Today is Mothering Sunday, when a parent has dementia, days like today can be difficult. But whilst they may not remember you they can still feel the love 🧡 We send our thoughts to anyone who is finding today tough.
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#MothersDay
Thank you to our members for their testimonials. We’re a small charity run entirely by volunteers who all have lived experience of dementia. We want to make life easier for those living with the condition and those that love and support them throughout.
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We’re celebrating St Pat’s Day & Mothers Day with AgeUk Oldham plus our very own Jean will be doing meditation in the next room.
New members welcome, we’re a friendly group for people living with dementia along with a family member, friend or carer.
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On Thursday it’s our carers chat- a great way to share tips & get help whilst your loved one is in the next room being entertained. We’re also lucky to have a dementia advisor from Age UK Oldham on hand with lots of information and more.
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Here’s our schedule for March. New members are always welcome to attend. Thursday’s 1-3pm at Downey House (St Paul’s Parish Centre)
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Being a carer can be so stressful & exhausting. At Springboard, we’ve seen some carers get to breaking point because they don’t know who to turn to or don’t want to ask for help from family or friends. We all need to help those helping others
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This week we’re off out on a trip so there’s no session at Downey House. We are heading to @ossymill for lunch then a guided tour of the Pendle Valley.
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For many of our Springboard family #Elvis was their heartthrob & we’re spreading the love with Paul Taylor entertaining us. New members always welcome, we’re a friendly group for people living with dementia along with a relative, friend or carer.
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This Thursday we’ve our carers chat - a chance to share experiences within a private group whilst the person you care for will be in the next room being entertained with friends. Age UK Oldham will also be available to give help and advice.
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Any movement is great and our friend Sammy Goodwin picks fantastic music that our Springboard family love to move to! Everyone joined in with the seated exercise session last week and went home with big smiles 😀
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#LivingWellWithDementia
We’ve lots of fun, frolics and friendship planned for February. New members are always welcome. We meet on Thursday’s in Royton.
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Thanks to our Springboard family for their testimonials. We love spending time together on Thursday’s and since we started in 2012 have gone from strength to strength.
We’re a group for people living with dementia along with a relative, pal or carer
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It’s #LewyBodyAwarenessWeek and with the The Lewy Body Society we want to shine a light on the third most common type of dementia.
For help and support please see your GP or memory nurse and look online at www.lewybody.org
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#LewyBodyDementia
Keeping active is vital for all of us and we’ll be enjoying a fun seated exercise session with Sammy, brought to us by #ReadingFriends at Oldham Libraries.
New members always welcome. We are a group for people living with dementia along with a relative, friend or carer.
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This week with Amanda from Empowered Conversations, we discussed taking some time to recharge our batteries. As carers it is easy to put your loved one’s needs before your own- but you need to take some time out for their own health and wellbeing.
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It’s our annual Burns Lunch this week. Plenty of haggis, neeps and tatties to be had; our Jeannie 🏴 addressing the haggis, Peter the Piper and live music. We love to celebrate with our members & show you can live well with dementia.
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@AgeUKOldham are doing quizzes & games plus Amanda from Empowered Conversations is popping in for a chat. Plenty of warm brews, biscuits and smiles available to anyone living with dementia along with a family member, friend or carer.
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‼️ Unfortunately we will not be open this Thursday ‼️
With many of our committee and members being ill plus the cold weather we’ve made the decision to cancel our session. We will be back on Thursday 15th January with @ageukoldham.
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We are back this Thursday and raring to go! Join us at Downey House for a cuppa & catch up with friends. We’ll be having games, singing and a carers chat for those that need to talk to others in a similar situation.
New members always welcome 🤗
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We can’t wait to get back with everyone on Thursday (8th January). Here’s our schedule for January.
New members are always welcome, we meet every Thursday 1-3pm at Downey House, Church Street in Royton.
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Many of the Springboard family attend Vibrant Voices music group on a Friday. Back in October, some were asked to take part in a special wedding being filmed in Saddleworth…
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Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy new year 🥳 Thank you to everyone that has supported us during 2025 and we look forward to more adventures in 2026
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We’ve lots of experienced carers within our group, here’s some advice they would give to people experiencing their first Christmas with dementia.
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We’ve lots of experienced carers within our group, here’s some advice they would give to people experiencing their first Christmas with dementia.
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We had a fun yesterday for our last session of the year. #ReadingFriends at @OldhamLibraries arranged a festive play for us by Peter Rylands & Helen Longworth. Plenty of laughter, friendship & fun 🤩 We’re back January 8th for more!
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Join us this Thursday for our last session of the year. We have a festive play ‘Seasons Greetings’ brought to us by #ReadingFriends at Oldham Libraries plus a Christmas jumper competition and plenty of fun & friendship.
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🌲 We had a fantastic time last week at our Christmas meal and this Thursday we have the children of St Paul’s Primary School entertaining us. New members are always welcome 🎄
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