Hello, hope you are all keeping well and enjoying the lovely sunny weather. Please see below our planned events and activities. We are hoping to arrange events and trips out in September, October and November and will update you asap. If you have any ideas or suggestions for activities, trips or improvements then please do let us know.
Panto
Date for your 2023 diary, Thursday January 12th, Dick Whittington at Nottingham Playhouse.
Chris***s Meal Out
Far too early for the C word but another date for your diary, Friday December 2nd 2022 lunch at the Hog’s Head at Awsworth.
Birdswood Canal Boat
A coach trip on Wednesday September 7th from Eastwood, at about 10.15am to Cromford for a trip on the Cromford Canal on the Birdswood Boat, followed by a sandwich lunch at the Arkwright Cafe. Subsidised by Eastwood Memory Cafe the cost is £10 per person. Details to be confirmed. We have limited numbers for this trip so please make your payment asap to reserve a place.
Over the Garden Fence Theatre Production
With the support of Broxtowe Borough Council and Eastwood Town Council, Eastwood Memory Cafe is working on a project to improve understanding of dementia and help our community become more dementia-friendly, and so you are invited to attend the theatre productions we have planned for Thursday September 22nd at 2pm or 3.15pm.
The performance lasts approximately 50 minutes and will be held at St Mary’s Church in Eastwood. There is no charge but if you wish to make a donation, monies received will be divided between Eastwood Memory Cafe and St Mary’s Church.
If you would like to reserve a place then please email info@eastwoodmemorycafe.co.uk giving your name, number of seats and preferred show time.
Please note this unique 2-woman theatre production focusses on dementia and the person behind the diagnosis and so will contain moments of happiness, sorrow and joy.
Emotional Wellbeing Programme
We are looking to start a 12-week Emotional Wellbeing Programme in September for carers/partners/family members of people with dementia, with respite available for loved ones. This will provide an opportunity to discuss and share ideas and thoughts around maintaining and increasing your emotional wellbeing.
It will start in September and will run every week or every 2 weeks, depending on numbers, on Mondays 10.45am until 12.15pm, at St Mary’s Church in Eastwood.
A similar course that we ran pre-pandemic was extremely well received by our guests and of great benefit. Please let us know asap if you are interested.
Eastwood Memory Cafe
Our monthly meetings continue, as usual, on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Plumptre Hall from 12.30-3pm. The entrance charge is £2 per person including refreshments, with an optional simple sandwich lunch for an additional £3 per person.We are still currently able to welcome carers with loved ones in care/nursing homes and bereaved carers.
In September we have a presentation from the new dementia support service, Dementia Connect, in October we have the Codnor Warblers coming along to entertain us, in November we have David from the Citizen’s Advice Bureau available for any queries on benefits/allowances etc and December will of course be our Chris***s Party!
Outdoor Bowling
Outdoor bowling sessions continue at Coronation Park (entrance off Plumptre Way) running every other Wednesday from 2-3pm, followed by refreshments on:
- August 17th and 31st
- September 14th and 28th
The event will go ahead whatever the weather, so if the weather is poor, this provides an opportunity for a chat, a cuppa and perhaps even cake!
Subsidised by EMC, the cost is £2 per person.
Monday Club at the Dog and Parrot in Eastwood
We are continuing with our Monday Clubs at the Dog and Parrot though this will now change to a monthly session with a slight change in time to 11.30am until 2.30pm.
Our Quiz Master, Nigel, will kindly continue to provide our fun Family Fortunes Quiz and our planned dates are:
- Monday September 5th
- Monday October 10th
- Monday November 14th
- Monday December 19th
Simon and his band will join us at our October, November and December dates, along with a complimentary sandwich lunch from Charlies on the Hill
Games Night
This continues to run each Wednesday at 6.30pm via Zoom (excluding September 21st) hosted by Quizmaster Nigel, with voucher-winning Bingo and Play Your Cards Right.
WhatsApp Groups
Social Group designed for fun, light-hearted chat and support.
EMC and Dementia Info designed to share information on upcoming events and activities or useful dementia information.
Guests are automatically added to these groups but please feel free to opt out if they aren’t for you.
