Pan-Dorset community activities
These are just some of the local community resources available for people with dementia, there are many more, it might be helpful to get further information from your local library or do an on online search for activities in your own area.
Singing for the Brain and Memory Cafes
To find local Dorset groups such as please check out Dementia-Friendly Dorset
Jolly Good Company
Offers uplifting indoor and outdoor activities for older people in the Dorset countryside. To make sure that our service suits you and your needs we will need to talk to you before you attend our sessions. All our groups are dementia friendly and open to everyone.
To find out more or to book email sarah@injollygoodcompany.com or call 07884 333117 Monday to Friday 10am - 5pm www.injollygoodocmpany.com
Walking football
A great way to exercise and for all ages and abilities is walking football. This activity is put on in different areas in Dorset.
'Trusted to Care' dementia cafe
The Potteries Care Home runs its 'Trusted to Care' dementia cafe in Poole on the last Tuesday of the month at The Club Hub.
Purbeck Forget-Me-Not
Purbeck Forget-Me-Not Meeting Centre is a social club providing the opportunity for activities and support to adapt and adjust to the physical, social and psychological changes that dementia brings, held in Wareham - more information can be found at Purbeck Forget-Me-Not
Making Memories
A local offer for dementia-friendly film showings in Swanage at the Mowlem Theatre. More information can be found on theHelp and Kindness website
Livability Flourish
Livability's Flourish project offers a range of activities to support people in the community, including those with dementia - find out more HERE
Future Roots - Countrymen's Club @ Rylands Farm, Dorchester - Future Roots run programmes for men aged 50+ from Rylands Farm, which is known as The Countrymen’s Club and also a separate club for their carers.
Activities are tailored to the preferences of the group & needs, which can be very broad ranging and include working with animals and spending time touring the farm and discussing changes, through to picking fruit or vegetables and then cooking a meal to be shared. Other activities include art therapy, traditional songs and poems, general woodwork or small building projects. Building projects are driven by the needs of each site so usually relate to agriculture or horticulture. Workshops are available on both sites. Many sessions include an element of reminiscence through involvement in current issues.
The Countrymen's Club is on Tuesday afternoons and transport is available to collect men from Dorchester through to Cerne and Sherborne.
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