A twiddlemuff is a knitted hand warmer with various textures, buttons, ribbons and other sensory items attached inside and out, designed to give people with dementia something to occupy restless hands, reduce anxiety, provide brain stimulation and keep hands warm.
The members of Ballymoney Soroptimists, along with pupils and staff from Dominican College in Portstewart and Ballymoney High School, knitted 60 twiddlemuffs in total.
These were distributed to Bohill Nursing Home and Brook Green Nursing Home in Coleraine and St James’s Lodge Nursing Home in Ballymoney.
President of Ballymoney Soroptimists Fiona Murdock said: "We were delighted to be able to present the twiddlemuffs to Brook Green, Bohill and St James's Nursing Homes for their residents.
"We are also very grateful to Ballymoney High School and Dominican College for their fantastic efforts in supporting our project."
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SI Ballymoney Honorary Secretary Ann Todd (left), Honorary Treasurer Beth Lindsay (right) and President of SI Ballymoney Fiona Murdock (second from right) receive donations from Dominican College pupils Ciara and Ellen along with staff Ms Difford and Ms Gault. Photo: BALLYMONEY SOROPTIMISTS
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Staff Nurse Claire Owens from St James's Nursing Home in Ballymoney receives twiddlemuffs from Honorary Treasurer Beth Lindsay and President of SI Ballymoney Fiona Murdock. Photo: BALLYMONEY SOROPTIMISTS
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Victoria and Ernest from Brook Green Nursing Home in Coleraine receive twiddlemuffs from President of SI Ballymoney Fiona Murdock and Honorary Treasurer Beth Lindsay. Photo: BALLYMONEY SOROPTIMISTS
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President of SI Ballymoney Fiona Murdock (left) and Honorary Treasurer Beth Lindsay (right) with members of Ballymoney High School Knitting Group and the Health and Social Care Group who donated twiddlemuffs for local nursing home residents. Photo: BALLYMONEY SOROPTIMISTS