Contact:

Please contact me for further information or if you would like to see the range of Happy Days creative resources for young people, activities and materials for people with dementia:
Gillian Hesketh: gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk or telephone Gillian on: 01253 899163

Saturday 27 April 2013

Memory prompts for people with dementia, families, friends, carers ...

Helping interaction with people living with dementia, this collection of sepia images 
includes images from World War II, working environments and social occasions.
12 laminated postcard images and text prompts in wipe-clean wallet.
£9.99
plus pp
please email: happydayspublishing@yahoo.co.uk to place your order

Dementia ... What is it? Where can I go for advice?

Around 25 million people in the UK have a relative, friend or know someone with dementia.
By 2025 it is estimated that over one million people will be living with dementia.

Are you worried about someone who may have dementia?

Here are a few links to help you understand, clarify, get advice or help someone with dementia:

NHS
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/dementia-guide/Pages/dementia-choices.aspx
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/dementia-guide/Pages/dementia-diagnosis.aspx


ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=106

Happy Days is committed to providing social activities for people with dementia, their families and carers to enhance well-being for all participants.

Gillian

Friday 26 April 2013

Dementia ... Dementia Workshop ... Shop ... Prompts ... Memory Boxes ... and more ...

Hello everyone, coming soon is a new Happy Days website where you can shop for social activities, memory prompts, memory boxes, journals, signage and much more ... Dementia Workshop will be available as soon as physically possible - hopefully just a couple of weeks.

Meanwhile if you require a catalogue or further information on any products, please email me:
gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk - or see further contact details on www.happydayspublishing.co.uk

Look forward to seeing you at www.dementiaworkshop.co.uk in the very near future.

Gillian

Tuesday 16 April 2013

Yecco meets Happy Days - social activities for people with dementia; memorabilia and more ...

Yecco - for Carers, Families, Friends, Professionals, Organisations ...

Happy Days is proud to be presenting a wide range of creative products for people with dementia, carers, families, friends via the Yecco social network site ~ a social network site with a difference.

It's been a very exciting day here at Happy Days.
First, the photographer arrived, complete with assorted white materials, umbrellas, pieces of white card - and a camera.

John displayed all the products with care and attention to detail.

Hopefully, they can all be seen at [and purchased from] ... the Yecco Shop very soon.

What is Yecco?

Yecco is a private social network designed and influenced by carers, families and professionals with the aim of being a one stop shop for connecting people, products and services essential in the day to day lives of carers.
We believe that simple technology can play a huge role in solving common care related challenges such as organising and managing information, co-ordinating care activities and storing this data in one safe and secure area for quick and easy access.
Whether at a local level or across the world, Yecco keeps your network in the loop whilst ensuring that private family information remains exactly that - PRIVATE! 
If you need anything at all, please email me as usual for information or to place an order.

See you soon - and see you very soon at Yecco.

Gillian

Available now ... World War II Memorabilia ... from £5.95 per pack

Available now [images to follow very soon] ...

Memorabilia Packs - an assortment of war-time replica warnings, safe-guarding notices, photographs, menus, regulations, cards, letters transport tickets and more.

World War II memorabilia pack

RAF

Women and War

1950's

1960's

email: gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk

Saturday 13 April 2013

Schools: School Mentors, SEN Support Workers, Carers, Young People ... these are for you ... only £9.99

When young people find it difficult to express or communicate any difficulties they may be experiencing, Happy Days 'All About Me' is an interactive booklet to help bring elements of information which may generate earlier or more specific support.

Can be used in conjunction with frameworks already in place.


Happy Days order number 08 only £9.99

Thursday 11 April 2013

Dementia resources - World War II Newspapers ... £2.99

Remember this?

World War II replica newspapers only £2.99 plus 80p pp


email gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk with postal address
pay by paypal
posted next day

Tuesday 9 April 2013

Coming soon ... 'Dementia Workshop' website for everything dementia ... meanwhile ...

Hello everyone,
I've found out that getting my resources out to everyone is a pretty difficult task - so coming soon - Happy Days 'Dementia Workshop' for everything dementia.

Meanwhile, please contact me anytime for information on 'My Memory Jogger', 'All About Me', Memory Prompts, Activities for Residential Care Homes, Sorting Boxes, Picture Bingo or any requests you may have for specific materials or prompts for conversation and interaction.

Shop at www.happydayspublishing.co.uk

Monday 8 April 2013

Early Intervention - Young People ... Schools - Youth Services ...

I'm happy to report that Happy Days Early Intervention resources - are now available either in Master Hard Copy - licensed to photocopy or on a neat pen drive ... plug in and share with all departments of your school:

All about me:
Bullying
Cyber bullying
Self Injurious behaviour
Self Image
Self Care ... and more
email Gillian Hesketh: gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk





BBC Radio Lancashire ... Wednesday 10th April ... Alison Butterworth ... and me ! yikes !

Yes, it's true - first radio interview Wednesday night on Alison B's Late Show. Yes, I'm quite nervous - and it's only Monday so I've got 3 days to overcome the anxious feelings. I'd thought about making some sort of excuse to postpone the event until I'd built up more courage ... and realised I should follow my own life prompt:

Don't just think about it - Do it!

So, still nervous but forming a plan, a few bullet points and taking Happy Days resources with me to talk about - my favourite 'Happy Days' subject matter - and try my very best.

Listen in Wednesday 10pm

I'm sure Alison will have plenty of other ideas for me to chat about.

Gillian

Wednesday 3 April 2013

Carers: Families: People with Dementia: Memory Boxes: World War II, Land Army, Baking Day, Wash Day, English Gardener, By the Seaside ...

You name it, we'll develop it ...
It's important to really get to know residents. Finding out about a resident's hobbies of life interests can help to encourage interaction, skills, movement and enhance a sense of well-being.
Happy Days range of memory boxes and sorting boxes can be used in groups or adapted to suit individuals:
Email or phone Gillian for anything you'd like to know about the products, thankyou.


gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 01253 899163


Happy Days at Vintage Fair Blackpool - Memory Boxes for Dementia, Families, Carers ...


See you at Stanley Park Cricket Club with a range of 
Memory Boxes, Memory Prompts, Activities and more,
Gillian

School Mentors, SEN, Early Intervention creative resources ... Your school may need these resources to help young people express difficulties sooner ...

Helping young people to express difficulties can be a long job.

Happy Days Early Intervention resources can help young people communicate broader needs more easily using the creative pages to help express themselves to support workers, mentors or school counsellors.

Colourful pages, sensitive prompts interesting response areas replace endless lists of black text and tick boxes.

The pages can be licensed to photocopy as many times as necessary.

Use one-to-one or with class of pupils.

More information, 'phone Gillian: 01253 899163 / 07971 953 620
or email gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk

Recommendations available.

Happy Days,
Gillian