Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells Dementia friendly Communities.
Hello everyone,
 I hope you are all well and keeping warm.. Lots happening including an exciting new project at The Amelia in Tunbridge Wells. I'm looking forward to visiting soon to see for myself. 
 
Carer's Peer to Peer support group
Friday February 3rd at 2pm at Angel Indoor Bowls Club, Tonbridge.
We look forward to welcoming our member of parliament, Tom Tugendhat.  

Nominations are still open unto February 10th.
Awards.
Categories are, 

Most Inspiring Dementia Care Provider Award
Dementia Friendly Organisation Award
Community and Partnership Project Award
The Symone Salwan - Outstanding Contribution to Dementia Award

For further details and to make a nomination follow the link below
https://tinyurl.com/2z5usha9
FEEDBACK FROM DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES COMMITTEES

We welcomed new members to the Tonbridge group- John Mackenzie from Warners Solicitors and Fiona Arnold from Tonbridge Cottage Hospital.
Plans were discussed for the fundraising St George's day 'Last Night of the Proms' Concert with the Tunbridge Wells Orpheus Male Voice Choir and Tonbridge Community Singers.
Plans for Dementia Action Week include information stands in Tonbridge town centre on Saturday May 13th. The possibility of a garden party at Tonbridge Cottage Hospital on Sunday 21st (To be confirmed) and the Dementia Showcase and awards event at Detling on the 19th. It is hoped that local traders will make an effort to display forget me nots or turn their windows blue for dementia.
Volunteers are needed to man the display stands and help with ticket sales and raffle at the concert.
The Tunbridge Wells Committee welcomed new member Daniel Huckfield from The Amelia. Plans for Dementia Action Week include an information stand in Victoria Place Tunbridge Wells on Saturday May 20th, the virtual dementia tour bus and a public awareness session. Tunbridge Wells group will also be involved with the fundraising concert in April.
       
   

TUNBRIDGE WELLS MEMORY CAFE - SHOWFIELDS HALL
Please note that due to the Showfields Hall venue becoming unavailable on our normal, 2nd Tuesday we are having to move to the 3rd Tuesday of the month. We will be meeting at the same time.
 

What's on in February?

Week 1
Wed 1st 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
2pm Young Onset Dementia Café at Town Lock, Tonbridge
3.30   Senior Choir at Oast Theatre Tonbridge
Thurs 2 10am Walking Netball at Angel Centre Tonbridge Pool
10.30am Curiosity Project. The Amelia, Tunbridge Wells. NEW
10.30 Musical memories at Tonbridge Methodist Church
12pm Dementia friendly Swimming Larkfield 
Fri 3 9.30am Accessible bowling at Angel Indoor Bowls Club
2pm Carers group Angel Indoor Bowls Club
2pm Multi Activity Session at Angel centre Tonbridge
2pm Carers Count café, East Malling Village Hall
Mon 6 10am C.O.G.S at Town Lock Tonbridge
2.30pm Time to Talk Café at Spadework, Offham Road, West Malling 
10am Paddock Wood Ramblers wellbeing walk 
Tues 7 10.30 Tuesday Group at Paddock Wood Day Centre.
11.30am at Capel Morris Hall, RBL Aylesford Stretch & Move
11am COGS at Age UK Wood St, Tun Wells
2pm Film afternoon at Angel Indoor Bowls Club
Week 2
Wed 8 10am Moving & Music at Trinity Theatre Tunbridge Wells 
11am Forget me not Café at St John’s Church, Hildenborough
11.30am Quiet Swim time Tonbridge Pool term time only
1pmSenior Choir at Trinity Theatre Tunbridge Wells
2pm   Moving & Music at Oast Theatre Tonbridge
2pm cafe at Town Lock, Tonbridge
3.30   Senior Choir at Oast Theatre Tonbridge
Thurs 9 10.15am Cinema Club, Chamberlain Court, Mt. Ephraim, T. Wells 
12pm Dementia friendly Swimming Larkfield Pool
2pm Memory Café at East Malling Centre, Chapmans Way, East Malling.
10am Walking Netball at Angel Centre Tonbridge
2.30 Bowls Café at Angel Indoor Bowls Club, Ave DU Puy, Tonbridge
3.30pm Healing Voices Singing group, Ditton Community Centre, Aylesford
Fri 10 9.30am Accessible bowling at Angel Indoor Bowls Club
10.30am Tuesday Group Paddock Wood
1.30pm Carers group Curran Hall, East Peckham
Mon 13 10am – 3pm C.O.G.S at Town Lock Tonbridge
10.30 - 12 Café at Christ Church Snodland followed by Community warm space lunch 12noon to 1.30pm
Tues 14 10.30 Tuesday Group at Paddock Wood Day Centre.
11.30am at Capel Morris Hall, RBL Aylesford Stretch & Move
11am COGS at Age UK Wood St, Tun Wells
2pm Dementia & Me Craft Club at Town Lock Age UK
Week 3
Wed 15 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
2pm Café at Home Instead, Mousehall Lane, Tunbridge Wells 🌈
3.30   Senior Choir at Oast Theatre Tonbridge
Thurs 16 10am Walking Netball at Angel Centre Tonbridge
10.45am Memory Cafe, Chamberlain Court, Mt. Ephraim, T. Wells 
12pm Dementia friendly Swimming Larkfield Pool
Fri 17 9.30am Accessible bowling at Angel Indoor Bowls Club
10.30am Tuesday Group Paddock Wood.
2pm Carers Count café, East Malling Village Hall
2pm Multi sport at Angel Centre
Mon 20 10am C.O.G.S at Town Lock Tonbridge 
Spadework Singing group. Contact Spadework for details. 
Tues 21 10.15am Young Onset cinema at Chamberlain Court, Mt Ephraim Tun Wells
10.30 Tuesday Group at Paddock Wood Day Centre.
11.30am at Capel Morris Hall, RBL Aylesford Stretch & Move
11am COGS at Age UK Wood St, Tun Wells
2pm Dementia and Me Peer Group at Town Lock, Tonbridge
1.30pm Memories Café at Showfields Hall, Rowan Tree Rd Tunbridge Wells. 
Week 4
Wed 22 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
10am Dementia peer Support AgeUK, Wood St Tun Wells
3.30   Senior Choir at Oast Theatre Tonbridge
Thurs 23 12pm Dementia friendly Swimming Larkfield Pool
10am Walking Netball at Angel Centre Tonbridge
2.30 Bowls Café at Angel Indoor Bowls Club, Ave DU Puy, Tonbridge
3.30pm Healing Voices Singing group, Ditton Community Centre, Aylesford
Fri 24 9.30am Accessible bowling at Angel Indoor Bowls Club
10.30am except for the 1st Tuesday Group Paddock Wood
1.30pm Carers group Curran Hall East Peckham
Mon 27 10am – 3pm C.O.G.S at Town Lock Tonbridge 
10.30 - 12 Café at Christ Church Snodland followed by Community warm space lunch 12noon to 1.30pm
Tues 28 10.30 Tuesday Group at Paddock Wood Day Centre.
11.30am at Capel Morris Hall, RBL Aylesford Stretch & Move
11am COGS at Age UK Wood St, Tun Wells
2pm Dementia and Me Gardening Club at Town Lock, Tonbridge




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
Please contact me for information about any of the other groups or for any other information. chrisparker002@icloud.com
 

PEMBURY

 The cafe which was extremely well attended, was opened by the Tunbridge Wells MP Greg Clarke. We look forward to seeing all of the attendees again next month.
   
 
Dementia Friendly Businesses. 
When looking for a business to provide you with goods and services, please remember that the following businesses are 'Working to be dementia Friendly' which means that they make the effort to ensure staff are dementia aware, that their premises are suitable for a person with dementia and their practices and procedures take into account a client who may be living with the condition.
East Peckham
Headlocks Hairdresser - Brookside Garden Centre - Village Butcher & Store
Hildenborough
St John's Church - Hildenborough Farmers Market
Tonbridge
Abbey Funeral Services, - Angel Indoor Bowls Centre, - Castle Cars,
Inspirations hair Salon, - Nancy's tearoom, - TM Leisure. 
Tunbridge Wells
Home Instead Senior Care - Thomson Snell and Passmore - Cooper Burnett
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And Finally - SAVE THE DATE. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Concert for dementia with a last Night of the Proms Finale. Saturday April 22nd, 7.30pm at St Peter and St Paul Church Tonbridge. With the Tunbridge Wells Orpheus Male Voice Choir and the Tonbridge Community Singers.£10 on the door. Don't miss it.
My warmest greetings to you all.
Chris

Please note that all grammatical inaccuracies, spelling errors and other general mistakes are all my own work.  :)
Chris Parker. Chair Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells DFCs
chrisparker002@icloud.com