Dementia Friendly Workshop

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1 Making more of life Headline Dementia Friendly Workshop Notes A dementia friendly workshop encouraging people to get involved and join in is being held at Jarretts Cafe in the Bradbury Centre Thursday 26 th February 3pm Discussions in this workshop will include: Making sure all the buildings and environments we deliver services in are comfortable and easier to navigate for people with dementia Making sure all our publications are easier for people with dementia to understand Making sure all our staff and volunteers have a basic understanding of dementia and how to support people

2 with dementia Staff and volunteers are welcome to attend and bring some ideas to the table! Caring and Wellbeing Forum A recent report by Carers UK shows that 6 in 10 carers have been pushed to breaking point! Help stop this happening in North Tyneside, have you say and share your experiences at the next Caring and Wellbeing Forum Friday 27 th February pm to 2.30 pm Linskill Centre, North Shields Come along and tell them what support would help you! To book your place please contact the Carers Centre on

3 Non-Religious Discussion Group Whether you believe in God or not, everyone is welcome to the Non-Religious Discussion Group which meets One Tuesday afternoon every month 2pm to 4pm at the Bradbury Centre It is a place where like-minded individuals can meet for friendship, discussion, themed debates and discovery, in what you believe. For more information please call St Patricks Day Tea Dance The group is led by Mike Turner, Member of the British Humanist Association (BHA), North East Humanists (NEH) Put on your dancing shoes with Age UK North Tyneside and come along to their St Patricks Day tea dance on Saturday 21 March The event will start with a display from Irish dancers in full costume, performed by students at the Clann na ngael Dance Academy. Guests can then take to the floor with ballroom and sequence dances, led by a qualified dance teacher. Staying with the Irish theme afternoon tea will be served consisting of, amongst other treats, Steak and Guinness Pie and Shamrock Shortcake. There will be prizes galore to be won and everyone will receive a complimentary gift! The tea dance, which is being sponsored by

4 Kidd & Spoor Solicitors, will be held at the Whitley Bay Centre Park Road from 1pm to 3.30pm Tickets are on sale now priced 10 per person If you would like to purchase a ticket please contact Sarah Piggett on or Sarah.Piggett@ageuknorthtyneside.org.uk Not By My Selfie Help to raise awareness of the new campaign No one should have no one Post your photos on social media for with the hashtag #notbymyselfie! They don t have to be selfies, the only rule is they have to be of you with an older person! Please see opposite a photo I posted on Twitter which has been retweeted and liked by a few Age UK s to spread the word! This campaign builds on the Love later life campaign, giving a wide reaching message to engage support for the vital work we do, and encourages people to volunteer for us. Jump on the bandwagon and get snapping! We d love to see your photos!

5 Valentine s Day Raffle Don t miss your last chance to enter the Valentine s Day Raffle! Come on folks, where else can you buy two bottles of wine and a box of chocolates for 10p? Buy your tickets from the Bradbury Centre for only 10p a ticket! 1st Prize Two bottles of wine and heart shaped chocolates 2nd Prize Baylis & Harding gift set 3rd Prize Luxury biscuit assortment Raffle will be drawn on Tuesday 10th February! Hurry!!! That s next Friday, time is running out! Spread the love! Spread the love by shopping via Give as you Live! Share the love this Valentine's Day and raise free donations for Age UK North Tyneside when you shop for your loved one. Whether you re buying flowers, fragrances or booking a romantic getaway, please don't forget you can support us too at no extra cost when you shop through any of the 3,700 Give as you Live retailers To find out more visit de

6 For the press... Since the circulation of the last bulletin the following items have been circulated to the press:- The adverts opposite will appear in the News Guardian promoting the St Patricks Day Tea Dance. We are also running our advert for money off vouchers at Jarretts Cafe Cartes in North Shields and Wallsend Customer First Centres. A press release has also been circulated encouraging members to join the Non- Religious Discussion Group. The BBC also got in touch twice last week. The first looking for a case study to illustrate the current level of unmet need amongst the elderly population living at home in England, we were unable to respond to this request. The second time they were asking if they could interview older people regarding the two sides of ageing, the healthy and active but also the lonely and isolated. The Wellbeing Centres passed on details of those who would be willing to be interviewed which were then passed on to the BBC. No further action has been taken to our knowledge. And Finally Age UK North Tyneside is a charitable organisation For those staff who do not have access to , can Managers please ensure that they have the opportunity of seeing the weekly bulletin updates. Thank you. UNTIL NEXT TIME.....