Support and Services

This section of the website will tell you useful services in the Tonbridge area that you might find useful. It also gives you links to other support services that operate at a national level.

CARERS PEER SUPPORT GROUP
Meets on the first Friday of every month at 2pm at the Angel Indoor Bowls Club, Ave Du Puy, Tonbridge. Free car park All are welcome, no need to book in advance.
 

In Case of Going Missing Form

Download the ‘In Case Of Going Missing Form’ here from Kent Search and Rescue. This document completed and kept in a safe place will be an invaluable time saver if your cared for friend of relative wanders off and is missing. At such a time, when relatives are anxious and distressed, bringing this information to mind may prove challenging.

Download ‘In Case of Going Missing Form’

 

 

 

Alzheimers and dementia Support Services (ADSS)
ADSS Dementia Co-Ordinators provide much needed support across Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells Boroughs.

https://www.alz-dem.org/

01474 533990

 

For more local activities and services, please visit the Dementia Connect website to search for what is available in your area.

Other services

The links to services below are provided by different sources, not by Tonbridge Dementia Friends.

Other cafes and support groups

Cafes and Support Groups. Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells

 

an Hal, East Peckham

 

 

            Activities across the Boroughs of Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells designed, or suitable for, a person living with dementia.

 

 

MONDAYS

Every Monday

10am – 3pm C.O.G.S at Town Lock Tonbridge contact

 

1st Monday of the month

10am Paddock Wood Ramblers wellbeing walk

10.30am Over 65 Peer Support group, Spadework, Spadework, Offham Road, West Malling

2.30pm Time to Talk Café at Spadework, Spade work, Offham Road, West Malling

10am Paddock Wood Ramblers wellbeing walk contact

2nd Monday Only

2.30pm Arts & Craft Group, Spadework, Spade work, Offham Road, West Malling. Please phone first to book

2nd & 4th Monday of the month

2pm Café at Christ Church Snodland

3rd Monday

10.30am Young Onset Peer Support Group, Spadework West Malling

3pm Singing group, Spadework West Malling

4th Monday only

2.30pm Music & Movement, Spadework West Malling

 

 

TUESDAYS

Every Tuesday

 

10.30 Tuesday Group at Paddock Wood Day Centre.

11.30am at Capel Morris Hall, RBL Aylesford Stretch & Move

1st Tuesday of the month

2pm Dementia Café at Town Lock, Tonbridge

Contact Age UK Tonbridge

2nd Tuesday of the month

 2pm Dementia and Me Craft Club at Town Lock, Tonbridge

Contact Age UK Tonbridge

3rd Tuesday of the month

 

2pm Dementia and Me Peer Group at Town Lock, Tonbridge.

Contact Age UK Tonbridge

2pm Memories Café at Showfields Hall, Rowan Tree Rd

Tunbridge Wells

 

4th Tuesday of the month

10am Café Town Lock, Tonbridge. Contact Age UK

2pm Dementia and Me at Town Lock, Tonbridge. Contact Age UK Tonbridge

 

 

WEDNESDAYS

Every Wednesday

 

10am Moving & Music at Trinity Theatre Tunbridge Wells

11.30am Quiet Swim time Tonbridge Pool (Term time only)

1pmSenior Choir at Trinity Theatre Tunbridge Wells

2pm   Moving & Music at Oast Theatre Tonbridge

3.30   Senior Choir at Oast Theatre Tonbridge

NB Trinity events may change venue during school holidays.

1st Wednesday of the month

2pm Young Onset Dementia Café at Town Lock, Tonbridge

Contact Age UK Tonbridge

2nd Wednesday of the month

11am Forget me not Café at St John’s Church, London Road, Hildenborough.

2.30pm carers Support Group, Spadework West Malling

 

3rd Wednesday of the month

2pm Memory café at Home Instead, Mousehall Lane, Tunbridge Wells.

2.30pm Time to Talk Café at Spadework, Spade work, Offham Road, West Malling

 

 

THURSDAYS

Every Thursday

12pm Dementia friendly Swimming Larkfield Pool (Term time only)

10am Walking Netball at Angel Centre Tonbridge

1st and 3rd Thursday of the month

10.30 Musical Memories at Tonbridge Methodist Church. Contact Richard Hill - richardjsm@hotmail.co.uk

 

2nd Thursday of the month

2pm Memory Café at East Malling Centre, Chapmans Way, East Malling. ME19 6SD Contact Liz Simpson 07463 222733

 

3rd Thursday of the month

10.45am Memory Cafe, Chamberlain Court, Mt. Ephraim,

2nd & 4th Thursday of the month

2.30 Bowls Café at Angel Indoor Bowls Club, Ave DU Puy, Tonbridge.

 

 

 

FRIDAYS

Every Friday

 

9.30am Accessible bowling at Angel Indoor Bowls Club

10.30am except for the 1st Tuesday Group Paddock Wood.

 

1st Friday of the month

2pm Carers group Angel Indoor Bowls Club

 

1st and 3rd Friday

2pm Carers Count café, East Malling Village Hall

2pm Multi Sport. Angel Centre, Tonbridge

3rd Friday

Starting in January 2023

2pm Pembury Memory Café at Pembury Baptist Church

Romford Road, Pembury

 

2nd and 4th Friday

1.30pm Carers group Curran Hall, East Peckham

 

 

 

 

Contacts details:

Age UK Tonbridge Faydra Mitchell 07385 608053 FMitchell@ageuksevenoaksand
The Amelia, Tunbridge Wells 01892 554146. Daniel.huckfield@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Age UK Tunbridge Wells - Sophie Pritchard 01892 522591 sophie.pritchard@age
Chamberlain Court - 01892 52259
Forget Me Not Cafe, Hildenborough Julie Rhodes. juliehrhodes@hotmail.co.uk
Healing Voices, Ditton. Kathryn Ridgeway.. healingvoiceskent@gmail.com
Pembury Cafe -Sophie Marsh-  Sophie.Marsh@kent.gov.uk
Tunbridge Wells Cafe Sarah Sheppard - 07715 609186
Oast & Trinity, Jason Lower - Jason&trinitytheatre.net
Crossroads -  0345 095 6701
Spadework, Julie Negus - 01732 870002 julie@spadework.org.uk
Paddock Wood Health Walks - health@tunbridgewells.gov.uk 01892 554411
For information about any of the other groups or for any other information. chrisparker002@icloud.com

 

 

Social and Activity groups suitable for people with Dementia.

COGS/Therapy

Every Monday

10am Town Lock Tonbridge contact Age UK

Every Tuesday

11am Age UK Wood St, Tun Wells

Every Wednesday

9.30am Crossroads, Christchurch, Prospect Road, Southborough.

Every Thursday

10am Crossroads C.O.G.S at Leybourne Chase Community Centre, West Malling.

 

Cafes/Social Groups

1st Monday & 3rd Wednesday of each month.

2.30pm Memory Café at Spadework, Spade work, Offham Road,

West Malling.

Every Tuesday

10.30 Tuesday Group at Paddock Wood Day Centre.

1st Tuesday

2pm Dementia Café at Town Lock, Tonbridge Contact Age UK Tonbridge

3rd Tuesday

2pm Memories Café at Showfields Hall, Rowan Tree Rd, Tunbridge Wells

2pm Dementia and Me Peer Group at Town Lock, Tonbridge. Contact Age UK Tonbridge

4th Tuesday

10am Café Town Lock, Tonbridge. Contact Age UK

2pm Dementia and Me at Town Lock, Tonbridge. Contact Age UK Tonbridge

2nd Wednesday

11am Forget me not Café at St John’s Church, London Road, Hildenborough.

10.30 Memory Café, Emerald walk, Sherwood, Tunbridge wells (Off Greggs Wood Road)

2nd & 4th Thursday.

2.30 Bowls Café at Angel Indoor Bowls Club, Ave DU Puy, Tonbridge.

2nd Thursday

2pm Memory Café at East Malling Centre, Chapmans Way, East Malling. ME19 6SD Contact Liz Simpson 07463 222733

3rd Thursday

10.45am Memory Cafe, Chamberlain Court, Mt. Ephraim

3rd Friday

2pm Pembury Memory Café at Pembury Baptist Church Romford Road, Pembury.

Every Friday (except 1st in the month)

10.30am Tuesday Group Paddock Wood Day Centre

1.30 Memory Cafe Paddock wood day Centre

Arts & Crafts

2nd Monday of every month,

2.30 Arts and Crafts group – for people with dementia. A variety of crafts projects including painting, model making, woodwork and collage. Refreshments provided. Spadework, West Malling

1st Tuesday

2pm Dementia and Me Craft Club at Town Lock, Tonbridge Contact Age UK Tonbridge

Music

Every Wednesday:        

3.30   Senior Choir at Tonbridge Baptist Church. £5, carer is free.

1pm Senior Choir at Trinity Tunbridge Wells or at Christian Fellowship, Hanover Road

1st Wednesday and 3rd Monday of every month,

3pm until 4.30pm Singing group at Spadework, West Malling.

1st & 3rd Thursday

10.30 Musical memories at Tonbridge Methodist Church.

Sport/Physical activity

1st Monday

10am Wellbeing walk. Paddock Wood Ramblers

Every Tuesday

11.30am Stretch & Move at Capel Morris Hall, RBL Aylesford

Every Wednesday

10am Moving & Music at Trinity Tunbridge Wells Christian Fellowship, Hanover Road

2pm   Moving & Music at Tonbridge Baptist Church

11.30am Quiet Swim time Tonbridge Pool (term time only)

10am Walking group – Meet at Spadework carpark - open to everyone. Relaxed, easy walking around the local countryside. (unless the weather is really bad)

2nd Wednesday (From February) and 4th Monday of every month,

2.30pm Music and Movement group – a mainly seated exercise session to music for those living with dementia and their carers. Teas and coffees afterwards. There is a small charge of £3 per couple. At Spadework, West Malling.

Every Thursday

10am Walking Netball at Angel Centre Tonbridge

12pm Dementia friendly Swimming Larkfield Pool (Term time only)

Every Friday

9.30am Accessible Bowling at Tonbridge Angel Indoor Bowls Club

1st & 3rd Friday

2pm Multi sport at Angel Centre

Support Groups

 

4th Wednesday of every month

Carers Support Group – For anyone who is caring for a loved one with dementia to get support from others in the same situation. 2.30pm until 4.30pm. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided for a small donation at Spadework West Malling

1st Friday

Carers peer support group at Angel Indoor Bowls Centre, Tonbridge.  Anyone who is caring for somebody with dementia to get support from others in the same situation. 2.30pm until 4pm. Tea, coffee and biscuits provided

1st & 3rd Friday

2pm Carers Count café, East Malling Village Hall

2nd & 4th Friday

1.30pm Carers group Curran Hall, East Peckham.

 

Starting soon – more referrals needed.

Over 65 Peer Support group, Spadework, Spadework, Offham Road, West Malling..

 

Young Onset Peer Support Group – for people with a recent diagnosis of young onset dementia (under 65) to meet others in the same situation and get support, advice and information in a calm and friendly environment.

General Interest

3rd Tuesday

10.15am Young Onset cinema at Chamberlain Court, Mt Ephraim Tun Wells

1st Thursday

10.30am Curiosity Project. The Amelia, Tunbridge Wells.