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Harley the Therapy Dog’s new harness

Singing and dancing to James Le Bec at Dementia Club UK James Le Bec kept everyone engaged singing and dancing continuously for the whole hour. He also introduced a “name that tune” competition whereby who ever got the right answer had the opportunity to roll a huge yellow foam dice to win some chocolates. The…

We celebrated at Hendon Town Hall Philomena’s Birthday today.

Ross and Michael Berg centre, with club members holding the various puppets At the Britannia Centre today Ross and Michael Berg gave us a history of how Punch and Judy were formed. It started in 1662 and has been around for 350 years. They started as marionettes – puppets on strings and evolved to puppets…

On Sunday 25th September 2016 Finchley Memorial Hospital held a Community Day. There was Music, Dancing, Bouncy Castle, Face Painting etc. and local Barnet charities were invited to give advice and information. Dementia Club UK had a table and we passed out a number of our flyers and contact information. We also sold some jewellery…

Doris Ajayi clinical skills facilitator in Dementia care came to visit Dementia Club UK last April 2015 and in a recent email to Lisa she said, “I must let you know that my visit to you last April has inspired me, and it was through that inspiration that I am now opening Lindsey’s cafe at…

Members were really looking forward to seeing Moshe again. This was our first session at Hendon Town Hall after the launch and we also celebrated 3 birthdays and the GB team doing so well in the Olympics. All the members enjoyed their dancing and singing to their favorite songs. Dementia Club UK members singing ‘Happy…

Following a request from members in a feedback meeting, members highlighted the difficulty of taking lots of different tablets when they are all provided in white. Shobhna Rokad a Medicines Management Pharmacist from Barnet CCG came to explain to members the reason why all tablets are manufactured in white. She explained it was mostly to…

London’s TV Antique Expert Ian Towning and Dementia Club UK chairman Lisa Rutter We were delighted to welcome London’s famous TV Antiques Expert Ian Towning to the Dementia Club UK Finchley Memorial Hospital venue. Members were interested to hear about Ian’s life growing up and his professional life on a day to day basis at…

Dr Rhonda Cohen and Professor Trish Hafford-Lecthfiled from Middlesex University have received funding from the Saracens Sports Foundation to evaluate the impact of exercise and other psychosocial activities on the well -being of people with dementia and their carers in a community based setting. A fundamental aspect of the research will be to evaluate the support…