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A Christmas thank you from Together Dementia Support

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the work of Together Dementia Support in 2018.

To mention just a few….A special thank you goes to Glaisyers Solicitors for your continued support and also to Forever Manchester, who provided a grant which enabled us to host a wonderful Christmas party for our group members. A brilliant day was had by all. 

It’s been a brilliant year for us- and we must thank everyone who voted for Together Dementia Support in The People’s Projects awards. The £44k of funding meant that we have been able to transport people living with dementia and carers to support groups and activities. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and attended our fun day in August 2018, where more than £2,000 was raised.  

Marion Evans has also designed some lovely Christmas cards, which have raised more than £190 to support local people living with dementia.

We are so grateful to each and every person who has made the effort to fund raise or donate… and of course to our hard-working, fabulous volunteers. Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

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Together in Song Gospel CD Now Available

Together In Song are a gospel choir group, made up of members of the local community who are living with dementia or who care for somebody with dementia, and we are delighted to announce that their music is now available to purchase. They have recorded 5 tracks for your enjoyment, which could be an excellent Christmas stocking filler that supports a local community project.

An enormous thank you to our choir leader Kadria Thomas for her hard work to bring this project to fruition. The CD can be purchased for £7 +£1.50 p&p.

Please do get in touch with us if you’d like to purchase one, by emailing sally@togetherdementiasupport.org

 

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Volunteer drivers needed for our weekly walk and talk group

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS WANTED! Our Walk and Talk group takes people with dementia (and family carers if they wish to join us) for a wander around the Lake in Alexandra Park, South Manchester.

 

We feed the ducks and swans, and then warm up with a drink and a chat in the cafe, often playing a game of dominoes, cards or Jenga too.

We are looking for drivers who are willing to pick people up and bring them along to the group (and take them home again!). If you would be interested please get in touch! Admin@togetherdementiasupport.org, 0161 226 7186

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More Than £2,000 Raised At TDS Family Fun Afternoon

On 19th August 2018, the Together Dementia Support team of staff and volunteers hosted a Family Fun Afternoon at South West Manchester Cricket Club.

A huge thanks to all of our volunteers- despite a spot of rain, we put on a great day of Arts & Crafts, BBQ, Hook-A-Duck, Tombolas, Plant Stalls, Bric-A-Brac, raffles, face painting, ukuleles, steel drums, gospel music, belly dancing, some ad-hoc singing and even an appearance from June Hitchen, Lord Mayor of Manchester. Everyone made a huge effortThanks to Glaisyers Solicitors who supported the day, and who will be working in conjunction with us over the next 12 months to support our community projects.

Over the course of the family fun afternoon, we raised £2,115 in total. Thank you everyone! Every single penny will make a difference to the lives of local people with dementia.

 

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Thanks to Glaisyers Solicitors LLP For Supporting Our Work

We’re absolutely delighted that Glaisyers Solicitors LLP, a Manchester based legal firm, have announced that they will be supporting our work over the next 12 months. Along with fundraising to support local people living with dementia and carers, Glaisyers will also be providing volunteers to help us deliver and develop important services such as therapeutic activities. Not only will this directly impact the Manchester community, but it will also be a fantastic opportunity for Glaisyers staff to learn more about dementia.

Chris Burrows, head of private client at Glaisyers, commented: “In Together Dementia Support, we feel that we have found a charity that shares a similar ethos to Glaisyers Solicitors LLP and everybody in the firm is looking forward to doing their bit to help make a real difference to both the charity and those it supports. With over 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, there are few that have not been touched by the disease in some way.”

Sally Ferris, founder of Together Dementia Support, said: “We are delighted to be working with Glaisyers Solicitors LLP and are very grateful for their support. Our groups and activities play such a key benefit to many across the region living with dementia. This support will allow us to build on our schedule of programmes and continue to deliver uplifting events to the community.”

Thank you to Glaisyers for the support, we look forward to working with you.

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Family Fun Afternoon

Date: Sunday 19th August

Time: 2-5pm

Venue: South West Manchester Cricekt Club, Ellesmere Road, Chorlton

Join us for our Family Fun afternoon on 19th August and help us to raise funds to support local people living with dementia and carers. It’ll be a great day with lots of fun activities for all the family! We’ll be treated to some entertainment with The Cheeky Charlies, as well as Steel pans, ukuleles, singing and dancing. Lots of tasty treats will be available from our Cake Stall, Chocolate Tombola, Afternoon Tea and BBQ. Try your luck with Hook A Duck and our Raffle- lots of prizes to be won!

We’d love to see you there. If you’d like to support our fundraiser, we’d welcome any of the following donations:

  • Cakes for the cake stall
  • Bottled goods for the bottle tombola (wine, beer, shampoo, mini bottle of pop- be creative with your ‘dud’ prizes!)
  • Chocolates for our chocolate tombola
  • CDs, DVDs and books for the entertainment sale stall
  • Plants for the plant stall
  • Quality items for the raffle

Please bring your donations to the Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane Eat before Saturday 18th August or contact us on 0161 226 7186. Thank you!