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Vikki came to help us celebrate our birthday – 9 years of fun & friendship.

She sang hot tunes for a hot day.

Wordsearches continue to be very popular. New ones are offered each time we meet.

The heatwave couldn’t keep the dancers from the dance floor.

Janet and I were pleased to welcome Karlee, the new ASDA Community Life Champion. Thank you to Karlee and Asda for the wonderful donation of cakes, biscuits and squash. We wish her every success in her role and hope she visits us again soon.

Team member highlight
Introducing Helen, our Librarian. Helen runs our Carers Library. She is always on hand with a smile and a listening ear if carers want to chat. She gives out free information booklets, and checks out and back items from our library which includes books, dvds and puzzles. She also ensures members are informed about any upcoming events we are made aware of that are happening in the community, by updating our Community Noticeboard.

How lovely it was to arrive this week to find this birthday greeting waiting for us! Thank you to Kath, the Shrewsbury House Manager for making it for us.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 22nd July 2025 at 1pm. Tony 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.

Julian sang a great medley of ’70s and ’80s hits.

It was surprising how many songs the members could sing along to. As usual the dance floor was packed despite the heat because if it’s Tuesday afternoon it’s party time.

Crafting and biscuits go well together.

Group members enjoy word searches and reminiscence in small groups.

Janet and I were pleased to welcome Fatmata, the new Service Development Manager at the Greenwich Carers Centre. We wish her every success in her role and hope she visits again soon.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 8th July 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.

On a hot day, Tony raised the temperature further with some hot tunes from the 1960s and 70s.

He turned up the amplifier and provided an hour’s worth of sing-along tunes.

Once again, the outdoor sports were popular. Team member Marilyn was helping activity lead Mary today as our other activity lead Tony, had a holiday

The “Ring of Fire” was a fitting ending to a hot day at Shrewsbury House. This popular song of Tony’s alway’s brings the roof down.

Team members Dot, Gyda, Peter and Pearl took the opportunity to sit down and recover by the open door.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 27th May 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.

A hot afternoon with some hot tunes.

Vikki was in very good form, as ever.

The weather was good so we tried some boules run by team member Mary, which proved popular.

Everyone was back in The Library in the second hour for the singing and dancing,

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 13th May 2025 at 1pm. Tony 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.

Julian gave us a 1970s blast from the past.

A popular choice of tunes.

We celebrated Easter, mainly with chocolate.

One of our members had completed her clay tablet and David framed it for her.

Another full dance floor for 60 minutes. Everyone was having fun.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 30th April 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.

Mark was on top form as usual.

He sang up a storm.

The group members enjoyed the activities. Our changing selection of word searches continue to be very popular.

Participation is always optional, and we had lots of dancers.

We welcomed Cath, the new Shrewsbury House manager, and prepared to say goodbye to Sonia the outgoing one.

The Reflections Friendship Group is next at Shrewsbury House on 15th April 2025 at 1pm. Julian 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.

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.