The Memory Cafe is run by a professional artist, by Roses Team members & volunteers who have all had Dementia Awareness training and have a warm and welcoming manner.

Who is the Memory Cafe for:

• People with a diagnosis of Dementia
• People who are experiencing memory loss or going through diagnosis
• Carers of people with a Dementia
• People who have been carers of someone with a Dementia

What we do during the cafe:

• We share a cup of tea or two and cake and get to know each other
• We have a games tables, with dominos, connect 4 and cards for people to access and play with our volunteers
• We have a creative facilitator, Emma, who offers an easy and fun activity for those that want to take part, you can take your creative makes home with you if you like
• We listen to music and share our memories about the monthly theme, often nature, the outdoors or our hobbies

We don't require people to have a formal diagnosis to attend our memory cafe, it's a friendly social group and often people come along to get to know us or find out whether it's right for them.

We unfortunately can't host large groups from Care homes. If you are a care home and would like to work with the Roses on creative programmes or workshops, please reach out to our Community Wellbeing Producer Victoria, victoria.b-harris@rosestheatre.org
There is no need to book, or any cost involved but we welcome donations to help us to continue this work.

This is a social activity, and we will aim to sign post you as best we can if you are looking for more information on local Dementia Support services. Occasionally we will be joined by external partners to offer an extra creative or support element to the sessions.

If you would like more information please contact Victoria, victoria.b-harris@rosestheatre.org

Special Edition - Wed 14 Oct

Join Us for a Facilitator-Led Silent Disco!

We’re excited to welcome Sweet Silent Disco to our Dementia Café for a fun, interactive and fully facilitator-led session.

Designed especially for people living with dementia, along with their families, friends and carers, this unique experience uses wireless headphones so everyone can enjoy the music at their own comfortable volume.

Our experienced facilitator will guide the session with music, singing, dancing, gentle movement, games and plenty of opportunities to reminisce and connect. Featuring a fantastic mix of well-loved songs from across the decades, it’s a joyful activity that encourages smiles, conversation and shared memories.

No dancing experience is needed—whether you want to get up and dance, enjoy chair-based movement or simply listen and sing along, everyone is welcome.

Come and experience the power of music in a relaxed, inclusive and uplifting environment.

This partnership programme has been generously funded by The NHS ICB Health & Wellbeing Grants programme. We are very grateful to the teams them for their ongoing support.