We are already three months into 2024 and it’s been a busy start to 2024 for the group. There have been four Music for the Mind sessions so far and they have all been well attended despite the winter weather. With February having 5 Thursdays we put on a boccia session on the 29th. Boccia is similar to bowls but it’s an indoor game played while sitting down and is suitable for all ages and abilities. The session went very well with over 30 people taking part. Boccia seems to be getting more and more popular and the next session will take place on Thursday 30th May.
Please note that in March there will only be one Music for the Mind session on Thursday 28th March as St Dunstan’s Church Hall was not available on the 14th March.
The Keynsham Good Afternoon Choir have nominated our group to be their Charity of the Year 2024. They aim to run concerts during the year and any money raised will be donated to out charity. They are holding a concert on Thursday 21st March in St John’s Church starting at 7pm. A young choir from Wellsway School will also be singing plus a local ukulele band. Tickets can be obtained from gac.ticketlight.co.uk or call 0844 888999.
Our group has also benefited recently from two local organisations. We applied for a community grant from Keynsham Town Council and our application was successful and we received £975 from them to help us continue with our work. We also received a donation from our local Waitrose store. Many thanks from our committee and all our volunteers to both the Town Council and Waitrose for their support.
Making Keynsham and Saltford dementia friendly 