What has the group been doing recently?
We are averaging between 50 and 60 attendees at our Music for the Mind sessions. Recently we have arranged 2 visits to Oakham Treasures near Portway. It’s a great place to bring back memories going back to the 1960s. There were so many cries of “oh I used to have one of those”. There is a lovely café there and Keynsham Dial-a-Ride provided the transport on both occasions. On Wednesday 27th September we took our friends from St Phillips and St James’s care home and on Thursday 19th October we took some of our other regulars. Everybody had a good time and the singing on the way home was excellent and kept everyone awake.
What is happening in the future?
There is quite a lot happening with our group between now and Christmas. Between now and the end of the year we have 2 of our usual Music for the Mind sessions on Thursday 9th November and Thursday 23rd November and then only one in December on Thursday 14th December. However, this last session will include an open mic session for anyone who wants to sing, dance, read poems or tell jokes or any other party pieces. It’ll have a real “Keynsham Has Got Talent” flavour to it.
There are 5 Thursdays in November so on the 30th, which is the 5th Thursday, we will be running another boccia session which is becoming increasingly popular. Usual time, 10.30 until 12.15. Come and give it a go.
Our final outing for the year is going to be a Christmas trip to the Cadbury Garden Centre on Thursday 16th November. We’ll have a cuppa on arrival and a bit of lunch and plenty of time to look around for Christmas presents.
Making Keynsham and Saltford dementia friendly 