We can't begin to express our happiness, excitement, and our gratitude to everyone who came to our Alzheimer Café @ Parklands Grand Opening. We estimate that about 200 people walked through the doors at Parklands on Monday - some were people who will be using our services, some were service providers, some were people looking to volunteer, and all were people from the wonderful, supportive community that we have here on the Island.
Alzheimer Café @ Parklands is now officially open! Click here to see our brochure Our Community Café menus are available here And if you have any questions at all about Alzheimer Café @ Parklands, you can email parklands@alzheimercafeiow.org.uk or call 01983 220200 Thank you again to everyone who attended our Grand Opening and we look forward to seeing lots of you @ Parklands in the future! We had a lovely Café at East Cowes yesterday with some new guests present as well as lots of regulars.
Barry Jackman, one of our accredited educators, spoke about diagnosing dementia maintaining wellbeing. We then had a display of dog tricks from Maurice and Harvey who are regular members at the café! Harvey the dog was a bit nervous of the slippery floor but he showed us some fab tricks and made us all laugh! Alzheimer Café @ Parklands will open its doors to the public NEXT WEEK and we've built it all around what our community has told us it needs. We are incredibly excited to be able to support anyone and everyone affected by a dementia.
"We aim to support people with a dementia to maintain confidence and social skills whilst enabling opportunities for respite to carers and relatives. Most importantly we want people to live well, maximising their potential and independence, whilst having lots of fun!" - Donna White, Executive Manager @ Parklands Click here to see our brochure We are VERY EXCITED to announce that we are opening an Alzheimer Café in Bembridge next month! Please help us spread the word to anyone in the area - no booking necessary! Just turn up and enjoy!
We're also looking for volunteers who might be interested in helping - if that's you, please get in touch! We've sold out for our May quiz! Sorry to all who missed out on tickets, but we'll be running another one very soon!
If you’re interested in working for a progressive, well respected charity, you’ve come to the right place!
We're looking for a part-time kitchen assistant to join our team! Working hours are Thursday and Friday 10AM to 5PM and you don't need any previous experience to apply! We provide a full training programme and induction for all our staff @ Parklands to ensure everyone can fulfil their roles with confidence. Join our amazing team @ Parklands and help change the lives of those affected by dementia. If you're interested in applying for this role, please email donna@alzheimercafeiow.org.uk We'd like to say a HUGE thank you to The Taverners in Godshill who hosted their regular pub quiz on Monday and raised a whopping £328.20 for Alzheimer Café Isle of Wight!
We are so incredibly grateful to this wonderful Island community who continue to support us. Without your help we wouldn't be able to keep doing what we're doing! They say it takes a village, and we agree! Thank you again to The Taverners!
After years of planning and months and months of hard work, we have finally opened phase one of Alzheimer Café @ Parklands!
Our Community Café had it's official grand opening on Monday 9th April and as you can see from the video below, it was a very happy and rather emotional occasion! Our Community Café @ Parklands is open to everyone, 5 days a week and soon our Wellbeing Club will be opening its doors too. Come along to our Community Café for a cuppa, some lovely food, a sweet treat, and a chat! Our doors are open Monday - Friday from 9 - 4.30 and you can find us at Parklands, Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7LZ! Click here to see our menu! |