In October we enjoyed two fantastic musical performances by local theatre groups. First up we went to see Beauty & The Beast at The New Horizon Church at Eastwood. A magical retelling of the beloved fairy tale performed by local amateur dramatics group Nowmads. An absolute credit to everyone involved — what a show! The […]
Category Archives: Trips & Events
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Aug
Aug
We’re having a very busy summer here at Eastwood Memory Cafe… We started in May with a party at Plumptre Hall to celebrate 8 amazing years of EMC! Simon Thompson and our Everyone Can Sing friends supplied the music to help us dance the afternoon away. A wonderful celebration cake was lovingly baked by our […]
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Feb
Feb
As usual we had a fantastic time on our recent visit to Nottingham Playhouse to see their dementia friendly performance of Jack and the Beanstalk (oh yes we did!). Huge thanks as always go to our driver Chris and all the staff and cast at the Playhouse for going above and beyond in their efforts […]
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Nov
Nov
Chris, our much loved coach driver, picked us up from Eastwood on a beautiful sunny day to take us to the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas. On our arrival we headed straight for the land train which took our group around the grounds to view some of their 400+ memorials. The 150-acre site is a […]
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Mar
Mar
Well, where to start?!… World Rocks Against Dementia, our annual concert, took place on Saturday 16th March and was another roaring success. It was a sell-out event with 200 people coming together at St. Mary’s Church to watch some wonderful performances and raise money for Eastwood Memory Cafe. Once again, the concert was organised by […]
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Jan
Jan
Oh yes we did enjoy our day at the panto! On Thursday 11th January, more than 40 Memory Cafe guests, volunteers and extended family visited the Playhouse Theatre in Nottingham. We attended a Dementia Friendly performance of Cinderella, and were blown away by both the show and the overall experience provided by the Playhouse staff. […]
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Nov
Nov
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, we love you! On Thursday 26th October, we made our way to The Theatre Royal in Nottingham to see a matinee performance of the old classic, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. As usual, we were collected by Chris of JB Tours and driven safely there, with over 40 of our guests and volunteers in […]
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Sep
Sep
It was a privilege to welcome Our Dementia Choir to Plumptre Hall for our monthly meeting on Tuesday 12th September. Our Dementia Choir is based in Nottingham and is made up of people living with dementia. It was founded by Vicky McClure, an award-winning actor who has starred in numerous films and television programmes including […]
On Thursday 13th July we visited the Secret Diner at Sudbury Open Prison, a cafe on the prison campus which provides training and experience for inmates. There were 52 of us, including our lovely driver Chris from JB Tours, and we arrived safely at the prison at 12pm. We were greeted by friendly staff and […]
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Nov
Nov
On Thursday 13th October we took a coach load of our guests to visit the Tramway Museum at Crich. Chris from JB Tours picked us up from Chewton Street in Eastwood and we arrived at Crich at around 11.30am. After settling the bill at the entrance, our coach was given special permission to drive along the […]
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