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Alzheimer Scotland’s Dementia Advisor Visiting

Michael Huddleston, Alzheimer Scotland’s Dementia Advisor for Mid and East Lothian will come to meet the group.

Gibb Room 1, The Bleachingfield Centre

North Light Art Workshop with Georgina Brown

North Light Art Workshop with artist Georgina Brown. Georgina will be working with us to produce small metal sculptures which will be placed in the Backlands and Belhaven Gardens.

Spott Village Hall, 2 30 – 4 00 pm. North Light are kindly providing taxi service from The Bleachingfield Centre – leaving at 2 10 pm, and returning from Spott at 4 15 pm.

North Light Art Workshop with Rita Bradd

Local writer/musician Rita Bradd will join us for our art workshop. Gibb Room 1, 2 30 – 4 00 pm.

Cream tea being served also!

Ratho Barge Trip Report

Wonderful day out thanks to the Seagull Trust, Ratho. We all piled into our coach (the lovely Neil driving us!). Wet, wet start to the afternoon but spirits were high and the sun was out by the time we travelled along the canal. So relaxing and great to travel at such a leisurely pace. Fun had by all.

Regular Weekly Meetings

Dunbar Dementia Carers Support Group (established in 2015) aims to provide support for anyone who is caring for a family member or friend who is living with a diagnosis of a dementia related condition. Pre-covid our two groups would meet weekly in the Bleachingfield Centre in Dunbar to provide companionship, fellowship and stimulation. We worked hard during Lockdown to provide continuity for our group members with weekly phone calls; publishing regular newsletters, providing deliveries of craft materials, gardening supplies and takeaway afternoon teas, moving on to organising both one-to-one and small, socially distanced, outdoor meetings within Scottish Government guidelines, when this was permissible.