NHS practice staff at Hart Health Partnership and Richmond Surgery are inviting Fleet residents living with dementia, their families and professional carers to the Farnborough Alzheimer Café — a monthly social and information session held at St. Peter’s Parish Centre in Farnborough. The café meets on the third Friday of each month (normally) from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at St. Peter’s Parish Centre, 60 Church Avenue, Farnborough, GU14 7AP.
The Farnborough Alzheimer Café is run by Alzheimer Café UK and welcomes people affected by dementia to ‘exchange information, meet other people and socialise in a relaxed setting.’ Newcomers are welcome and no referral or advance registration is required to attend the café itself.
Rushmoor Voluntary Services (RVS) operates door‑to‑door community transport services called Rushmoor Connect and Fleet Connect for people with mobility or sensory impairments who find it difficult to use public buses. Patients who may need transport should contact RVS to register and to check whether a trip to the evening café can be arranged. The bookings line for Fleet Connect is 01252 398451 (general enquiries 01252 398450); the RVS website notes the bookings line is open Monday–Friday (check the site for current hours) and that bookings can be made in advance (RVS guidance currently describes booking up to six days ahead, with longer lead times for pre-planned medical appointments). Because Fleet Connect’s published timetable is primarily daytime, callers should confirm directly with RVS whether an evening journey to the café is possible.
The Farnborough café was the first Alzheimer Café to open in the UK (established in 2000) and aims to reduce social isolation for families following a diagnosis of dementia.
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