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Memory cafés

Please note that the following Memory Cafes that are run by the Alzheimers Society are operating on an online basis: Filton, Winterbourne, Yate, Emersons Green and Longwell Green.

Please see below for opening times and contact details for more information:

The Cafe is open from 1.30pm until 2.30pm on alternating Thursdays. Please come along and join us. It is open to people of all ages with dementia and their carers. Please contact David Stone on 07544 764 929 or david.stone@alzheimers.org.uk for more information

Memory cafés offer a friendly welcome for anyone affected by dementia, or worried about their or someone else’s memory. They provide practical information and support, as well as the opportunity for people to ask questions and to listen to others’ experience. They also provide an informal and social environment in which to learn new skills, enjoy activities, listen to guest speakers and make new friends.

There are several memory cafes in South Gloucestershire, some are operated by Alzheimer’s Society and some are run by community volunteers and each has a different style. Please contact individual cafes for opening times:

Yate Memory Café

The Yate Memory Café is open from 2.30pm to 4.30pm on the last Thursday of every month, and is held at the Yate Library, West Walk, Yate, BS37 4AX.

Winterbourne Memory Café

The Winterbourne Memory Café is open from 2pm to 4pm on the first Monday of every month (apart from bank holidays), and is held at the Greenfield Centre, Park Avenue, Winterbourne, BS36 1NJ.

Filton Memory Café

The Filton memory Café is run and hosted by the Alzheimer’s Society with support from Filton Library. The café meets on the fourth Thursday of every month from 10.30am to 12:30pm. New attendees are very welcome to just turn up, or contact the library for more information on 01454 868006.

Emersons Green Café

The Emersons Green Café runs every second Thursday of the month, from 2pm to 4pm, and is held at Emersons Green Library, Emerson Way, Emersons Green BS16 7AP. You will meet friendly and supportive people affected by dementia and can spend time sharing information and experiences. Alzheimer’s Society staff and volunteers will be available to give you support, provide you with information and offer refreshments. There’ll be tea, coffee, soft cold drinks and cakes and a range of activities. Although the café is run by Alzheimer’s Society it is equally suitable for people with other forms of dementia. The library will be open as usual so you can also take the opportunity to borrow books or DVDs, use the computers free of charge, and find out about library services.

If you’d like to find out more about these memory cafés, contact your local Alzheimer’s Society on 0117 961 0693 or bristol@alzheimers.org.uk

Charfield Memory Group

Takes place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month in The Sportsman’s Lounge at Charfield Memorial Hall between 10am and 11am.

The group offers friendship and support to people of all ages living in Charfield and the surrounding villages, particularly those who are living with, or caring for someone with memory problems.

For further information on this and other support services available please contact Amanda on 07814 692 195 or email linkservices@hotmail.co.uk

Thornbury Memory Café

The Thornbury Memory Café is run by local people, and supports those in Thornbury and the surrounding area with some form of memory loss. The café meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 10.15am in the Methodist Church Hall. Anyone with a memory problem, together with a carer or friend is welcome. There is time for chatter and meeting with others. Please contact Sue Rowley 01454 412941.

The Retreat Memory Café

St Stephen’s Church Hall, Church Road, Soundwell, BS16 4RH

Meets on the second Monday of the month 10.15am – 12.15pm

For further information contact Winsome on 01454 868570 or email dementia@southernbrooks.org.uk

A car park is available at the rear of the hall for café users.

Oasis Memory Café

Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church Hall, High Street, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6AH

Meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month, 10.30am-12.00 noon

For further information call 01454 313023 or email office@cs-bc.org.uk

Haven Memory Café

United Reformed Church, Chapel Street, Thornbury, BS35 2BA

Opening launch 23rd June 2017