CAD Brent was delighted to have delivered some 290 festive gifts to the café guests in Brent in time for the festive celebrations. With the support of Zurich community fund and the London Fire Brigade – Park Royal each person was given a surprise gift. As you can see from the photo’s this small token […]
Over 60 Brent residents enjoyed a lovely winter lunch this week at Chalkhill Community Centre courtesy of CAD-Brent – Community Action on Dementia – and Brent Council. People living with dementia, carers, volunteers and staff from our partner agencies enjoyed a fun morning of singing, dance & movement, and performances by our special guests, His […]
A huge thank you to the London Fire Brigade Park Royal Red Watch for the fabulous donation of non-perishables to the newly opened 50+ café at St Johns church in Wembley. Rev Ngozi Njoku and Café Lead Catherine Miller were on hand to thank the Officers for their kindness. They also donated a huge £150 […]
It was fun and laughter all the way at Barham Memory Café last week when they hosted a Jubilee Picnic for their café members. The Mayor Cllr Abdi Aden was in attendance and formally opened the event by cutting the cake and welcoming the guests from the network of dementia/memory cafes in Brent. Some 90+ […]
Museum of London launch short film about cultural venues being accessible and inclusive of the dementia community
Three of the Brent de-cafes had the opportunity to visit Kew last week during the annual community week, including a large group from Ashford Place. Despite unsettled weather we were able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and take part in some of the planned activities on offer, including potting up our own plants to take […]
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Final Dementia Conversation of 2021 ends with promises from statutory agencies and the dementia community to work more closely together to continue our journey towards a dementia friendly Brent. A full report of our 2021 Dementia Conversations will be available soon. Working together towards a dementia friendly Brent: September is Alzheimer’s Awareness month and to […]
Russell Grant predicts a better year for Brent’s dementia community: CAD-Brent in partnership with Ashford Place and other partners met together on zoom to have a ‘dementia conversation’ and agreed their top 5 priorities for the rest of the year. We are all keen to reclaim mental, physical and indeed social resilience lost during covid and […]
This week we hosted a Dementia Conversation, as part of Dementia Action Week 2021! Bringing together dementia stakeholders from across the borough, we spoke to carers, people living with dementia, professionals, and volunteers alike. The day was kicked off by our special guest and Alzheimer’s Society ambassador, Russell Grant, who gave a moving and poignant […]
Dementia Action Week 2021
This week we hosted a Dementia Conversation, as part of Dementia Action Week 2021! Bringing together...
A good Sign: Dementia Peer interior designers at GP surgeries in Brent:
This week a Brent GP Surgery reported its satisfaction at a recent access audit carried out by some...
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