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Sharing our memories is so important : How love of shinty is helping dementia patients in the Highlands

© Supplied by Badenoch Shinty Memo Badenoch Shinty Memories group at an event before the pandemic Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It’s hardly surprising that mention of the word shinty sparks happy memories and reminiscences in the sport’s Highland heartland. Based in camanachd-steeped Kincraig, Insh, Drumguish, Kingussie, Newtonmore, Laggan and Dalwhinnie, the group is a joint venture with the Highland Folk Museum under the umbrella of Shinty Memory Groups, an initiative to help people living with dementia and other mental health issues such as depression, isolation and loneliness.

New home sparks new ambition for Kirrie Connection dementia project

© Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Graham Galloway begins the Kirrie Connections move into the new Roods base. An award-winning Angus community hub has embarked on a new era in a permanent base fit for future expansion of the effort to support those living with dementia. Since its formation in 2015, Kirrie Connections has pioneered a range of programmes to help people in the town and beyond. It’s successes include becoming Scotland’s first meeting centre based around a model successfully developed in the Netherlands to tailor support to individuals and their families. © Gareth Jennings/DCT Media Graham Galloway at the new Kirrie Connections base.

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