Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch

Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch Sings In The Rain

Editor — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:09:12 +0000

Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch’s latest film show took place on Friday 25th October 2019 and once again it was a fun-filled afternoon of music and laughter! Everyone sang along to the 1952 classic musical Singin’ In The Rain with great gusto! Sincere thanks to everyone who came along and as always to all of our wonderful Read More

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Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch Supports Trishaw Rides

Editor — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:58:27 +0000

Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch are proud to support Trishaw Rides, a non-profit community initiative run by trained and experienced volunteers giving people living with restricted mobility and life-limiting conditions the opportunity to enjoy trishaw rides along our local cycle network. Trishaw Rides represents a collaboration of community groups, bring together local knowledge, professional expertise and perspectives. Read More

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Lochwinnoch Arts Festival donation

Editor — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:04:11 +0000

Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch gratefully received a fantastic donation of £1,270 for the Calder Church Production and the Betty McKellar poetry book sale at the Lochwinnoch Arts Festival event on Friday 15th March! Our sincere thanks to everyone for their ongoing support. Related Links Follow Calder UF Church on Facebook

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Festive Fun at the Christmas Tea Dance

Editor — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:35:47 +0000

There was a great turn out for the fifth Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch Tea dance on Friday 7th December at Lochwinnoch Golf club. Thank you to everyone who came along to our 🎅 Christmas Tea Dance 🤶 and to all of the staff and volunteers who helped make it happen. We are grateful for all of your Read More

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Great turn out for first ‘Bring a cushion’ dementia friendly film show

Editor — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 11:08:05 +0000

Great turn out for first ‘Bring a cushion’ dementia friendly film show There was a wonderful turn out for the first Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch ‘Bring a cushion’ event on Friday 2nd November at Lochwinnoch Calder Church. The hall was full for the screening of the 1963 classic Summer Holiday, a pop musical with Cliff Richard Read More

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Great Turn Out for the Fourth Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch Tea Dance

Editor — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:23:17 +0000

There was a great turn out for the fourth Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch Tea dance on Friday 5th October at Lochwinnoch Golf club. The dance floor was full for the music of the great Music Box, and there was fantastic entertainment from the talented Lochwinnoch Primary Captains who also helped Julie give out reminiscence material and Read More

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New Logo Designed by Lochwinnoch Primary School pupil

Editor — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:14:55 +0000

Dementia Friendly Lochwinnoch had the pleasure of working with Lochwinnoch primary school to design our new logo. As you can see from all of the wonderfully creative designs in the gallery below, we had a difficult time choosing the eventual winner. After putting it to the vote, recently graduated pupil Bobby Wilson‘s design was chosen. Read More

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Lochwinnoch Dementia Friendly Village launch night

Editor — Wed, 02 May 2018 06:59:26 +0000

The official launch of Lochwinnoch Dementia Friendly Village project took place on Friday 27th April in the Calder Church and was a great success.There was a great turn out from the local community as well as Councillors Bibby and Rodden and David Arthur from Lochwinnoch CC. The evening commenced with an excellent presentation by Iain Read More

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Thanks and Support from Renfrewshire Council

Editor — Tue, 01 May 2018 06:05:30 +0000

Council recognises that the increasing prevalence of Dementia in our communities is one of the major challenges of our time, and that the need to support those affected and their carers has never been greater. Council therefore welcomes the establishment of Lochwinnoch as a Dementia Friendly Village, the official launch of which took place on Read More

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Keeping dementia patients’ hands active and busy

Editor — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:59:34 +0000

At a previous meeting of the steering group in the Calder UF Church, Iain Houston was presented with a fine selection of ‘twiddle muffs’ that had been made by the crafters at the last craft fair and coordinated by Gill Bell. These knitted muffs, with items attached, are designed to keep dementia patients’ hands active Read More

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