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Main Image: an adult daughter reading with her elderly mother with Dementia outside.

The Power of Reading: Reading Well for Dementia

Part of Dementia Action Week 2025

Main image: a digitally created image of a brain, in pink and blue over a black background.

Latest Developments in Dementia Research

Part of Dementia Action Week 2025

Main Image: A woman in a flower field picking a bunch of flowers from her cut flower garden - in the sunshine wearing a yellow/orange apron.

Planning a Cut Flower Garden and a Seed Swap

The Allotment Diaries Episode 10

landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

What to sow now for next year's crops

The Allotment Diaries Episode 3

A pencil drawing being sketched

An introduction to drawing

Close up of a wild European hedgehog emerging from a terracotta pot surrounded by red and orange flowers and berries.

Get Involved in the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme

An Introduction To Welfare Benefits Gareth Newman And Chris Errington Istock 688546848

An introduction to Welfare Benefits

A pair of white canvas shoes / trainers with a colourful fabric marker polka dot design, with a pink fabric POSCA marker next to them on a wooden chair

Decorated Trainers

a green bag of food waster with oranges and apples and banana peels

Reducing Food Waste

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British Sign Language

Part of Mindspace Week 2022

A beautiful watercolour depiction of snowdrops, featuring their graceful blooms and lush green foliage, evoking a sense of spring.

Drawing snowdrops

Upcycle Your Clothes in a Flash with a Quick & Easy Stitch Fix - Saja Elmishri Istock 1979435358 Istock 1979435358 (2)

Upcycle Your Clothes in a Flash with a Quick & Easy Stitch Fix

Laura Hodgson prepares to present, standing in front of a large screen displaying her fire safety presentation.

Home fire safety

A leporello memory book adorned with colorful flowers and a vintage key resting on top, creating a charming and whimsical scene.

Leporello memory book

Three bars of soap

Melt and pour soap making