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Hello and welcome to Lifeline. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
-Ugh! -Thank you. -There you go, Graham. Thank you. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:19 | |
Today I'm helping to build a shelter with a charity | 0:00:19 | 0:00:22 | |
which symbolises the need for homes for the homeless, | 0:00:22 | 0:00:25 | |
and we'll be hearing how laughter is the best medicine from one volunteer. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:31 | |
It's brilliant. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:33 | |
It really is, especially in times when people have no money. | 0:00:33 | 0:00:36 | |
And, of course, we'll be looking at our community notice board too, | 0:00:36 | 0:00:39 | |
but first to our main appeal today, | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
the Reminiscence Network charity, a charity which tries to help | 0:00:41 | 0:00:46 | |
tackle the isolation and loneliness felt by many of the elderly. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:51 | |
CHILDREN SING | 0:00:51 | 0:00:55 | |
The Reminiscence Network believes that each person has a unique story | 0:01:02 | 0:01:06 | |
that is worth recalling, sharing and recording. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:09 | |
Individuals, families and communities can learn | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
from the past to help them understand the present. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:16 | |
It can help them feel more confident about coping with the future. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
The network values people through cherishing their memories. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:23 | |
I have to tell you a story. My mother baked soda bread, | 0:01:23 | 0:01:27 | |
and it was based on a griddle, and at that time... | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
As people grow older, there should still be the opportunity | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
and encouragement to develop and explore new skills. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:38 | |
It can be a very empowering experience. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:40 | |
I'm going to do it a bit lighter, Tommy. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
We'll just do a wee bit of a light reflection on that now. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
Tommy, who suffers from Alzheimer's, joined one of the network's | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
creative reminiscence groups and rediscovered his love of art. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:56 | |
I'd forgotten all about it. I had no memory of it at all. | 0:01:56 | 0:02:00 | |
And then that sort of clicked into my head. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
It makes you use your mind, | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
and you have to concentrate | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
and think about what you are doing. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
Things like that there, at least we do achieve things at the end of it. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
That gives us hope. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
Reminiscence groups meet regularly across Northern Ireland. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
This project is supported by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust | 0:02:22 | 0:02:25 | |
and the Big Lottery Fund. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:27 | |
The project also works with individuals on life story work. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:31 | |
# They tried to tell us we are too young | 0:02:32 | 0:02:39 | |
# Too young to really be in love... # | 0:02:39 | 0:02:44 | |
-We learned so many things, Mammy, that we didn't know about. -We did. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:48 | |
Tales about her grandparents, | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
about great aunts that went to America, | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
about her life as a child in Ballymena, about her life as... | 0:02:53 | 0:02:58 | |
She has a lovely voice, Mammy, and she did lovely operas, | 0:02:58 | 0:03:03 | |
and good memories, bad memories, laughter, sadness, | 0:03:03 | 0:03:09 | |
but the stimulation was just wonderful. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:12 | |
This is my grandmother and this is her daughter. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:17 | |
Photographs always tell a story, every photograph to me does, anyway. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:21 | |
It's important to me for my grandchildren that | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
they'll have memories of me when I was young. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:31 | |
You can talk about a specific memory... | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
'The Reminiscence Network provides a range of training programmes, | 0:03:33 | 0:03:37 | |
'such as reminiscence work in dementia care, life story work, | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
'and guided autobiography. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
'Familiar items from the past are used to help deliver the training. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:48 | |
'Reminiscence Network, through their training, will enable you to build trust' | 0:03:48 | 0:03:54 | |
with the individuals who are coming along. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
That's a lovely process in itself, | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
and being part of allowing people to open up and share their story, | 0:03:58 | 0:04:03 | |
and capture that. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:04 | |
We shouldn't overlook elderly people. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:06 | |
We should value and treasure them. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
We'd love to hear from anyone who would like to do training | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
in reminiscence work, | 0:04:16 | 0:04:17 | |
or indeed to set up a reminiscence group in their local community. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:22 | |
That can be quite an expensive process, | 0:04:22 | 0:04:24 | |
so it would be very helpful, | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
any financial donation, no matter how small. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
For example, to make a life story book takes a lot of time and effort, | 0:04:29 | 0:04:34 | |
and yet it can be a vital link to an older person | 0:04:34 | 0:04:38 | |
recapturing their memories and really valuing their life experiences. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:43 | |
That's what I just love, | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
when we're all together and everybody is telling their wee bit | 0:04:45 | 0:04:50 | |
about something, and it makes the past all come together, doesn't it? | 0:04:50 | 0:04:57 | |
Reminiscence Networks helps thousands of people in Northern Ireland | 0:04:57 | 0:05:01 | |
reconnect with their memories, enhancing lives and well-being. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:04 | |
Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
# I'll tell my ma when I go home the boys won't leave the girls alone | 0:05:08 | 0:05:14 | |
# They pulled my hair and stole my comb | 0:05:14 | 0:05:17 | |
# But that's all right till I go home... # | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
To make a donation to the Reminiscence Network, | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
visit our website... | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
Click on the "donate" button. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:32 | |
Or send a postal order or cheque | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
made out to the Reminiscence Network to... | 0:05:34 | 0:05:38 | |
And you can learn more about volunteering for the charity | 0:05:44 | 0:05:48 | |
on their website. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:49 | |
The idea of banking the time you've spent volunteering | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
so the hours can be traded for your own benefit | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
is really catching on across Northern Ireland. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
This is a laughter yoga class at the Lighthouse Centre in Belfast. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:07 | |
It can improve your mind and body and for instructor Cathy, | 0:06:07 | 0:06:11 | |
her timebank participation improves her life too. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | |
You can come here and you can get things like, | 0:06:15 | 0:06:20 | |
you can get decorating done, | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
you can get your lawn cut, | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
you can get your dog walked, even, in return for things. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:29 | |
You can offer anything and get anything in return. It's brilliant. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:33 | |
There's more information | 0:06:33 | 0:06:34 | |
on timebanking for volunteers | 0:06:34 | 0:06:36 | |
on our website. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:39 | |
And now a quick look at our community notice board. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:43 | |
St Vincent de Paul are looking for top-quality clothes, | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
hats and accessories for their charity fashion show in June. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:51 | |
You can contact them on... | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
Northern Ireland's largest disability exhibition | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
is being held at the end of May, and Motability will also host | 0:07:03 | 0:07:07 | |
their big event show on the same dates. Visit... | 0:07:07 | 0:07:11 | |
Or get your hiking boots on next month | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
to help Northern Ireland Hospice. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:19 | |
There are two fundraising trek routes in the Mournes. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
To register, just call... | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
Or visit... | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
Well, have a look at this. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:33 | |
The Shack Attack is really taking shape now | 0:07:33 | 0:07:37 | |
in a rather chilly Wallace Park in Lisburn. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:39 | |
I'm joined by Diane from Habitat NI. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:41 | |
Diane, you're keen for people to come along next month, | 0:07:41 | 0:07:43 | |
get their hands dirty, build some shacks | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
-and, of course, raise some money. -We are, Jo, | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
we're delighted to bring Shack Attack | 0:07:48 | 0:07:50 | |
to Northern Ireland for the first time ever, | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
and we really encourage people to build their own shack, | 0:07:52 | 0:07:55 | |
gather scrap materials, create their own design and raise money for such a good cause, | 0:07:55 | 0:08:00 | |
and helping people who are living in poverty housing around the world | 0:08:00 | 0:08:03 | |
to move out of their shacks and into a proper home. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
And anyone can get involved - companies, individuals, | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
people just looking for some fun and a bit of a challenge. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
Yeah, something a bit different to get involved with, but also | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
to stay in their shack overnight, just to give them a flavour of what | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
it's really like to live in poverty housing around the world. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
How do people actually go about | 0:08:21 | 0:08:23 | |
getting involved in volunteering? | 0:08:23 | 0:08:25 | |
They can phone us at our office, | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
they can get involved by looking on our website, | 0:08:27 | 0:08:29 | |
and they'll find all of the details on there about how to get involved. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:32 | |
Listen, from a very chilly Wallace Park, | 0:08:32 | 0:08:35 | |
I hope the sun shines on the day. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:37 | |
All the very best of luck, and of course, | 0:08:37 | 0:08:39 | |
all the details from today's programme are on our website. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:43 | |
In the meantime, I'm heading in there to try it out for size. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
See you next time! | 0:08:50 | 0:08:51 |