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As usual Stephens House and Gardens was setup impeccably ready to receive members. Lisa was not present today as her mum has had a fall and is in hospital with her broken hip. Mark and Valerie one of the other trustees welcomed everyone and made sure everyone had some refreshments. We started with a quiz…

A busy session as usual. Lisa welcomed everyone and provide members with some pictures to colour whilst having their teas and cakes and chats. Lisa provided members with updates on the outings soon and also talked about programme of events at other dementia clubs. She also distributed some leaflets providing information about Dementia Club UK…

Session leaders Helen and Mollie with Ritu and Mark set up the tables and chairs in the room ready and prepared a delicious early afternoon tea for members and visitors on arrival. We’re building up a bright collection of completed 60s colouring in patterns, always a therapeutic activity to do over tea and chat, whilst…

It was a very warm humid day today so there were only a few members. It was still however an enjoyable session. Lisa brought out the colouring books and crayons and Word-searches which kept members busy and chatting at the same time whilst having their cups of teas and coffees and cakes. Annalisa then did…

This was a small group today and we were all in the hall as the Church organ was undergoing some major restoration. Our volunteers – Brenda, Dorothy and Sue were as usual ready and waiting and had already organised the plates with biscuits. Lisa however also brought some of her left over chocolate birthday cake…

Today is a day I will never forget. As I walked into the hall, I was surprised to see that the tables and chairs were already set up and there were already a few members there. Most surprising was that there were tables with red tablecloths and sandwiches and cakes displayed. I had no idea…

Thank goodness – today was a cooler day after yesterday’s extremely hot day. Lisa welcomed members and also 2 new members. Everyone was happy to chat whilst drinking their teas and coffees and lovely cakes and crisps. Lisa played Family Fortunes with the members which was fun trying to guess what the public’s top choice…

The extreme hot weather today didn’t deter members and volunteers attending the session at Hendon Town Hall. With the heat, hot drinks were out of the question as everybody went for refreshing cold water and other refreshments. In attendance today were six new members with their family and carers. We didn’t miss an opportunity to…