Kanturk and Newmarket Dementia Café

By Kevin Quaid, Author

I am delighted to announce that we are once again able to return to face-to-face meetings for our dementia café. It will be the first time since the Covid lockdown that we will have face to face meetings and there are changes to both the venue and times. We used to have our dementia café meetings in the Daily Grind in Kanturk on the first Wednesday of every month but they will now be held in Newmarket at the new Culturlann Building, the old protestant church across the road the road from Hannon’s filling station and next door to the old AIB bank, the postcode is P51D845. Here are the following dates for the rest of the year, also please note the difference in time, they will now take place from 10.30am to 12.30 every month beginning with:

• Thursday October 6th

• Thursday November 3rd

• Thursday December 1st

A dementia café is a welcoming, once monthly meeting for anyone who is affected by dementia. People living with dementia, their families and friends, healthcare professionals, and people who are interested in supporting a dementia inclusive community, are all welcome to attend. Dementia cafés are run by local voluntary steering committees, and are always free of charge.

We hope to have at each meeting people who have dementia, caregivers and supporters as well as a dementia advisor and medical professionals.

From time to time, we will have a guest speaker and each time it will be on a different topic. It’s a safe place where you can ask questions and meet different people who can share their experiences and there will also be a cup of tea available. We are also looking for volunteers who would like to make cakes or buns to bring along on the day. We also hope to have some fun with music and storytelling from time to time. W e will have information leaflets and books available about dementia and a list of all activities that are going on in the community For more information, please contact Margaret McEntee on 086- 0255205 or Sheena Cadoo at sheena.cadoo@ hse.ie