Ipswich Dementia Action

10/04/2026

09/04/2026

Rushmere Memory Cafe. We had another lovely visit from Wilson, he made us all smile and he loved all the attention. We played Boccia, the reds were winning for most of the game, blues made a come back and it ended in a draw 😊

05/04/2026

🌅 Easter Hymns Playlist

🎼 This Easter Sunday at 10am, tune into m4dRADIO.com MIX channel for a special Easter Hymns playlist, perfect for a quiet morning of reflection, a care home sing-along or simply sharing music with someone you love this Easter. Hymns include:

✨ Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
✨ Thine Be the Glory
✨ The Old Rugged Cross
✨ How Great Thou Art
💗 Full playlist of hymns below!

📻 Listen: Easter Sunday 10am
📲 Where: Go to m4dradio.com on your smartphone, laptop or tablet
🎧 Where: Choose the MIX Channel
⚫ Alexa: Set up by saying: “Alexa, enable m4dradio” then say “Alexa, play m4dradio”

02/04/2026

Rushmere Memory Cafe. We had a visit from Wilson, everyone loves to stroke him. We coloured in some Easter pictures and tried to think of different things to make out of paper.

01/04/2026

Name changing to provide clarity

Our memory service is being renamed to reduce confusion over referrals. Welcome to our Dementia Assessment Services linked to our localities.

Chief nurse Anthony Deery says: “Clarity from the start is important.”

Read more https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/news/dementia-services-renamed-to-help-fight-stigma-of-condition-5273

31/03/2026

Felixstowe Memory Cafe, we enjoyed an Easter word search and colouring in, some simnel cake. Colneis flower club had a workshop, they invited us to come and look at their flower displays.

30/03/2026

Unity Memory Cafe. Celebrating Easter, we had different Easter pictures to colour in, we enjoyed hot cross buns with our cuppas, thank you to Lisa for our Easter truffles and Shelia for our knitted friends with a surprise inside. We had Molly from Ipswich Town Foundation play Kurling with us Reds won. PCSO Louise popped in for a cuppa and chat. All finished of with sausage, mash, veg and gravy followed by a slice of simnel cake.

27/03/2026

Rushmere Memory Cafe. Yesterday we enjoyed a spring quiz and word search, along with a game of indoor cricket.