It’s estimated that “informal” care contributes £119bn to the economy every year. It’s of course worth much more than that if you add in the love, happiness and companionship carers bring into people’s lives every day. My real concern is, who’s caring for the carers? The emotional and physical strain put on carers is immenseContinueContinue reading “Carers are the real heroes in Society”
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Discover Your Happy Place
Have you ever looked around you recently to see how miserable everyone looks? Have you smiled at someone and received a puzzled or dismissive facial expression? Every day we witness people going through the monotony of daily life, expressionless, unhappy, stressed, in a hurry with no time for themselves – let alone others. Sometimes I thinkContinueContinue reading “Discover Your Happy Place”
A clear vision for happiness
Our aim is to make a positive contribution to the health & wellbeing of local communities through golf. Our approach is to make golf fun, enjoyable, rewarding and accessible to more people. We are passionate about providing people in disadvantaged, vulnerable and sensitive situations with the chance to get their lives back on track – weContinueContinue reading “A clear vision for happiness”
Working with us to improve lives through golf
With our communities facing so many social time bombs, it can become overwhelming when you start to consider how to address them. We take the view that only by creating strong and effective partnerships can we achieve our goals and ambitions. There are so many stakeholders with a genuine interest in engineering social change. FromContinueContinue reading “Working with us to improve lives through golf”
Dementia 2015 – Keep up the pressure on our political leaders
PLEASE READ THE REPORT AND JOIN US IN IMPROVING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA Today Alzheimer’s Society launches our new report, Dementia 2015, which looks at quality of life for people with dementia and their carers in England. The report is a rallying cry to government to take action and see their electionContinueContinue reading “Dementia 2015 – Keep up the pressure on our political leaders”
Social care at breaking point
Today there’s likely to be more announcements on “welfare savings” from our political leaders. When you consider the strain already being placed on local authorities to support vulnerable people in our communities, it makes you wonder how we will care for them in the future. Physical and mental illness continues to rise, Dementia isContinueContinue reading “Social care at breaking point”