Beyond Dementia
@beyonddementia.bsky.social
Wiltshire's award-winning dementia charity, supporting people living at home with dementia and family carers - in whichever way suits them best.
Visit us at www.beyonddementia.org.uk
Visit us at www.beyonddementia.org.uk
'It makes you feel useful again.'
Huge thanks to Brenda for the warmth, love and generosity of spirit she brings to our community groups in North Wiltshire, and for sharing her #volunteer story
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Huge thanks to Brenda for the warmth, love and generosity of spirit she brings to our community groups in North Wiltshire, and for sharing her #volunteer story
@chipptowncouncil.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
'It makes you feel useful again.'
Huge thanks to Brenda for the warmth, love and generosity of spirit she brings to our community groups in North Wiltshire, and for sharing her #volunteer story
@chipptowncouncil.bsky.social
Huge thanks to Brenda for the warmth, love and generosity of spirit she brings to our community groups in North Wiltshire, and for sharing her #volunteer story
@chipptowncouncil.bsky.social
Dementia care is all about the face-to-face, but sometimes desk research/online tools help people experiencing #dementia and families in #Wiltshire find the extra connections they need.
Our online Support Village will always be a work in progress - tell us what we've missed bit.ly/4lY9ut9
Our online Support Village will always be a work in progress - tell us what we've missed bit.ly/4lY9ut9
July 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Dementia care is all about the face-to-face, but sometimes desk research/online tools help people experiencing #dementia and families in #Wiltshire find the extra connections they need.
Our online Support Village will always be a work in progress - tell us what we've missed bit.ly/4lY9ut9
Our online Support Village will always be a work in progress - tell us what we've missed bit.ly/4lY9ut9
Never too old for a disco!
We had a great boogie at #OldSilkWorks first 70s-inspired disco - complete with DJ, bouncer on the door, mocktails and the lovely company of Warminster School kids, who also lent their disco lights. Groovy time had by all!
#dementiacare #livingwell
We had a great boogie at #OldSilkWorks first 70s-inspired disco - complete with DJ, bouncer on the door, mocktails and the lovely company of Warminster School kids, who also lent their disco lights. Groovy time had by all!
#dementiacare #livingwell
July 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Never too old for a disco!
We had a great boogie at #OldSilkWorks first 70s-inspired disco - complete with DJ, bouncer on the door, mocktails and the lovely company of Warminster School kids, who also lent their disco lights. Groovy time had by all!
#dementiacare #livingwell
We had a great boogie at #OldSilkWorks first 70s-inspired disco - complete with DJ, bouncer on the door, mocktails and the lovely company of Warminster School kids, who also lent their disco lights. Groovy time had by all!
#dementiacare #livingwell
Many congratulations to Ali Baker who lives with early onset dementia and last week jumped out of a plane to support others affected. Ali, diagnosed at 56, and friends Charley & Hannah skydived to raise £1,600!
Read more about Ali's determination to keep doing what she loves best at bit.ly/4a9F8z2
Read more about Ali's determination to keep doing what she loves best at bit.ly/4a9F8z2
July 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Many congratulations to Ali Baker who lives with early onset dementia and last week jumped out of a plane to support others affected. Ali, diagnosed at 56, and friends Charley & Hannah skydived to raise £1,600!
Read more about Ali's determination to keep doing what she loves best at bit.ly/4a9F8z2
Read more about Ali's determination to keep doing what she loves best at bit.ly/4a9F8z2
Huge thanks to everyone who walked or helped out at A Walk to Remember at Bowood House. Sunday was a brilliant day out in beautiful North Wiltshire countryside, raising much-needed funds for dementia care and support.
We're doing it all again in September!
Please join us 👉https://bit.ly/4l3EYxN
We're doing it all again in September!
Please join us 👉https://bit.ly/4l3EYxN
June 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who walked or helped out at A Walk to Remember at Bowood House. Sunday was a brilliant day out in beautiful North Wiltshire countryside, raising much-needed funds for dementia care and support.
We're doing it all again in September!
Please join us 👉https://bit.ly/4l3EYxN
We're doing it all again in September!
Please join us 👉https://bit.ly/4l3EYxN
A spot of line dancing for energy then a first aid session for our North Wiltshire #volunteers. It was lovely to get the team together💕
#volunteer #dementia #Wiltshire
#volunteer #dementia #Wiltshire
May 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A spot of line dancing for energy then a first aid session for our North Wiltshire #volunteers. It was lovely to get the team together💕
#volunteer #dementia #Wiltshire
#volunteer #dementia #Wiltshire
Dorothy and Joy get stuck in to making #VEDay lunch at #OldSilkWorks, yes Spam and mash is back on the menu for the day 😋
#wartimememories #dementia
#wartimememories #dementia
May 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Dorothy and Joy get stuck in to making #VEDay lunch at #OldSilkWorks, yes Spam and mash is back on the menu for the day 😋
#wartimememories #dementia
#wartimememories #dementia
Our new memory group is underway in #Warminster. The weekly Tuesday group will be a mash-up of our most popular activities - Music for the Mind, Movement for the Mind, a memory cafe, plus plenty of chat, experience-sharing and mutual support along the way!
#dementia #musicforthemind
#dementia #musicforthemind
May 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Our new memory group is underway in #Warminster. The weekly Tuesday group will be a mash-up of our most popular activities - Music for the Mind, Movement for the Mind, a memory cafe, plus plenty of chat, experience-sharing and mutual support along the way!
#dementia #musicforthemind
#dementia #musicforthemind
Nothing goes to waste at Corsham Memory Shed! An offcut of MDF became a handy notepad to jot down those all-important tea and coffee orders.
Our new #memoryshed opens this month in #Calne - can't wait to get busy there too.
www.alzheimerswiltshire.org.uk/activities-m...
#keepingactive #dementia
Our new #memoryshed opens this month in #Calne - can't wait to get busy there too.
www.alzheimerswiltshire.org.uk/activities-m...
#keepingactive #dementia
April 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Nothing goes to waste at Corsham Memory Shed! An offcut of MDF became a handy notepad to jot down those all-important tea and coffee orders.
Our new #memoryshed opens this month in #Calne - can't wait to get busy there too.
www.alzheimerswiltshire.org.uk/activities-m...
#keepingactive #dementia
Our new #memoryshed opens this month in #Calne - can't wait to get busy there too.
www.alzheimerswiltshire.org.uk/activities-m...
#keepingactive #dementia
Some runaway piglets provided extra entertainment at Kennet Muddy Boots group's visit to The Farm at Avebury. An excellent spring trip for the group who love being out 'on location' in Wiltshire.
April 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Some runaway piglets provided extra entertainment at Kennet Muddy Boots group's visit to The Farm at Avebury. An excellent spring trip for the group who love being out 'on location' in Wiltshire.
Another inspiring #UnderstandingDementia workshop! Thanks to everyone who came to Frances' session at Giffords Surgery in #Melksham, part of our ongoing efforts to create #dementiafriendly communities across #Wiltshire.
Thanks to @TNLComFund for funding this work.
Thanks to @TNLComFund for funding this work.
April 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Another inspiring #UnderstandingDementia workshop! Thanks to everyone who came to Frances' session at Giffords Surgery in #Melksham, part of our ongoing efforts to create #dementiafriendly communities across #Wiltshire.
Thanks to @TNLComFund for funding this work.
Thanks to @TNLComFund for funding this work.
Yesterday we celebrated and wished a happy retirement to our longstanding head of day care Grant Newton. He has led our four day clubs with vision, compassion and an unwavering belief in the person behind the #dementia. Wishing all the best for a happy retirement, Grant, Higby and Dottie 💕
April 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Yesterday we celebrated and wished a happy retirement to our longstanding head of day care Grant Newton. He has led our four day clubs with vision, compassion and an unwavering belief in the person behind the #dementia. Wishing all the best for a happy retirement, Grant, Higby and Dottie 💕
We're starting TWO new weekly groups for people living with #dementia in #Wiltshire this month 🎉
Singing, exercise and conversation at Warminster Memory group bit.ly/3QWFPTJ and a chance to revive practical skills at Calne Memory Shed bit.ly/4jiRPLp
#keepingactive #community
Singing, exercise and conversation at Warminster Memory group bit.ly/3QWFPTJ and a chance to revive practical skills at Calne Memory Shed bit.ly/4jiRPLp
#keepingactive #community
April 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We're starting TWO new weekly groups for people living with #dementia in #Wiltshire this month 🎉
Singing, exercise and conversation at Warminster Memory group bit.ly/3QWFPTJ and a chance to revive practical skills at Calne Memory Shed bit.ly/4jiRPLp
#keepingactive #community
Singing, exercise and conversation at Warminster Memory group bit.ly/3QWFPTJ and a chance to revive practical skills at Calne Memory Shed bit.ly/4jiRPLp
#keepingactive #community
Lovely to meet the spring lambs this week!
Being out in nature is a tonic for all but especially beneficial for people affected by #dementia. All thanks to everyone at The Piggery for making members of Kennet #MuddyBoots group so welcome🌱🐑
Being out in nature is a tonic for all but especially beneficial for people affected by #dementia. All thanks to everyone at The Piggery for making members of Kennet #MuddyBoots group so welcome🌱🐑
March 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Lovely to meet the spring lambs this week!
Being out in nature is a tonic for all but especially beneficial for people affected by #dementia. All thanks to everyone at The Piggery for making members of Kennet #MuddyBoots group so welcome🌱🐑
Being out in nature is a tonic for all but especially beneficial for people affected by #dementia. All thanks to everyone at The Piggery for making members of Kennet #MuddyBoots group so welcome🌱🐑
Our dementia advisers provide personalised support, advice and guidance to people affected by #dementia in #Wiltshire. And they get out to groups too, meeting the people we support more informally and having some fun together. Here's new adviser Kelly getting stuck in at #MovementfortheMind 🤸♂️
March 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Our dementia advisers provide personalised support, advice and guidance to people affected by #dementia in #Wiltshire. And they get out to groups too, meeting the people we support more informally and having some fun together. Here's new adviser Kelly getting stuck in at #MovementfortheMind 🤸♂️
We support 2,500 people affected by dementia every year. We know how our amazing staff bring happiness and empowerment, reduce isolation and restore dignity. So we're proud to be part of #ProvidersUnite day of action. It is time for change, for investment and for policy makers to #ValueSocialCare
February 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We support 2,500 people affected by dementia every year. We know how our amazing staff bring happiness and empowerment, reduce isolation and restore dignity. So we're proud to be part of #ProvidersUnite day of action. It is time for change, for investment and for policy makers to #ValueSocialCare
Good luck to everyone at #ProvidersUnite march today, including our own senior manager Monique Bentley. Social care matters - it brings joy, security and comfort to the most vulnerable, but Government actions are putting our sector at risk. Social care is a right not a privilege!
#WeValueSocialCare
#WeValueSocialCare
February 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Good luck to everyone at #ProvidersUnite march today, including our own senior manager Monique Bentley. Social care matters - it brings joy, security and comfort to the most vulnerable, but Government actions are putting our sector at risk. Social care is a right not a privilege!
#WeValueSocialCare
#WeValueSocialCare
More creativity from members of our art group in Chippenham 👏🎨
February 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
More creativity from members of our art group in Chippenham 👏🎨
Our latest #intergenerational partnership kicked off with a skittles match between #OldSilkWorks members and the Year 6s from Princecroft primary who will visit the club each week. Fab to see the generations connecting!
January 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Our latest #intergenerational partnership kicked off with a skittles match between #OldSilkWorks members and the Year 6s from Princecroft primary who will visit the club each week. Fab to see the generations connecting!
Merry Christmas from Roger, support worker Georgie and Coco the cat 😘
December 23, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Merry Christmas from Roger, support worker Georgie and Coco the cat 😘
'I love going to #ScotsLane. It’s a break from the boredom of home, a joyful place where I meet new people, a new bunch of friends given to you.'
Derek on how the #Salisbury day club has made life easier for him and his wife Monica.
#dementia #community
www.carechoices.co.uk/blog/dementi...
Derek on how the #Salisbury day club has made life easier for him and his wife Monica.
#dementia #community
www.carechoices.co.uk/blog/dementi...
December 18, 2024 at 11:55 AM
'I love going to #ScotsLane. It’s a break from the boredom of home, a joyful place where I meet new people, a new bunch of friends given to you.'
Derek on how the #Salisbury day club has made life easier for him and his wife Monica.
#dementia #community
www.carechoices.co.uk/blog/dementi...
Derek on how the #Salisbury day club has made life easier for him and his wife Monica.
#dementia #community
www.carechoices.co.uk/blog/dementi...
It's absolutely the right decision, but we're so disappointed Bath Christmas Market is called off tomorrow due to #StormDarragh. We had the charity chalet for one day only, to sell gifts handmade by volunteers to raise essential funds. Now what to do?
Few pics of past years to cheer us up!
Few pics of past years to cheer us up!
December 6, 2024 at 5:33 PM
It's absolutely the right decision, but we're so disappointed Bath Christmas Market is called off tomorrow due to #StormDarragh. We had the charity chalet for one day only, to sell gifts handmade by volunteers to raise essential funds. Now what to do?
Few pics of past years to cheer us up!
Few pics of past years to cheer us up!
Dogs are a daily presence in our day clubs in Wiltshire, but it's not often we are visited by a donkey. Needless to say, a hit!
Huge thanks to Kelly's Donkeys and dear, patient Dermot 💕
#animalassistedactivities #dementiacare #OldSilkWorks
Huge thanks to Kelly's Donkeys and dear, patient Dermot 💕
#animalassistedactivities #dementiacare #OldSilkWorks
December 6, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Dogs are a daily presence in our day clubs in Wiltshire, but it's not often we are visited by a donkey. Needless to say, a hit!
Huge thanks to Kelly's Donkeys and dear, patient Dermot 💕
#animalassistedactivities #dementiacare #OldSilkWorks
Huge thanks to Kelly's Donkeys and dear, patient Dermot 💕
#animalassistedactivities #dementiacare #OldSilkWorks
Congratulations to Phil Horton and Susan Dixon, who have each clocked up 20 years as support workers. Thank you for making life richer for people affected by dementia, for always seeing the person first and for continuing to be be such an important part of our team 💙
December 3, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Congratulations to Phil Horton and Susan Dixon, who have each clocked up 20 years as support workers. Thank you for making life richer for people affected by dementia, for always seeing the person first and for continuing to be be such an important part of our team 💙
Members of our Memory Shed were commissioned by Corsham Town Council to make bird and bat boxes, with extras to sell for funds at Bath Christmas market. Fab example of a proactive local council working with us to help retain skills, build friendships, support nature and do some good 😊
November 28, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Members of our Memory Shed were commissioned by Corsham Town Council to make bird and bat boxes, with extras to sell for funds at Bath Christmas market. Fab example of a proactive local council working with us to help retain skills, build friendships, support nature and do some good 😊