“WRAP offers a lifeline to sufferers and carers” As the Alzheimer’s Society helps mark Dementia Awareness Week, until Saturday, 21st May, a Warwickshire charity which supports people on a dementia journey, is expanding its services in Stratford. Warwickshire Reminiscence Action
SHOWCASE 16 DURING CARERS WEEK
Carers Week is an annual awareness campaign to bring caring right out into the open, recognising and celebrating the contribution of around 6.5 million carers in the UK who look after older, seriously ill or disabled family members and friends. WRAP shall be
FUN EXERCISE WITH CLAIRE PART II
A short video to show how much fun we really had at Café WRAP Bishopton with Claire. Next time, come and join us and you will see how easy and effective these exercises are, and suitable for all. Disclaimer: These exercises were carried out by and in
FUN EXERCISE AT CAFÉ WRAP BISHOPTON
We had a really fun time last Friday at Café WRAP Bishopton with Claire, and these easy and effective exercises suitable for all. Disclaimer: These exercises were carried out by and in the presence of a qualified Physiotherapist, please do
NEW DATES FOR LAALO INFORMATION PROGRAM
We are pleased to inform new dates for our “LAALO Information Programme” Date: 13th SEPTEMBER 2016: Duration: 6 weeks Location: Briar Croft Alcester Road, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6PH Duration: 2 hours. The programme starts at 10am and finishes at 12pm The programme will cover amongst
1st YEAR OF CAFÉ WRAP & OPENING OF PILOT DAY CENTRE
Café WRAP at Bishopton Community Centre celebrated its 1st anniversary on Friday, 1st April 2016. It has been an incredible achievement of all the team involved and in particular of Sue Livingstone, Rita Cemis, Carey Moon and Mike Strophair. Our pilot Day
TRIBUTE TO JOHN MACARTNEY-FILGATE
24th March 2016, marks a very sad day for us at WRAP. John Macartney-Filgate, who was one of WRAP’s co-founders, an ex-Chairman and one of its greatest supporters, passed away this morning at Coventry Hospital. John will be dearly missed,
TWIDDLEMUFFS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO SOME?
What are TWIDDLEMUFFS? Twiddlemuffs are hand muffs that have bits and pieces sown on to them, that allow for endless hours of sensory discovery for those living with dementia. Twiddlemuffs can be done either through the use of sown tubes of material or, if you are
” I have enjoyed very much looking back over the years, some memories have been sad, others a joy to remember and some I had thought were forgotten forever. To see all this information put together makes me feel so proud of my lovely family.”
We have put together a leaflet that explains how a Life Review can be compiled, so that memories can be held on to forever. To view it, please follow the link:
How to Compile a Life Review March2016.
The benefits of a Life Review are immeasurable, for both the person who reminisces and for the person who is compiling the information. It is an exercise that will remain an important part of the family memoir, for as long as it exists in time.
HOW TO COMPILE A LIFE REVIEW
CLAY SESSION AT CAFÉ WRAP BISHOPTON
On February 12th, we had Carey Moon, a well known ceramist based in Warwick, organise a fun clay session. It was a session that got everyone participating, stirred enthusiasm and above all imagination. Small bowls were made using an interesting and
