News


Heart of Tamworth Memory Café

Published: 23rd February 2021

Dementia-friendly Churches Enabler, Sarah Thorpe brings news from the eastern tip of the diocese


Lamentation and Celebration over Christmas and New Year

Published: 7th January 2021

Celebration and lamentation in the dementia-friends community before Christmas


Bishop Michael’s lead on Dementia-Friendly Church

Published: 9th December 2020

Bishop Michael Ipgrave, the Bishop of Lichfield, affirmed that he is “proud to be part of Diocese that takes Dementia-Friendly Church seriously”, when he spoke at our Dementia-Friendly Churches Zoom Training Day in October 2020.


The Hands of God?

Published: 8th October 2020

Developing our Dementia-Friendly Churches Network


Faith resources as dementia advances

Published: 4th September 2020

An occupational therapist recently asked me a really good question that got me thinking


The Promptings of God in Residential Care Home Worship

Published: 19th August 2020

No service plan should be expected to survive contact with the congregation...


Residential care visiting: Latest MHA good practice to share

Published: 17th August 2020

Residential care homes involve a community of residents and relatives, and staff – and Care home communities have been particularly impacted by Covid-19 restrictions.


Care Homes, Churches and Coronavirus

Published: 26th May 2020

There are care homes across the diocese and some of these have been particularly hard hit by the Coronavirus...


Coronavirus and dementia

Published: 12th May 2020

Challenge and change, conversations and connections


105 people at Guernsey’s first Dementia-Friendly Carol Service

Published: 12th February 2020

In summer 2018, I led a Dementia-Friendly Churches Training Day in Guernsey. It’s wonderful to hear from St Saviour’s Church there about the next steps they’ve taken


Cupcakes, butterflies, favourite books and china mugs

Published: 14th November 2019

More talk, more tables please!


"Dear Church"

Published: 25th September 2019

Making sense of an upside-down world


"Dear Younger-self..."

Published: 17th September 2019

Brave and foolish or a wasted time?


"Dear Carers"

Published: 10th September 2019

An open letter to those with a sacred vocation


"Dear Dementia..."

Published: 3rd September 2019

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself


Are they different today? Consider delirium…

Published: 7th July 2019

Enlightening session at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital


'Eliza Grey' plays Shifnal

Published: 10th June 2019

'Eliza Grey' play - helping your church and community to become more dementia-friendly


Positive Conversations

Published: 30th May 2019

"All it takes to see we're still us"


Coup de Co-op

Published: 5th April 2019

Friendly staff in Shifnal


Ellesmere Deanery – the first Dementia-Friendly Deanery!

Published: 26th March 2019

14-church landmark in Shropshire


Meres and Meadows taking steps to become more dementia-friendly

Published: 14th March 2019

Interview with the vicar, Revd Maureen Read


St Mary’s Ellesmere takes steps to become more dementia-friendly

Published: 7th March 2019

Jeremy Stretton is Dementia coordinator for a church in north Shropshire


Petton Church’s steps to become more dementia-friendly

Published: 7th February 2019

The 14 churches of Ellesmere Deanery have signed up to becoming Dementia-friendly Churches


Take 5 Churches

Published: 14th December 2018

Read the experiences of two Dementia-Friendly Church coordinators


It's as easy as 1,2,3

Published: 13th September 2018

Thinking about dementia can be overwhelming, but small steps add up.


Taylored to nursing homes

Published: 27th July 2018

Good practice for visiting nursing and residential homes


Dementia-Focused Prayers to Share

Published: 5th July 2018

St Andrew's Church, Church Aston recently held a dementia-friendly Songs of Praise service.


Open Heart Surgery?

Published: 22nd May 2018

Admin Admiration at GP centres


St Andrew’s Church Aston - a church that’s becoming more dementia-friendly

Published: 10th May 2018

Among other things, news of a Dementia-friendly 'Songs of Praise' this coming Sunday


That winning feeling

Published: 9th February 2018

Su Parker reflects on an award-winning night for the Diocese.

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