• 'We are all observed now': Jenni Fagan on The Panopticon

    Fagan’s debut novel, about a 15-year-old counter-culture outlaw placed in the system, has now been brought to life by the National Theatre of ScotlandThe actors have become wild things. They gnash their terrible teeth. Pound their feet. The company bringing to life my novel The Panopticon are pushing themselves as hard as they can towards a point of no return. Anna Russell-Martin is playing the lead role of Anais Hendricks, a 15-year-old counterculture outlaw and young offender who has jus
  • Menopause in the Workplace survey

    Menopausal women are the fastest growing workforce demographic. Up to 47% of the UK workforce are women and will experience menopause transition in their lives. This World Menopause Month, Advocacy Focus is conducting research to see how organisations currently support menopausal women in the workplace. Registered charity, Advocacy Focus, supports people with health and social […]
  • Residents relive their youth at mocktail masterclass

    Residents at a specialist dementia care home in Wellington, Somerset, have had a great time re-living their youth at a mocktail masterclass run specially for them by cocktail specialists, Mambo of Taunton.    The activities team at Camelot House and Lodge made the most of the fair weather by setting up gazebos, tables and chairs in the home’s […]
  • Oxfordshire care home welcomes local MP to unveiling of eco-garden

    On Friday, 6th September, an Oxfordshire care home welcomed local MP, Robert Courts, and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, Barbara Muston as they celebrated the unveiling of their new eco-garden.   The garden, designed to attract more wildlife for nature loving residents, has meadow and prairie areas that feature paths […]
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  • War veteran residents treated to a special lunch out, courtesy of Britain’s oldest brewery

    War veteran residents of Lawson House Extra Care Housing Scheme in Larkfield were treated to a special lunch out, courtesy of Britain’s oldest brewery, Shepherd Neame. The group of 15 veterans enjoyed a complimentary two course meal, along with tea and coffee on arrival at The Boathouse pub and restaurant in Yalding on Wednesday 11th […]

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