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Spotlight on Safeguarding Adults

 In support of this year’s Safeguarding Adults week, Active Kent & Medway have published a Spotlight on: Safeguarding Adults which looks at busting some myths around safeguarding adults, sharing examples...
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West Kent Radio interview Groovin Well

In October this year our Creative Facilitator, Mj Stevens, was invited into the studio at West Kent Radio to talk to Alex Hakes about Groovin’ Well sessions at Southborough Civic...
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The Devil’s Doorbell by Lucy Edwards

It’s rare and beautiful witnessing a theatre crowd in the opening bars of a show gettin’ jiggy. The anticipation, palpable from the very back rows, over what they think they...
Report cover from The Baring Foundation featuring a pink banner reading "CREATIVE AGEING: WHAT NEXT? An agenda for the future." Cut-out photos of older adults using film cameras and guitars are collaged around a moon graphics background.

Moving Memory in two new reports from The Baring Foundation

The Baring Foundation has just published two new reports – both of which include contributions from Moving Memory. Creative Ageing – What Next? can be found online here Creative ageing...
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The Considered Ask

We’re thrilled to be able to share that The Considered Ask will be funding us over the next 2 years and helping us to develop our programme of work so...
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UKRI case study – Damn It! Dance It!

With investment and support from UK Research and Innovation’s Healthy Ageing Challenge, we’ve shown that Damn It! Dance It! is helping to increase levels of physical activity in older people,...
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The Devil’s Doorbell trailer

We’ve made a short trailer for our new show The Devil’s Doorbell – very exciting!  
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Active Kent & Medway films

We’re delighted to be included in a series of films made by Active Kent & Medway about the great work they are supporting across the region. Click through to a...
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The Devil’s Doorbell

We’re delighted to announce that our brand-new show The Devil’s Doorbell has been awarded funding by Arts Council England with support from Kent County Council. Powerful dance-theatre, made and performed...