Category: Session Blogs

Our monthly Dementia Club UK session was held on 7th August at Sha’arei Tsedek Synagogue in Whetstone. Our members were served tea, coffee, delicious biscuits, and beautiful homemade cupcakes (courtesy of Caroline) at the start of our session and were happy chatting to each other. Justine, session leader, then did a quiz which all our…

A good session today with some new volunteers to help. Accompanied by refreshments, everyone was challenged to name 26 sports in our A to Z. No surprise XYZ causing more of a problem…. Music with Helen was a joy as usual. Then Gill, new to Eversfield, took us through a brilliant session of seated exercises…

Today’s session on 11th July at Barnet Copthall Leisure centre was run by Faz and themed around World Population Day. Refreshments were provided as members entered to promote socialising and to encourage conversations. Once members were seated, the session began with interactive games and activities. Members coloured in people-shaped cardboard cut-outs, symbolizing the diversity of…

Monday 10th July’s session at the Finchley Cricket Club was run by Keren Mail. We started off playing 4 card Bingo. Well done to our 2 winners Rosina and Margaret who won some chocolate and a nice candle from the prize box. We then sang a couple of songs with the words on the screen.…

Today’s session was led by Justine and other volunteers from Sha’arei Tsedek. Our members were served tea, coffee, delicious biscuits and beautiful homemade cupcakes (courtesy of Caroline) at the start of our session and were happy chatting to each other. We had Dr Rebecca with us who took blood pressure readings for anyone who wanted…

Our Monday session at FIN this week was led by Faz, with 26 members attending. There were a variety of word searches and colouring in sheets laid out on the table to keep everyone busy as they arrived. Whilst tea and coffee was served Faz led a quiz, the theme was general knowledge . Did…

The party continued after yesterday at Eversfield. Members enjoyed more sandwiches and lovely cup cakes brought by Lisa. Nick one of our Trustees joined us today and helped decorate the room with Coronation bunting he personally made which looked fantastic. Nick also prepared and brought various Coronation paper activities such as Word searches, dot to…

We had 60 people today at the Eversfield venue to celebrate the King’s Coronation. Lisa brought lovely sandwiches and Jane made her beautiful Coronation cup cakes decorated with flags and crowns. Jane’s 11 year old granddaughter Grace also helped at the party to decorate with bunting and generally assisting. Lisa brought a cardboard cut out…

We had 2 birthdays today. It was John’s birthday and Melissa’s birthday. Birthdays are always celebrated in the usual DCUK fashion with firework candles and everyone singing Happy Birthday. Lisa then introduced Charlie who gave a Hip Hop session. This was new to everyone and was really great fun. It’s exercise to Hip Hop music…