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Join Alive as a Trustee
At Alive, we believe later life should be full of light, laughter and meaning, and…
We’re On ITV’s This Morning
We were thrilled to welcome the ITV crew to one of our Lullaby Circle sessions….
Our New Intergen YouTube Channel
Introducing Bridging the Gap! Our brand-new intergenerational YouTube channel created by young people in schools…
We’re Hiring! Join Our Team.
We’re looking for new Sessional Workshop Facilitators to join our friendly team at Alive. If…
Double Your Donation Until 9 Dec
Help us give the gift of gardening to twice as many older people this Christmas…
Out Now: Hundred Not Out
Sprouting from an idea in one of our care home sessions and growing into a…
Alive Impact Report 2024-25
What a year it’s been for Alive. As always, we’ve continued to bring joy to…
BRI Gardening Group Turns Two!
This week, we celebrated two years of our Sanctuary Square hospital garden at the BRI…
We need to work together.
In light of #WorldAlzheimersDay, our CEO wrote about the importance of coming together – one…
A Calling: Art Exhibit at Weston Museum
Celebrating the voices of our community, we’re thrilled to announce the opening of our intergenerational…
“Are You Aware of Sanctuary Square?” | Poems By Garden Members
Word-blooms spoken and written by patients, relatives, staff and volunteers in the Sanctuary Square garden,…
Bristol Elders Welcome Diabetes Ambassador
The Bristol Elders groups hosted Tony Kelly at Easton Community Centre earlier this month, inviting…
Our Allotment Anniversary & Film Release
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of ‘Forget Me Not’: a documentary from UWE…
Alive Win Charity of the Year for Older People
We are thrilled to announce that we have received an Award of Excellence as Number…
Alive Wins at Dementia Care Awards 2025
Dubbed the “future of dementia care”, we are delighted to see our Dementia Meeting Centres…
Volunteer’s Week 2025
New! Toddler Tea Parties at the BRI
We are thrilled to announce the return of our Toddlers Who Came To Tea intergenerational…
We Need To Talk About Dementia More
“We need to talk about dementia more.” In light of Dementia Action Week, our CEO…
Let’s Talk Dementia 2025
Our second Let’s Talk Dementia event with Bristol Dementia Action Alliance and Brace was held…
Tech & Dementia: BBC Radio Bristol
Talking on air about the benefits of technology for people living dementia, it was great…
Join the Team: 6 Month Job Opportunity
Tabletop Travels is a brilliant initiative to have come out of the work Alive have…
Our Hoppiness Project on BBC’s The One Show
Watch us on The One Show: the BBC crew joined us for a Hoppiness session…
Memory Connections Transfers to Alive
Following a change in staffing at Age UK Bristol, we are thrilled to announce we…
Lullaby Circle on the BBC
It was brilliant to see the BBC coverage of our Lullaby Circle yesterday on BBC…
Meeting of Minds: Peer Support Group
Are you someone who is experiencing memory difficulties? Awaiting or adjusting to a dementia diagnosis?…
