Wadebridge Memory Cafe thrives during lockdown and at 3pm we all had tea together. It was great. We also had a cocktail afternoon, again provided by the Café. They were nonalcoholic of course!
The Wadebridge Memory Café has continued to meet during lockdown via Zoom. We were a little apprehensive at first but by utilising the Café’s supply of tablet computers, our experienced volunteers and our guests being willing to give new things a try, the Virtual Memory Café has proved very successful. We continue to meet twice a month and on average 20 people join the Café, and, on occasions, there have been more. It is lovely that friends from the St. Minver Café and those now living at St. Breock Care Home are able to join us. During lockdown we have been very busy. For the Café’s 12th birthday we had a virtual cream tea. The Betjeman Centre provided the scones, cream and jam and the Café volunteers took the teas to all our guests
We still continue with the usual activities of the Café, together with quizzes, making of collages and Julia has given us chair exercises to music. Live classical music performances have been given by family members. An advantage of holding Cafés online is that
friends and family from outside Cornwall can join in with the activities and chat to loved ones. The leaf art featured here was produced by 3 generations of the same family; granny living at St. Breock care home, daughters and grandchildren in Cornwall and Wiltshire. Granny was heard saying, “this is doing me the world of good”, with a wonderful smile on her face. Thanks must go to all our volunteers who make these meetings possible. We are looking forward to meeting again at the Betjeman Centre before too long. To find out more, please phone Margaret on 07917 195372 or email the facilitator tjwadebridge@gmail.com Tim Jones
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