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Teens take residents for walk down memory lane By Olivia Taylor CARE home residents have been taken on a trip down memory lane as part of a youth volunteering service project in Stockton-on-Tees. The Safe in Tees Valley National Citizenship Service spent time at Ingleby Care Home creating memory boards of the residents’ life stories. The project, named Close the Generation Gap, involved 12 volunteers aged 15 to 17 creating memory boards for 15 residents. Abby Kennedy, team leader for the Safe in Tees Valley NCS, said: “We wanted the project to be something that would leave a lasting legacy. That was proof of the students’ presence. “We found the residents like to reminisce about the past but we could see they were making new, happy memories of the students and the
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Residents, NCS volunteers, families and staff with the memory boards created as part of the project. about their experiences. year olds enter the home, but project itself.” A day of songs and they were soon getting along The group spent five days entertainment then marked and making new friendships.” at the home in total. Various the end of the project. Kirsty Walsh, activities “ice-breaker” activities helped Abby added: “Initially, some coordinator at Ingleby Care the volunteers and residents of the students were nervous Home, said: “We had initially get acquainted before they about what they would find identified eight residents began creating the memory in the care home as their only to take part but, with the boards. experience was what they’d enthusiasm and charm of An exhibition of the work seen in the media. the youngsters, more joined was set up, with residents’ “Some of the residents in and, before long, we had relatives and friends invited to seemed a bit nervous too 15 who had completed the the home to view the stories and talk to the volunteers when they saw a bunch of 16 memory boards.”
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