The Memory Matters Cafe Ilkeston

The Memory Matters Cafe Ilkeston A place for those living with Dementia and their carers. Meet - Chat - Mingle - Relate

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The League of Friends at Ilkeston Community Hospital would like to thank everyone who came along today. The Memory Matte...
17/06/2026

The League of Friends at Ilkeston Community Hospital would like to thank everyone who came along today.

The Memory Matters cafe had a very musical afternoon.
Thank-you to Trevor Taylor for coming along with his Karaoke machine.
A few of our guests were singing along with him (and Mick 🎤 ) having a great time.
We then had Lady Lindy Sings who had people on their feet dancing and singing too.
A fun filled afternoon for all along with the support of our wonderful League of Friends volunteers making drinks for everyone.
Thank-you also to Lesley Henson who helped us out massively today.
See you all again on 1sr July 😊

15/06/2026

The League of Friends of Ilkeston Community Hospital are looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday 17th June.

As usual we will be in Charnos Hall from 1pm-3.30pm.

This week we welcome back Lady Lindy Sings who will be entertaining us all with her wonderful singing, I'm sure there will be dancing too.

We will be doing our usual teas, coffees and biscuits along with the ever popular raffle.

If you or someone you know is living with Dementia, or cares for someone who is, we would love for you to come along and have a coffee and a chat with us.
Our sessions take place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 13:00 - 15:30 at Charnos Hall, Ilkeston Community Hospital.
These sessions are very informal with the aim of discovering what the support we are looking to provide should look like.
The sessions will be guided by our members and the support that they need, so the more input we can get, the more useful these sessions will be.
Come along and join us for a tea/coffee, biscuits and a good chat! 😀😀

The League of Friends of Ilkeston Hospital would like to thank Rob Swain for a great afternoon of entertainment.We were ...
03/06/2026

The League of Friends of Ilkeston Hospital would like to thank Rob Swain for a great afternoon of entertainment.
We were all singing along to well known songs which had us foot tapping and up dancing.
The Beetle Drive was fun too, we’ll definitely do that again.
A big thank-you to our fabulous volunteers with a special thank-you to Iris, Heather and Gerri for responding to my late shout out for help, it was very appreciated. Thankyou also to Charlotte, you’re a star too.
We look forward to seeing you all again on 17th June to do it all again xx

03/06/2026

The League of friends of Ilkeston Community Hospital will be holding their Memory Matters Cafe again today at Charnos Hall for a fun packed afternoon from 1pm - 3.30pm today.

Please welcome Rob Swain today who actually sang with Gerry and the pacemakers!!

We have a fun afternoon ready along with the usual raffle, tea, coffee and biscuits so come along and enjoy an afternoon of singing and dancing with us.
Looking forward to seeing everyone later😊

If you or someone you know is living with Dementia, or cares for someone who is, we would love for you to come along and have a coffee and a chat with us.
Our sessions take place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 13:00 - 15:30 at Charnos Hall, Ilkeston Community Hospital.
These sessions are very informal with the aim of discovering what the support we are looking to provide should look like.
The sessions will be guided by our members and the support that they need, so the more input we can get, the more useful these sessions will be.
Come along and join us for a tea/coffee, biscuits and a good chat! 😀

We had a fantastic afternoon today at The Memory Matters Cafe.Thank-you to Sarah for the chair exercises and Jo for the ...
20/05/2026

We had a fantastic afternoon today at The Memory Matters Cafe.

Thank-you to Sarah for the chair exercises and Jo for the Bingo.

A Big Thankyou to the fabulous Natalie Nightingale who had everyone up dancing and singing along, it was really fun.

Thankyou also to our fabulous volunteers, amazing as always 👏👏👏

Looking forward to seeing you all again on 3rd June. Xx

19/05/2026

The League of Friends of Ilkeston Community Hospital are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

We will be in Charnos Hall from 1pm -3.30pm

We have a great afternoon organised starting with Bingo from Jo.

A huge welcome for Natalie Nightingale who is our guest singer this week.

And the popular raffle along with tea, coffee and biscuits too.

Come and join us for a fun afternoon of singing and dancing.

See you tomorrow😊

If you or someone you know is living with Dementia, or cares for someone who is, we would love for you to come along and have a coffee and a chat with us.
Our sessions will be taking place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 13:00 - 15:30 at Charnos Hall, Ilkeston Community Hospital.
These sessions will be a very informal, fact-finding session, with the aim of discovering what the support we are looking to provide should look like.
The sessions will be guided by our members and the support that they need, so the more input we can get, the more useful these sessions will be.
Come along and join us for a tea/coffee, biscuits and a good chat! 😀

We all had a great afternoon today celebrating VE Day and the 1st Anniversary of The Memory Matters Cafe. We made collag...
06/05/2026

We all had a great afternoon today celebrating VE Day and the 1st Anniversary of The Memory Matters Cafe.

We made collages of the Union Jack and there was a lot of singing and dancing with the KD Duo.
Also lots of lovely cakes to celebrate donated by Victoria Oxley and Ashmere care home.

Thankyou to everyone who comes along to our Memory Cafe and supports us and as always our lovely volunteers.
Lovely to see Lesley Henderson who is the lady captain at Ormond Fields Golf Club and has chosen us as her charity this year. Thanks for your help today too.

We really appreciate all your hard work.

We look forward to seeing you all again on 20th May 😊

05/05/2026

The League of Friends of Ilkeston Community Hospital are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

It's our 1st Anniversary tomorrow 🥳🥳 so we will be celebrating with cakes too.


We will be starting off with a craft activity first then welcoming KD Acoustic Duo for the first time for some singing and dancing.

As usual we will be in Charnos Hall from 1pm till 3.30pm.

Come along for a fun afternoon with tea, coffee, biscuits and a huge welcome from all our volunteers.

See you tomorrow 😀

If you or someone you know is living with Dementia, or cares for someone who is, we would love for you to come along and have a coffee and a chat with us.
Our sessions will be taking place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 13:00 - 15:30 at Charnos Hall, Ilkeston Community Hospital.
These sessions will be a very informal, fact-finding session, with the aim of discovering what the support we are looking to provide should look like.
The sessions will be guided by our members and the support that they need, so the more input we can get, the more useful these sessions will be.
Come along and join us for a tea/coffee, biscuits and a good chat! 😀

A brilliant time was had by all on Wednesday at the Memory Matters Cafe.Thank you to sing along with Ellie who had every...
17/04/2026

A brilliant time was had by all on Wednesday at the Memory Matters Cafe.
Thank you to sing along with Ellie who had everyone joining in with her and also up on the dance floor.
Thanks also to Mike for a successful Quiz and Jo on Bingo.
Non of this could happen without our League of Friends volunteers (and Charlotte) a huge thank you to you all too. 😅

14/04/2026

This week Wednesday 15th April The League of Friends of Ilkeston Community Hospital are excited to welcome back Sing Along with Ellie so bring your dancing shoes along.

Mick will be doing one of his (not too hard not too easy) quizzes to get us all thinking and Jo will be on Bingo.

A fun afternoon in store with something for everyone.
As usual we will be in Charnos Hall at the side of Ilkeston Community Hospital from 1pm-3.30pm.
We look forward to seeing you all xx

If you or someone you know is living with Dementia, or cares for someone who is, we would love for you to come along and have a coffee and a chat with us.
Our sessions will be taking place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 13:00 - 15:30 at Charnos Hall, Ilkeston Community Hospital.
These sessions will be a very informal, fact-finding session, with the aim of discovering what the support we are looking to provide should look like.
The sessions will be guided by our members and the support that they need, so the more input we can get, the more useful these sessions will be.
Come along and join us for a tea/coffee, biscuits and a good chat! 😀

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Ilkeston Community Hospital
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