Memory Recall
What is it?
The aim of the Memory Recall Project is primarily to provide
access to copies of historic materials from the 1930s to the 1970s,
such as old maps, photographs and advertisements for elderly people
who may be suffering from failing memory. It has been designed for
carers or other group organisers in nursing homes or day centres to
use to encourage older people to talk and interact with their
carers and with each other in a group setting.
How did it start?
The project started as a result of a request by staff
at Cranham Drive Day Centre, Warndon, Worcester for old maps and
photographs of the area to help some of their elderly visitors come
out of their shells and to get them talking to other people about
shared events from their past. The success of doing this led
Worcestershire Record Office to see the potential in offering a
service county-wide to all interested groups working with or for
the elderly.
Who is involved?
All staff at the Record Office, County Hall, are able to answer
any general enquiries or take bookings for any of the Memory Recall
Project boxes currently available. A dedicated member of staff is
usually available to answer more specific enquiries on actual box
contents and the project as a whole.
Do you cover my area?
The WRO has worked very hard in partnership with Social Care
Services to extend the project. The Memory Recall Project covers
Worcester, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster and Redditch.
Do I come to you or do you come to me?
The boxes have been designed to be self-explanatory, and so once
a booking has been made, the carer or group organiser comes to the
WRO to collect the Project Box. If you are borrowing a Project box
for the first time, a member of staff will be happy to talk you
through the Project Box and how best to use it. In exceptional
circumstances, the WRO will come to you.
What happens next?
You will then be asked to sign a slip acknowledging your
possession of the Project Box for the loan period and then it is
yours to take away. You also have the chance at the end of the loan
period to make any comments or suggestions about the Project Box,
so that the WRO can act on any feedback.
How long do I get the loan box for?
The WRO has tried very hard to provide maximum flexibility, so
that all homes and day centres may benefit, and not have to wait
long periods before receiving a loan box. Each area has two
identical loan boxes. One box is available on a monthly loan, so
that the home or day centre can build it into a timetable or a
wider project on a local area. The second box may be borrowed for a
three-day period, either in the week from Monday to Thursday or
during a weekend from Friday to Monday. However, if bookings
permit, the box may be booked for the calendar week. This ensures
that every home or day centre in the county has the chance to
access one of the twelve boxes available within a short space of
time.
Please contact the office for all enquiries, bookings or
more information.
This page was last reviewed 6 March 2012 at 16:19.
The page is next due for review 2 September 2013.