Dementia Yorkshire Annual Report and Account
[st] May 2023 – 30[th] April 2024
Our Services
May 2023 – April 2024
Throughout this period, we provided themed activity sessions designed to be dementia friendly and be enjoyed by individuals living with dementia and their carers. We continue to work with our local community group, running a stall at the Summer Festival, which helps to raise awareness of dementia and to encourage once more people to visit the charities monthly sessions. Many of our members also enjoyed performing a selection of songs at the event. We continue to welcome carers who have made friends and continue to benefit from the sessions after their loved one has passed. Our activity sessions are led by our dedicated trained volunteers. The monthly sessions continue to be person centred, with activities designed to focus on the interests of those who attend. We value the opinions of all those who use our services and encourage them feedback any suggestions of new themes or activities for future sessions in addition to regular favourite themes.
Activity sessions for the year 2023 - 2024 have included visits from PCSO, Fire & Rescue ‘Safe and Well’ with useful and helpful information for members and carers, a Coronation theme with songs from a vintage vocalist, music-based games and themed picture quizzes, boccia and new age kurling, visits from local primary school children for world book day and a Christmas performance, craft activities and performances from a vintage vocalist and ukulele player.
We also provided light refreshments at each session, which include fruit, cake and drinks.
Our sessions are free and are attended by individuals living with dementia, their family, carers and friends.
Dementia Yorkshire had a very successful year.
Registered Charity Number: 1172715
Annual Report and Accounts for the period 1[st] May 2023 – 30[th] April 2024
Awareness and understanding in the Community
Dementia Yorkshire continues to work to improve awareness and understanding of Dementia within the local community. In July 2023 we took part in a local festival run by the local community group. We had our own volunteer led fundraising stall to raise funds and awareness and also supported a group of individuals and their carers who attend our monthly activity sessions to perform on stage.
Participating in this event brought awareness of the charity to a large local audience and as a result of this some of those who hadn’t been aware of Dementia Yorkshire now attend and benefit from the monthly activity sessions.
Dementia Yorkshire has continued to work closely with a local primary school on an intergenerational project, meeting several times in the year. In December 2023, a group of pupils came to the groups Christmas Party to perform a selection of Christmas songs and participate in a Christmas Card exchange. In March 2024 another group of pupils joined our activity session for World Book Day, sharing their favourite books and discussing their favourite characters. The project has been welcomed and enjoyed by both age groups and we hope to continue this in coming years.
Trustees and Volunteers
We currently have 5 Trustees, 5 Volunteers and 0 paid employees.
All our services and fundraising are carried out entirely by volunteers.
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