Footprints

Surfing the Generations


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This month we take a closer look at the city of Bath through the eyes of its residents. We will hear some wonderful memories shared by those who’ve grown up and spent their lives working in the city.

The episode starts with Reconnecting Twerton, a group set up by the Bath CIty Football CLub Foundation. The group is for older residents and aims to connect older residents with each other, combating loneliness, sharing stories and having a lot of fun. Three of its members share stories about their lives. The Foundation's Health and Wellbeing officer Chris Gannon introduces us to the group

We find time to get out and go for a walk. Nicole Daw is the Trails and Access Officer for the Cotswolds National Landscape and  she’s been asked by Bathscape  to make a number of films about the joys of walking. We join her with young people from the Black Familes in Education Group. Rob Mitchell is the supplementary school coordinator and he talks about why he’s chosen to take them out walking.

The episode finishes off at the Forget-Me-Not Dementia Club down at Bath city football stadium. This is a group for older people living with dementia and we hear a couple of them in conversation with some young people from the Bath College Prince's Trust Programme . 

Mitchell Horman is in charge of the Prince's Trust team programme at Bath College and he brings the episode to a close with his views on the importance of intergenerational projects.

Credits

Music: Audionautix

Produced by Pommy Harmar

Links

Reconnecting Twerton - www.bathcityfoundation.org/reconnecting-twerton

Bath City FC Foundation - www.bathcityfoundation.org/

Cotswolds National Landscape - www.cotswolds-nl.org.uk/

Black Families in Education Support Group - www.educationequals.org.uk/

Forget-Me-Not Dementia Club - https://www.forgetmenotfamiliarfriendscic.com/

Bath College Prince's Trust Team Programme

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