Shinty Memories In North Expansion | |
16 September 2017 Shinty clubs are being invited to a briefing meeting to find out more about the benefits of setting up shinty memories groups in their communities. The Camanachd Association and Alzheimer Scotland are collaborating on a project which will see the sport’s archives and other resources used to help people with dementia or who are living with other circumstances requiring support. Memories Shinty Club, with its own Facebook and Twitter presence, has already been established. Modeled on Alzheimer Scotland’s successful Football Memories project, which has proved to be very successful as a therapeutic intervention, the plan to create sets of resources to be used to help people with dementia improve their recall, communication skills, and boost self-esteem and confidence is well under way. The project team will offer training to support groups. Based at Hampden Park in Glasgow and managed by the Sports Heritage Scotland group, of which the Camanachd Association is a member, the project is currently preparing a series of 100 cards containing information about players, venues, trophies and teams. The success with football has led to the development of this parallel project for shinty with its own space on the project website. The project team will develop further resources as the project develops and will be supported to produce Gaelic versions as well. Michael White, who is leading the project, will attend the first of the briefing meetings for shinty at Caberfeidh’s changing room and club base in Strathpeffer at 7.30pm on Wednesday 20 September 2017. He will be accompanied by sports historian Hugh Dan MacLennan who is the Resource Manager for the project and working with the Camanachd Association to establish a National Archive for Shinty. Invitations are being issued to clubs within the north area and within easy reach of Strathpeffer initially. |