Our Groups
Read more about our groups & what they include
Tuesday's Morning Group
You can join us every Tuesday at our Cleckheaton venue: Our Lady of Unfailing Help & St Paul of the Church Parish Hall, BD19 5BT. We are there from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. It is £5 to attend, which includes refreshments. An access bus is available.
Activities include:
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Multiple choice quiz, with a prize for the winner
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Team competitive games (Curling, Guess the Word, Play Your Cards Right, etc.)
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Bingo, with a prize for the winner
Tuesday's Afternoon Group
Our Tuesday afternoon group is for people living with early to mid-stage dementia and their carers. It runs from 12:45 pm to 2:15 pm at our Heckmondwike venue: The Salvation Army Church, Barrack Street, WF16 0EJ. The cost is £5.50, which includes refreshments. Carers attend for free. We welcome donations towards carers' refreshments.
Activities include:
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MAGIC (Movement and Games in Chair)
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Two activities from the following list: Curling, Ten Pin Bowling, crafts, baking, and a variety of other dementia-friendly activities/games
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Bingo, with a prize for the winner
Wednesday's Afternoon Group
Join us weekly from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm at our Birkenshaw venue: Birkenshaw Methodist Church, BD11 2AU. Our Wednesday group is £5 (including refreshments), and an access bus is available.
Activities include:
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One of the following activities: chair exercises, baking, crafts, or sing-along to the piano with Gillian (each week is different).
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Multiple-choice quiz with a prize for the winner.
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Bingo with a prize for the winner.
Thursday's Afternoon Group
Our Thursday group is for people living with dementia who have difficulty with everyday physical and cognitive tasks and require 1:1 support, along with their carers. This group is designed for members who benefit from 1:1 support to engage in activities. We are guided by our members' interests, with a flexible and member-led approach. 1pm to 2.30pm at our Birkenshaw venue: Birkenshaw Methodist Church, BD11 2AU. It is £5.50 to attend. Carers attend for free. We welcome donations towards carers' refreshments.
Activities include:
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MAGIC (Movement & Games in Chair)
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One of the following activities, which are low level: craft, baking, sensory, reminiscence books/talks, curling, tenpin bowling, painting and pictures, or musical instruments/animal sound bingo.
