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Pabulum Café Calendar – dates to add to your diary

All events are held at the Fairland United Reformed Church, Fairland Street, Wymondham commencing at 10.00 am unless stated otherwise: 5th Jan 2018 - Friday Pabulum Café

5th Jan 2018 - Volunteers Christmas ‘Thank You’ at the Lucas family home in Forncett from 2.00pm

8th Jan – Monday-Monday Café 12th Jan - Friday Pabulum Café

15th Jan – Monday-Monday Café 19th Jan - Friday Pabulum Café —Singing

Café morning 22nd Jan – Monday-Monday Café 26th Jan - Australia Day - Friday

Pabulum Café

29th Jan – Monday-Monday Café 2nd Feb - Friday Pabulum Café

Yoga 5th Feb – Monday-Monday Café 7th Feb – Volunteers’ Training at 9.30 for

10.00 am – Eamon McGrath of Age UK (Nfk) talking about Loneliness

9th Feb – Friday Pabulum Café

12th Feb – Monday-Monday Café 14th Feb – Valentine’s Day – see

Cavell Court below 16th Feb - Friday Pabulum Café —

Singing Café morning 19th Feb – Monday-Monday Café 23rd Feb - Friday Pabulum Café

26th Feb – Monday-Monday Café

Our special interest groups meet during the Friday Pabulum Cafés as follows: Poetry/Literature: Arts & Crafts: Sports/Leisure: .

Carers’ Group - A confidential group for Carers to meet and discuss their concerns with each other during the Friday Cafés. Picture Palace - Come along and see your favourite films.

Pabulum Learning Programme

Winter Term Creative Arts Well-Being Workshops

Danni O’Hara of the Slow Theatre Company will be leading 1-hour a further session on 19th January 2018 leading up to our 2018 Pantomime (planned for Friday 16th March 2018). Sign up with Dianne or Trevor Brown if you want to take part.

Newsletter of the Wymondham Dementia Support Group

News plus Events for January and February 2018

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Dementia and their Carers

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Spring Term

Your Family History We are planning some ‘one to one’ sessions helping you with family history research in the Spring – details to follow but please register your interest now with Trevor Brown.

Dianne’s Deliberations:

Dianne is having a break from her deliberations for this newsletter but she wishes all our members and friends a very Happy New Year.

Some reminders of a few of the things we have been doing in the last couple of months:

Fond memories of our School Days? Well maybe!

Happy Birthday Winn!

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Another joyful Singing Café and a donation from those nice folks at Wymondham Jarrolds

And what an amazing Christmas Party we had – thanks to all our volunteers’ efforts in making this such a memorable event

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Events of interest to our members at other venues

Movies

Fri 26th Jan at 10.00 for 10.30 am

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) starring Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable.

Free Tea and coffee before the film

Cinema City, St Andrews Street, Norwich NR2 4AD Fri 23rd Feb at

10.00 for 10.30 am The Band Wagon (1953) starring Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan and Cyd Charisse.

Free Tea and coffee before the film

Tea Dances

Wed 14th Feb at 2.30 pm until 4.30 pm

Cavell Court’s Valentine’s Day dance with live music. Call Samantha Woods on 01603 251360 or email her on Samantha.Woods@careuk.com for details

Cavell Court Care Home, 140 Dragonfly Lane, Cringleford, Norwich, NR4 7SW

Tea, Coffee or lunch and a chat

2nd Wednesday of the month at 2.30 pm

NCC Dementia Friendship Group - Phone Liza on 07920 285085 for details

Coffee Shop at Wymondham Garden Centre, Tuttles Lane

1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of the month from 10.00 am to 12.00 Noon

Plus optional colouring for adults, jigsaw, ‘dot to dot’, sudoku and other puzzles - Phone Jacqui Horton on 01953 609106 for details

Open Door at Town Green Centre, Back Lane, Wymondham, NR18 0LB

Every Tuesday morning from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm

The café is run by young people training in catering/hospitality - refreshments plus board games and knitting will be available.

OPEN Norwich Youth Trust, 20 Bank Plain, Norwich NR2 4SF

1st Wednesday of the month 10.30am to 12.30pm

Age UK (Norwich) Coffee Morning - Booking not required. Phone Nicola on 07387 055688 for details.

Norwich Thorpe Station, Station Approach, Norwich NR11EF

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Last Wednesday of the month

Cavell Court is providing a delicious 3 course meal at no cost. However, you MUST telephone 01603 251360 in advance to book a place or there’s no guarantee there will be enough food!

Cavell Court Care Home, 140 Dragonfly Lane, Cringleford, Norwich, NR4 7SW

Indoor Activities

4th Tuesday of the month from 11.15am to 1.00pm

Try boccia, table tennis, short tennis, indoor curling and golf, dance and stretching or just a chat over a cup of coffee. £1.50 per session with carers free. Phone Gemma or Claire on 01603 591261 or scd.sportspark@uea.ac.uk for details

Sportspark Activity Group, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ

4th Tuesday of every month

Classes involve very light exercise aimed to help people living with dementia to stay both physically and mentally active. The exercise part is optional - hot drinks are available and games etc., to play. Please contact Alison Knight at alison.knight@alzheimers.org.uk or 01603 763556 in the first instance.

Long Stratton Leisure Centre, Swan Lane, Long Stratton, NR15 2UY

Every Tuesday (except the 2nd Tuesday of every month) from 11.00 am to 12.15 pm

Age UK (Norwich) activity sessions including ping-pong, indoor curling, boccia etc., and a cuppa. £2.50 per session including refreshments. Free Parking. Phone Claire on 07786 900685 for details.

Riverside Leisure Centre, Wherry Road, Norwich, NR1 1WX

And looking further ahead:

This year’s fabulous featuring all your favourite stars is expected to be held on Friday March 16th 2018 at the Singing Café – details to follow.

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Pabulum thanks!

Our grateful thanks to the following who have given so generously to Pabulum in recent weeks:

K O'Grady 225.50

Ketts Books - collection tin 9.77

I Fisher re Roy Walsh 218.12

Catholic Womens League 100.00

Inbetweeners 20.00

Doric Lodge 50.00

S Wood / W Wood 50.00

J Land 20.00

Wymondham Baptists Church 300.00

Jarrolds 320.72

Jarrolds collection tin 42.00

Marola's 50.00

Barford WI 78.30

Pro Cook at Notcutts 92.00

Unite Union 1,000.00

Wood Avens Way Christmas Lights 1,121.50

- and of course our thanks to the numerous individuals who have also given so generously to us

Editors’ Notes:

Members may have noted that there are no Picture Palace dates in our programme. Regretably this is because of falling numbers attending so we are asking you if a change in times and the choice of films would persuade you to come and watch a film and enjoy the whole movie experience? One proposal is to combine with the church’s own Fairland Flick shows which are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1.00 for 1.30 pm (1.30 for 2.00 pm in the summer) but we would welcome your thoughts and ideas please. We’ll be asking for your opinions during the Cafes.

Website http://www.wymondham-dementia-support-group.org.uk/