Key Commissions

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Bright Memories

The aim of the Bright Memories project was to reduce social isolation and loneliness for people living with dementia and their carers, by creating seven ‘Dementia Friendly Communities’ across Cheshire West and Chester.

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Buddying and Befriending

The aim of the Buddying and Befriending project was to support Brightlife’s Social Prescribing Scheme, by providing participants in each of the Social Prescribing areas with practical help and support to re-engage with their communities.

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Connect Up

The aim of the Connect Up project was to reduce loneliness and social isolation amongst older people with a neuromuscular condition (and their carers) in Cheshire West and Chester, by providing them with tools, opportunities and support to improve their own wellbeing.

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Connecting Carers

The aim of the Connecting Carers project was to reduce isolation and loneliness amongst those older people caring for someone with a long term condition, where dementia was not the primary diagnosis (other, dementia-specific services were commissioned separately).

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Digital Buddies

The aim of the Digital Buddies project was to reduce isolation and loneliness amongst older people in Chester by enabling them to increase their use of digital technology.

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Great Outdoors Malpas

The aim of the Great Outdoors Malpas project was to provide opportunities for older people in Malpas to come together and access activities in the natural environment as a way to reduce social isolation.

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Men’s Mental Health

The aim of the Men’s Mental Health project was to reduce social isolation and loneliness amongst older men in the Cheshire West and Chester region, by increasing the percentage of male participants in the Brightlife programme.

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Share Club

The aim of Share Club (Malpas and Winsford) was to reduce social isolation and improve the wellbeing of older people, by providing a healthy meal, food package and friendship for isolated over-50s.

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Winsford Super Shed

The aim of the Winsford Super Shed project was to reduce social isolation and loneliness amongst older men in the Cheshire West and Chester region, by increasing the percentage of male participants in the Brightlife programme.

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