If you are interested in finding out about Alzheimer’s Disease or any other type of dementia, please come along to the Dementia Information Day, being organised during Dementia Awareness Week at the Surrey Heath Wellbeing Centre in Bagshot.

There will be the opportunity to talk to professionals from the local area and to find out about the support and advice available locally.

At 11am there will be a Dementia Friends talk explaining the main types of dementia and their symptoms, and giving everyone chance to discuss their experiences and the various ways to support someone living with the disease.

The Dementia Information Day is being organised by the Bagshot, Windlesham and Lightwater Dementia Action Alliance in conjunction with Home Instead Senior Care and the Windle Valley Day Centre.

The event will be held:

–          On Wednesday May 17^th 2017

–          10am until Noon

–          Surrey Heath Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Bagshot, GU19 5AQ

Access at the side door of the Windle Valley Day Centre is free and refreshments will be provided.

Please call Maggie on 01276 903106 for more information.

Message from Bagshot Library

WORLD BOOK NIGHT
TO CELEBRATE WORLD BOOK NIGHT BAGSHOT COMMUNITY PARTNERED LIBRARY WILL BE HOLDING A GRAND BOOK SWAP!
on Saturday 29th April at Bagshot Library between 1pm and 3pm
Do you have books on your shelf that you have read and will never read again?
Would you like to swap them?
If you have books in good condition that you would like to donate to our Book Swap come to the library for a cup of coffee, bring your old books and see if you can pick up a book you haven’t read!

We have had a bit of a gap with our Quiz Evenings at the Cedar Tree, but we are on the ball again!

so  – Tuesday 14th March – 7.30 prompt start at The Cedar Tree! This month we will be raising funds through our raffle for the Surrey Heath Mayor’s Charities. Our Mayor, Cllr.  John Winterton, is supporting two local charities, Connect Counselling Services and Disability Initiative. Raffle prizes would be very welcome.

It is a fun evening, quite light-hearted with prizes for the winners …… and losers!

£10 per head, which includes a pie and mash supper.

Teams of up to 4 welcome

Please send a message to events@bagshotvillage.com if you would like to book in a team or text 07890 864 074 or call in at the Cedar Tree.

Kind regards Tina and Valerie @ Bagshot Community Events

A message from Maggie Martin – Home Instead

I’m creating a Dementia Action Alliance in the Bagshot, Windlesham and Lightwater area, so I’m looking for people who would be interested in being involved.

First Meeting next week 28th February 2pm at The Three Mariners

The first steps are to create a steering group & then start to identify steps we could take to make the three villages more dementia friendly. This is likely to include things like:

–          Information on local dementia services

–          Improved signs

–          Dementia Friendly services at the churches

–          Hairdresser / GP / Dentist appointments at quiet times

–          … anything else we can think of

I’m also planning to run Dementia Friends sessions in the area to help raise awareness in the local community. The sessions were developed by the Alzheimer’s Society & take about 45 minutes to run (they’re free).

Would you be interested or can you think of anyone else who would be interested either in joining the steering group or in hosting a Dementia Friends session ? The steering group isn’t going to be a huge commitment – probably just an hour or so a month.

Maggie Martin

Home Instead Senior Care
7 Tanners Yard, London Road, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5HD

Tel: 01276 903106