Fun and friendship for dementia sufferers and their carers

CHINNOR’S Forget-Me-Not, Monday morning Café is there to provide information, peer support and fun activities aimed at helping with co-ordination, brain stimulation, and general health and wellbeing, for people suffering with dementia, mental health issues, old age or isolation. Everyone is welcome to go along with their carer.

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The group meets twice monthly 10.30-12.30pm at Chinnor Village Centre and visitors will be welcomed with a cup of tea and biscuit. The morning starts with fun, seated exercises, followed by a visiting expert. At the end of the session, they play parachute games, juggling, throwing balls, flat football and floor netball, finishing the session with a poem, lyrical or a reading.

The Forget-Me-Not cafe’s Winter programme of events, from January to April 2016, is as follows:

04 Jan— Music for Health – Dorothy Howlett
18 Jan – Line/Circle/Seated dancing for Fun – Barbara Jordan
01 Feb – Tea Dance – cup cakes, tea, dancing, drumming and fun
15 Feb – Music and Singing
29 Feb — Singing for Health – Julia Hollander

14 March- Singing for Health – Julia Hollander –
04 April – Music Therapist – Ellie Ruddock
18 April – Hands on Heritage Museum

Independent Mortgae Solutions (RGB) - R1For further information, contact 01844 353733 chinnorvc@hotmail.co.uk or Michele on 01844 353154/07779732097 info@holisticmassageuk.co.uk.

Chinnor Village Centre is run by volunteers and is a Registered Charity No 1007949

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