Bright Ideas

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Better Lives Club

The Better Lives Club project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Blacon on the Move

The Blacon on the Move project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Bright Stars

The Bright Stars project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Brightening Lives

The Brightening Lives project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Brighter Days

The Brighter Days project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Brightlights

The Brightlights project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Caring Companions Cheshire

Caring Companions project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Chatter Chairs

The Chatter Chairs project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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CommUnity Kitchen

CommUnity Kitchen was funded as part of Brightlifes ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. The fund encouraged older people from minority backgrounds to come together with social events, elders lunches, coffee mornings and many other activities.

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Cre8tive

The Cre8tive project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Brighter Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Create for Nature

The Create for Nature project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Dial House T Club

Dial House T Club project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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FAB Cheshire West

The FAB Cheshire West project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Fabweld 50+

The Fab Weld 50+ project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Gather Together

Gather Together was designed to encourage people over the age of 50 to engage in creative experiences that develop social bonds and preserve a sense of identity.

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Growing Connections

The aim of the Growing Connections project was to improve the physical and mental well-being of socially isolated and lonely older people in the Northwich area, by encouraging participation in volunteering opportunities at Grozone (a welcoming and supportive garden space in the centre of Northwich), as well as through various outreach activities.

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Happy Mondays

Happy Mondays project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Lite Bites

The Lite Bites project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Lonely in a Crowd

The Lonely in a Crowd project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Brighter Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Malpas Cancer Friends

The Malpas Cancer Friends project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Meet and Eat

The Meet and Eat project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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New Horizons

The aim of the New Horizons project was to enable socially isolated older people in the rural town of Frodsham to engage with new activities and form new social connections, through a ‘buddy’ scheme designed primarily to build confidence.

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Not Ready Yet

The Not Ready Yet project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Promote for Nature

Promote for Nature project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Brighter Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Read and Connect

The Read and Connect project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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REEL Connections

The Reel Connections project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Brighter Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Senior Screen

The Senior Screen project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Sharing Time

The Sharing Time project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Silver Rainbows

The aim of the Silver Rainbows project was to develop a network for older LGBT+ people in Cheshire West and Chester to bring together those who feel isolated/lonely or excluded from existing provision.

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Sparkle Cafe

The Sparkle Cafe project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Vision Supported Communities

The Vision Supported Communities project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Whats Cooking

The aim of What’s Cooking was to provide socially isolated older people in rural areas with access to opportunities to eat with others, while building their cooking skills and confidence and helping them to form new social connections and friendships.

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Women Makers Fab Club 50+

The Women Makers Fab Club 50+ project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Woodworking Activity Club

The Woodworking Activity Club project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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Young and Green at Heart

The Young and Green at Heart project was funded as part of Brightlife’s ‘Bright Ideas’ strand. This fund encouraged local groups, voluntary organisations and businesses to come forward with ideas to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people within areas or communities of interest.

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