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Art group volunteer

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You don't need to be enormously talented at art to have an enjoyable morning helping out at one of our art groups. Volunteers are needed to help set up the room, serve refreshments and support group members and carers while creating their work under the guidance of a professional artist.

Our art groups meet at:

Lyneham Lyneham Village Hall, Monday afternoons 

Pewsey Bouverie Hall, Pewsey Wednesday mornings

Warminster Lakeside Community Centre, Weymouth Street, first and third Wednesday of the month

Holt art group

Published: 27th January, 2017

Updated: 27th October, 2020

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Dav club volunteer

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This is an enormously rewarding role working alongside experienced staff in our award-winning day clubs in Trowbridge, Devizes and Warminster. 

Our clubs are relaxed and informal environments and volunteers of all ages are a key and valued part of the team. In the club you will be interacting with members, chatting, joining in or leading small group activities, and helping to serve refreshments. Any special talents or skills that can enrich the day will be welcomed!

Day club volunteers are most useful when they can join us for a full day, on the same day of each week if possible. 

What they say

Dear everyone at Mill St, I’ve had a wonderful time volunteering, and will miss you all very much. I feel so lucky to be part of the fantastic work you do.

I feel so privileged to have been able to spend part of my first year at university working with everyone at Alzheimer's Support. It has been so heart-warming, humbling and inspiring to see the fantastic things you do, and to witness what a huge difference you make to the lives of people living with dementia.

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More about Mill Street Club, Trowbridge (including the Sunday Club)

More about Sidmouth Street Club, Devizes

More about Old Silk Works Club, Warminster

  

Published: 14th October, 2016

Updated: 23rd November, 2020

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Dementia Friends Champion

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Running hour long Dementia Friends information sessions for a wide variety of groups across Wiltshire. 

Dementia Friends is a national initiative run by Alzheimer's Society. Dementia Friends offer free induction days for new champions to enable them to offer the information sessions in their own localities. For details of induction days see www.DementiaFriends.org.uk   

Once you have completed the induction day, we can help you find sessions in your area of Wiltshire.

Published: 27th January, 2017

Updated: 19th January, 2018

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Helping out in the office

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We sometimes have opportunities for people to help with a wide range of administrative tasks at our offices in Trowbridge and Devizes. Whether you love a complex spreadsheet - or are happier stuffing envelopes - we can usually find a job that's useful and satisfying. 

Published: 27th January, 2017

Updated: 20th February, 2017

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Memory awareness volunteer

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Our small but committed team of Memory Awareness Volunteers run one-to-one drop in sessions in GP surgeries for anyone concerned about their memory or that of a relative. They also give occasional talks to larger groups.

The team has plenty of support and training, and dedicated materials including leaflets and template talks on their three key messages:

  •      When to Worry About Memory
  •      Why it's good to know: the importance of getting a diagnosis
  •      Living Well with Dementia.

The memory awareness project started in 2012 as part of our Comic Relief funded Early Diagnosis Campaign. In 2015 the volunteer team won the Healthier Wiltshire Award from Wiltshire Council, and the same year the project won a Timeline Award from NHS England.

What they say

My volunteer role involves providing drop-in sessions at the library in Warminster. Anyone who has worries concerning their memory can come and see me and I can provide them with information regarding the differences between normal ageing and possible dementia. I can signpost them to a dementia adviser or suggest they visit their GP. Sometimes it is a case of reassuring people they are probably going through a normal ageing process. I would definitely recommend being a memory awareness volunteer for Alzheimer’s Support. The training is brilliant, the support is always there and it is just so rewarding. I’ve gained so much knowledge and it has helped me very much, not only as a volunteer but with my own mother.

Andrea Pearce

Published: 27th January, 2017

Updated: 20th February, 2017

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Movement for the Mind volunteer

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Alzheimer's Support founded Movement for the Mind in 2011 and we now have five groups in Wiltshire. The popular meetings combine gentle exercise, known to be enormously beneficial for people living with dementia, with reminiscence and plenty of social interaction. The groups are designed for people living with dementia and family carers to enjoy together.

Volunteers are essential to the smooth running of the groups. You'll be part of a small team who will get the room ready and clear away, take part alongside group members in a range of gentle exercises or dance, offer a friendly welcome, serve refreshments or chat to members during social time. A member of Alzheimer's Support staff is present at all groups, as well as the professional facilitator who leads the sessions.

Volunteer commitment can be as little as one session each month

Chippenham Currently closed. Reopening date to be confirmed.

Devizes Tuesday afternoons at the Quaker Meeting House

Ludgershall Wednesday mornings at St James Hall

Melksham Wednesday mornings at Bowerhill Village Hall

Mildenhall Tuesday mornings at Mildenhall Village Hall nr Marlborough 

Published: 27th January, 2017

Updated: 27th October, 2020

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Music for the Mind volunteer

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Music for the Mind is a joyful and uplifting experience for everyone present.

Our groups could not run without the support of volunteers who set up the room, provide a warm welcome to members, serve refreshments at the start of the session and take an active part in the singing. Some 'singing volunteers' also lead small groups when we break into groups for harmonies or partner songs, under the direction of our professional singing teachers.  A member of Alzheimer's Support staff is also present at all groups.

Most of our Music for the Mind groups (formerly Singing for the Brain) meet every week during term time but volunteers can opt to join the rota on a fortnightly basis if this is more convenient. 

Amesbury Monday afternoons. Reopening November 2020 in new venue.

Bradford on Avon Monday mornings at Wiltshire Music Centre. Reopening date to be confirmed

Chippenham fortnightly on Thursday mornings at King Alfred Hall (new venue)

Harnham (Salisbury) Thursday mornings at St George's Hall

Lockeridge (Marlborough) Thursday mornings at Kennet Valley Hall

Malmesbury  Reopening date to be confirmed

Mildenhall  Tuesday mornings at Mildenhall Village Hall

Seend Wednesday afternoons at Seend Village Hall

Trowbridge Monday afternoons  at Trowbridge Town Hall (new venue)

Westbury Thursday afternoons at Westbury Leigh Community Hall



   

What they say

“You leave each week knowing that you have been part of something extraordinary”

Music for the Mind volunteer 


Published: 14th October, 2016

Updated: 27th October, 2020

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Volunteer drivers

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Community group drivers

Sometimes the biggest barrier to people using our services is not being able to get there easily. Our volunteer drivers can be a lifeline for those for whom taking part in an activity like Music for the Mind or an art group, can be a highlight of the week. Mileage will be paid and training provided. 

Food delivery drivers

Our volunteer driver, Tony, does a fantastic job delivering food from the Chippenham depot to our day clubs in Devizes, Trowbridge and Warminster and we’re looking for one or two people to do the same on a regular basis.
You’d need to have a reasonable-sized vehicle, such as a five-door car with good boot space, be available on Tuesdays 10am – 10.30am and be able to lift bulky food boxes. A clean driving licence is essential. Mileage is reimbursed at 45p per mile.

Published: 27th January, 2017

Updated: 27th April, 2021

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Warminster Memory Cafe Volunteers

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Volunteers at the monthly Memory Café in Warminster are part of a small team setting up the room before everyone arrives, serving refreshments and supporting group members and carers and then clearing up again when everyone leaves. A member of Alzheimer's Support staff is present at all groups, as well as the professional facilitator who leads the sessions.

Published: 26th October, 2021

Updated: 2nd November, 2021

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