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  • Opera at Vitual Dementia Club – 27th Oct 2020

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    We had 20 participants today. Everyone was excited to hear Yuri Sabatini – the Italian Opera singer. Lisa welcomed everyone and the new members from the Midlands. Lisa’s virtual background today was at the Sydney Opera House siting in the main circle. Everyone liked that. Yuri started promptly at 3pm. His singing was beautiful and…

  • Vitual Dementia Club session – 26th Oct 2020

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    We had 22 members today and we also had a visitor – Gay Saunders (community care co-ordinator) from Mosaic Reform Synagogue in Harrow. It was also a pleasure to see Charlyn from The Rotary Club of Hendon. Lisa welcomed everyone. Everyone was very chatty today which was lovely. Ian James our music entertainer then joined…

  • Vitual Dementia Club session – 21th Oct 2020

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    Today we had 26 members. We also had a visit from Nigel Wray who is our Patron. It was a great pleasure to see him and all the members were also delighted to see him. Lisa welcomed Nigel and then Nigel said a few words of encouragement to everyone, saying that in these difficult times…

  • Vitual Dementia Club session – 20th Oct 2020

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    We had 17 members today and we also had a few new members trying the zoom session for the first time which was really lovely. Lisa welcomed everyone and then started the Lisa and Mark Karaoke Show. Everyone really enjoyed the Show and then it was time for the exercises with Sian Kenrick. Sian had…

  • Vitual Dementia Club session – 19th Oct 2020

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    We had 24 members today and their carers and we also had a visitor – Christine Johnson from Rotary Club of Roding. It was also lovely to also see Lawrence from Rotary Club of Hendon again. It was really lovely to also see new members join. Lisa welcomed everyone and gave a few updates and…

  • Daily Express article on plight of abandoned relatives in care homes
  • Vitual Dementia Club session – 14th Oct 2020

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    We had 26 members today. Everyone was looking forward to seeing Theresa Villiers MP today. One of our members also put on his tie as he wanted to look smart. James Le Bec our music entertainer and Richard Kravetz our Yoga instructor also joined early to see Theresa. Unfortunately there was a Division at Parliament…

  • Vitual Dementia Club session – 13th Oct 2020

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    We had 22 members today. It was also a pleasure to welcome as a visitor the new President of the Rotary Club of Northwick Park – Mr Siva Thaiman. We also had some new members today Lisa reminded the members about our visitor at Wednesday’s session tomorrow – Theresa Villiers MP. It was then time…

  • Vitual Dementia Club session – 12th Oct 2020

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    We had 24 members today which included 4 new members. Lisa welcomed everyone and also welcomed again Aarundale Manor care home. Lisa provided some updates informing everyone about our special visitors attending. We have Theresa Villiers MP visiting on Wednesday 14th October and we also have Dame Esther Rantzen visiting on Tuesday 27th October in…

  • Call to allow care home visits

    Call to allow care home visits

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    Dementia Club UK Chairman Cllr Lisa Rutter has been trying to enable family members who have not been able to visit their loved ones in care homes during these unprecedented times to be able to visit their loved ones in care homes. Barnet times has written an article see below or click on the image…