To Book on Any of Our Activities Or for Further Information

To book on any of our activities or for further information Please call 0300 32 32 100 (option 4) and speak to Julie or Lindsey.

Dementia Services Social Group

th The Wainwright Club, 173 Hornby Road FY1 4RD Monday 8 May 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Join us for a new month’s social group. An opportunity to catch up with old friends and make some new ones. We’ll be having our usual activities of bingo, a quiz and higher or lower card games and much more, all welcome.

FREE OF CHARGE: Refreshments available to buy from the bar

Lunch Group Tuesday 9th May Cherry Tree, (Hungry Horse) 317-319 Vicarage Ln, Blackpool FY4 4LP 12.30pm – 2.00pm

Join us for a meal out in a relaxed atmosphere. Please let us know in advance if you’re attending so that we can save a space.

Wednesday 17th May Music and Memories group Blackpool Carers Centre, Beaverbrooks House, 147 Newton Drive, FY3 8LZ 1.00pm – 3.30pm Following our last packed session at Blackpool Carers Centre we’re doing it again with another fantastic reminiscence session hosted by our friend Jimmy O’Donnell. The session will include afternoon tea and is limited to 20 people for a cost of only £5 per person! Payment secures a place.

Mens Group

Monday 22nd May Blackpool Carers Centre, Beaverbrooks House, 147 Newton Drive, FY3 8LZ

2.00pm - 4.00pm

Back by request, gentlemen please join us for, games, drinks and a chat at Beaverbooks house, sorry ladies gentlemen only

FREE OF CHARGE: Donations for refreshments appreciated Gardening Group Wednesday 24th May Empowerment 333 Bispham Road Blackpool FY2 0HH

2.00pm- 4.00pm

Welcome back to all our greenfingered friends for more of our gardening group. We have a summerhouse and a greenhouse to build so volunteers welcome to support with this.

FREE: Donations towards refreshments appreciated

Coffee and Catch Up Thursday 25th May Solaris Centre Promenade

11.00am – 12.30pm

Meet outside the Solaris Centre Promenade entrance and we’ll pop inside for coffee. Please let us know if you plan to attend

Wednesday 31st May Big Trip

Albert Dock, Liverpool

Join us for a day out at Albert Dock, lots to see and do inc Tate Liverpool, the Beatles Story and Merseyside Maritime Museum. Plenty of eateries and shopping or for serious shoppers, pop across the road to Liverpool One with over 170 bars, shops and restaurants!

The Golden Eagle Cleveleys at 09.30am, The Squirrel Pub at 9.35 am, The Number 3 Pub Layton at 9.50 am, The Saddle at 9.55 am, Arnold School Lytham Road at 10.10 am. Please note above timings are approximate and are dependent on traffic, please ensure you are at your pick up point 5 minutes before the coach is due there Dementia Services Social Group

Monday 5th June The Wainwright Club, 173 Hornby Road FY1 4RD 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Join us for a new month’s social group. An opportunity to catch up with old friends and make some new ones. We will be having our usual activities of bingo, a quiz and higher or lower card games and much more, all welcome.

FREE OF CHARGE: Refreshments available to buy from the bar

Lunch Group The Sea Fish and Chip Restaurant Thursday 8th June Church St, Blackpool 12.30pm – 2.00pm Join us for fab fish and chips at The Sea. Pensioner’s special £4.95 inc fish and chips, tea or coffee and bread and butter! Please let us know in advance if you’re attending so that we can save a space.

Coffee and Catch Up Tuesday 13th June Solaris Centre Promenade

11.00am – 12.30pm

Meet outside the Solaris Centre Promenade entrance and we’ll pop inside for coffee.

Please let us know if you plan to attend.

Wednesday 14th June Dancing with Dementia Please see the end of this newsletter for info on booking etc Mid-Monthly Social

Friday 16th June The Wainwright Club, 173 Hornby Road FY1 4RD

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Join us for an afternoon of chat, bingo, higher or lower card game and a quiz. We are always open to suggestions of other activities you would enjoy. Everyone welcome. Free of charge.

FREE OF CHARGE: Refreshments available to purchase

February Mens Group

Monday 19th June Blackpool Carers Centre, Beaverbrooks House, 147 Newton Drive, FY3 8LZ

2.00pm - 4.00pm

Back by request, gentlemen please join us for, games, drinks and a chat at Beaverbooks house, sorry ladies gentlemen only

Big trip Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere Wednesday 28th June Take a tour round Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage, stroll in the gardens and explore the shop and museum. Enjoy a light lunch in the cottage tea rooms. Depending on timings we may have time for an hour in Keswick too. Cost £6 per person for the coach, £4.80 admission for person with dementia, carers go free. £5.80 per person without disability. Pay for lunch on the day.

The Golden Eagle Cleveleys at 09.30am, The Squirrel Pub at 9.35 am, The Number 3 Pub Layton at 9.50 am, The Saddle at 9.55 am, Arnold School Lytham Road at 10.10 am. Please note above timings are approximate and are dependent on traffic, please ensure you are at your pick up point 5 minutes before the coach is due there Mony 8th Friday 30th June Music and Memories group

Blackpool Carers Centre, Beaverbrooks House, 147 Newton Drive, FY3 8LZ

2.00pm – 3.30pm

Another opportunity to relax and enjoy some music and memories at Blackpool Carers Centre. If there’s any artist/music you would particularly like to hear, let us know and we’ll see what we can do – unfortunately we can’t supply them in person though!

FREE OF CHARGE: Donations towards refreshments appreciated

Exciting news! We’ve just received the information about this year’s Dancing with Dementia event which is organised by Blackpool Council.

Dancing with Dementia will run on Wednesday 14th June 2017 from 11am to 4pm. Please note the change of venue which will be the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens.

The day will include entrance to the magnificent Empress Ballroom, a packed programme of music, dance, Wurlitzer organ and demonstrations throughout the day, free raffle and a delicious Afternoon Tea. The offer is open to anyone resident in Blackpool and living with dementia. Should they need to be accompanied by a carer/relative (one) they too will be able to enjoy the day, including afternoon tea. If they wish to bring along more than one person this is fine but there would be a charge of £10.00 per additional person. The Empress Ballroom has been chosen this year as access is much simpler; from the entrance on the corner of Leopold Grove and Adelaide Street you can walk/wheel straight into the ballroom – no steps or lifts to negotiate!! There are also plenty of accessible toilets in the Ballroom. Hopefully these changes will be of huge benefit and will add to your enjoyment of the day. Please book your ticket with us as soon as possible as we have to provide the number of attendees by 17th May.

Yet again thank you to all of you for attending the groups and trips. Without you the fun and support you provide to each other could not happen. We have started the mens group and the gardening group up again this year and we do hope that people will attend and enjoy these again.

Just a reminder that all trips need to be paid for five days in advance as we need to make payment to the venues, there will be no late availability for these trips. Family and friends are welcome to join us on the trips providing we have places available, please ask to be added to the reserve list if you are interested.