Dog walking at Dinton Pastures recently. But nobody seems very interested in the dog!

Watch out for the next walk, and come and join us - you don't need to bring a dog!

Saturday Night Fever hit Woodly recently. Fun was had by all at the YPWD disco

The Wokingham younger people's group had a great Turkish evening recently, with dancing and Turkish food.

"Watch out. Here comes St Trinians."

Purley members of the Alzheimer's Society undertook their own memory walk, and raised over £600.

The dress code was "St Trinians", and a variety of blazers, hats, ties and short white socks were to be seen. The "schoolgirl" walkers (and some wheelchair users) set out in lovely sunshine and received a lot of good wishes along the way.

"We did the memory walk too".

A gentle walk in the Lambourn Valley raised well over £700 for the Alzheimer's Society. And it was followed by tea/coffee and home made cake

Cheers!

Members of "The Club" at Woodley Day Centre enjoying a drink at The Thatchers after "strolling the South Lake circuit".

The club is specifically for younger people with dementia and opened its doors in September. Members have been enjoying the great outdoors at local beauty spots, meeting up for pub lunches, playing skittles, cooking and gardening; and many more activities and trips are planned in the coming months! For further information, see the Diary page.

Cake anyone?

Members of the club preparing Dorset apple cake for lunch

Sharpen Up!

2010 Computer brain-training, gentle physical exercise & other elements from brain injury rehabilitation are the main parts of Chreanne’s Sharpen Up course in West Berkshire. Two of the first course participants are pictured here and they have thoroughly enjoyed learning about computers, exercising their brains and their legs 3 mornings per week.

A second course is planned for the autumn. Contact Chreanne Montgomery-Smith on 01635 500870 to sign up.

(Picture by Lynne Taylor)

Spirits soar after donation from British Airways.

BA Cabin Crew have donated £4,500 to Barkham Day Hospital, Wokingham, after raising the cash with their annual pantomime.  Members of the British Airways Cabin Crew Entertainment Society presented the cheque to services users at a ceremony in July.

The money will go towards the recruitment of a community support worker to help younger people with dementia.

To mark the start of Dementia Awareness Week at the beginning of July, Woodley Age Concern held an Independence Day garden party, which included dancing and music.

Image: Katie Lamb, used with kind permission.