Extract from our Get Outdoors evaluation, with photo of people playing bowls. Long-text quotes in the blog.

Using Magic Moments Evaluating inclusive outdoor activities We have recently completed an evaluation for Life Changes Trust of the six ‘Get Outdoors’ projects they have funded. The Get Outdoors projects have different focuses – from tool sheds to wildlife conservation to sports. But they all encourage people living with dementia and their unpaid carers to be…

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Garden Buddies resource covers - on gardening tips for older people, and how groups can be more inclusive

Garden Buddies is a project which helps people of all ages and abilities to enjoy being in gardens. Sometimes being in the garden is about planting and digging, sometimes it is about spending time chatting and drinking tea in beautiful natural surroundings. Just because a person is getting older or less able, this does not…

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In 2019, Outside The Box was asked by the Life Changes Trust to carry out an evaluation of their Scotland-wide Get Outdoors project, which provided funding of up to £15,000 to six projects that support people living with dementia and their carers to ‘get outdoors’ in different ways through a wide range of different activities.…

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