gooding@hotmail.co.uk

Description: I work with St Albans District council to devise and deliver arts events for the community including activities for the elderly and people with mental health issues.

Roxy

Job Title: Project Assistant

Organisation: Possability People

Email: roxy@possabilitypeople.org.uk

Description: We connect cross sector organisations in Brighton and Hove to prevent social isolation in later life.

Royal Voluntary Service

Job Title: Social Media Officer

Organisation: Royal Voluntary Service

Email: christian.lampe@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk

Description: If you are part of a choir, then you can make a difference for lonely older people by signing up to Sing Your Heart Out

Ruth Charity

Job Title: Arts Coordinator

Organisation: Artlink at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Email: ruth.charity@ouh.nhs.uk

Description: I run a music and arts programme for the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton hospitals. It aims to improve the hospital environment and engage patients with the arts to improve their health and wellbeing.

Ruth Purdy

Job Title: Managing Director

Organisation: Make it Better (Mitber) CIC

Email: contact@ruthpurdy.co.uk

Description: Supporting communities to live well through the Arts.

Sala Davies

Job Title: Marketing

Organisation: Busy Parents Network

Email: sala@busyparentsnetwork.com

Description: We're a not-for-profit CIC which organises fun family festivals, including Bournville BookFest and The Big Draw events.

Sally Brown

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: Holme Valley Sharing Memories

Email: sally-brown@btconnect.com

Description: Sharing Memories is a group of older people, in their 80s and 90s who meet every week to share memories and life experiences and learn new art skills which we share with other community groups of all ages.

Sally Evans

Job Title: Community Participation Officer

Organisation: Mansfield Museum

Email: sevans@mansfield.gov.uk

Description: Mansfield Museum is a local authority venue in Mansfield which offers a year round program of events and exhibitions.

Sally Harrison

Job Title: Head of Product Development

Organisation: Brighterkind

Email: sally.harrison@brighterkind.com

Description: Heading up the Recreation and Activity programme at brighterkind - constantly looking to develop our Magic Moments programme in order to support our residents and team members to enjoy every day

Sally Silverman

Job Title: Chair

Organisation: Jacobs Wells Community Hub

Email: jwrhub@gmail.com

Description: our is to establish- reduce social isolation - enhance well being. run Craft Hub / Tai Chi -

Sam Cullington

Job Title: Media and Communications Officer

Organisation: soundLINCS

Email: sam@soundlincs.org

Description: soundLINCS is a not-for-profit community music organisation. Working in partnership with local, regional and national organisations, soundLINCS provides and develops high quality, innovative music-making opportunities and training for all.

Samantha Hickey

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Purple Gecko

Email: purplegecko@outlook.com

Description: Dance based exercise classes for over fifties Movement and dance for health

Samantha Patel

Job Title: Locality Officer

Organisation: Breckland Council

Email: Samantha.patel@breckland.gov.uk

Description: Silver Social - a 3 year arts programme targeted at older isolated people in Breckland, Norfolk. Live performances and workshops will tour ten towns / villages. Funded by Arts Council.

Samara Jones-Hall

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Samara Jones-Hall

Email: samara.joneshall@gmail.com

Description: Digital and Creative Consultancy

SAND

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Safe Ageing No Discrimination

Email: lgbtsand@gmail.com

Description: We work with and for older and old lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans people to improve their experience of health & social care

Sara Hudston

Job Title: Communications manager

Organisation: The Arts Development Company

Email: sara@theartsdevelopmentcompany.org.uk

Description: Communicating The Arts Development Company's work to wider audiences.

Sara Naylor-Wild

Job Title: Director of Development and Research

Organisation: St Monica Trust

Email: sara.naylor-wild@stmonicatrust.org.uk

Description: I lead a department within St Monica Trust responsible for researching and developing new initiatives for our customers and the community at large.

Sara Snook

Job Title: Director's Assistant

Organisation: acta community theatre

Email: sara@acta-bristol.com

Description: I run a selection of the creative arts/theatre projects we provide for isolated and marginalized communities. I also work on fundraising.

Sarafina Carter

Job Title: Producer/Artist

Organisation: The Hive Artspace

Email: sarafina.carter@gmail.com

Description: The Hive Artspace is a small developing neighbourhood arts centre in West Wiltshire with an emphasis on inclusivity and highly musical and visual sensory arts.

sarah

Job Title: dance therapist

Organisation: movement changes life

Email: sarahboreham85@hotmail.com

Description: I provide dance movement therapy groups for health and well being and social health for elderly and groups that are sometimes excluded

Sarah Ecob

Job Title: General Manager

Organisation: Venue Cymru & Theatr Colwyn

Email: sarah.ecob@venuecymru.co.uk

Description: Venue Cymru is a theatre and conference centre; Theatr Colwyn is a theatre, cinema & photographic hub. Work for older people includes dementia friendly screenings, textile art project, photography group and a range of smaller arts projects

Sarah H

Job Title: Creative Learning Manager

Organisation: Manchester International Festival

Email: sarah.hiscock@mif.co.uk

Description: Manchester International Festival is the world's first festival of original, new work and takes place biennially in Manchester.

Sarah Kemp

Job Title: Artistic Director

Organisation: Theatre Sans Frontieres

Email: sarah@tsf.org.uk

Description: Drama facilitator, actor, director with multilingual, international touring theatre company. Just started PhD at Northumbria University on impact of Drama interventions with older people.

Shannon Quigley

Job Title: Learning & Engagement Officer

Organisation: Lakeland Arts

Email: squigley@lakelandarts.org.uk

Description: Lakeland Arts runs a weekly art group for people living with dementia and their carers. Participants enjoy time together working with artists and being creative.

Sharon

Job Title: Manager

Organisation: Creating Conversations

Email: sharon@creating-conversations.org

Description: An activity kit that has been carefully designed to transform the care environment into a stimulating social space, allowing participants to be involved from the outset in a way that feels comfortable to them.

Sharon Bailey

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: The Grange Throckley

Email: sharon@isisarts.org.uk

Description: Grange is a day care centre that was set up by the local community and that offers elders a wide range of creative activities with professional artists. We do this to support elders to remain independent in their own homes and to combat social isolation.

Shelley

Job Title: Owner & Workshop Facilitator

Organisation: Puppeteria

Email: shelley@puppeteria.ca

Description: I teach others how to use puppets as a tool for building relationships through storytelling, enhanced communication, and creative problem-solving.

Shelley Campbell

Job Title: Researcher

Organisation: University of Gloucestershire

Email: s0510427@connect.glos.ac.uk

Description: I am researching the 'performance' possibilities of providing art/crafts with people who were not born in the UK, i.e., immigrants, refugees.

Shirley

Job Title: Teacher

Organisation: self employed

Email: shirleymead@hotmail.com

Description: Creating wall hangings, eggs, bunting and Christmas decorations using needle felting. This simple and portable craft is accessible for most people and the vibrant coloured wools available bring joy to whoever uses them.

Shona

Job Title: Service Development Assistant

Organisation: Hanover

Email: shona.martin@hanover.org.uk

Description: I work with residents and front line staff nationally to improve residents wellbeing and create a welcoming sense of community on our estates.

Shula

Job Title: Manager of Inspiration and Inclusion

Organisation: Ladder to the Moon

Email: shulahawes@gmail.com

Description: Supporting care homes in being great places to live, work and visit

Sian Stevenson

Job Title: Creative Director

Organisation: Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company

Email: infomovingmemory@gmail.com

Description: Moving Memory Dance Theatre Company use a collaborative workshop process to produce moving and meaningful performances with a highly visual and physical aesthetic. There is strong use of movement, words, music and projections to tell stories and entertain

Simon Baker

Job Title: Centre Manager

Organisation: Age UK Medway

Email: simonbaker@ageukmedway.org.uk

Description: Managing centre which houses a mainstream day centre, dementia day care centre and several support services for older people

Simon Ripley

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Double Elephant Print Workshop

Email: simon@simonripley.co.uk

Description: I am an artist printmaker working in a wide range of settings across the South West with all ages and abilities. I have a particular interest in working with older people

Simona Scotto

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Counterpoint Dance Company

Email: simona@simonascotto.com

Description: Simona Scotto Director of Counterpoint Dance Company. Educator, choreographer, producer of dance work for the over 55's.

Sita Brand

Job Title: CEO

Organisation: Settle Stories Ltd.

Email: sita@settlestories.org.uk

Description: We collaborate with communities and artists to create transformative experiences that ignite curiosity and reimagine storytelling. Our programme includes a flagship festival, year round events and learning programme.

Sonia York-Pryce

Job Title: PhD candidate

Organisation: QCA Griffith University

Email: sonia.york-pryce@griffithuni.edu.au

Description: Sonia is an English mature dancer filmmaker PhD candidate: Ageism and the mature dancer based in Australia. The research documents older professional dancers globally still performing. Her aim is to give validation and visibility to the mature dancer.

Sophie

Job Title: Silver Social Project Coordinator

Organisation: Breckland Council

Email: sophie.soto@breckland.gov.uk

Description: Taking the arts to isolated elderly people in the Breckland area and those at risk of isolation.

Sophie Hocking

Job Title: Co Director

Organisation: Moving Together

Email: Info@movingtogether.co.uk

Description: Community dance company based in Leicester. We work with main stream and SEN schools, home educated children, over 55s and care homes.

Sophie Wood

Job Title: Director

Organisation: Fisher Arts and Social Club

Email: sophiemakesspaces@gmail.com

Description: Weekly arts and social club for older people and their carers. We connect people with local artists and engage in different activities every week.

Stefanie

Job Title: Practitioner

Organisation: Creative Pathworking

Email: stefaniel2001@yahoo.co.uk

Description: Currently retraining in therapeutic writing methods

Stephen Watters

Job Title: Director

Organisation: That Creative Thingy Wotsit cic

Email: thatcreativethingywotsit@outlook.com

Description: We are an arts organisation who take theatre, artists & shows into residential care homes. We also train creative artists and care staff in the application of person-centered creative care

Stevie Spencer

Job Title: Locality Officer

Organisation: Breckland Council

Email: stevie.spencer@breckland.gov.uk

Description: The Silver Social is an exciting new programme of daytime arts events in Breckland, promoting engagement and participation among older people in rural communities.

Stuart Hedley

Job Title: Knowledge Exchange Manager - Creative Futures

Organisation: University of Brighton

Email: s.hedley@brighton.ac.uk

Description: Supporting Creative Practice Research, Enterprise and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Brighton

Susan Jordan

Job Title: Artistic Director/Manager

Organisation: Jordan & Present Co.

Email: susan@jordanandpc.co.nz

Description: Created SeniorsDANCE classes for 65+ as teacher, manager, trainer of others. Also SeniorsDANCE Company, choreographer, manager, producer for community dancers.

Susie Tate

Job Title: Dance artist - health & wellbeing

Organisation: Susie Tate

Email: susietate8@gmail.com

Description: I develop and deliver dance and movement programmes in hospitals and health care environments.

Suzanne Booth

Job Title: Project Administrator & Events Co-Ordinator

Organisation: MICRA (University of Manchester)

Email: suzanne.booth@manchester.ac.uk

Description: Ageing research and events

suzanne heard

Job Title: volunteer

Organisation: age uk

Email: suedoessmart@live.co.uk

Description: I work voluntary in the dementia suite at AGE UK 4 days a week and on a thursay I run the COGS group

Sylvie Silver

Job Title: Executive Director

Organisation: NAPA

Email: sylvie@napa-activities.co.uk

Description: National charity that supports activity provision in care settings

Tamara Hackett

Job Title: Artist

Organisation: Graffite Art

Email: info@graffitetech.com

Description: I am a working Artist, Ceramics painter and Managing Director of Graffite Ltd Electronics design consultancy

Tania

Job Title: Founder

Organisation: Weston Super Rocks

Email: tania_b_creative@hotmail.com

Description: Therapeutic workshops for all ages and abilities.. we paint uplifting words & images into rocks, then hide them around our community as a random act of kindness for others to find

Tara Stevenson

Job Title: Arts Development Officer

Organisation: Woking Borough Council

Email: tara.stevenson@woking.gov.uk

Description: Arts, Community, Development

Tei Williams

Job Title: Arts Partnership Assistant

Organisation: Age of Creativity

Email: teiwilliams@ageofcreativity.co.uk

Description: My responsiblities include the marketing of the Age of Creativity, fulfilling its social media strategy and answering your queries.

The Arts Development Company

Job Title: CIC

Organisation: The Arts Development Company

Email: jo@theartsdevelopmentcompany.org.uk

Description: Working together for creative change.

the elix

Job Title: THE ELIXIR CLINIC

Organisation: THE ELIXIR CLINIC

Email: theelixirclinic1@gmail.com

Description: In the recent years, a vitamin drip that is known as the Myers Cocktail has become the trendiest health craze and all for good reasons.

Tiur

Job Title: N/A

Organisation: N/A

Email: tiurlansitompul@gmail.com

Description: Volunteer in arts and crafts for older people. Community actors

Toki Allison

Job Title: Film Audience Network Access Officer

Organisation: BFI

Email: toki@filmhubwales.org

Description: The aim of my role is to increase access to cinema for hard-to-reach audiences.

Tracey Annette

Job Title: Project Manager

Organisation: Manchester City Council

Email: t.annette@manchester.gov.uk

Description: Working with a broard range of partners to make Manchester a great place to grow older

Tracey Knight

Job Title: Community Artist

Organisation: Creative Minds

Email: Tracey.knight@gmail.com

Description: Creative Minds is a social enterprise and community of artists nationwide who provide fun art sessions to care homes and other venues.

Tracy Sharp

Job Title: Singing and Project leader

Organisation: Music In Our Bones

Email: tracy.sharp43@ntlworld.com

Description: We have established over the last 18 months a singing community for people with dementia and their families

Trudy Jones

Job Title: Library Development Officer

Organisation: Halton Libraries

Email: trudy.jones@halton.gov.uk

Description: As Library Outreach, I go into care homes and talk to older people's groups about what the library service can offer and also do reminiscence sessions using our memory boxes and other library resources

Upswing

Job Title: General Manager

Organisation: Upswing

Email: info@upswing.org.uk

Description: Upswing is a contemporary circus company. Our work combines high profile national &international touring shows with a programme of innovative community participation.

Vicky Thornton

Job Title: Franchisee and session facilitator

Organisation: Musical Moments Stoke, Crewe and Nantwich

Email: stoke@musical-moments.co.uk

Description: Delivering interactive music sessions for the elderly and those with special needs.

Victoria

Job Title: Marketing & Publicity Director

Organisation: The Really Youthful Theatre Company

Email: victoria@rytc.co.uk

Description: We are committed to enabling people of all ages and abilities to discover their passion for the performing arts and in helping them to bring out the best of their talents.

Victoria Jones

Job Title: Founder

Organisation: Arts Health Associates

Email: info@artshealthassociates.com

Description: Arts Health Associates is an arts health consultancy, providing international, specialist arts health knowledge and experience of both art commissioning and participatory creative programs.

Wan Ting

Job Title: Embodiment and Space Holder

Organisation: Authentic Relating

Email: a.relating@gmail.com

Description: We hold safe spaces for people to be authentic and impart embodiment practices. We focus on collaborative efforts with others to inspire positive changes in the world.

Wayne Morris

Job Title: Founder

Organisation: NZCreativity

Email: waynemorriscreates@gmail.com

Description: focus on creativity - objects, consultancy and workshops. Artist and percussionist

Will Isgrove

Job Title: Head of Young People and Outreach

Organisation: Marina Theatre

Email: willisgrove@marinatheatre.co.uk

Description: Responsible for developing and delivering the theatre's outreach and community programs.

Wilson Yau

Job Title: Digital Learning Manager

Organisation: Royal Institute of British Architects

Email: wilson.yau@riba.org

Description: Promote social and digital inclusion for older learners, and support the use and exploration of architecture and the RIBA's collections for learning and enjoyment.

Yorkshire Dance

Job Title: Marketing & Communications Manager

Organisation: Yorkshire Dance

Email: antonydunn@yorkshiredance.com

Description: Dance development organisation for the Yorkshire region, with a specific - and growing - strand of work with older adults