DementiArts - Summer 2025

Welcome to Summer 2025

Well, would you look at that – another summer is already upon us! The sun is sort of shining, tourists are lining the streets, and here at Capital Theatres, we’ve been busy cooking up all sorts of dementia-friendly delights.

First things first – have you seen our shiny new website? It’s just had a fabulous makeover to match our fancy new branding! But don’t worry, it’s not just a pretty face – Allan and Jen from our digital team worked with our Focus Group to make sure it’s as accessible and user-friendly as possible. So go ahead, have a nosy and tell us what you think – we’d love to hear your feedback!

So, what have we been up to recently? Thanks to the R S Macdonald Charitable Trust, we were able to deliver our first ever summer care homes tour! Jack in the Box, with Michelle Burke and James Ross, ventured into seven brand new venues across the Lothians and rounded off with two joyful performances in our very own Event Rooms. A huge thanks to everyone who came along.

Over in the Studio, we were delighted to host In Other Words, a beautiful show that gifted over 70 free tickets to care home workers. It was a real celebration of the unsung heroes who bring so much care and kindness to others every day, and came hot on the heels of Raven Tales, a fluttering frolic through Norse mythology in our Event Rooms.

Our Comfy Ceilidh returned with the wonderful Lucie back at the helm – there were smiles, spins, and plenty of foot-tapping all round! Meanwhile, Tea and ‘Jam’ had a special visit from the adorable mini movers of Hope Cottage Nursery, who taught us the actions to all the best nursery rhymes (I think I’m still singing Wind the Bobbin Up in my sleep…) Brew and Blether took us on a wild adventure, this time with a fantastic presentation from Edinburgh Zoo all about the elusive Scottish Wildcats – who knew they were such fascinating wee creatures? And finally, our latest Together in Song was a toe-tapping, jazz-handed affair as we dived into the magical world of musicals, alongside our much-loved friends from the Forget Me Notes. Back in May, we presented at Alzheimer Scotland’s Pre-Diagnosis Group – a wonderful session which we hope to repeat as we spread the word about our dementia work (and find more folk to help us create dementia-friendly projects!) As always, a big thank you to Alzheimer Scotland for supporting this magazine with their subscription. Now, sit back, cool down with a mango lassi (recipe on page 12), and have a wee read through what Summer 2025 has in store. Wishing you a joyful, sun-soaked summer!

Alex and Gus, dementia-friendly co-ordinators

In your Summer 2025 issue

4 Spotlight

Balerno cultivates calm at Café Palm

6 Pl aylist Corner

Linda relives Bowie bonanza

8 Gallery

Douglas demonstrates delicate defiance through art

10 Cover Story

Sylvia’s soulful story of showbiz spirit

12 Culinar y Corner

Meet Mike’s magnificent mangoes (behave!)

13 Blog Corner

A missive in magic, muck and mayhem

14 Feature

A memory-making masterpiece

17 Bold Feature

Bold moves to mighty future

18 Hidden Lives

Plants meet pistons with green-fingered Isa

20 Those Were The Days

Silent celebrity sentinels in stone

22 Pet Corner

What the cluck?!

23 Focus Group

Help further our focus group family

24 Calendar

Lots to see and do in July, August and September

Back page has our list of useful numbers.

Cover credit: Sylvia Rose duetting with an attendee at Tea and ‘Jam’

Feeling Calm at the Palm

An oasis in the heart of Balerno, the Palm Café offers it all: dementia-friendly quizzes, crafts, autumn planting and even a pianist who takes requests. Below, centre coordinator Clare Dow tells us more and why you’re guaranteed to feel the calm at Palm. By Clare Dow

The PALM café in Balerno has been running for over 10 years. The café is on the last Tuesday of the month in the local St Joseph’s Centre providing support and social contact for people with dementia and their carers from the areas of Currie, Juniper Green and Balerno. PALM is run by a longstanding group of experienced and truly wonderful volunteers who organise and host a diverse range of activities. There is something for everyone including quizzes, board games, crafts, autumn planting, a summer outing and even some gentle chair-based exercise. We often look back at how people used to celebrate different festivals, birthdays, life events and holidays and we love to hear everyone’s stories.

Music is an important theme for our meetings. We are lucky to have a resident pianist who accompanies our regular singing. She has a wide repertoire of favourite tunes and can even take requests on the spot –a rare talent. At Christmas, we have talented guest visitors from the local primary school to sing and play music. We were also lucky to have a young piper from the local pipe band to celebrate St Andrews Day. The young people are always delighted to come along and chat and we even get an invite to attend their annual Christmas extravaganza. Recently we had a visit from the Currie Kirk Singers who delighted us all with traditional and some very amusing songs.

“We went along with some trepidation not knowing what it was really about or what to expect. However, any fears we had were soon overcome by the warm welcome we received from all the helpers. They really did make us feel at our ease..... We really encourage anybody with dementia and their carers to give [Palm Café] a try as you will not regret it!”

A couple who found out about Palm from DementiArts

There is always a warm welcome at the café with a cup of tea or coffee and a piece of delicious cake provided by the Mill café. Everyone that comes along is made to feel very welcome and we are sure that people appreciate the companionship and fun. You only have to look around to see the happy chatty atmosphere and the smiles as people sing along or tap their toes to their favourite tunes.

PALM Café meets on the last Tuesday of the month from 3pm – 4.30pm in the St Joseph centre Balerno (except July). For more information, and to speak to Clare, contact palmcafebalerno@gmail.com

Playlist Corner

“As soon as ‘Jean Jeanie’ started, the crowd went wild . . . we were in heaven!”

Say hello to our fabulous Head of Customer Services, Linda Hogg — a woman who knows every seat in the theatre and every song in her heart! In this issue, she swaps show times for show tunes, sharing the soundtrack of her life with DementiArts. Expect Walkmans, fairy cakes, and a Renault with zero respect for Prince. By Linda Hogg.

Which song reminds you of your hometown?

“Caledonia” by Dougie MacLean always brings a tear to my eye. In my 20s, I travelled and worked abroad, and whenever I felt homesick for Edinburgh, I’d pop that cassette into my Walkman. Just hearing it made me think of all the friends and family I was missing like a hug from home. Later, I met my husband, who’s from Northern Ireland. He has this lovely tradition — every time he drives off the ferry, heading home, he plays an Irish tune as he touches Irish soil. It’s always something different: Daniel O’Donnell, U2, or Stiff Little Fingers. So, I came up with my own return tune Caledonia. Those lyrics say it all: “Oh and let me tell you that I love you, that I think about you all the time, Caledonia you’re calling me, and now I’m going home!” There’s no better homecoming song.

Which song reminds you of your childhood?

Definitely the Big Band classics especially “In the Mood” by Glenn Miller. On Saturdays, my siblings and I would be dropped off at my grandma’s flat in Yeaman Place. We loved those days reading comics, baking fairy cakes, and curling up to watch a double matinee on BBC2. We especially adored the old black-and-white dance musicals with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. When I hear those Big Band tunes now, I’m instantly back there cuddled up next to Grandma on the sofa, cake crumbs everywhere. What a happy, simple childhood I had.

Which song takes you back to a special memory in your life?

“Jean Jeanie” by David Bowie! When I turned 16, I got the best birthday present ever: a ticket to see Bowie live at Murrayfield. My mum wasn’t thrilled at first, but after some serious pleading (and extra chores!), she finally gave in. My best friend and I queued early to get right up front. After sitting through three support acts and getting drenched in torrential rain, the sun came out just as Bowie stepped on stage at 9pm — blonde curls, pale blue suit, absolutely god-like. When “Jean Jeanie” started, the crowd went wild. I’ve never been to another concert like it.

Which song always gets you dancing and/or singing along?

It’s got to be “1999” by Prince! I was beyond excited to see him live in Glasgow in 1995. Well… we almost saw the whole show. My poor old Renault 4 overheated on the M8, and we had to wait by the side of the road for two hours until it cooled down. When we finally arrived and turned the corner to enter the venue, there he was in a tight purple suit, frilly shirt, high black boots, and that iconic curly hair. The concert was amazing. We danced, sang, and celebrated life. I still play “1999” at the end of a long shift when I fancy a little boogie. It always takes me right back to that night.

Which song reminds you of someone special?

“Harvest Moon” by Neil Young is incredibly special to me it reminds me of the people I love most. After 30 years together, David and I decided to get married during COVID. It was a tiny wedding at the City Chambers just five of us, plus the celebrant. We told my mum three days before, and my boys, Shaun and Ben, a couple of weeks ahead. Everyone was masked up, and we skipped down the aisle to Harvest Moon. The lyrics were perfect: “When we were lovers, I loved you with all my heart!” It was a simple, beautiful day and that song will always be our moment to cherish.

Have you thought about making a playlist for a loved one living with dementia? Visit playlistforlife.org.uk for advice on how to create The Soundtrack of your Life or email rebecca@playlistforlife.org.uk

A Message of Hope

Our Gallery this quarter features the stunning artistic legacy of Douglas – a remarkable man, remembered not just for his breadth of skill (accomplished businessman, angler, gardener… the list goes on) but for the philosophy he upheld against a life beset by Alzheimer’s and Leukaemia. Read on to discover Douglas’s “Message of Hope.”

By Bernadetta Mordaszewska-Mooney

Douglas was a businessman, passionate about gardening, fishing and painting. He was also a much-loved husband, father and grandfather. He also had Alzheimer’s Disease, and lymphoma which eventually took his life.

When I met Douglas, he was keen on learning more about Alzheimer’s Disease, although this was not the only topic of our conversations. He enjoyed showing me his garden, telling me about the work that needed to happen for it to flourish. We talked about his rich life. He was very proud of the business he took over from his dad, which he successfully developed and sold allowing him to focus on his interests. We discussed his love for painting which he had not been doing as much. We talked about his family.

He also shared things which were becoming difficult, having to accept more support, tiredness, and trying to keep his weight on.

What was obvious when meeting Douglas was a sense of gradual acceptance of his circumstances, while nevertheless continuing to enjoy life and not giving up his creative spirit.

Douglas moved into long term care where he rediscovered his love for painting. He was pleased with the fact he was able to come up with new ideas for his projects. He was happy to find out that Alzheimer’s Disease did not take away who he truly was. He wanted people who live with dementia to know that it is possible to continue enjoying one’s passions or discovering new ones. Creativity is not bound by the illness and can continue to flourish, and you will experience joy from it.

This was Douglas’ message of hope.

For more information about the role of Alzheimer Scotland’s post-diagnostic link workers, like Bernadetta, contact Caroline O’Hara on COHara@alzscot.org

Douglas picturing people in the Christmas rush, with a trifle in the left circle and turkey dinner in the right

Douglas holding one of his award-winning paintings

One of Douglas’ first ever drawings A landscape painting

Another of Douglas’ painting of where he used to walk his dogs.

A Full House at ‘The Cabaret in the Sky’!

Drama is in volunteer Sylvia’s blood. A well-kent face at Tea & ‘Jam’ (where she can often be found serenading her ‘old cock Linnet!’) here she remembers her showman grandfather, ‘Happy Tom Parker’, and turns to Shakespeare for some choice words for confronting a life touched by dementia. William Shakespeare, renowned poet, playwright, and actor wrote a monologue beginning “All the world’s a stage” taken from the play As You Like It. In it, he explores the themes of time, ageing, memory, and the purpose of life. The speech “The Seven Ages of Man’’ details birth to death and emphasises how each person plays a role in each stage of life...

I am known as Sylvia Rose Parker and I was born into a theatrical family. My grandfather, comedian and dancer Happy Tom Parker, treaded the boards at the Edinburgh Empire Theatre in the early 1900s. Now known as the Festival Theatre, Happy Tom was on the same billing as the great magician and escapologist Harry Houdini. I often wonder what life would be like for them today had they survived the ravages of time. Would they have succumbed to dementia?

Dementia is the umbrella term for a range of conditions associated with cognitive impairment, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common form. As dementia progresses, individuals may struggle with memory loss, communication difficulties, loss of identity and changes in behaviour. These symptoms can lead to isolation and withdrawal from social activities and interactions. For me, it has been a mixed blessing having been born into a traditional theatrical culture. My upbringing and my later professional nursing experience have given me an insight into various stages of the dementia journey – stress, confusion and loss of identity. I personally know how navigating the journey of a loved one’s cognitive impairment can be quite challenging and difficult. Being the youngest in a family of five, over the last 20 years I have been a carer to various family members

with dementia. First my mum at 91 years of age, my aunty, followed by my late sister June. All suffered from various forms of dementia. Incidentally, June, at 93 years old, was one of four theatrical artists who performed in the Empire Theatre in the 40s 50s and 60s. June’s fellow thespians were Doreen Ward (the ‘baby’ at 89), Betty Clarkson (90) and Marie Duthie who had her 100th birthday just before she passed away. It was such a joy for me to see their faces light up and hear their feet tapping whenever they attended the dance events for An Audience With..., part of LUMINATE Scotland’s Creative Ageing Festival. All these inspirational performers, are no longer with us having exited to the ‘Cabaret In The Sky.’

I was so grateful to the Capital Theatres events teams who made my sister and her fellow thespians’ final years so enjoyable. These tap-dancing ladies were the forerunners of the present dementia events at these theatres. Capital Theatres executive and management teams have addressed the issues of dementia challenges. Together they have created dementia-friendly theatre performances, workshops, and creative activities, with staff trained in disability and dementia awareness.

Music has always played a pivotal role in dementia activities. As part of my volunteering, I attend the ‘Forget Me Notes’ sing-a-long, Tea & ‘Jam’, where participants are encouraged to play musical instruments, and one of my favourites, ‘The Hobby Box’. I recently attended one of the ‘Hobby Box’ sessions. Such great fun! So many boxes, all containing memorabilia of bygone days. For instance, one had long-forgotten wash day utensils and various toys from the past – the old wartime tins and jars of food and ration books brought back memories. Oh! What joy remembering these bygone days! So much chatting and laughter from individuals who had not communicated or smiled for a long time! Happiness too for the carers seeing the interactions of their loved ones!

Now, as a volunteer at the Festival Theatre and as ‘Happy Tom Parkers’ youngest granddaughter, I feel all the past fellow thespian theatrical spirits are with me when I sing and join in with the dementia events. I feel so happy being able to support other people with dementia and their carers, along with Festival Theatre events coordinators Alex, Gus and Lucie and my fellow volunteers. I only hope I can continue to fulfil my role and purpose in life by volunteering before Shakespeare’s final lines of the play: ‘Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.’

Magnificent Mangoes

As the summer days grow warmer, Mike Cheung brings us the perfect way to cool down with his simple yet scrumptious Mango Lassi. Sweet, creamy, and super easy to make, it’s a refreshing treat to enjoy on sunny afternoons.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup chopped mango, frozen chopped mango, or canned mango pulp

• 1 cup of plain yoghurt

• ½ cup of milk

• 4 teaspoons of honey or sugar (more or less to taste)

• Dash of ground cardamom (optional)

• Ice (optional)

Method:

1. Add the mango, yoghurt, milk, honey (or sugar), and cardamom (optional) to a blender and blend for 2 minutes.

2. If you want a thicker consistency, either blend in some ice or serve over ice cubes.

3. Pour contents into a glass and sprinkle with a tiny pinch of ground cardamom to serve.

Mike Cheung is a keen cook, retired teacher and activist living with dementia. Mike is aware of how easy it is to live off ready meals and takeaways in the early stages of dementia. Through his simplified, dementia-friendly recipes, Mike hopes to remind people of the importance of a nutritious, healthy diet for both mind and body.

The Great Tractor Trouble

There’s magic, mayhem and muck in this quarter’s Blog Corner. Read on for another whimsical tale from Thornhill! By Paul Shaw

The June sun shines brightly, a warm breeze gently stirring the carpets of fresh grass in the fields. Insects, great and small, zigzag across the sky, hypnotised by the overpowering scent of tree blossom and freshly opened flowers. Sparrows sing their hearts out as they frantically gather food for their hungry nestlings. In the barn, Florence has just finished feeding the animals. There’s an air of contentment throughout it’s a happy place to be on this perfect summer morning. You could even say it’s a bit of a magic roundabout here. Outside the barn, however, stands a grumpy Mr. Rusty. His tractor has broken down, and Florence is giving him an earful as she pushes a wheelbarrow full of heavy stable muck towards the heap at the far side of the farm.

Dougal comes running up, barking. “This will not do! Do it will not! This country’s going to pieces. We can’t have tractors breaking down. What’s next Hibs winning the European Cup?” He trots up to Florence and hands her a flower. “This isn’t right. You shouldn’t be pushing that wheelbarrow. Slave labour in Thornhill, 2025 — it’s preposterous! Shocking! We’re on the slippery slope to chaos. Get tractors nationalised!” Florence gives him a hug, then reaches into her pocket and offers him a sugar lump to calm him down. “Don’t worry, Dougal. All will be well. Zebedee will get the tractor working.” Dillan hops up to the tractor. “What’s this, like? This blue machine?” He jumps into the front digger. “Is it a rocket? Can someone blast me into those marmalade skies?” Lost in his dreamy thoughts, Dillan’s fantasy is suddenly interrupted by a brown-eyed figure staring back at him. “Man, the aliens have landed, and I’m on their spaceship!”

Zebedee looks at him, exasperated. “It’s not time for bed, Dillan. Keep off the fresh grass and do something useful like smoking those joints for dinner, will you?” And with a loud BOING!, he disappears. Miraculously, the tractor roars back to life.

Scan the QR code, left, to see Zebedee take a leap.

Slipping through Dementia’s cracks: the show that puts memory centre stage

The critically acclaimed The Nature of Forgetting is hitting the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. Here, we are lucky to have creator/director, Guillaume Pigé, talk to us about the inspiration, process and challenges behind making such a powerful show. By Guillaume Pigé

“We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars... Everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings... There is something, way down deep that’s eternal about every human being... And that’s what’s left when memory is gone.” - Thornton Wilder, Our Town

In 2015, the making of The Nature of Forgetting began with a single question: what is left when memory is gone? We couldn’t put the answer into words so we made a show about it.

At the start, we were inspired by writer Bruno Schulz and theatre director Tadeusz Kantor, particularly Kantor’s The Dead Class and Wielopole, Wielopole, which both explore the inescapability of childhood memories and

Photos by Johan Persson

the impossibility of returning to the past. The theatrical challenge of making something visible on stage that no longer exists was deeply appealing. To explore this further, we collaborated with neuroscience professor Kate Jeffery to understand what happens in the brain when we forget. We learned that memory is a visual process, and that the hippocampus — a small region in the center of the brain — acts like a workshop where memories are built.

When we remember something, like our first kiss at school, the brain reconstructs the memory step by step. It starts by creating the space the classroom then gradually fills in details like wooden desks and classmates, before finally recalling the event itself. Memory is a reconstruction, like pulling on an invisible thread with countless memories attached. This became the key to developing the language of our performance. To portray forgetting, we focused on deconstructing, mis-constructing, and tangling these memory threads sometimes even breaking them, making it impossible to fully retrieve a sequence of events. This approach suited our style of physical and visual theatre, where objects and characters could appear in the wrong place or time. We extended this concept through voice, sound, music, and lighting to make the process of forgetting visible on stage.

The journey of Tom, our main character, alongside his daughter Sophie, his mother, and his best friend Mike, was shaped by personal experiences and interviews with people living with dementia and their carers. We didn’t aim to collect personal stories we were more interested in the profound connection between music and memory. Music activates parts of the brain that aren’t solely responsible for memory, which is why people with dementia often still respond to music. It’s not that memories disappear — they become inaccessible. That distinction was crucial for us: the memories are still there.

“Curiously, memories we thought were long gone often resurface later in life, sometimes during the onset of memory decline. Neurobiologists don’t fully understand why, but I find it fascinating.“

One scene in the show is drawn directly from a moment I witnessed between my grandparents. One afternoon, my grandfather wouldn’t let go of my grandmother’s hand. He just wouldn’t. Every time I perform that moment on stage, I connect with it deeply. For me, it’s about holding on — clinging to a loved one as long as possible before the connection fades beyond reach. Common experience tells us that we forget more than we remember, and science agrees. Our brains constantly choose which memories to keep and which to discard. In this way, we are shaped as much by what we forget as by what we remember. Yet, curiously, memories we thought were long gone often resurface later in life, sometimes during the onset of memory decline. Neurobiologists don’t fully understand why, but I find it fascinating. I noticed this in my interviews too: people often recalled long-term or childhood memories with striking clarity, as though the past had become newly accessible.

After nearly a decade of creating, touring, and revisiting The Nature of Forgetting, the greatest lesson I carry is the reminder to be fully present to live life while I’m living it. It brings me back to Emily’s question in Our Town:

“Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? — every, every minute?”

Ultimately, our piece isn’t about dementia. It’s about the fragility of life, the fleeting nature of memory, and that eternal ‘something’ that remains when memory is gone.

Catch The Nature of Forgetting at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 9th – 23rd of August at The Pleasance Courtyard. Tickets are available now at edfringe.com.

bold News!

Standing for ‘Bringing Out Leaders in Dementia’, bold empowers dementia communities through creativity as well as an award-winning dementia leadership programme. Read on to find out about bold’s transition from academia to Community Interest Company, with bold new plans to make a tangible difference to how we live with, and understand, dementia.

By Lorna Lyons

We have finally boldly blossomed and successfully spun out of The University of Edinburgh & Queen Margaret University as the bold Community Interest Company.

So, what does that mean? It means we are now trading as a social enterprise which exists to benefit our bold creative dementia community! And we carry on with our bold vision of a world where living with dementia doesn’t change who we are or how we live, along with our mission to Bring Out Leaders in Dementia who inspire and contribute to thriving communities.

We have a new bold CIC board of directors and are delighted to have so many bold Partners from our community who are willing to support our bold work moving forward as we carry on Bringing Out Leaders in Dementia. We are particularly delighted to have Alan & Lil Buick as Lived Experience Advisors, ensuring all our plans have those living with dementia at the heart. We’ve had our first board meeting, which was as inspiring as ever ,with lots of bold ideas and creative plans as we carry on helping those living with dementia to ‘live their best lives through creativity’, (a wee quote from our bold CIC board meeting.)

The bold CIC Website is under development and will launch in mid-April 2025. Alongside more details about the new bold CIC Board members, there will be a section about our ‘bold Beginnings…’ celebrating all that has been achieved so far and those who sowed the seeds, as well as nourished them, to help bold to flourish along the way. The structure will be slightly different, and we plan to provide Free Resources, Subscription Resources and the bold Online Social Leadership CPD Programme to those living with dementia, unpaid dementia carers and dementia practitioners.

And finally in February 2025 the bold Online Social Leadership Programme’s content was certified by The CPD Certification Services as conforming to Continuing Professional Development Principles. So, anyone who completes our award-winning 6-week programme will receive a CPD certificate which demonstrates a commitment to ongoing professional development, allowing you to actively work on enhancing your skillset and boost your confidence in your abilities and competence within your field.

To keep up-to-date about all the above and be part of our bold CIC creative, dementia community please sign-up to our bold Monthly Newsletter at bold-scotland.org/bold-newsletter/

The green-fingered gardener with a need for speed

When it comes to hobbies, you might not put beetroot and bombing about on a motorbike together. But for green-fingered Isa, the two passions complement each other as perfectly as the veg varieties in her carefully tended garden. This quarter, Ann meets an East Lothian native, whose need for speed is matched by a love of family and all things wild. By Ann Burnett

IIsa is an East Lothian lass, born in Whitecraigs in 1940. She still remembers the enemy bombers going over during the war and once a bomb exploded nearby. A large bing, left over from the pits, took the worst of the blast and saved their home. She travelled to Musselburgh Grammar for schooling and when she left, Isa’s first job was in market gardening. Growing fruit and vegetables is something she’s enjoyed her whole life and which she still takes pleasure in today. When I visited, her garden is perfection and ready to be planted up for the new season. Helped by her daughter, Lynne, the raised beds will be planted with potatoes, carrots, leeks, onions and beetroot. She even met her husband Alexander through market gardening. She was working at a farm where he delivered goods and he asked her for a date. But after a while, she broke it off with him. However, a year later, realising her mistake, she wrote him a letter asking him to meet her outside the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. He must have missed her too because he turned up and the rest as they say is history. They were married a year later. They settled in Haddington where she brought up two sons and a daughter.

She was a great mum, according to Lynne, willing to join in with all their games and projects as she loved being with children. After they all went to school, she took a job with a local doctor, as a housekeeper and childminder, looking after the children until they went to high school. Her large family are a great source of pride and pleasure. She has 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, spread out over East Lothian and beyond. She was very close to her sister, Mary who had looked after her since her mother died when Isa was 17. Sadly Mary died from dementia. Another great interest was motorbikes. When not looking after children or her garden, Isa and her husband would take their motorbike, a Matchless, to the Isle of Man TT races every year where they enjoyed watching the bikes zoom around the course. On their outings, Isa would ride pillion, but once, Alexander let her sit up front though he criticised her for going too fast! She takes me out to show me around her garden. She’s very fond of fruit and had a lovely pear tree growing though now a miniature apple tree is all they have room for. Lynne has transformed a sunny corner for her mum to sit and enjoy the plants as she is no longer able to do much in the garden. She had a nasty accident recently where she made the classic gardening mistake of standing on a rake which gave her a nasty bump on her head and a visit to the hospital in Edinburgh. But she’s still smiling and enjoying life.

Those Were the Days

Strike a pose! These proud figures have stood tall in Edinburgh for decades — some even centuries. From famous faces to legendary locals, can you tell where these statues stand? Have a guess and see how many you recognise!

fringe for everyone

Fringe artists have donated tickets to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Community Ticketing Initiative, which aims to help locals who might otherwise miss out on the festival. Edinburgh Theatres are teaming up with theFringe Society to distribute these tickets.

These tickets are available for people who live in Edinburgh or the Lothians and are either at risk, vulnerable, marginalised or isolated, or experiencing additional barriers to attending the festival.

You do not need to prove your status, just contact Alex for tickets on alex.howard@edtheatres.com.

The Community Ticketing Initiative is possible thanks to the generosity of the artists who donate tickets to their shows. These artists can often be smaller-scale, independent and community-minded – they’re eager to share the joy of performance, even if this reduces their income from ticket sales. They are not paid or reimbursed to do so, but benefit by having a happy and supportive audience.

To thank these artists, we encourage you to only book the tickets you know will be used. We know plans can change – if the ticket recipient can no longer make it to a show, please call our Community Tickets Box Office on 0131 226 0027 and release the ticket(s) so that someone else has a chance to experience the magic. The more notice you can give, the better.

Welcome to Pet Corner!

In this month’s Pet Corner, Lucille, our Development Manager, shares the ups, downs and delightful fluffiness of life with hens. Read on for tales of pecking-order politics, egg-cellent discoveries, and a bit of green-thumb mischief from these charming backyard companions!

Name The Bluefield Fluffybutts

Human Lucille Bluefield (Senior Development Manager)

Description We first began hen keeping during lockdown in 2020 when a local hen keeper needed new homes for her ladies. Bobbyzilla (named by my son after the P7 class goldfish) and her friends Jessie, Philomena, and Tina soon took up residency in our Balerno garden. The timing was perfect, as the whole family was at home, and we quickly learned everything about henkeeping mistakes and all.

Did you know the colour of a hen’s eggs depends on the colour of her ears? Hens with red or brown ears lay brown eggs, and hens with white ears lay white eggs. Some breeds even lay blue eggs!

Favourite grub Dried mealworms, sunflower seeds, blueberries, sweetcorn, leafy greens, and porridge in winter.

Nature If you have space, hens make brilliant pets. They’re affectionate, curious, and endlessly entertaining clucking around the garden, dustbathing, jumping for flies, and scratching for slugs and worms. You’d think they’d be perfect for pest control, but they can’t resist snacking on your plants, especially fresh green shoots!

Naming them is great fun we especially enjoyed getting two new hens during the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and naming them Lilly (after Elizabeth) and Milly (after Camilla). And of course, they provide a steady supply of fresh eggs in all shapes and sizes. There’s nothing better than finding a warm, fresh egg in the hay.

Join our Focus Group

“ None of us are professionals we’re just voices with ideas” Tom Dalgleish, Capital Theatres Focus Group Member

We are seeking people with a dementia diagnosis to join our Capital Theatres Focus Group. Our Focus Group meets bi-monthly and gives people living with dementia an active, tangible role in shaping the Creative Engagement programme here at Capital Theatres. Tea, coffee and biscuits are served at each meeting, we lay on a lunch for Focus Group members at least twice a year, and we try our best to offer theatre benefits where we can.

So if you have a dementia diagnosis and feel excited to start shaping the dementia programme across our theatres (or even have an idea for an event yourself!) we’d love to have you along.

Please contact Alex at alex.howard@capitaltheatres.com or 0131 622 8102 if you would like to learn more. We can of course make any adjustments necessary to make your attendance more comfortable at our sessions.

See you there!

Festival Theatre, 13-29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9FT

DementiArts Calendar

Receiving a dementia diagnosis can be a daunting time. We’re fortunate in Edinburgh to have a wide range of dementia-friendly services and activities right on our doorstep. In this calendar, we’ve done our best to list events happening over the next quarter across the city and the Lothians. Big or small, online or in person, in galleries or gardens if it’s taking place in the coming months, you’ll find it here. Events highlighted in blue are Capital Theatres events held here at the Festival Theatre.

Alzheimer Scotland also offers a wealth of activities across Edinburgh and the Lothians. This list doesn’t cover all their fantastic programmes, so for more information, please contact: Edinburgh: EdinburghServices@alzscot.org / 0131 551 9350

West Lothian: WestLothianServices@alzscot.org / 01506 533 108

Mid & East Lothian: mhuddleston@alzscot.org / 0131 654 1114

July 2025

Tuesday July 1st

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888

11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm-3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

5pm—7pm The Teatime Club

St Thomas’ Church, Glasgow Road

Contact Georgia on 0131 478 7784

Wednesday July 2nd

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am – 12noon Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Musselburgh

St Andrews High Church, EH21 7EA

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

10.30am-12pm Dementia-friendly Focus Group

Festival Theatre, EH8 9FT

Email engage@capitaltheatres.com for more information.

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm – 2.30pm Music Memories

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.45pm—2.45pm Choir in the Park

Saughton Park Glasshouse, EH11 3BQ

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

2pm—3.45pm Nor th-West Edinburgh Singing Group

Drylaw Parish Church Hall, EH4 2RG

Contact Ali on 0131 467 9354

4.30pm—5.30pm Chair Yoga

Online Event

Book at 0131 315 2151 or email admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk

Thursday July 3rd

10am

Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm – 3pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café

Cowan Court, EH26 8BF

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

1.45pm—2.45pm Choir in the Park

Saughton Park Bandstand, EH11 3BQ

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Friday July 4th

10.30am—12noon Bo’ness Dementia Café

Richmond Park Hotel, EH51 0DN

Contact 01324 559480 or email falkirkservices@alzscot.org

11am – 12.45pm Ashbrook Community Choir

492 Ferry Road, EH5 2DL

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

2pm—3pm Together in Song

Festival Theatre, EH8 9FT

Booking essential. Call 0131 529 6000 or visit capitaltheatres.com

Monday July 7th

10.30am—12noon Dunbar Outdoor Activity Group

Dunbar Leisure Pool, EH42 1EU

Contact Michael on mhuddleston@alzscot.org.

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café

The Dunbar Town House, EH42 1ER

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—4pm Music & Memories

Morningside Parish Church, EH10 6BQ

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday July 8th

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108 11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888 11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 o r email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

10.45am—12.45pm

Hibs Football Memories

Easter Road Stadium, EH7 5QG

Contact Margaret on mags@hiberniancf.org

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Contact Kim on kim.ogilvie@bighearts.org.uk or call 07443 269 947

2pm – 3.30pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café

Dalkeith Baptist Church, EH22 1JE

Contact Michael on mhuddleston@alzscot.org or call 0131 654 1114

2pm-3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

3pm-4.30pm Canal Trip

Seagull Trust Cruises, 27 Baird Road, EH28 8RA

Places Limited. To book please contact WestLothianServices@alzscot.org or phone 01506 533 108

Wednesday July 9th

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm—2.30pm Livingston Memor y Café

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 3.30pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Tranent

The Fraser Centre, EH33 1AF

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

4.30pm—5.30pm Chair Yoga

Online Event

Book at 0131 315 2151 or email admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk

Thursday July 10th

10am

Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

4pm – 5pm Gorgie Community Choir

Salvation Army Hall, EH11 2RT

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Friday July 11th

10.30am—12noon Bo’ness Dementia Café

Richmond Park Hotel, EH51 0DN

Contact 01324 559480 or email falkirkservices@alzscot.org.

Monday July 14th

10.30am—12noon Dunbar Outdoor Activity Group

Dunbar Leisure Pool, EH42 1EU

Contact Michael on mhuddleston@alzscot.org

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108 1pm – 2.30pm West Calder Memory Café

West Calder Community Hub, EH55 8DZ

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108 2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108 3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday July 15th

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888

11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

2pm-3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

5pm—7pm The Teatime Club

St Thomas’ Church, Glasgow Road

Contact Georgia on 0131 478 7784

Wednesday July 16th

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am – 12noon The Caring Café

Queen Margaret Hall, 53 Blackness Road, EH49 7JA

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm – 2.30pm Music Memories

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—3.45pm Nor th-West Edinburgh Singing Group

Drylaw Parish Church Hall, EH4 2RG

Contact Ali on 0131 467 9354

Thursday July 17th

10am Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm – 3pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café

Cowan Court, EH26 8BF

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

1.45pm—2.45pm Choir in the Park

Saughton Park Glasshouse, EH11 3BQ

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Friday July 18th

10.30am—12noon Bo’ness Dementia Café

Richmond Park Hotel, EH51 0DN

Contact 01324 559480 or email falkirkservices@alzscot.org

11am – 12.45pm Ashbrook Community Choir

492 Ferry Road, EH5 2DL

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

10.30am—12noon

Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

11am – 1pm The Memor y Cave Café - Armadale

The Community Centre, EH48 3QB

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Monday July 21st

10.30am—12noon Dunbar Outdoor Activity Group

Dunbar Leisure Pool, EH42 1EU

Contact Michael on mhuddleston@alzscot.org

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

10.45am—12.45pm Hibs Football Memories

Easter Road Stadium, EH7 5QG

Contact Margaret on mags@hiberniancf.org

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Tea and ‘Jam’

Festival Theatre, EH8 9FT

Booking essential. Call 0131 529 6000 or visit capitaltheatres.com

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm—3.30pm Whitburn Memor y Café

Blackburn United Football Club, EH47 7LL

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—4pm Music & Memories

Morningside Parish Church, EH10 6BQ

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday July 22nd

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10am – 11.30am Broxburn Memory Café

Strathbrock Partnership Centre, EH52 5LH

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888 11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30p Alzheimer Scotland D’Café

Dalkeith Baptist Church, EH22 1JE

Contact Michael on mhuddleston@alzscot.org or call 0131 654 1114

2pm-3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Wednesday July 23rd 10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm—2.30pm Livingston Memor y Café

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 3pm Brew and Blether

Festival Theatre, EH8 9FT

Booking essential. Call 0131 529 6000 or visit capitaltheatres.com

Thursday July 24th

10am Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 3.30pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Prestonpans

Prestonpans Community Centre, EH32 9QS

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

4pm – 5pm Gorgie Community Choir

Salvation Army Hall, EH11 2RT

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Friday July 25th

10.30am—12noon Bo’ness Dementia Café

Richmond Park Hotel, EH51 0DN

Contact 01324 559480 or email falkirkservices@alzscot.org

10.30am – 12noon Gallery Social

The National Gallery, EH2 2EL

Booking essential. Contact learning@nationalgalleries.org or 0131 624 6410

Monday July 28th

10.30am—12noon Dunbar Outdoor Activity Group

Dunbar Leisure Pool, EH42 1EU

Contact Michael on mhuddleston@alzscot.org

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 4pm

Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday July 29th

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108 11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888 11am – 1pm

Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email

pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm-3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Wednesday July 30th

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm – 2.30pm Music Memories

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Thursday July 31st

10am Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10am – 11.30am Forget Me Note Café

East Calder Parish Church Hall, EH53 0HF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

August 2025

Monday August 4th

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm—3pm

Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on s cott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Dunbar

The Dunbar Town House, EH42 1ER

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—4pm Music & Memories

Morningside Parish Church, EH10 6BQ

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

2.30pm— 4pm Bathgate Memor y Café

Rosemount Gardens, EH48 1QW

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday August 5th

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888

11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm-3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Wednesday August 6th

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

10.30am – 12pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Musselburgh

St Andrews High Church, EH21 7EA

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm – 2.30pm Music Memories

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—3.45pm Nor th-West Edinburgh Singing Group

Drylaw Parish Church Hall, EH4 2RG

Contact Ali on 0131 467 9354

Thursday August 7th

10am Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.45pm—2.45pm Choir in the Park

Saughton Park Glasshouse, EH11 3BQ

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Friday August 8th

11am – 12.45pm Ashbrook Community Choir

492 Ferry Road, EH5 2DL

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Saturday August 9th

2pm – 4pm Sings for Your Supper

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Monday August 11th

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1pm – 2.30pm West Calder Memory Café

West Calder Community Hub, EH55 8DZ

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday August 12th

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888

11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm-3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Wednesday August 13th

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm—2.30pm Livingston Memor y Café

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 3.30pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Tranent

The Fraser Centre, EH33 1AF

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

Thursday August 14th

10am Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

4pm – 5pm Gorgie Community Choir

Salvation Army Hall, EH11 2RT

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Friday August 15th

11am – 1pm The Memor y Cave Café - Armadale

The Community Centre, EH48 3QB

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Monday August 18th

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—3.30pm Whitburn Memor y Café

Blackburn United Football Club, EH47 7LL

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—4pm Music & Memories

Morningside Parish Church, EH10 6BQ

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday August 19th

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888

11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108 3pm EIF Dementia Friendly Concert

The Queen’s Hall, EH8 9JG

Tickets can be booked at eif.co.uk

Wednesday August 20th 10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

10.30am – 12noon The Caring Café

Queen Margaret Hall, 53Blackness Road, EH49 7JA

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm – 2.30pm Music Memories

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—3.45pm Nor th-West Edinburgh Singing Group

Drylaw Parish Church Hall, EH4 2RG

Contact Ali on 0131 467 9354

Thursday August 21st

10am Union Canal Walking Group Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.45pm—2.45pm Choir in the Park

Saughton Park Glasshouse, EH11 3BQ

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Friday August 22nd

11am – 12.45pm Ashbrook Community Choir

492 Ferry Road, EH5 2DL

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Monday August 25th

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday August 26th

10am – 11.30am Broxburn Memory Café

Strathbrock Partnership Centre, EH52 5LH

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108 11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888

11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

3pm-4.30pm PALM Dementia Cafe

St. Joseph Centre, EH14 7EH

Contact palmcafebalerno@gmail.com or call 07711046014

Wednesday August 27th

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm—2.30pm Livingston Memor y Café

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Thursday August 28th

10am Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10am – 11.30am Forget Me Note Café

East Calder Parish Church Hall, EH53 0HF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 3.30pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Prestonpans

Prestonpans Community Centre, EH32 9QS

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

4pm – 5pm Gorgie Community Choir

Salvation Army Hall, EH11 2RT

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

September 2025

Monday September 1st

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Dunbar

The Dunbar Town House, EH42 1ER

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

2pm—4pm Music & Memories

Morningside Parish Church, EH10 6BQ

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2.30pm— 4pm Bathgate Memor y Café

Rosemount Gardens, EH48 1QW

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday September 2nd

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888

11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Wednesday September 3rd

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

10.30am – 12pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Musselburgh

St Andrews High Church, EH21 7EA

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm – 2.30pm Music Memories

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—3.45pm Nor th-West Edinburgh Singing Group

Drylaw Parish Church Hall, EH4 2RG

Contact Ali on 0131 467 9354

Thursday September 4th

10am

Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.45pm—2.45pm Choir in the Park

Saughton Park Glasshouse, EH11 3BQ

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Friday September 5th

11am – 12.45pm Ashbrook Community Choir

492 Ferry Road, EH5 2DL

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

2pm—3pm Together in Song

Festival Theatre, EH8 9FT

Booking essential. Call 0131 529 6000 or visit www.capitaltheatres.com

Monday September 8th

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1pm – 2.30pm West Calder Memory Café

West Calder Community Hub, EH55 8DZ

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 4pm Gentle Exercise Class

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday September 9th

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888

11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Wednesday September 10th

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm—2.30pm Livingston Memor y Café

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 3.30pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Tranent

The Fraser Centre, EH33 1AF

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

Thursday September 11th

10am

Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

4pm – 5pm Gorgie Community Choir

Salvation Army Hall, EH11 2RT

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Monday September 15th

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm—3.30pm Whitburn Memor y Café

Blackburn United Football Club, EH47 7LL

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—4pm Music & Memories

Morningside Parish Church, EH10 6BQ

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday September 16th

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108 11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108 11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888 11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Wednesday September 17th

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

10.30am – 12noon The Caring Café

Queen Margaret Hall, 53 Blackness Road, EH49 7JA

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm – 2.30pm Music Memories

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm—3.45pm Nor th-West Edinburgh Singing Group

Drylaw Parish Church Hall, EH4 2RG

Contact Ali on 0131 467 9354

2pm—4pm Games Afternoon

Morningside Parish Church, EH10 6BQ

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email

pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

Thursday September 18th

10am Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.45pm—2.45pm Choir in the Park

Saughton Park Glasshouse, EH11 3BQ

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Friday September 19th

11am – 12.45pm Ashbrook Community Choir

492 Ferry Road, EH5 2DL

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 1pm The Memor y Cave Café - Armadale

The Community Centre, EH48 3QB

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Monday September 22nd

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587 11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 4pm Gentle Exercise Class

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday September 23rd

10am – 11.30am Broxburn Memory Café

Strathbrock Partnership Centre, EH52 5LH

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108 11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am –

12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888

11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

Wednesday September 24th

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon

Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

1pm—2.30pm Livingston Memor y Café

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Contact Kim on kim.ogilvie@bighearts.org.uk or call 07443 269 947

2pm – 3pm

Brew and Blether

Festival Theatre, EH8 9FT

Booking essential. Call 0131 529 6000 or visit capitaltheatres.com

Thursday September 25th

10am

Union Canal Walking Group

Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QG

Contact Fiona on 07706580147

10am – 11.30am Forget Me Note Café

East Calder Parish Church Hall, EH53 0HF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am – 11.45am Chair Yoga

North Edinburgh Arts, EH4 4AB

Contact admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk or 0131 315 2151

10.30am – 12noon Dementia Friendly Café

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

2pm – 3.30pm Alzheimer Scotland D’Café - Prestonpans

Prestonpans Community Centre, EH32 9QS

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

4pm – 5pm Gorgie Community Choir

Salvation Army Hall, EH11 2RT

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Friday September 26th

10.30am – 12noon Gallery Social

The National Gallery, EH2 2EL

Booking essential. Contact learning@nationalgalleries.org or 0131 624 6410

Monday September 28th

10.30am – 12noon Knit and Natter

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.45am – 11.45am St Brides Community Choir

St Brides Centre, EH11 2DZ.

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

11am – 12.30pm Redbrick Café - Social Circle (under 65)

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Tea and Jamboree

Festival Theatre, EH8 9FT

Booking essential. Call 0131 529 6000 or visit capitaltheatres.com

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on scott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 4pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

3.45pm—5pm Forget Me Notes Zoom Choir

Online Event

Contact admin@forgetmenotes.org.uk or 07588 894 587

Tuesday September 29th

10.30am – 12noon Games and a Gab

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12noon Yoga Class

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

11am – 12.30pm Let ’s Sing: Dementia Choir

Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh, EH12 6AT

Contact Penny on lets.sing.brunton@gmail.com or call Jan on 0131 669 2888

11am – 1pm Hear t for Art

Morningside Parish Church EH10 6BU

Contact Jacqui on 07834 364 628 or email pastoralassistant@morningsideparishchurch.org.uk

1.30pm – 2.30pm Eric’s Encore Music Group

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Contact Valeria at lembov@ericliddell.org or call 0131 357 1277

1.30pm—3pm Big Hear ts: Football and Edinburgh Memories

Tynecastle Stadium, EH11 2NL

Booking essential. Contact Scott on s cott.troup@bighearts.org.uk or call 07766432889

2pm – 3.30pm Community Café Drop in

West Lothian Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

3pm-4.30pm PALM Dementia Cafe

St. Joseph Centre, EH14 7EH

Contact palmcafebalerno@gmail.com or call 07711046014

Wednesday September 30th

10am – 12noon Social Circle

West Lothian Brain Health Centre, EH54 6QF

Contact westlothianservices@alzscot.org or call 01506 533 108

10.30am—11.15am Porty Promenade Walk

Meet at Swimming Centre Café, EH15 2BS

For more info, contact Active Communities on 0131 458 2260

10.30am—12noon Craigie Hotel Morning Meet

Craigie Hotel, EH26 9BZ

Please contact Michael on 0131 654 1114 or mhuddleston@alzscot.org

12noon—2pm Liddell Lions Lunch

Eric Liddell Community, EH10 4DP

Booking essential. Contact Valeria on lembov@ericliddell.org or 0131 357 1277

Those Were the Days answers from page X

Statue One: You can find Queen Victoria at the Foot of Leith Walk, just outside of the Newkirkgate Shopping Centre. Erected in 1907, it serves as a tribute to the local men of Leith who fought in the Boer War.

Statue Two: Built in 1991 to commemorate Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his work, Sherlock Holmes stands tall in Picardy Place

Statue Three: Greyfriars Bobby, one of Edinburgh’s most iconic landmarks, is a must-see on George IV Bridge just don’t rub his nose!

Statue Four: Hordes of tourists walk past these two Scottish warriors every day at the entrance to Edinburgh Castle. Robert the Bruce wears the crown whilst William Wallace stands guard with his sword and shield.

Statue Five: My personal favourite, Wojtek the Soldier Bear in Princess Street Gardens serves as a poignant reminder of the close ties between Poland and Scotland forged during World War II.

Statue Six: Hiding in Parliament Square behind St. Giles Cathedral you’ll find Edinburgh’s oldest statue. Erected in 1685, this lead equestrian statue depicts Charles II in Roman military garb.

Useful Numbers

Alzheimer Scotland National Office

160 Dundee Street, Edinburgh EH11 1DQ. Phone 0131 243 1453 email alzheimer@alzscot.org

Alzheimer Scotland

Early Onset

Support and information for people supporting individuals with Early Onset dementia. Call 0131 551 9350 or email EdinburghServices@Alzscot.org

Dementia Helpline

0808 808 3000

The 24 hour Dementia Helpline is free and confidential, and you don’t even have to give your name if you prefer not to. Call at any time for information, signposting and emotional support, or email helpline@alzscot.org

Edinburgh, Midlothian & East Lothian

Dial-A-Ride: 0131 447 9949

Dial-A-Bus: 0131 447 1718 Email: edinburgh@handicabs.org.uk

Edinburgh Service

This Service is for individuals who have a diagnosis of dementia, their families and carers. We offer information, support and a range of activities. Contact Paula Frame or Debbie Rae for more information on 0131 551 9350 or EdinburghServices@Alzscot.org

Herbert Protocol Forms

Form used to assist police in finding missing persons with dementia. email PC Yocksan Bell at Yocksan.Bell@scotland.police.uk

LifeCare - extra years of zest

Various registered day clubs, activities and an outreach service across Edinburgh. For more information contact 0131 343 0940

Movement for Memories

Designed to support people living with dementia to be active. Contact Edinburgh Leisure on 0131 458 2260

National Dementia Advisor Service

Provides information, advice and advocacy relating to all aspects of brain health and dementia. Call 0300 373 5774 or email NDAS@alzscot.org

Regional Dementia Advisors

Michael Huddleston (East/Mid Lothian): 0131 654 1114 Caroline O’Hara (Edinburgh): 0131 551 9350

Vintage Vibes

Vintage Vibes is a service tackling isolation and loneliness among the over-60s. For more information call 0131 343 0955 or email hello@vintagevibes.org.uk

VOCAL

A local organisation helping carers of people living with dementia. Call 0131 622 6666, or email centre@vocal.org.uk

West Lothian

Dial-A-Ride: 01506 633 953

Dial-A-Bus: 01506 633 336 Email: bathgate@handicabs.org.uk

West Lothian Dementia Resource Centre

Tel: 01506 533 108 or email WestLothianServices@Alzscot.org