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Everything Looks Rosy in Care Home ; Sensory Gardens Helps to Make Life Easier for Dementia Unit Residents: Garden Offers Oasis of Calm: Tranquil Surroundings. Offer Stimulation to Help Keep the Mind Active

ABIRMINGHAM care home is pioneering care for elderly people who suffer from dementia - with something as seemingly simple as flowers. The Neville Williams Home has recently completed a designated dementia unit at its Selly Park base with the addition of a sensory garden.

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Our Different Religious Backgrounds Are Causing Havoc with Marriage Plans

QTHIS seems so silly in this day and age, but although my boyfriend and I want to marry, we have problems with our respective families. We've been together for 10 years now and are both in our early thirties.

Talking About Memories Is a Big Help

THE process is still ongoing as the garden was only opened earlier this summer. It sits next to a series of small animal enclosures housing ducks, chickens, rabbits and pigs, which also aim to encourage interaction and conversation among the elderly residents and their families. And within the unit staff are hoping to continue to evoke memory and conversation thanks to memory boxes.

Residents' Sensory Fun in Garden

RESIDENT Margaret Moss likes nothing better than to water the flowers on a sunny day. Armed with her watering can, the 83- yearold, who has dementia, can potter in the sensory garden to her heart's content. And with a room overlooking the garden she can see the results even when the weather is not so fine.

Service Offers a Break for Young

A SMALL group of youngsters with autism were able to enjoy a series of activities including picnics, art, music and watersports this summer thanks to staff at the Birmingham's Extended Schools Service. The Access All Areas scheme has been set up by extended service co-ordinators in the south of the city to provide holiday projects for youngsters with a range of disabilities.

No Holiday for an Autistic Child ; I'm On My Own When It Comes to Caring for My Son John, Says Mum Claire: Education

THE summer holidays can be a difficult time for any parent but when your child has autism it can be even harder to keep them occupied for weeks on end. Mum Claire Bendell knows only too well the potential trials of the summer holidays. Her 11-year-old son John has autism and would be unable to cope with a typical play scheme. In the past he has attended activities at Uffculme School, where he has also been a student, but this summer building work at the school means he is staying at home.

Shades Aren't Just Cool, They Protect Eyes ; Dangers of Exposure to Uv Rays - for Adults and Children: Health

SLAPPING on sunscreen before heading outside can help protect your skin from sun damage. But did you know that it's just as essential to don a pair of sunglasses to protect your eyes? If the answer is "No", you're not alone. Research has found that 40 per cent of Brits don't wear sunglasses while in the sun, despite potential danger from the sun's harmful UVA and UVB rays.

School Uniform Call

SCHOOLS are being encouraged to offer a wider choice of uniforms to parents by the Local Government Association. Research has shown that a fifth of parents are forced to get uniforms either from one supplier or through the school. This means they are unable to buy alternatives, which are often cheaper, from supermarkets. The LGA recommended that schools offer the choice of at least two suppliers.

Study: No Student Loans for 'Rich' Kids

A CONTROVERSIAL study has suggested that students from rich families should not be eligible for loans to cover their tuition fees. The Government should take action to make sure it can provide for those students from less well-off backgrounds, a new study has concluded.

Broken Arm Is Less of an Issue for Children

Q Our five-year-old daughter recently had a fall off the garden swing. The local casualty said she had a 'greenstick' fracture of the radius. What's that? A It means she had a broken arm! The radius is one of the bones in the forearm, the one that turns when you swivel your hands from palm up to palm down.

Horrible Kids, Horrible Punishments

YOU might think your kids are the worst behaved in history, but they don't come close to the rotters in Tony Robinson's new book. Bad Kids: The Worst-Behaved Children In History takes readers back through time and reminds us that the old days weren't always quite so good.

Win a Family Safari Trip with Top Accommodation ; Chipper Club

GRRRRR! Longleat has joined up with Chipper Club to offer members the chance to win a Family Passport Ticket to Longleat Estate and Safari Park this season - plus our main prizewinner and their family wins an overnight stay at a luxury hotel right by the gates of Longleat House! Discover the magnificent animals in the Safari Park from the comfort of your own car. See how you measure up to a giraffe, watch out for the zebra crossing, wander among the wallabies in Wallaby Wood and be enthralled...

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Please wish our daughter Millie Kemp-Hughes a happy sixth birthday on September 6. Lots of love, from Mommy, Daddy, Ralphy, Harry, Tiptop and Fifi. Sarah Kemp, Castle Vale Hey Millie - Happy birthday for Sunday, have a great day celebrating with family and friends. Uncle Len.

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n What part of a football pitch smells nicest? The scent-re spot! n Why aren't football stadiums built in outer space? Because there is no atmosphere!

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Doing Makes the World Go Round ; Honda: Advertisement Feature

LITTLE do's make the world go round. Lots of little do's make big do's. Doing makes things better. Wash at 30, turn the tap off when you brush your teeth, don't leave the TV on standby, turn the heating down a degree or two ... you know the kind of thing. Small steps add up to big change. In 1986 Honda revealed the first incarnation of one of its big do's - a humanoid robot that could function independently in a human environment and ultimately help people in their daily lives. Early prototyp...

Faiths to Unite for Hospital

FAITH leaders from across Birmingham were meeting today to bless the site of a new mental health hospital for the elderly. Building work will cease as representatives from eight religions, including Christianity, Sikhism and Islam, don hard hats and wellies to each perform a short blessing for Moseley Hall Hospital 1. Work has already begun on the pounds 17.7 million project in Alcester Road, Moseley, which will provide state-ofthe-art accommodation for older people under Birmingham and Solih...