At
our second Maytime Memory Café our visitors arrived in good spirits and were
soon chattering about personal experiences since they last met, as well as the
very recent national events – the royal wedding and the cup final!
On
the tables were copies of the new ‘Sparkle’ magazine with puzzles and articles
of interest to peruse, as well as a word-search with an Australian theme.
With
everyone settled and relaxed, Joan and Richard introduced their illustrated
talk entitled ‘Australia, the Promised Land?’
The scene was set by a table-top display which included
Aborigine-inspired fabrics, books and maps, an ingenious folding hat to be worn
in the ‘outback’ (sadly without corks!) and, of course, the inevitable
boomerang.
Richard
told us of a recent journey which he and Joan had made to visit close family
who have emigrated to Australia, and his interesting talk gave everyone an
insight into the geography and infrastructure of the country. We learnt of the
similarities to and differences from living in Britain – a fascinating and
often amusing perspective of life on the other side of the world which everyone
very much enjoyed!
As
tea-time approached a representative from ‘Wiltshire Farm Foods’ spoke about
the services which the company can provide and our refreshments were augmented
by samples from their current range.
The
afternoon concluded with a game of ‘bird bingo’ before reminder slips for our
next meetings on Monday 4th June and Monday 18th June
were distributed and it was time to say goodbye and close our doors once again.
New
members, who have a degree of memory loss, are always welcome to come along
with their carers, and should you require more information please contact Di on
01637 830544 or David on 01637 830617.
