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KILMARNOCK

SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DELIVERING A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS FOR ELDERLY KILMARNOCK RESIDENTS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

The ‘ Kilmarnock Talks ...’ collaborative project between Alzheimer Scotland and the College allows people living with dementia to get involved in conversations with the students on a range of topics within a comfortable environment .
‘ Kilmarnock Talks …’ are monthly sessions and cover politics , modern history , geography and philosophy . The first session focused on poverty and the welfare state .
Please e-mail jbaird @ alzscot . org for details of the next session
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