We’ve had a great summer at EMC and have been kept busy with lots of activities with our lovely members and volunteers. In June we organised a coach trip to Loughborough to board a steam train, and enjoyed delicious fish and chips whilst on board. We had a wonderful afternoon at Felley Priory in July […]
Last month we were delighted to welcome Sing Along with Ellie to Eastwood Memory Cafe while we held an information session for our carers, and what a truly special afternoon it turned out to be. Ellie’s wonderful energy and big personality soon had the whole room filled with singing, smiling faces, and even a few […]
After a disappointing start to the year with the weather causing our get-togethers at Dog & Parrot and bowling sadly having to be cancelled, we finally got to enjoy some fun together last week! Our first Plumptre Hall session of the year was a real success. Whilst carers were able to receive some valuable information […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our monthly meetings at Plumptre Hall in Eastwood take place on the second Tuesday of every month. The last few months have been very busy. Earlier this week, for our October meeting, we were visited by Brinsley and Nuthall Community Choir, expertly led by Charlotte Mendly. Our guests were mesmerised by their amazing performance and […]
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 […]
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. […]