Month: February 2021
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Carers zoom meeting – 9th Feb 2021
Carers zoom meeting – 9th Feb 2021 We had 30 members this evening. Lisa welcomed everyone and also Andrew Wrensch who is delivering the weekly training and Mike Rich – CEO of Barnet Carers Centre. Lisa informed everyone that the first half of the session from 7pm to 7.30pm this would be an opportunity for…
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Vitual Dementia Club session – 9th Feb 2021
We had 28 members today. Lisa welcomed everyone and reminded them about the carers group session later. A few members had forgotten that the Karaoke started at 2pm but as there were a few technical issues today and our music entertainer was also unable to perform, Lisa had to put plan B in motion and…
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Training at Dementia Club UK starting Tuesday 9th Feb 2021
Andrew Wrensch a Qualified Trainer will be starting to provide training on various topics at the Dementia Club UK weekly Carers Group session every Tuesday from 7pm to 8.30pm. The session starts at 7pm for carers to raise and chat generally about any concerns and then the training will start at 7.30pm for 30 minutes…
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Vitual Dementia Club session – 8th Feb 2021
We had 28 members today. Lisa started the Karaoke at 2pm as usual and then at 2.30pm everyone was ready for their chats. Lisa welcomed everyone and informed them that Katie who was going to do the music entertainment today was unfortunately unwell with a migraine. Members were happy to hear however that Lisa organised…
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World Neuroscience innovations forum
Stephen and Brenda two of our members are part of the World Neuroscience innovations forum in London and Volunteer Partners with Alzheimer’s Research UK. They have given us permission to publish on our website their short life story and also their interview with Martin Samuels – a Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. You…
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Vitual Dementia Club session – 3rd Feb 2021
We had 19 members today. Lisa started the karaoke at 2pm and at 2.30pm Lisa welcomed everyone and they were happy for their chat time. James Le Bec and Joy then joined us and were ready to start their music entertainment. James had heard that Dementia Club UK recently won ‘Charity of the Year’ and…
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Carers zoom meeting – 2nd Feb 2021
We had 18 members this evening. Lisa welcomed everyone and gave apologies for Mike Rich who was not feeling very well. Lisa welcomed new members and gave a few updates. Lisa reported that she had still not heard anything after her speech at Barnet Council asking for Unpaid Carers to be recognised in the first…
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Vitual Dementia Club session – 2nd Feb 2021
We had 21 members today. Lisa welcomed everyone at 2.30pm and gave a few updates. Today was Sotiris’s birthday and everyone wished Sotiris a very happy birthday. Lisa also reminded everyone that as from next Tuesday 9th February the Karaoke session on Tuesday will also start at 2pm like all the other days. This was…
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Vitual Dementia Club session – 1st Feb 2021
We had 25 members today which also included 2 new members Fiona and Grace from Bury, Lancashire. It was also a pleasure to meet their dog ‘Teddy’ a beautiful cocker poodle. Lisa started as usual with the 2pm Karaoke session and then at 2.30pm it was time for meet and chat. Lisa introduced our new…