supporting people affected by dementia in Harborough District
and surrounding areas

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Dementia Harborough

DEMENTIA HARBOROUGH is an umbrella name to describe a range of activities that are organised to support those with recently diagnosed dementia, their carers and families.

DEMENTIA HARBOROUGH grew out of the creation, in March 2011, of a small independent charity: Dementia café Market Harborough. The café itself was born out of the recognition that there was little provision or support for those newly diagnosed with dementia and their families to get together, and jointly support each other.

Now we run:-

Dementia café - a safe and relaxing place where people with dementia, their family members and carers can get specialist advice from visiting speakers and fieldworkers attending from support agencies. It is also an opportunity to meet others in the same situation and share experiences. All while enjoying coffee, cake and conversation! Find out more about Dementia café

Singing for Memories Group - Music and singing has a special place in everyone’s heart and memories. This is especially so for those with memory loss – music and songs can help with communication and trigger some of those long lost special memories. So come and join us for an enjoyable afternoon of singing and playing musical instruments or if you fancy it you can dance to the music! Find out more about Singing for Memories

Also we provide:

Resource Bank – we maintain a large collection of books, pamphlets and general information about dementia and the range of services available to support families in coping with a new diagnosis of the disease. These items are available at all Dementia café meetings.

Memory Workshops – we work closely with Rotary Club of Market Harborough volunteers to run occasional workshop sessions throughout the year at Dementia café meetings.

Our Trustees are actively supporting working partnerships with

• Community Mental Health Team South Leicestershire
• Voluntary Action South Leicestershire (with whom we joined forces to bid for Social Service Contracts in 2012)
• Rotary Club Market Harborough

We are also proud of the fact that we have successfully negotiated sponsorship arrangements with

• Sainsbury’s Supermarket (Market Harborough)
• Co-operative Funeral Services
• Illston on the Hill Onion Growers Association