Interesting resources: Memory Radio, young carers’ rights, Tuesdays with Henry
Archive radio, information for young carers and a story for young children.
Memory Radio
BBC Music Memories includes clips from archive and music-based radio content from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. These have been edited into a one-and-a-half hour programme for each decade, accompanied by a printable activity guide.
Visit BBC Music Memories and click on ‘Memory Radio’.
Young carers’ rights
Know your rights: Support for young carers and young adult carers in England is a free 24-page guide from Carers Trust.
Informed by real-life experiences, it looks at different types of assessment and what to expect afterwards.
Tuesdays with Henry
A simple story for young children about involving them when visiting someone who has dementia, from a former teacher whose mother had dementia. It includes a section for parents to help focus on making ‘moments’ rather than memories.
Tuesdays with Henry: Making moments with Grandma Ellen, by Marlane Pentelechuk (FriesenPress, 2019), 48 pages, £8.49, ISBN: 9781525544606.