Herald - Issue 387

2nd April 2020 • The HERALD • Page 53 v SEND ALL YOUR NEWS TO THE HERALD v Designed and Tailor Made for you with Extra Safe anti-slip surfaces Free Home Visits: 07511 801493 www.lymingtonramps.co.uk WHEELCHAIR RAMPS Make it easier and safer to get in and out of your home WE CARE, YOU CARE Badgers Holt Residential Care Home We offer home from home comfort l 24 hour waking care l Entertainments l Open visiting hours v DAY CARE AVAILABLE v T elephone M rs T R ayner or M rs D Y ounger on (023) 8084 9310 www.badgersholtresidential.co.uk Care Quality Commission - Overall Rating Outstanding KJ’s Mobility would like to share the exciting news of their new KJ’s Roomy Footwear shop. During April Kay and John will be moving their shoes, slippers and other footwear stock that they currently have in KJ’s Mobility shop to KJ’s Roomy Footwear at No. 1 High Street, Hythe, (next to the Ferry and the bus stop) ready for the new shop opening. is will give them increased space to stock more choices of footwear from their existing suppliers; Cosyfeet, DB shoes, Easy B, Sandpiper and Padders. Look out for the new sign in April. Kay said: “ We look forward to looking after you with your footwear requirements.” NEW SHOES? is year’s ‘Dementia Action Week’ (DAW) takes place between 11th and 17th May . Members of Romsey Dementia Action Group (ROMDAG) are planning a jam-packed week of events, when those living with Dementia and/or their carers will be able to try out lots of di erent activities and treatments. ere will be fun sessions of: Zumba Gold; PomFitness; the Memory Choir; and ‘Music to Unlock Memories’; along with taster treatments of hand massages and meditation; and ‘have a go’ exercise sessions ‘steady & strong’ and ‘Forever Active’. ere really will be something for everyone, and further events are continuing to be added. More information, and a diary for the week, is available at www.romdag.co.uk or, if it’s available to you, up-to-date information on all the events and activities can be found on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Romdag ). Greenbuttercup CIC runs activity groups for people living with Dementia twice a month in the Green Room at the Plaza eatre, Romsey (‘Arts & Cra s’ on the rst Friday of the month and ‘Sensory Experiences’ on the third Friday). During DAW, they will be hosting a FREE ‘Sensory Experience’ all about ‘Bees & Honey’ on Friday 15th May . is will take place from 10.30am until 12.30pm and is open to anyone, who is living with a dementia and their carer or, who is interested in nding out more about Greenbuttercup CIC’s Dementia Services. ey will have a visiting beekeeper, who will not only bring along his beekeeping gear for them to look at and try on, but also an observation hive complete with live bees. ey will have di erent honey-based foods to taste, products to smell, and a bee-themed ra e. For a donation, participants will also be able to plant-up a pot of owers to attract bees to their own gardens, or make a bee hotel. ey will also have an Admiral Nurse present during the morning, who will be able to tell you everything there is to know about what the Admiral Nurses do and how they can help people living with Dementia. Visitors are very welcome to drop in for a cuppa at any time and for as long as they like. So, why not go along and see what the ‘buzz’ is all about. Parking is available behind the Plaza eatre in the ‘unnumbered spaces’ and entry is by the side door up the accessible ramp. ey hope to see you there. You are welcome to just turn up, but if you would like further information, please don’t hesitate to contact Pamela on 01794 501605 or Pamela@shadow26.plus . com Dementia Action Week in Romsey If you have reached 50 (or are older) and would like to get out and do some exercise whilst socialising then this is the group for you. e group runs every ursday from 10am until 12noon at the Gang Warily Recreation & Community Centre. Take part in Badminton, Table Tennis, Short Mat Bowls, the Gym and a Stretching class. All nished o with tea, co ee and a natter with some lovely people. ere are also fun day trips and a tournament every year. Whether you have just turned 50 or are closer to 90 you can join; the oldest member is 91. First session free, then £4.85 non-member or £4.35 member. Are you a Nifty Fifty?