I have been very remiss at updating the blog, but am hoping to make amends now I have a little more time. There's all manner of things to tell you about, but this is the most recent and I don't want to 'lose the moment'!
Do you know what a Twiddlemuff is? Well we certainly didn't until we were contacted by Lena, a Community Engagement Officer at the Forest of Dean District Council, to ask if we could make some. Lena has particular responsibility for older people and does a great deal of work for dementia sufferers and their carers as well as awareness raising in the community. And here is a photo of a couple of them.
Twiddlemuffs are a knitted hand muff with interesting bits and bobs attached inside and out. They have been designed and developed to provide simple stimulation for active hands, while promoting increased flexibility and brain stimulation. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have found that these muffs provide their patients with something to sooth restless hands and minimise agitation.
Our walkers have taken this project to their hearts (and their fingers) and those able to knit have done so - to great effect. Those who couldn't manage to knit (and this would include me!) contributed decorations, buttons and pompoms. This week the group very proudly presented their Twiddlemuffs to Lena.
Several other walkers have made Twiddlemuffs too and they will all be distributed during dementia awareness week to hospitals, care homes, day centres etc in the Forest of Dean District. To find out more go to FODDC Twiddlemuffs - there's still time to get knitting!
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