Venner Road Hall Dementia Cafe

This friendly group has lots of activities each week. Activities include hand massages, chair yoga, personal trainer exercises, dancing and singing along to music. There is also a local choir who come to sing along with the group regularly and there are crafts, dementia friendly games, word searches, quizzes, bingo and lots of friendly chatting. The group are very grateful to have sessions with a local group called Tappy Toes who bring an intergenerational fun session for adults and children. The front garden is blooming in the warmer months and has some raised beds on legs in the back garden ready for sowing some broad beans and anything else participants would like to try. Anything is possible! The cafe is a good place to come to and enjoy some refreshments in a relaxing atmosphere, meet new people also living with dementia and their families and friends and carers, and helps to forge new friendships. It improves wellbeing and prevents isolation for everyone attending.