We had our first Dementia Friendly Church certificate in April 2023 and the Bishop of Lichfield signed our second Dementia Friendly Church certificate in April 2024 and that is displayed in church We can use the “Becoming Dementia Friendly Church” logo. Tracey Williams is our Dementia Coordinator and will happily answer any questions about this.
Tracey Williams wrote a “View from the Pews” in ChadNet 161 which she discusses her passion to enable St Chad`s Church to be designated a Dementia Friendly Church.
We held a dementia themed service on Sunday 5th November 2023. Read about it here.
We are holding a Dementia Friendly Church Training Session on Saturday 12th October in the Village Hall. Welcome and a cuppa from 1:30pm for a prompt start at 2pm, finishing by 4:30pm.
Trysull Deanery:
Dementia-Friendly Church Training
Saturday 12th October 2024 – Pattingham Village Hall
We are holding a Dementia Friendly Church Training Session on Saturday 12th October in the Village Hall. Welcome and a cuppa from 1:30pm for a prompt start at 2pm, finishing by 4:30pm.
Items of interest and useful contact numbers.
Dementia UK (Admiral Nurses) helpline 0800 888 6678 – https://www.dementiauk.org
Alzheimer`s Society (Dementia Connect Support Line) 0333 150 3456 – https://www.alzheimers.org.uk
Herbert Protocol Form Staffordshire Police – https://www.staffordshire.police.uk
For Monthly Memory Café The Grand Theatre Wolverhampton – https://www.grandtheatre.co.uk
Please feel free to utilise resources within church.
Warmest Wishes
Tracey
Dementia Friendly Church Co-ordinator.
Forget-me-not Teas (Shifnal)
Forget-me-not teas are held at St Andrew’s Church in Shifnal on the third Thursday of each month, from 2pm until around 3.30pm. (In December 2023 it is held on the first Thursday instead.)
There’s no charge made for joining in with the Forget-me-not Teas: just go along for a cuppa and cake.
Forget-me-not is for people living with dementia and their carers to enjoy together. The Church wants to stay in step with people affected by dementia and these regular get-togethers give an opportunity to share a lovely afternoon together. There’s a warm welcome for everyone, irrespective of beliefs.
For more information, please ask Tracey Williams or visit their website.
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