Golf In Society – Bringing Communities Together Through Golf The story so far….. The inspiration was borne out of the loss of my father, a keen golfer, to cancer six years ago and reaching a “crossroads” in my personal life. I became increasingly concerned about how we were caring for our “golden generation” and decidedContinueContinue reading “An Amazingly Inspirational Journey Into The World Of Dementia”
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Dementia Golf Day won by the High Five Team
Imagine your team of four golfers included one player with dementia and another with Parkinson’s disease who was told he would never play golf again. How would you rate your chances of winning in a nine hole “Texas Scramble” competition against five other teams, all regular golfers with official handicaps? You probably would expect to enjoyContinueContinue reading “Dementia Golf Day won by the High Five Team”
A PRICELESS STORY
This is my short story for the day and has a very happy ending. When you make a difference to someone’s life this feedback is priceless. Social entrepreneurs like me are doing this everyday across the country. The story is told by a wonderful lady who cares for her husband, he was told he would never playContinueContinue reading “A PRICELESS STORY”
Rewarding social value creation in our communities
Knowing that your job is helping others must be the most rewarding work out there. Making a real difference to people’s lives who are less fortunate than yourself must be so liberating. Here’s an interesting question – for every £1 of salary, which profession produces the most social and economic value for society? It’s highly likely that carers would feature in the top ten. If you did theContinueContinue reading “Rewarding social value creation in our communities”
UK’S FIRST DEMENTIA FRIENDLY GOLF CLUB LAUNCHES IN LINCOLN
PRESS RELEASE THE UK’S FIRST “DEMENTIA FRIENDLY” GOLF CLUB LAUNCHES IN LINCOLN THIS WEEK LINCOLN GOLF CENTRE MOOR LANE – THORPE-ON-THE-HILL – LN6 9BW Thursday 12th November – 10am This week Lincoln Golf Centre becomes the first “dementia friendly” golf club in the UK. Since September the club has been the host to a newContinueContinue reading “UK’S FIRST DEMENTIA FRIENDLY GOLF CLUB LAUNCHES IN LINCOLN”