Happy New Year to everyone, now we have blustered in to 2012 in decidedly gale-force style.
It seems an appropriate point to give a general overview of how the year is looking so far.
Morning Coffee
In Lieu of a Christmas-week meeting at Newhaven, our Timperley group are meeting at the Bowdon Hotel, Langham Road, Altrincham, WA14 2HT around 11.00 for a coffe and a catch up. Everyone welcome to join us.
Carers Group
Our carers group at Wellington House will now be on the 3rd Monday of the month from 1:30 - 3:30 starting from 16th January. We are looking to arrange pampering sessions in conjunction with our partners at Trafford Carers Centre, as well as giving the chance to talk openly about your caring role. The monthly dates are:
16th January, 20th February, 19th March, 16th April, 21st May etc
Doorstep Safety
We also have a session focussing on door step safety at Kempton Court in Sale on 24th January, from 2:00 - 4:00, everyone is welcome, and Trading Standards will be on hand to provide advice and tips on enabling the person with dementia to stay safe at home.
We are also hoping to arrange another peer support holiday and currently generating and following up possible ideas, so do let us know if you have one!
Table Tennis Day
With the flame of the Olympics fast approaching, and being in a host borough no less, it would be a shame not to have a bit of sporting fun of our own. Although we'll leave the 110 metre hurdles to the pros, with the firm belief that neither memory loss nor 'age' should be a barrier to physical activity, we are planning to host a peer support table tennis tournament to see who has the sharpest backhand in Trafford...get practising and watch this space for further information.
Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP) Update
In September of last year, the Butler Court group helped complete a survey as part of DEEP, run by the Mental Health Foundation. Nationally they received over 140 completed surveys and are arranging a get-together for people with dementia to attend, meet each other and learn about the work of different groups, and not least unite in the quest to amplify their voices. The detailed feedback from the questionnaires will be sent in February, more information to follow.
And Finally, don't forget if you wish to respond to Trafford's proposals for saving £5.9 million this year and £42 million by 2015, visit their website at http://www.trafford.gov.uk/ or contact the dementia advisers as below.
As always we are here to talk,
See you soon,
Lise & Joanna
Age UK Trafford
tel. 0161 7463944
www.ageuk.org.uk/trafford
@dementiaadviser on Twitter
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