Other Interests Groups
Dementia Carers (Forget-Me-Not)
Andrew Hinchley
The group organiser details are only available to logged in members
When do we meet?
We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 10am , upstairs in the Bay Tree cafe at 11, St John Street.
For our monthly walks at Nowton Park on the fourth Tuesday of every month, we meet at 2pm outside the Nowton Park café and choose a walk length that suits everyone attending.
What do we do?
We are a recently formed mutual support group for family carers who are looking after someone living with dementia.
We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 10am , upstairs in the Bay Tree cafe at 11, St John Street. Our meetings provide information with short talks from experts and providers, as well as providing an opportunity to exchange information and provide mutual support. There are no fees but please buy a tea or coffee at the cafe to give them a bit of extra custom in return for exclusive use of the upstairs room.
In addition, we hold a monthly walk for family carers and those they care for on the fourth Tuesday of every month at Nowton Park. No charge is made for the walks but anyone attending, both carers and cared for, needs to be u3a members to ensure that full public liability cover is in place for all attendees. Geoffrey Webb, a very experienced wellness walk leader, has offered to act as a walk leader for our initial walks.
The Nowton Park café is also a good place to get coffee or tea afterwards.
We are open to new members, and open to ideas from members on what else they would like the group to do.
We are hoping to attract new members from u3A. In addition we are in contact with the healthcare professions working in dementia care in the NHS and independent organisations such as Alzheimer’s UK. There are numbers of forms of dementia and the group exists to support any dementia carer.
Marsha Hemingway
The group organiser details are only available to logged in members
When do we meet?
We meet on the second Saturday of each month at The Oaks Barn public house from 10.30 to 12 midday.
What do we do?
The MOTO group is for all u3a in Bury St Edmunds members who don’t live with a partner, single, widowed or divorced, to get together to make new friends and enjoy a variety of activities in company with others.
How the group will work: All group members will be encouraged to arrange activities for the group – these could be meeting for coffee and a chat, walks, lunches or other activities.
So far we have arranged a trip to Newmarket races, a night at the opera in the cathedral, two theatre visits and regular Sunday pub lunches.
This group is currently full, a wait list is in operation however it would be preferable to start a second group. Please contact the interest group co-ordinator for further information particularly if you can assist with running a second group. (interestgroups@u3aburystedmunds.co.uk)
