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Living Labs Global Awards Update

The last week has been pretty amazing! Neil (from the council) and I have been busy bees here in Rio after a hectic few weeks beforehand pulling together the NESTA phase 2 bid for the second phase of the Creative Councils programme.

After sending off the NESTA proposal for the 26th April we packed like mad for the Living Labs Global awards, to get over to Rio in time for the ceremony on the 2nd and the summit on the 3rd may, where we had been shortlisted for an…

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slow down!

Posted by Philly Hare on October 9, 2012 at 14:19 4 Comments 2 Likes

Another idea to come out of the York report: an annual ‘Slow-down Day’ (perhaps as part of the over-50s festival) with quiet and unhurried activities, and peaceful places for reflection and social contact.Any thoughts?

Tourism and dementia

Posted by Philly Hare on October 9, 2012 at 14:22 0 Comments 0 Likes

And some ideas from the report as to how to engage the tourism industry in York and capture its benefits. ..

• York has a range of people who provide guided tours and way-finding

services for tourists. Their services can also assist people with dementia and it may be simple to improve their understanding of what people with dementia might need. A link with Torbay Dementia Action Alliance would be useful.

• Existing websites promoting hotels, B+Bs, restaurants and shops…

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