Ryde Library shares success behind monthly Musical Tea
Part of the joy of hosting a Musical Tea is that it’s easy and fun to arrange, and one library on the Isle of Wight found it so fun that they’ve made it a monthly event. For more than a year, Ryde Library has been attracting around 12 people to their musical gathering, […]
Five ways we marked National Playlist Day
A full day to celebrate the power of music for dementia? Count us in! On 20th September 2023 we spearheaded the second annual National Playlist Day: a day to raise awareness of the power of personalised playlists for people living with dementia. Held during World Alzheimer’s Month, and on the day before World Alzheimer’s Day […]
Living well with dementia cookery course
At Playlist for Life we want to highlight the work of other organisations who support people to live well with dementia. We like to promote activities that may be helpful to our readers who live with dementia themselves or support people who do. Deepness Dementia Media is a platform that gives people tools for living […]
Stories to tell: Celebrating meaningful music in South Asian culture
This month is South Asian Heritage Month, where communities and organisations across the UK make time to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian cultures, and the history and identity of British South Asian people. SAHM was first celebrated in 2018 and each year explores a different theme. This year’s theme is ‘stories to tell’ and […]
Sally Magnusson awarded MBE for services to dementia
Founder of music and dementia charity Playlist for Life is recognised in Birthday Honours List for services to people with dementia and their carers Writer and broadcaster Sally Magnusson founded Playlist for Life ten years ago after discovering the power music held for her mother, Mamie, who lived with dementia and died in 2012. Sally […]
A decade of harnessing meaningful music for dementia
Playlist for Life was founded in 2013 with a small team and a simple mission: to help people living with dementia through the power of meaningful music. 10 years on, we’ve helped thousands of families, carers and health and social care professionals create and benefit from personalised playlists. And this week, we all came together, […]