What a talented bunch we've got helping us make Parklands beautiful! Our executive manager Donna White can turn her hand at anything as you can see from this video made by Maddie James! This lovely mural can be seen on the wall of our brand new Community Café @ Parklands that is now
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! You can come and visit us any time Monday - Friday from 9 - 4.30 at Parklands in Cowes for a hot drink, cake, a meal, and a chat! Here's a link to our menu! Happy Wednesdays
(try it to the tune of The Irish Rover by The Pogues!) It’s on Wednesdays we meet for our musical treat when we warm up by waving our arms. Then as one happy crowd we all sing soft or loud to tunes that just ain’t Liszt or Brahms. We do songs from the shows, ones that everyone knows, while the words on the screen are our guide to a really joyful din, maybe Irving Berlin or some other composer we’ve tried. From Oliver to Les Mis we pick songs from show biz that we know how to sing from our hearts. To arouse us from our slumbers, we’ve a mixed bag of numbers, including some that featured in the charts. The piano’s there to please, as its black and white the keys help with difficult songs, (and some are!) Chords race like the devil from the bass to the treble for the intro to Ok-la-ho-MA. We play with some passion on some noisy percussion to accompany our songs, keeping time. And how the volume swells when ringing of the bells enlivens the tune with their chime. In a half session break for refreshment and cake we can chat to our hearts’ desire. Then there’s more time to sing, it’s our favourite thing! We’re the West-Wight-Dementia-Friendly Choir. Well...It's more than you might think! Each café costs about £3000 per year to run which includes:
Refreshments Room hire Administration, printing, and office equipment Insurance Banners, marketing, and advertising Sound and presentation equipment We currently run 5 cafés per month across the Island, meaning we need to raise £15,000 per year to keep our cafés going! We rely entirely on the generosity of the public, the hard work of our volunteers, grants from charitable organisations and bequests from families who have seen and felt the warmth and value of our work. If you'd like to donate to Alzheimer Café Isle of Wight, click here. Head to The Taverners, Godshill for a Pub Quiz to raise money for Alzheimer Café Isle of Wight!21/3/2024
Quizmaster Andy and pub owners Tim and Emma look forward to welcoming you and raising lots of money for the Alzheimer Cafe Isle of Wight!
Details below! Location: The Taverners, High St, Godshill, Ventnor PO38 3HZ When: Wednesday 3rd April @ 7PM Teams of up to 8 people - £2 per person Raffle Food from 6PM **Booking in advance is recommended as the quiz is very popular!** Call 01983 840707 to book. You can also submit a booking form on the website by clicking here - please mention you wish to take part in the quiz in the comments section of the booking form! If you would like to be a part of our mosaic project, you only have until the end of March to get involved!
In case you missed it: Our goal is to collect hundreds of photos to create a huge mosaic of our logo that will cover the back wall of our Alzheimer Café at Parklands! If you would like to have your photo featured on our wall, simply place your order and follow the instructions on your order confirmation email! YOUR PHOTO CAN BE OF ANYTHING YOU LIKE! Whether it's you, your family members, or your pet, we can include it! *All proceeds of our mosaic wall will go directly back into refurbishing the Parklands building!* Click here to get involved! Download the file below to read all about our most recent Parklands Progress!
Alzheimer Cafe Isle of Wight CEO Maggie Bennett was invited to The Wheatsheaf in Newport to speak to the IW Round Table group about Alzheimer Cafes on the Island and our new Alzheimer Cafe Daily project @ Parklands in Cowes. Several of the group have personal experience of a friend or family member living with a dementia which prompted helpful and insightful discussion.
Maggie was surprised and delighted to accept a cheque for £1500 from the IW Round table members who were all very interested in Alzheimer Cafes and excited to hear about the progress of the @ Parklands project which will soon provide vital information and support to those living with a dementia in our community. I was born and schooled on the Island and as a young child, I spent many enjoyable hours engaged with older people as I tagged along with my mum, who was working in a residential care home. I fell upon a card school within one of the rooms – they were a tough crowd and after fighting my way in they didn’t think twice about wiping the table with the small amount of pocket money I produced each week. I was soon put to work to recoup my losses and have since always felt a close affiliation and respect for the wisdom, knowledge, and life experience of our older generation.
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