Powys Befrienders - knitting for wellbeing

When I have time, especially in the winter, I like to knit and listen to the radio. I find it very therapeutic. Its rhythmic and repetitive ...

Jill Ball - speaking up for older people in Powys

After 4 years working in PAVO’s Powys Befrienders’ team , Jill Ball recently started a new role at Age Cymru Powys as an Independent Advoca...

Powys Befrienders - it’s given me back my life!

“Individuals who are socially isolated are between two and five times more likely than those who have strong social links to die prematurely...

Re-Live Theatre @ Dementia Supportive Communities event

Last Thursday I attended a Dementia Supportive Communities network event in Brecon organised by Ageing Well in Wales and Brecon and Hay Dem...

Powys Befrienders - more than a cuppa and a chat

My colleague Rachael Beech has been working for the past 3 ½  years  as the  Powys Befrienders’  Project Co-ordinator  at Powys Association ...

Dementia Awareness Week 2015

Last week I attended an event in Llandrindod Wells organised by my colleague Jane Cooke to update the Wellness & Recovery Learning Centr...