Shaftesbury Suffolk Memory and Dementia Support service

08/10/2026

MindfulCare Training and Consultancy and Shaftesbury Suffolk Memory and Dementia Support service are offering free dementia training for community groups across Suffolk.

The training is aimed at staff and volunteers and the sessions will share ideas and techniques that can be implemented without your own services to help those living with dementia to feel welcomed, included and able to take part.

There are three options available to best suit your team:
• Understanding Dementia and Person-Centred Support (3hrs)
• Dementia Friendly Environments and Meaningful Activity (3hrs)
• Full Day Programme (Both sessions, either delivered in one day or across two half days)

Training sessions can be booked for a date that suits your team subject to availability. For further information contact [email protected]

06/10/2026

We will be at this event on Friday, do come and see us there !

01/10/2026

🍂 Icanho Autumn Craft Fair – Saturday 17 October! 🍂
Come along to our autumn craft fair at Icanho brain rehabilitation centre in Stowmarket.
Enjoy browsing more than 30 stalls showcasing a wonderful variety of local crafts and handmade gifts, plus tea, coffee and cake!
It’s a lovely chance to discover something a little different, meet local makers and enjoy a relaxed morning out — with the added opportunity to get ahead with your Christmas shopping!

There’ll also be a raffle with some fantastic prizes to be won.

All proceeds from the event will help to support the amazing work of Icanho, specialists in acquired brain injury rehabilitation for adults who have experienced a brain injury or stroke.

We’d love to see you there!

11/09/2026

11/09/2026

Proud to be finalists today at The ThirdSector Awards - Alana & Rachel are representing Shaftesbury Suffolk Memory and Dementia Support service and the fantastic work achieved by the service over the last year. Good luck ladies!

19/08/2026

We are so pleased to share that Shaftesbury Suffolk Memory and Dementia Support service has been shortlisted in the Third Sector Awards in the category of 'Best Service Delivery Innovation.' Our entry shares how the service is redefining support locally - providing clarity to the people it supports, when it matters most. We'll keep you posted, the awards are next month✨

24/06/2026

We are all set up ready for the dementia market place event at Venue16 ipswich!

04/06/2026

We will be at this event, so come along and visit us at our stand.

This free event is a fantastic opportunity for people living with dementia, carers, families and friends to find out more about the support and services available across Suffolk.

📍 Venue 16, 312 Tuddenham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3QJ

📅 Wednesday 24th June 2026

🕙 10am – 3pm

✅ Free entry & free parking

19/05/2026

To mark Dementia Action Week (18 – 24 May), Shaftesbury is urging Suffolk residents to consider becoming a volunteer to support our work with individuals and families living with dementia.With dementia rates in the county higher than the national average, our Suffolk Memory and Dementia Support se...

18/05/2026

We are holding our first free monthly meet ups for those aged under 65 and who are worried about their memory.

First date is Tuesday 19th May 6pm to 8pm

At Icanho, Chilton Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ.