Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 10.30am – 12.15pm. Or stay for a hot cooked 2-course lunch until 1.45pm.
Meetings held every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 10.30am – 12.15pm.
Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday at 1.45pm – 3.30pm.
Meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 10.30am – 12.00pm.
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday at 2.00pm – 4.00pm.
Our Memory Clubs run on a ‘Time Together – Time Apart’ model which was born out of consultation with family carers who told us that what they particularly wanted was a local place where they could go together with their loved one but still get some time apart.
Our meetings last for between 1.5 to 2 hours; during the first half we all enjoy informal chat together over a cup of tea and refreshments, but in the second half we divide into two groups so that structured Memory Support sessions, based around reminiscence, simple activities and singing, can be enjoyed by the people with dementia, whilst the carers retire to an adjacent room for a meeting chaired either by Elizabeth or a trained volunteer (often a former carer) where they can share experiences and advice with one another in comfort and confidence. Our Memory Clubs are run by local volunteers and former carers, supported by Elizabeth, Bob and Andrea at The Memory Tree office.
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Dr Elizabeth Anderson trained as a research psychologist, specialising in dementia in the late 1990’s when she completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford. Prior to founding The Memory Tree she worked as a Lecturer in Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford (2002 – 2008) and then as a freelance Dementia Care Trainer (2008 – 2011).
Bob has been working alongside Elizabeth as a volunteer since 2011. He is the lead for the Memory Support programme. Bob does a number of other voluntary roles with older people in the Bradford area, including the Home from Hospital scheme run by Carers’ Resource and being a volunteer driver for the Volunteer Centre Bradford.
Andrea has been a volunteer since 2014 and agreed to become our third director in 2015. Andrea’s main role is to help with fundraising, planning and local engagement and she helps out at Clubs as and when she is needed.
"I greatly value that we are able to have some time apart. I feel that we both gain more confidence at the sessions. It enables me to speak about problems and I enjoy the discussions."
“My husband enjoys coming here as well, as he likes to talk to the other men with memory difficulties.”
“The sessions are valued as they help my husband to express himself when I am not there. I particularly value the support of the staff and the other carers, and the information we receive.”
"In the carers group we have time together to laugh or to cry with others who really understand what it is like."
"If the Memory Club was closed this would leave a gap in our support."
"I particularly value the pleasure of being with people who know and understand the problems."
The Memory Tree CIC, 22 Bankfield Drive, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 4AD
Elizabeth Anderson
01274 583364