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Playtrain Celebrates ‘Awards For All’ Success

Playtrain has been successful in achieving an ‘Awards For All’ grant from the Big Lottery Fund to develop a cross cultural intergenerational project with Bearwood Primary School and Penmakers Court, an adult care home.

The Age Exchange project aims to generate understanding between children and older people by facilitating the sharing of different cultures, skills, knowledge and experiences within the group. Through a range of art forms including: drama, literature, song, digital technology and visual or craft based medium, children will gain insight into what it was like to be brought up in a different era, as well as learn traditional crafts, and older adults will learn new skills in technology, which will increase their access to information and recreation.

Age Exchange aims to develop a sustainable model for intergenerational work within primary schools and promote community cohesion by bridging the gaps between the generations.