About
Viables Memory Club, the original Basingstoke based place for those living with dementia, and still one of the largest and most popular in Hampshire.
The Viables Memory Club is a weekly facility which provides people with dementia the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities that will encourage and engage thought processes and activate physical movement for greater health and wellbeing. It offers carers and families a little respite when their loved one uses the service and creates a routine for members to follow, adding consistency and stability.
Each week, activities are planned to offer variety and enjoyment for all our members, taking a person-centred approach to their care and their likes and dislikes as much as we can.
All our volunteers are offered training at varying levels and we have, for the last few years, been providers of RSPH level 2 Understanding Dementia, offering the training to other organisations and businesses such a Bluebird Care.
Emma Cameron, who has been with us since just after the club opened in November 2014, has recently left and Helene O’Connor, a longstanding volunteer for the club, has taken over. Helene will be an asset, just as Emma was.
During the pandemic of 2020, which has continued into 2021, we have been working hard to ensure all our members have received an activity pack every Friday to help maintain routine, provide hem with opportunity to practise and maintain cognitive abilities and to offer a little something creative to do. It has been extremely isolating for people this past year and for those with dementia it has added an extra layer of confusion and uncertainty. Their families/carers have also had this added difficulty to contend with at an already challenging time, so we have also tried to ensure we have kept in touch with them too where possible.
Due to a project kindly funded by the National Lottery, we have also recently managed to purchase tablets that our members and their carers can use, to get them online for a Love to Move programme, keeping them mobile and functioning. It was amazing to see them getting involved – so nice to see their faces again! It is our wonderful team of delivery volunteers who have been able to see them this last year and we have been most grateful to them for their support.
About Viables Community Association
Viables Community Association provides facilities for the local community. Regular clubs operate from the Community Centre including (but not limited to) kickboxing, Krav Maga, ukulele classes, messy play, dressmaking, Weightwatchers, Slimming World, Yoga, Chi Gung, Pilates, Harrow Way over 55's, parent and toddler groups – mainstream and SEN - and much more. The facilities are available for hire: Conference Room (a small meeting room holding around 12); Osborne Room (Small meeting room) with capacity for 20; Four Lanes Room (Large Meeting Room) with capacity for 100; The Barn (The Main Hall) with capacity for 200. Viables Memory Club is for those in the community living with dementia. It runs every Friday and can be split into sessions - morning, lunch and afternoon. The service provides a range of activities and experiences for its members and aims to enable people to feel valued and to remain active participants in the community.
Dates
Start Date: 15/08/2023
End Date: 15/08/2024
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Last updated: 15/08/2023