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Folkestone Dispatch visits Moving Well

“The older body should be seen and enjoyed.” We were delighted to welcome the Folkestone Dispatch along to one of our Moving Well sessions in Cheriton at the Folkestone Nepalese Community Centre. They’ve written a lovely article about the session, the people taking part and why we believe older people should have space to be […]

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We’re recruiting new Trustees

We are looking for two new Trustees to join the Board of Directors of Moving Memory Dance Theatre in 2024. This is a great opportunity to work with a small...
Two women sit side by side in festive dunagrees—green on the left and red on the right—smiling in front of a window display filled with wrapped Christmas presents.

Betty, Cathy, Emma, Laura & Mj vox-pops

10 December 2023 Market Square, Folkestone Betty, Cathy and Emma chat about their experience of taking part in the Dover Groovin’ Well group and their performance as part of Dover...
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Annual Report 2022_23

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our AGM at the University of Kent on Friday 1 December. We were delighted to see so many friends and share...
Moving Memory team members and participants reach inwards to place their hands together in a huddle against a grey floor.

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...
7 women in black slip dresses face a wall with their arms reaching upwards, as if trying to climb up the wall.

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,...