Category: Friends Group

Tony warmed up the room.

He added some new tunes to his already great playlist.

The Call to Mind reminiscence game was popular. Team members Ann and Lucia host two tables of the game for up to three couples. It’s a great way to share life experiences and find out more about other members.

The dance floor as usual was full and our members sang along to many of the tunes.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 1st April 2025 at 1pm. Mark will cover the crooners.

Please note: in our uploaded photos we blur the faces of all group members. You do see the faces of our wonderful volunteers.

Jamie performed his Carry on Crooning show.

Angelika, the borough’s Dementia Action Co Ordinator spoke to the group about coping strategies for living well with dementia during the first hour. We were delighted to see so many members joining in and sharing their ideas.

After Angelika’s session, a packed room of dancers enjoyed an hour of fun. The joint was jumping.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 18th March 2025 at 1pm. Tony will give us another sing-a-long.

Please note: in our uploaded photos we blur the faces of all group members. You do see the faces of our wonderful volunteers.

Today we were entertained with tunes from the 1970s back to the 1940s and everyone knew all the words.

Vikki’s Beatles medley went down particularly well.

Todays visitors were Janice, from the Carers Centre and Cordelia, a student nurse with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. Janice provided Helen & Janet with a copy of the latest newsletter and timetable of events from the Carers Centre, so that Helen as part of her librarian duties, can let members know about other available activities.

A few sporty people joined-in with the swing-ball during the first hour.

“New York, New York brought the high kickers onto the dance floor. None were higher than Vikki with her impressive high kicks!

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 4th March 2025 at 1pm. Jamie will entertain us.

Please note: in our uploaded photos we blur the faces of all group members. You do see the faces of our wonderful volunteers.

A full-on performance from Julian for a chilly day.

He played a great set of music from the 1960s and 70s.

Our Carers Library continues to grow managed by our resident librarian team member Helen.

Plenty of dancing and singing warmed-up the group.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 18th February 2025 at 1pm. Vikki will entertain us

Please note: in our uploaded photos we blur the faces of all group members. You do see the faces of our wonderful volunteers.

Jamie performed his “New Year’s Show”.

The dance floor was packed as usual and the dancers kept dancing. A good time was had by all.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 4th February 2025 at 1pm.

Please note: in our uploaded photos we blur the faces of all group members. You do see the faces of our wonderful volunteers.

Tony welcomed in our first session of 2025 with a selection of popular tunes.

He was in good voice – as always.

Helen’s library is becoming popular.

The weather was cold, but the dancing was hot.

Some rigorous participation rounded off the afternoon.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 21st January 2025 at 1pm. Jamie will join us for a New Year’s party.

Please note: in our uploaded photos we blur the faces of all group members. You do see the faces of our wonderful volunteers.

Due to the extra Tuesday this year we held a second and final session of the year.

Eleanor from Eleanor Music services came along for a visit and Mark invited Eleanore for a duet. Very good it was too.

It would not be a group meeting without word searches in the first hour.

We thanked Tina, from the Kent Spiritualist Teaching Group and The Pearly Queen of Greenwich for their financial support which funded our Christmas party last time.

We danced and sang the afternoon away.

Our thanks to the Shrewsbury House team, particularly Sonia and Darren, for all their help over the year. Thanks too to the excellent cafe team and all our volunteers, without whom we couldn’t run the group.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 7th January 2025 at 1pm. Tony will lead another sing-a-long.

Please note: in our uploaded photos we blur the faces of all group members. You do see the faces of our wonderful volunteers.

Vikki gave us another great Christmas Party performance.

Dressing-up was optional, but popular.

The annual Reflections Christmas raffle was very well supported. We send thanks to all the contributions from members and friends of the charity.

We are very grateful to the Kent Spiritualist Teaching Group and the Pearly Queen of Greenwich for funding the light Christmas lunch for 65 people.

A record turn-out meant the dance floor was packed.

The wonderful Reflections volunteers enjoying their Christmas lunch before the session.

Janet welcomed Eleanor to Reflections. She is a great singer who currently runs a singing group at Mycenae House.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 17th December 2024 at 1pm. Tony will be with us for a sing-a-long.

Please note: in our uploaded photos we blur the faces of all group members. You do see the faces of our wonderful volunteers.

Tony was in top form.

He gave the group some great sing-a-long tunes.

The dancers were twisting the afternoon away.

Another big turn-out for an uplifting two hours.

Janet and I were away for a short break. Our thanks to the excellent team of volunteers for providing a memorable afternoon.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 19th November 2024 at 1pm. Julian will be with us for some multi-instrumental entertainment.

Please note: in our uploaded photos we blur the faces of all group members. You do see the faces of our wonderful volunteers.

More hot tunes on a very cold day.

A full hour of non-stop hits from the 1960s and 70s.

We had a packed room, but there was enough space for dancing.

The volunteer elves were on top form.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 3rd December 2024 at 1pm. Vikki will entertain for our Christmas party.

Please note: in our uploaded photos we blur the faces of all group members. You do see the faces of our wonderful volunteers.