Alzheimer s Support staff and volunteers in Warminster dance for a jukebox tiktokathon STAFF and volunteers at a Alzheimer s Support dementia day club raised £800 in less than two weeks – by posting daily videos of themselves dancing on TikTok. The team at Old Silk Works Club in Warminster were determined to buy a digital jukebox for the day club after their sister club in Trowbridge was given one in memory of longtime member Betty McEntee. Betty’s family knew how much music meant to her and how much club members would love being able to choose and hear their favourite tunes on such an eye-catching piece of furniture.
Spaces in the club are rare, with potential members normally having to join a waiting list. Babs Harris, Alzheimer’s Support’s chief executive officer, said: “The current vacancies at the Old Silk Works are the sad reality of life after a year of Covid. “Our clubs were forced to close for several months at the start of the first lockdown. The addition of further restrictions, the lack of social stimulation and not being able to get out and about has caused the dementia of some our clients to advance more quickly and they have moved into residential care. “As a result, we are now welcoming new members to benefit from a full day out in a supportive and stimulating environment at the Old Silk Works.
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WILTSHIRE charity, Alzheimer’s Support, is moving to new offices in Trowbridge from Monday (April 19). The dementia charity has relocated from Park House, Trowbridge, to new premises at Bryer Ash, near the railway station. Alzheimer s Support, which started in Trowbridge 31 years ago, will share Trinity House with Wiltshire Citizen’s Advice, which has already moved from its home in Mill Street. The charities realised they were searching for new premises at the same time and were delighted to find an office that suited them both. Alzheimer’ Support chief executive Babs Harris said: “We are of course sorry to leave Park House, which has been a wonderful home for the past decade.
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