PLWD – People living with dementia – and their carers demonstrated their amazing talents this week at our Summer Dementia Gathering at the Chalkhill Community Centre. The panel of judges sat through an amazing ten super acts and after much difficulty given the quality of the performances decided to award first prize to Laurence . […]
Thursday 8th August see’s the launch of the CAD Brent Community Choir. It’s a project we have been planning for some time and we are excited to now have a start date. We will meet each Thursday at the Church of the Ascension in The Avenue, Wembley. Evidence has shown that music is amazing for […]
The Dementia Hubs team were lucky enough to be treated to a fabulous day at the Cup Final recently With use of the Wembley box and access to Club Wembley facilities , the group said they felt like royalty! They enjoyed a lovely meal before kick off and then settled down to watch the game. […]
Our very own Danny Maher took part in a discussion on Beat radio recently raising the profile of dementia in Brent. Have a listen/look at the “Brent Health Matters” Show on The Beat London 103.6FM where a consultant psychiatrist, a GP, a carer and a charity worker discuss all things dementia in Brent, hosted by […]
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 […]
Dementia Action Week 2021
This week we hosted a Dementia Conversation, as part of Dementia Action Week 2021! Bringing together...
More cheer from Songs of Joy dementia choir
This week the CAD Brent’s Songs of Joy Choir were invited to perform for the community café at Kento...
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