This week with Amanda from Empowered Conversations, we discussed taking some time to recharge our batteries. As carers it is easy to put your loved one’s needs before your own- but you need to take some time out for their own health and wellbeing. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

It’s our annual Burns Lunch this week. Plenty of haggis, neeps and tatties to be had; our Jeannie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 addressing the haggis, Peter the Piper and live music. We love to celebrate with our members & show you can live well with dementia. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

@AgeUKOldham are doing quizzes & games plus Amanda from Empowered Conversations is popping in for a chat. Plenty of warm brews, biscuits and smiles available to anyone living with dementia along with a family member, friend or carer. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

‼️ Unfortunately we will not be open this Thursday ‼️ With many of our committee and members being ill plus the cold weather we’ve made the decision to cancel our session. We will be back on Thursday 15th January with @ageukoldham. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

We are back this Thursday and raring to go! Join us at Downey House for a cuppa & catch up with friends. We’ll be having games, singing and a carers chat for those that need to talk to others in a similar situation. New members always welcome 🤗 #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

We can’t wait to get back with everyone on Thursday (8th January). Here’s our schedule for January. New members are always welcome, we meet every Thursday 1-3pm at Downey House, Church Street in Royton. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

Many of the Springboard family attend Vibrant Voices music group on a Friday. Back in October, some were asked to take part in a special wedding being filmed in Saddleworth… #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #MusicAndDementia #Corrie

Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy new year 🥳 Thank you to everyone that has supported us during 2025 and we look forward to more adventures in 2026 #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

We’ve lots of experienced carers within our group, here’s some advice they would give to people experiencing their first Christmas with dementia. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #Advice #ChristmasAndDementia

We’ve lots of experienced carers within our group, here’s some advice they would give to people experiencing their first Christmas with dementia. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #Advice #ChristmasWithDementia

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We had a fun yesterday for our last session of the year. #ReadingFriends at @OldhamLibraries arranged a festive play for us by Peter Rylands & Helen Longworth. Plenty of laughter, friendship & fun 🤩 We’re back January 8th for more! #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

Join us this Thursday for our last session of the year. We have a festive play ‘Seasons Greetings’ brought to us by #ReadingFriends at Oldham Libraries plus a Christmas jumper competition and plenty of fun & friendship. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

🌲 We had a fantastic time last week at our Christmas meal and this Thursday we have the children of St Paul’s Primary School entertaining us. New members are always welcome 🎄 #OldhamHour #Dementia #Carers

Merry Christmas to all our friends and supporters. We love getting together on a Thursday with our Springboard family and are always so grateful for any donations; financial, time or items for our weekly raffle. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers Donations can be done online at www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donati...

Millions of people come together on #GivingTuesday to support the causes they care about most – here are some ways to help us ☺️ #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

Please remember to use #easyfundraising when you do your Christmas shopping or getting your #BlackFriday bargains! Retailers will donate to us at no extra cost to you. Please sign up and help us raise more. #Makeitcount join.easyfundraising.org.uk/springboardo... #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

If you are planning on donating to charity instead of sending Christmas cards this year, please consider us at Springboard. Any monies raised go directly towards the entertainment, room hire and day trips that we offer. www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donati... #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #Charity

Come along this Thursday to celebrate Lancashire Day (flat caps, whippets and ferrets not included). Great live music, food & drink New members always welcome. We’re a friendship and support group for those living with dementia and their families #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #LivingWellWithDementia

On Thursday, along with Age UK Oldham, we’re having a pamper session at Downey House. Massages, reiki and manicures will be freely available along with other activities too. New members are invited to join us ☺️ 1-3pm. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #SelfCareIsntSelfish #LivingWellWithDementia

Is there anyone that can help us this Thursday? We particularly need a male masseur to do shoulder or head massages for our men folk. It’s for 1 hour between 1.30-2.30 at Downey House in Royton. Please email [email protected] or call 07541 705009. Thanks #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

We've had a lovely time at Downey House this afternoon! Our carers appreciated the chance to connect & share experiences in our private room and their loved ones had a blast with singing, quizzes, bingo & learning some Cockney rhyming slang. #oldham #dementia #carers #royton #LivingWellWithDementia

“When you go home Tell them of us and say For your tomorrow We gave our today”

We shall remember them

We’ve had a fantastic day at @Ossymill today. Big thanks to Patrick at @BelleVueCoaches, chef Damian for the delicious food, Connie and Eddie for looking after us and Locky for the cracking music and dancing 🎶 #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #LivingWellWithDementia

We’ve had a fantastic day at @Ossymill today. Big thanks to Patrick at @BelleVueCoaches, chef Damian for the delicious food, Connie and Eddie for looking after us and Locky for the cracking music and dancing 🎶 #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #LivingWellWithDementia

Here’s a little bit about us. New members are welcome 🤗 #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #LivingWellWithDementia

We’re off out to @Ossymills this Thursday for shopping, lunch and live entertainment. We’re back at Downey House on Thursday 13th November. Apologies for any inconvenience. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #LivingWellWithDementia

We start November with our annual members trip to @Ossymill for shopping, lunch & cabaret, then back at Downey House with #ReadingFriends, followed by pampering with @ageukoldham and end the month with a bang celebrating Lancashire Day #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

Many members said they lost close friends or family after their diagnosis of dementia. While they may forget things, they can still feel lonely & abandoned. You don’t have to do much, take them out for a walk or sit and watch tv whilst their carer takes a much needed rest. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

We had a great afternoon yesterday with the fabulous Katie (aka Fiddlestix) 🎻 She’s fantastically talented and her song choices went down a treat! #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

With #Halloween approaching we like to remind people to be considerate around people living with dementia. Dark nights, costumes & loud noises can be very unsettling . If you are a carer please consider printing one of these posters we have made. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

Please remember to use @easyuk when doing your Christmas shopping 🎅🏻 Retailers will donate to us at no extra cost to you - so you can raise donations when you buy gifts, decorations, food shopping or anything else! join.easyfundraising.org.uk/springboardo... #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #Charity

With Halloween approaching we like to remind people to be considerate around people living with dementia. Dark nights, scary costumes & noises can be very upsetting. Please consider printing one of these posters we have made. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #Halloween

Join us this Thursday at Downey House for music from the fantastic Fiddlestix 🎻 There will be plenty of treats, friendship and fun 🤩 🎃 Halloween fancy dress is optional but encouraged 😜 New members always welcome to join us #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #Royton

Doing you weekly to do list? Make sure you include some time just for YOU! Self care is vital when you’re a carer so please ask for help from family and friends or look into care companies or respite for a short break. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

We’re hoping to have a pamper session for our members on Thursday 20th Nov and need some beauticians or masseurs for an hour (1.30-2.20) if anyone is free to help please could you DM or email [email protected] Thank you ☺️ #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

Please consider joining the Oldham Community Lottery today & help us help more people living with dementia in our area. Your £1 ticket can go a long way to small groups like ours who don’t get national funding or have a huge profile #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

On Thursday we’ve a visit from the Indian Association Oldham thanks to #ReadingFriends at Oldham Libraries to tell us all about #Diwali It’s a great way to learn about new cultures and have some fun! New members welcome. Downey House in Royton 1-3 #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

Join us at Downey House this Thursday for an early Halloween celebration 👻 with Age UK Oldham New members are always welcome, we are a group for people living with dementia alongside their families, friends or carer. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #Halloween #LivingWellWithDementia

We’re having a special Lancashire Lunch! Wonderful food, fantastic entertainment from Paul Firth & great company-what a splendid way to spend a Thursday 😀 #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #LivingWellWithDementia #LancashireLunch

We’re extremely grateful to @Beaverbrooks Oldham. We are all volunteers so every penny we receive goes to helping our members living with dementia, along with their families to have fun and socialise. #FridayFundraising #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #LivingWellWithDementia

Thank you from all the Springboard family to the wonderful folks at Crompton & Royton Rotary Club who we’ve recently had a donation from. It’s a wonderful gesture and we all really appreciate this. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers #ThankYouThursday

Getting feedback from our Springboard family is fantastic, we love spending our Thursday’s together. New members are always welcome, no need to book or call, just pop along 1-3pm in Royton. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

Our carers chat is a way for us to check in on each other + to give and receive help & support. There’s a wealth of knowledge between us as everyone has lived experience. Plus your loved one is only in the next room being entertained with friends. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

On #InternationalDayOfOlderPeople, we recognise the power of social connections. Groups like Springboard help foster connections, and these connections will help build a dementia friendly community and make the lives of older people better. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

Everyone at Springboard are volunteers & work hard to enrich the lives of people living with dementia & their carers. Thanks to Action Together we got a grant from the #VolunteerCelebrationFund which distributes funds to organisations like ours. #Oldham #Dementia #Carers

October is approaching and here’s our monthly schedule. All events this month are at Downey House (St Paul’s Parish Hall), Church Street in #Royton New members are always welcome 🤗 #OldhamHour #Dementia #Carers #LivingWellWithDementia