Events Calendar
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| October 2024 | Event Details |
|---|---|
| Tue 22 Oct 10:00am - 11:00am |
Gentle Exercise - Dementia Friendly Parishes
Venue: Yealmpton Methodist Hall Inclusive gentle exercise group - £5.00 per session (first session free). Everyone is welcome to this fun mixture of seated/standing exercises/movements to music, tailored to improve flexibility, strength and balance. Delivered by our friendly and experienced registered physiotherapists who can offer advice if required. Every Tuesday morning at Yealmpton Methodist Church Hall. Session 1 from 10.00-11.00 Community Development Lead 07450 206312 |
| Tue 22 Oct 11:15am - 12:15pm |
Gentle Exercise - Dementia Friendly Parishes
Venue: Yealmpton Methodist Hall Inclusive gentle exercise group - £5.00 per session (first session free). Everyone is welcome to this fun mixture of seated/standing exercises/movements to music, tailored to improve flexibility, strength and balance. Delivered by our friendly and experienced registered physiotherapists who can offer advice if required. Every Tuesday morning at Yealmpton Methodist Church Hall. Session 2 from 11.15 – 12.15 Community Development Lead 07450 206312 |
| Wed 23 Oct 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Read & Reminisce
Venue: Watermark Library Room, Erme Court, Ivybridge, This is a small open group of people that gather to share a cuppa and listen to some stories and poems that are read out loud by the group leaders.Memories are often triggered by this, and shared if people wish. A small voluntary contribution to refreshments is appreciated. Text is provided for those that wish to follow the reading and an opportunity is offered for those that wish to join in the reading out loud, but just listening is fine also. The group is kept small 8-10 people but occasionally vacancies arise. Please contact Sue Pengilley before coming to discuss the availability and suitability of the sessions. Sue Pengilley 01752 896444 |
| Wed 23 Oct 10:30am |
Walking Group - Dementia Friendly Parishes
Venue: Meet in car park at end of Barton Close, Wembury Inclusive walking group welcomes people living with dementia. The walk will be social, short, gentle and ideal if you don’t do much walking. ‘It’s an amble not a ramble’. The group meets every Wednesday morning from 10.30am at Barton Close Car Park in Wembury. An opportunity to talk and catch up in the fresh air, so good for our well-being. Community Development Lead 07450 206312 |
| Wed 23 Oct 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
Friendsday Wednesday Club from South Brent & District Caring
Venue: Old School Community Centre, Totnes Road, South Brent, TQ10 9BP Our Friends Day Wednesday group is particularly Dementia Friendly. We meet every Wednesday afternoon for drinks and a chat. This group includes a Memory Cafe and Carers Support group., and welcomes those with cognitive, memory issues or living with dementia and their carers/family members. We offer games, chat, craft, singing/music events, jigsaws, anything people want to do, we celebrate each others birthdays and one of our members does a quiz. Cuppas and biscuits with cake on birthdays! South Brent & District Caring 01364 700282 or drop in 10 - 12 to enquire |
| Thu 24 Oct 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Listen & Laugh Group (Reading) - Dementia Friendly Parishes
Venue: Yealmpton Parish Room An inclusive, shared Listen & Laugh Group – There is a £2.00 charge towards refreshments and room hire. Fun, friendship and laughter in bucket loads. Remembering and sharing together favourite stories and poems. You can listen, reminisce and enjoy the laughter, fun and chat over a cup of tea or coffee. The group meets every Thursday morning from 10.30 to 12 noon in the Parish Room, Bakery Square in Yealmpton. Community Development Lead 07450 206312 |
| Mon 28 Oct 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Monday Club
Venue: Yealmpton Methodist Hall Everyone is invited to launch the Monday Club. This is an opportunity to make new friends and try new ideas. All are very welcome and tea, biscuits and cakes will be provided! Community Development Lead 07450 206312 |
| Mon 28 Oct 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Monday Coffee Morning - South Brent Caring
Venue: The Old School Community Centre The South Brent Caring coffee mornings are a great way to get together with friends and make new ones! So why not come along and enjoy the company. The coffee morning will run every Monday except on bank holidays. If you need transport to and from this activity event, just call South Brent Caring on the number listed below, in advance and they will do their best to arrange it for you. South Brent and District Caring Office 01364 700282 |
| Mon 28 Oct 12:00pm - 3:00pm |
Monday Lunch Club - South Brent Caring
Venue: The Old School Community Centre The South Brent Caring Monday Lunch Club is a great way to get together with friends and make new ones! So why not come along and enjoy the lunch and the company. The Monday Lunch Club is open to everyone but please ring to book on the number listed below. The menus include soups, salads and puddings, during the winter followed by a raffle and sweet. Suggested donation of £5 or free if you need it to be. If you need transport to and from this activity event, just call South Brent Caring on the number listed below, in advance and they will do their best to arrange it for you. South Brent and District Caring Office 01364 700282 |
| Mon 28 Oct 12:00pm - 1:30pm |
Monday Lunch Club - South Brent Caring
Venue: The Old School Community Centre The South Brent Caring Monday Lunch Club is a great way to get together with friends and make new ones! So why not come along and enjoy the lunch and the company. The Monday Lunch Club is open to everyone but please ring to book on the number listed below. The menus include soups, salads and puddings, during the winter followed by a raffle and sweet. Suggested donation of £5 or free if you need it to be. If you need transport to and from this activity event, just call South Brent Caring on the number listed below, in advance and they will do their best to arrange it for you. South Brent and District Caring Office 01364 700282 |
| Tue 29 Oct 10:00am - 11:00am |
Gentle Exercise - Dementia Friendly Parishes
Venue: Yealmpton Methodist Hall Inclusive gentle exercise group - £5.00 per session (first session free). Everyone is welcome to this fun mixture of seated/standing exercises/movements to music, tailored to improve flexibility, strength and balance. Delivered by our friendly and experienced registered physiotherapists who can offer advice if required. Every Tuesday morning at Yealmpton Methodist Church Hall. Session 1 from 10.00-11.00 Community Development Lead 07450 206312 |
| Tue 29 Oct 11:15am - 12:15pm |
Gentle Exercise - Dementia Friendly Parishes
Venue: Yealmpton Methodist Hall Inclusive gentle exercise group - £5.00 per session (first session free). Everyone is welcome to this fun mixture of seated/standing exercises/movements to music, tailored to improve flexibility, strength and balance. Delivered by our friendly and experienced registered physiotherapists who can offer advice if required. Every Tuesday morning at Yealmpton Methodist Church Hall. Session 2 from 11.15 – 12.15 Community Development Lead 07450 206312 |
| Wed 30 Oct 10:30am |
Walking Group - Dementia Friendly Parishes
Venue: Meet in car park at end of Barton Close, Wembury Inclusive walking group welcomes people living with dementia. The walk will be social, short, gentle and ideal if you don’t do much walking. ‘It’s an amble not a ramble’. The group meets every Wednesday morning from 10.30am at Barton Close Car Park in Wembury. An opportunity to talk and catch up in the fresh air, so good for our well-being. Community Development Lead 07450 206312 |
| Wed 30 Oct 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Read & Reminisce
Venue: Watermark Library Room, Erme Court, Ivybridge, This is a small open group of people that gather to share a cuppa and listen to some stories and poems that are read out loud by the group leaders.Memories are often triggered by this, and shared if people wish. A small voluntary contribution to refreshments is appreciated. Text is provided for those that wish to follow the reading and an opportunity is offered for those that wish to join in the reading out loud, but just listening is fine also. The group is kept small 8-10 people but occasionally vacancies arise. Please contact Sue Pengilley before coming to discuss the availability and suitability of the sessions. Sue Pengilley 01752 896444 |
| Wed 30 Oct 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
Friendsday Wednesday Club from South Brent & District Caring
Venue: Old School Community Centre, Totnes Road, South Brent, TQ10 9BP Our Friends Day Wednesday group is particularly Dementia Friendly. We meet every Wednesday afternoon for drinks and a chat. This group includes a Memory Cafe and Carers Support group., and welcomes those with cognitive, memory issues or living with dementia and their carers/family members. We offer games, chat, craft, singing/music events, jigsaws, anything people want to do, we celebrate each others birthdays and one of our members does a quiz. Cuppas and biscuits with cake on birthdays! South Brent & District Caring 01364 700282 or drop in 10 - 12 to enquire |
| Thu 31 Oct 10:30am - 12:00pm |
Listen & Laugh Group (Reading) - Dementia Friendly Parishes
Venue: Yealmpton Parish Room An inclusive, shared Listen & Laugh Group – There is a £2.00 charge towards refreshments and room hire. Fun, friendship and laughter in bucket loads. Remembering and sharing together favourite stories and poems. You can listen, reminisce and enjoy the laughter, fun and chat over a cup of tea or coffee. The group meets every Thursday morning from 10.30 to 12 noon in the Parish Room, Bakery Square in Yealmpton. Community Development Lead 07450 206312 |
Inclusion of events in the Events Diary is at the discretion of Four Rivers Dementia Alliance.
