Tag: dementia

Jamie was back today with his “Thank you for the music” show. We also welcomed psychologists Andrew and Adam and trainee Lola, from Oxleas, the local Memory Service, who came along to speak to carers about their experience of the Memory Sevice and what they felt was missing.

Jamie, as we have come to expect was not put off by the heat and was still the man of many outfits. How he managed the outfit changes so quickly in the heat, I do not know.

Julie was back to run Fit for Life workshops again. Today the workshops focused mainly on hand strength and flexibility exercises. It was great to see the members joining in and the workshops running at full capacity.

Due to the heat, sit down activities were more popular today and the number playing Herd Mentality was higher than what we would normally encourage. Team member Paola rose to the challenge and managed to ensure everyone had a chance to participate.

In spite of the heat, there was more dancing than there had been at the last few sessions. Fortunately, the way Jamie’s shows are run there is plenty of time for a breather. It was wonderful to see so many people at the group. We appreciate them coming out on a hot day.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 21st July 2026 at 1pm when Tony will help us celebrate Reflections 10th Birthday.

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

It was another very hot day. The heat didn’t put members off with 44 coming along to join in. We also welcomed Tracey, a student nurse with Oxleas, who run the local Memory Service, who came along to see what happens at the group.

Tilly joined us for the first time today and was an instant hit. You can hear samples of Tilly’s singing at the group here. She will be back in September.

Creative Companion Collaborations were back with us again today. Members took the opportunity to have a relaxing hand massage.

Yvonne, who runs Creative Companion Collaborations wore this beautiful outfit, just perfect for a summer day.

There was less dancing than usual due to the heat, though everyone enjoyed Tilly’s performance. She played lots of songs that had people singing along. Several members took the opportunity to listen from the garden benches outside the music venue as there was a little bit of a breeze.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 7th July 2026 at 1pm when Jamie will perform for us.

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 back with another of his fabulous sing along sessions.

Seen here with his amplifier, we remember the early days when the group was small enough for Tony to play acoustic guitar. How the group has grown.

Creative Companion Collaborations were back again today to offer free massages to members. The team are lovely and the massages are always popular.

As Tony played on the members took to the dance floor. Tony commented we are the only place he visits where he takes two guitars as he doesn’t want to kill the mood if a string breaks, as our members go, go go.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 26th May 2026 at 1pm when Julian will give us another solid hour of top tunes.

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

Jamie was back to entertain us with another great show. As we have come to expect there were 12 outfit changes in an hour. He really is the master of a quick change.

Herd Mentality continues to be popular. Today we welcomed back team member Ann who joined Paola to host the game.

Jamie’s outfits always bring smiles and his Tina Turner outfit brought gasps of amazement. It is wonderful to see people’s reactions especially those who have never seen him before.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 12th May 2026 at 1pm when Tony will perform another sing-a-long session

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

Mark was back to entertain us. He brought along a high stool as he need to take it easy as he was still recovering from knee surgery. There was still plenty of energy.

Mayor Linda Bird came to visit the group again and joined in with the activities and some dancing.

Shrewsbury House were having the floor varnished in our usual room so Herd Mentality led by Paola was played in the communal library room. Everyone seemed to enjoy the change of view.

During the first hour, Older People’s Fitness Coach Julie was back to run another Fit for Life Workshop. Team members and Mayor Linda were on hand to assist her.

As usual Mark got the room going and there was plenty of singing and dancing from 2pm.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 28th April 2026 at 1pm when Jamie will perform his Born in the USA show.

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

Elvis was back in the building wearing his finest Las Vegas outfit!

Scott Elvis has all the tunes and the moves to entertain the group.

Today we were celebrating Easter. Janet went round offering members an Easter Egg.

Eyes down! Bingo caller Dave has a regular group who love to come see if they can win a prize.

A quieter moment with Elvis after so many fast paced songs.

Elvis doing his big finale to Suspicious Minds.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 14th April 2026 at 1pm when Mark will be back to 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.

It was a pleasure to have Julian back with us again.

Julian played some great tunes and as usual there were songs from several decades.

Today Julie was back to hold the 2nd Fit for Life Workshop. Julie had this to say about her visit. “It was a pleasure either seeing you again today or meeting you for the first time. Having returned after our first session not knowing what to expect I was overjoyed to see such amazing and confident sit to stands, even if it took a few attempts to fully stand it didn’t matter and do remember those initial mini lifts are building both strength and confidence. Almost more important, however, was witnessing a general attitude of ‘can do’ which was great to see.” It is great to see so many members taking part and improving their strength and balance.

Members love the opportunity to take to the dance floor.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 31st March 2026 at 1pm when Scott Elvis will be in the building.

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