Church Stretton Dementia Friends

Church Stretton Dementia Friends An independent charity working to make Church Stretton dementia friendly

We are a local charity working with the local community to make our town more dementia friendly.
- We provide dementia information and awareness training to local organisations and businesses
- We advocate for local families living with dementia
- We coordinate community activities for those living with dementia
- We work with partners to improve the physical infrastructure of our community

A quick reminder that the Memory Café is at 2pm next Wednesday 10 June at Church Stretton Library and VIC Our topic is T...
07/06/2026

A quick reminder that the Memory Café is at 2pm next Wednesday 10 June at Church Stretton Library and VIC

Our topic is Treasure!

Attingham Park NT volunteer Marcia Davies is visiting to tell us about the Attingham Unearthed project – she will be showing their trove of finds dating from Roman times to the Second World War.

What amazing treasures have you found, underground, in the attic, or at the charity shop?

We look forward to seeing you....

Church Stretton Bowling Club invite you to Try Bowls in a taster session especially for people with memory loss and thei...
03/06/2026

Church Stretton Bowling Club invite you to Try Bowls in a taster session especially for people with memory loss and their carers on Tuesday 16 June 2026 at 2pm at the lovely Sandford Avenue Recreation Park.

Places are free of charge but must be booked. To do this, and for further details, contact Sarah by Friday 12 June email [email protected] or on 07582 790793.

In our May session of Forget-Me-Nots,at Glyn's Garden CIC this week we were busy planting the perimeter of the sensory g...
23/05/2026

In our May session of Forget-Me-Nots,at Glyn's Garden CIC this week we were busy planting the perimeter of the sensory garden
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We’re really pleased to be playing our part in creating a lasting feature which will benefit others in the community - we look forward to seeing the garden flourish over the coming months.

We had a fantastic time at David Austin Roses Visitor Centre this week. Here's some photos - many thanks to all the staf...
22/05/2026

We had a fantastic time at David Austin Roses Visitor Centre this week. Here's some photos - many thanks to all the staff there and to our volunteers for making the visit so special.

The Memory Club has been meeting every month in Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd NT for over two years now and in t...
21/05/2026

The Memory Club has been meeting every month in Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd NT for over two years now and in that time we’ve regularly seen school children busy working beside and in the stream. We’ve been wondering… what are they doing?

John and Ange from the NT Children and Young People team came along to answer our questions – we learned the way the children do, hands on!

Armed with striped poles, tape measure, metre rule, a quadrat, corks, and a stopwatch, we recorded the dimensions of the stream, how it flowed, and the way erosion was reshaping the stones on the stream bed.

May’s Memory Club at Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd NT is a week earlier than usual because of half term. It will...
15/05/2026

May’s Memory Club at Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd NT is a week earlier than usual because of half term. It will be on Monday 18 May at 10.30am in the Chalet Pavilion.

Have you ever wondered what those school children are doing with their striped poles? All your questions will be answered in a session, Understanding Rivers, led by the NT Children & Young People team.

We look forward to seeing you!

Join us for a free one hour Dementia Friends Session at 10.30am on Thursday 21 May 2026 at Field House Care Home - Barch...
13/05/2026

Join us for a free one hour Dementia Friends Session at 10.30am on Thursday 21 May 2026 at Field House Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, off Sandford Avenue, Church Stretton, delivered by a Dementia Friends Ambassador.

During this friendly and interactive session, you’ll learn more about dementia, how it affects a person and what you can do to help people affected by dementia in your community.

To book a place email [email protected] or call 01694 723787

Lot's going on with Church Stretton Dementia Friends next week as part of the Alzheimer's Society Dementia Action Week....
11/05/2026

Lot's going on with Church Stretton Dementia Friends next week as part of the Alzheimer's Society Dementia Action Week.

Also check out a wide range of activities at Mayfair Community Centre - Church Stretton and Stretton Hall Nursing Home

Hoping to see you at one of our events.

Contact [email protected] for more information or see our website

For our first outing of 2026 we visited Snailbeach Mine this week as guests of Shropshire Mines Trust, then had a superb...
09/05/2026

For our first outing of 2026 we visited Snailbeach Mine this week as guests of Shropshire Mines Trust, then had a superb buffet lunch at the Stiperstones Inn - we had a fabulous day.

Thank you to our guides for keeping us safe and for explaining so vividly what life was like for the hundreds of people who used to work on this site in the past. And a special thank you to Joe Penfold, Community Engagement Ranger at Shropshire Hills National Landscape, who inspired this trip and arranged a grant to help us with the cost of the minibus.

Looking forward to our next trip to David Austin Roses Visitor Centre on the 20th May!

It’s Memory Café next Wednesday 13 May – from 2pm to 4pm at Church Stretton Library and VICThis month, we’re celebrating...
08/05/2026

It’s Memory Café next Wednesday 13 May – from 2pm to 4pm at Church Stretton Library and VIC
This month, we’re celebrating Being Creative!

Lesley McKnight from the wonderful Scrappies Scrapstore is visiting to talk about their work and to lead a craft project.

What crafts do you enjoy? Bring along some of your handiwork to show the group…

We look forward to seeing you! Any queries contact [email protected]

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