WelcomeMe

22/05/2026

Pete's Zip Line Challenge 2026
On 28th May 2026, Pete will be soaring through the skies at 100mph over the Penrhyn Quarry in North Wales - the worlds fastest zip line!
Please support him by sponsoring this challenge and helping raise funds for Welcome Me' If you are able to sponsor Pete he’s actively looking for sponsorship at the moment forms are being circulated locally
-Which is operated by Retain Wellbeing CIC a-not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) who support people affected by memory loss and dementia. Welcome Me offer group sessions which give people the opportunity to have fun, maintain independent skills and learn coping techniques in a safe and accepting environment.
As you may know, Pete has been a known and loved as a volunteer for Welcome Me for many years following his incredible wife Hazel's diagnosis.
Welcome Me is an amazing, special place which has supported so many families - every penny helps to keep it going and provide a place for people to have happy times amongst some of the hardest. Thank you so much for your donations!
You can find out more about Welcome Me here on our page.

Welcome Me is a growing group of people who live with mild to moderate dementia AND their friends/fa

15/05/2026

Looking forward to seeing who wants to know more! 😃.

01/05/2026

We have exciting news - Welcome Me is expanding !!!!

Due to popular demand we are now able to open up 2 new sessions a week - one on a Tuesday afternoon and one on a Thursday morning.

We are holding an "Open Day" on Thursday 7th May from 9.30am to midday. If you would like to come along and see what Welcome Me is all about please pop in for a chat and a cuppa. You can come alone if you just want to check us out or you can bring with you the person you feel would benefit from joining us.

We look forward to seeing you.

23/04/2026

It was St George's Day today, so we celebrated with a quiz about St George, we made some fire-breathing dragons and finished off with a game of Play Your Cards Right......... with the top score being 10 correct guesses in a row 😲
Do you think you could beat that?

13/04/2026

A big thank you to the Crotchet Club member at GIFT Cafe Puddington who created this lovely basket of chicks to raffle off for our benefit. I am delighted with the donation 😀 though a little disappointed I didn't win 🙁. Always next time I suppose. 🤞🏼

12/04/2026

Come on down to the Craft Fair at The Little Sutton Royal British Legion NOW to meet Sandy and Sarah who can tell you all about what we do at WelcomeMe.

11/04/2026

🏇The WelcomeMe Grand National🏇
We had plenty of laughs this week hosting our very own horse racing event.
Horses and jockeys were coloured in and then raced on a very unique course 😁
(There are more photos and videos in the comments as Facebook won't let us upload videos and photos together 😔)

If you'd like to join in the fun we have, please get in touch.

06/04/2026

We had a very enjoyable week at WelcomeMe.
Doing something as simple as painting or colouring can be so relaxing and so rewarding.
We painted plaster casts of Easter eggs, rabbits and chicks, and also coloured in loads of foam eggs to make some bunting to hang on our tree.

22/03/2026

This week we had fun celebrating
🍀St Patrick's Day🍀

Sandy (one of our Thursday afternoon volunteers) got into the spirit of the day 😂
We played Irish tunes to do our Movement To Music to and then we had a couple of very competitive games of Fill Your Pot With Gold. This involved rolling a dice and covering the corresponding number on our pot with the correct piece of gold. The winner got a bar of chocolate and everyone else got a consultation prize, so there were plenty of happy, smiley faces at the end of the session.
If you'd like more information about what WelcomeMe is all about, please see the last couple of photos.

19/02/2026

In honour of the Chinese New Year being the "Year of the Fire Horse" we created our own. It was a slightly challenging activity but, with the help and support of our wonderful volunteers, everyone managed to create their own unique Fire Horse to take home with them.

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