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From all the residents and staff at rose Lodge.

It was wonderful to see so many family joining us today – thank you 1

As reported by Social Enterprise

Social Enterprise Mark holder Age UK Devon, together with Honiton Memory Café and Dr Ruth Darvill have brought the People’s Millions to East Devon after the public voted them winners of a £43,579 Big Lottery Fund grant in a special competition to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

The Jubilee People’s Millions is a competition run by the Big Lottery Fund in partnership with ITV and with the approval of Buckingham Palace. Age UK Devon and partners have been campaigning throughout Devon for the last three weeks to gain support from local people. The public vote by phone to decide which local projects should receive Lottery good-cause funding.

A short film about the ‘Heading along Memory Lane’ project was aired on the ITV West Country News on Monday night, up against another Devon-based project, ‘Dancing Devon’. The film featured a vintage Coronation lunch party at Broadhembury Village Hall and the vintage bus, which is the focal point of the ‘Heading along Memory Lane project. Members of the Memory Café spoke fondly about their memories of yesteryear sparked by their journey on the specially equipped Memory Lane bus. The emotionally-charged short film captured the hearts and minds of the voting public, scooping the cash prize for the ‘Heading along Memory Lane’ project.

In a nail-biting finale to the funding campaign, the winner of the public vote was announced – with the ITV film cameras rolling – at the Boston Tea Party in Honiton. Nina Parnell of Age UK Devon says, “We are absolutely delighted to have won the People’s Millions. We would like to thank everyone in Devon who backed our bid and made that ‘call to make a difference’. We couldn’t have done it without the tremendous support from the community – from local businesses and Devon-based employers to community groups, our volunteers and individuals who recognised the importance of this project. We are now looking forward to working with people affected by dementia and their carers to design Reminiscence Day Trips around East Devon on the 1958 ‘Memory Lane’ bus. These trips will enable people with dementia to re-live their experiences of yesteryear, providing therapeutic benefits and encouraging the sharing of happy memories from the past”

Mark Cotton Big Lottery Fund’s Head of the South West region, said: “The Jubilee People’s Millions is a great way of showing what local groups can achieve when they have the support of their community behind them, and we’d like to congratulate Age UK Devon on their success in yesterday’s contest. We are extremely pleased to be running the competition with the approval of Buckingham Palace and there are more fantastic projects yet to be showcased over the next couple of days. I urge everyone to continue to tune in to ITV Westcountry, pick up the phone and vote for their favourite project.”

Adam Crozier, ITV Chief Executive said: “We’re delighted to be able to support the Jubilee People’s Millions, which is a terrific partnership between ITV and the Big Lottery Fund, and gives our viewers the opportunity to influence how thousands of pounds of Lottery funding is spent in their community.”

A couple of weeks ago, BAY FM came to Rose Lodge to record stories by some of the Rose Lodge residents. The first of the two programmes of Dot’s diary was broadcast today and will be repeated 29 May 7pm to 8 pm.  A second programme with stories from Rose Lodge residents will go out Thursday 2n June 10 am to 11 am , and is repeated Sunday  4 June 7 pm to 8 pm.

So today we sat in the lounge and listened to the Dot’s diaries programme, and then took a couple of our residents to visit the studios and watch a live radio programme.

A couple of weeks ago, BAY FM came to Rose Lodge to record stories by some of the Rose Lodge residents. The two programmes of Dot’s diary will be broadcast on FM (107.9) during the Exmouth festival week:

Thursday 26 May 10 am to 11 am – repeated Sunday 29 May 7 pm to 8 pm

Thursday 2n June 10 am to 11 am - repeated Sunday  4 June 7 pm to 8 pm

On Thursday 14 April, Bay FM will be recording  their “Dot’s diary” programme at Rose Lodge, from 10.30 am to 12.30 am. Dot will chat with the residents and relatives about some of their favourite memories and music. The programme will be transmitted on FM during the Exmouth Festival week  (26 May to 3rd June)