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Hidden Histories

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Hidden Histories is a social history project funded by the UKSPF (United Kingdom Social Prosperity Fund) and Ann Duchess of Westminster Fund, engaging local older people and their families, some of whom are living with Dementias.

This project enabled older people in our communities to recount and share pertinent stories and memories. It has provided an opportunity for participants and their families to share time together, reminiscing or discovering times from their lives. Understanding the importance of conversation and communication as a key in reducing isolation and improving personal wellbeing played a central role in the project, giving otherwise marginalised members of our community a platform to share their unique experiences with a wide audience.

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“I have got to know things about my friends here that I didn’t know we had in common.”

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Pictured: Residents of Grosvenor Manor Care Centre taking part in a memory box making workshop.

Alongside oral storytelling, participants took part in memory box workshops. Collecting sentimental objects and photographs to create a personal memory box with their loved ones. Stories were collected from September to October 2024 and compiled into a printed publication which was then distributed amongst participants and their families.

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Pictured: Detail of memory box created by Katie at Grosvenor Manor Care Centre

With thanks to residents, their families, volunteers and staff of Grosvenor Manor Care Home, Oaklands Care Home, Upton Dene Care Home and Frodsham Memory Cafe who all took part. Sharing their time, their stories and their memories.

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