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We Currently Run Four Groups

Below is the details for the four groups that we currently run. 

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:

  • Multiple choice quiz, with a prize for the winner

  • Team competitive games (Curling, Guess the Word, Play Your Cards Right, etc.)

  • 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:

  • MAGIC (Movement and Games in Chair)

  • Two activities from the following list: Curling, Ten Pin Bowling, crafts, baking, and a variety of other dementia-friendly activities/games

  • 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:

  • One of the following activities: chair exercises, baking, crafts, or sing-along to the piano with Gillian (each week is different).

  • Multiple-choice quiz with a prize for the winner.

  • 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:

  • MAGIC (Movement & Games in Chair)

  • 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.

Join In Our Groups

If you would like to become a member or volunteer of our groups, please click the links below to be directed:

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