Solihull Memory Café

08/06/2026

We have some really exciting news to share!

We’re over the moon to let everyone know that the Knowle & Dorridge and Solihull Memory Cafés have been shortlisted for the Solihull Community Builder Award 🎉

The cafés have grown so much over the past year and it's wonderful to see the difference they're making for people living with dementia and their families.

A huge thank you to our members, volunteers, guest speakers, and partner organisations who make the cafés such welcoming and supportive places each week. This wouldn't be possible without you.

We’re looking forward to representing our wonderful dementia community at the awards later this year 💙

29/05/2026

Solihull Dancing for Dementia Event.
Both the Mayor of Solihull &
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP
Were up for a dance lesson, to the soundtrack House of bamboo, Thank you both for embracing the event and spending time with our members
🙏

28/05/2026

Wow, what a morning we had at our charity tea dance! 💃

There wasn’t a face without a smile as people enjoyed music, dancing, tea and cake, as well as our usual natter!

We all had a ball learning some new moves with Lynne from Aura Dance Studios, who did a fantastic job as compere and line dance teacher, while Libbi and Eden wowed everyone with two brilliant dance performances that had the whole room watching in awe 🪩

It was also wonderful to welcome the Mayor of Solihull, Sardul Marwa MBE, and Mrs Satnam Marwa, the Mayoress, for their first community engagement alongside Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP, all of whom took time out to support our wonderful Memory Café. We even got to see both Sardul and Neil showing off a few moves on the dance floor! 🕺

A huge thank you as well to Tesco Knowle for kindly donating delicious cakes, cookies, and baked treats, and to Solihull Indoor Bowls Club for being such fantastic hosts and keeping the teas and coffees flowing throughout the morning ☕

🫶 We’re very lucky to have such a lovely community behind us. Thank you to everyone who came along and helped support Dementia UK and Alzheimer's Society. We’ll update with the final total very soon! 💷

26/05/2026

✨ A Taste of Strictly Glitter Comes to the Solihull Memory Café! ✨

Join us this Thursday for a wonderful fundraiser event filled with music, dance and community spirit! 💃🕺

We are delighted to welcome dancers from Aura Dance Studios who will be bringing a touch of Strictly magic to the morning. 🪩

There’ll also be:
🍰 Delicious cakes for morning tea, donated courtesy of Tesco Knowle
🎁 Raffle prizes generously donated by local businesses

Come along, support a great cause, and enjoy a fantastic morning with us. Everyone is welcome!

💙 All monies raised on the day will go to Dementia UK and Alzheimer’s Society.

21/05/2026

🎨✨ Creating Together Through Art ✨🎨

This week at our Memory Café, members came together to create a beautiful group painting inspired by Seurat’s mosaic-style masterpieces. Each person added their own unique contribution, helping to build a wonderful shared piece of art. 🖌️

The use of colour and light sparked creativity, conversation, and enjoyment throughout the session. Art can be especially beneficial for those living with dementia, as it helps stimulate the senses, encourage self-expression, evoke memories, and create moments of calm and connection. 🌈💛

Another week of fabulous art, friendship, and creativity together.

Special Thanks to
The Arts Society Solihull for making this project possible🙏

The Art at the Heart CIC for the delivery of this fantastic project, the room is full of calm and creativity when you are with us 🙏

20/05/2026

19/05/2026

A fantastic resource for those living with Dementia, in the local community 👏👏

💙 New Dementia Menu for Solihull 💙]

We’re proud to share the Solihull Dementia Menu, created by Solihull Council’s Community Development Team – link below

This easy to use guide brings together a wide range of local groups, activities and support available across Solihull for people living with dementia and those who care for them. From memory cafés and social activities to day centres and specialist support services, the menu is designed to help people find welcoming places, meaningful connections and practical help close to home.

Whether you’re newly diagnosed, supporting a loved one, or simply looking for friendly community spaces, the Dementia Menu is a great starting point. It reflects the strength of our local communities and the many organisations working together to help people live well with dementia.

Find our Solihull Dementia Menu here - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6ax0fdxqeqhnvku8ebhoi/April-26-Solihull-CDT-created-Dementia-Menu.pdf?rlkey=gcl4b119hs4lisc3o76cu6a2a&st=jft9xm0m&dl=0
📘 Information correct at time of print: April 2026
👉 Please feel free to share – you never know who might find this helpful.

19/05/2026

💙 AMAZING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR DANCING WITH DEMENTIA 💖

We are incredibly grateful to the wonderful local businesses and supporters in Solihull who have kindly donated such fantastic raffle prizes for our Dancing With Dementia fundraising event.

Your generosity, kindness, and community spirit are helping us raise awareness and vital funds for Alzheimer’s and Dementia UK, supporting the incredible work they do for families affected by dementia.

Our amazing raffle prizes now include:

✨ Hotel Bed & Breakfast Stay at St John’s
✨ £40 Voucher for Shebar Indian
✨ SnowDome Voucher
✨ Bottle of Courvoisier
✨ £20 Co-op Hamper/Goods
✨ Afternoon Tea at The Tea Chest
✨ £50 Donation from Gez
✨ £50 voucher Glasstower Jewellery Knowle.
✨ £10 Garden Centre Voucher
✨ 2 Tickets to Knowle Festival
✨ 2 Tickets to Ibiza Proms Knowle
✨ £50 Voucher for Crowne Plaza
✨ 2 Reflexology Vouchers

🌟 Tesco Knowle for their contribution of cakes for our tea dance and additional raffle prizes.

Every single contribution means so much, and we truly appreciate all the support we’ve received so far.

If any other local businesses or individuals would still like to donate a raffle prize or support the event, there is still time to get involved and help make a real difference.

Thank you for helping us bring the community together in support of such an important cause 💙🩷

18/05/2026

Why not show your support this by becoming a Dementia Friend 🩵

Alzheimer's Society Dementia Friend's initiative is about increasing people's understanding of dementia. A dementia friend is someone that learns more about dementia, how it can affect a person and the small ways they can make a difference in their community, helping those affected by dementia feel more included and better understood.

You can become a dementia friend by watching a short online video or by joining one of the many virtual sessions taking place during dementia action week

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Become a Dementia Friend. Learn more about what it is like to live with dementia and turn that understanding into action.