LOCAL DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY GROUPS
Mondays - Fridays:
Charlotte House Day Centre
17 Charlotte St, Preston, PR1 3RE | 01772 559932 | [email protected]
Mondays – Fridays, 9.30-12.30pm and 2 – 4pm from £65/day
Notes: Meals available. Transportation can be provided at no additional cost. Free taster day available.
Lady Elsie Finney House (Lancashire County Council)
Cottam Avenue, Preston, PR2 3XH | 01772 721962
Mondays – Fridays, 9.30 – 5pm, full day or ½ day sessions available; contact directly for fees
Notes: Hot meals available. Personal care provided. Transportation may be provided in some cases.
Withy Trees Day Centre (Age Concern)
Brackenbury Rd, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3BS | 01772 717763
Mondays – Fridays, 9.15 – 4.30pm; £50/day + optional £7 for 2-course meal (funding through local social services may be available)
Notes: Free taster day available 10-2pm (dinner included).
Charnley Fold (Age Concern)
Cottage Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6YA | 01772 645721
Mondays – Fridays, 9.15 – 4.30pm; £70/day + optional £7 for 2-course meal (funding through local social services may be available)
Notes: Free taster day available 10-2pm (dinner included).
Fosterfield Day Centre (Lancashire County Council)
Eaves Lane, Chorley, PR6 0EY | 01257 275183
Mondays – Saturdays, 10 – 4.30pm from £45/day, optional hot meal available for a fee (funding through social services may be available; self-funding is an option)
Notes: free taster day available. Bathing service available for £12. Transportation may be available based on postcode.
17 Charlotte St, Preston, PR1 3RE | 01772 559932 | [email protected]
Mondays – Fridays, 9.30-12.30pm and 2 – 4pm from £65/day
Notes: Meals available. Transportation can be provided at no additional cost. Free taster day available.
Lady Elsie Finney House (Lancashire County Council)
Cottam Avenue, Preston, PR2 3XH | 01772 721962
Mondays – Fridays, 9.30 – 5pm, full day or ½ day sessions available; contact directly for fees
Notes: Hot meals available. Personal care provided. Transportation may be provided in some cases.
Withy Trees Day Centre (Age Concern)
Brackenbury Rd, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3BS | 01772 717763
Mondays – Fridays, 9.15 – 4.30pm; £50/day + optional £7 for 2-course meal (funding through local social services may be available)
Notes: Free taster day available 10-2pm (dinner included).
Charnley Fold (Age Concern)
Cottage Lane, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6YA | 01772 645721
Mondays – Fridays, 9.15 – 4.30pm; £70/day + optional £7 for 2-course meal (funding through local social services may be available)
Notes: Free taster day available 10-2pm (dinner included).
Fosterfield Day Centre (Lancashire County Council)
Eaves Lane, Chorley, PR6 0EY | 01257 275183
Mondays – Saturdays, 10 – 4.30pm from £45/day, optional hot meal available for a fee (funding through social services may be available; self-funding is an option)
Notes: free taster day available. Bathing service available for £12. Transportation may be available based on postcode.
Mondays:
Rosemary & Time
Over 60s Activity & Lunch | 11am – 1.30pm, every Monday | Grimsargh Village Hall, Grimsargh, PR2 5JS
Garstang Memory Café
2 – 4pm, 1st Mondays | Free Methodist Church | Windsor Rd, Garstang, PR3 1ED
Memory Lane Community Hub
10.30 – 12pm, 2nd Mondays | Freckleton Library, 9 Preston Old Rd, Freckleton, PR4 1PB
Over 60s Activity & Lunch | 11am – 1.30pm, every Monday | Grimsargh Village Hall, Grimsargh, PR2 5JS
Garstang Memory Café
2 – 4pm, 1st Mondays | Free Methodist Church | Windsor Rd, Garstang, PR3 1ED
Memory Lane Community Hub
10.30 – 12pm, 2nd Mondays | Freckleton Library, 9 Preston Old Rd, Freckleton, PR4 1PB
Tuesdays:
Sporting Memories
11 – 12.30pm every Tuesday | Finney’s Café | Fulwood, Preston, PR1 6SB | 01772 693309
Blue Flamingo Café & Community Hub
1 – 3pm every Tuesday | St Michael’s church hall | Egerton Rd, Ashton, Preston, PR2 1AJ | 07462 320349
Coffee Morning
10 – 12pm every Tuesday | Fulwood Methodist Church | Watling Street Road, Preston, PR2 8EA
Bolton Dementia Support Memory Café
1.30 – 3.30pm every Tuesday | Bar Lane Bowling Club | 2 Ivy Bank Rd, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 7JH | 01204 386696
From £1 per person | (should have diagnosis of dementia & live in Bolton)
Purple Praise
11am: coffee & chat, 11.30am: simple communion svc, 2nd Tuesdays | St Mary’s Church | Church Lane, Goosnargh, PR3 2BN | 01772 8658274 | Everyone welcome
Rosemary & Time Dementia-friendly Gardening Group
1.30 – 3pm 2nd Tuesdays | Longridge Library | Berry Lane, Longridge, PR3 3JA | 07880 348597
11 – 12.30pm every Tuesday | Finney’s Café | Fulwood, Preston, PR1 6SB | 01772 693309
Blue Flamingo Café & Community Hub
1 – 3pm every Tuesday | St Michael’s church hall | Egerton Rd, Ashton, Preston, PR2 1AJ | 07462 320349
Coffee Morning
10 – 12pm every Tuesday | Fulwood Methodist Church | Watling Street Road, Preston, PR2 8EA
Bolton Dementia Support Memory Café
1.30 – 3.30pm every Tuesday | Bar Lane Bowling Club | 2 Ivy Bank Rd, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 7JH | 01204 386696
From £1 per person | (should have diagnosis of dementia & live in Bolton)
Purple Praise
11am: coffee & chat, 11.30am: simple communion svc, 2nd Tuesdays | St Mary’s Church | Church Lane, Goosnargh, PR3 2BN | 01772 8658274 | Everyone welcome
Rosemary & Time Dementia-friendly Gardening Group
1.30 – 3pm 2nd Tuesdays | Longridge Library | Berry Lane, Longridge, PR3 3JA | 07880 348597
Wednesdays:
Welcome Wednesdays
10 – 12.30pm every Wednesday | Fulwood Methodist Church | Watling Street Road, Preston, PR2 8EA
Bolton Dementia Support Memory Café
2.15 - 4pm every Wednesday | Blackrod Community Centre | Greenbarn Way, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5TG | 01204 386696 | From £1 per person | (should have diagnosis of dementia & live in Bolton)
Blue Flamingo with Willows Home Care
12.30 - 2pm, 1st Wednesdays | Willows Home Care Office | 30A Liverpool Rd
Penwortham, PR1 0DQ | 07462 320349 | (must call to book a space; located on the 2nd floor – there is no disabled access)
Garstang Memory Café
10 – 12pm, 3rd Wednesdays | Free Methodist Church | Windsor Rd, Garstang, PR3 1ED
Chorley Dementia Hub
1 – 2pm, last Wednesdays | Chorley Library, Union Street, Chorley, PR7 1AL
10 – 12.30pm every Wednesday | Fulwood Methodist Church | Watling Street Road, Preston, PR2 8EA
Bolton Dementia Support Memory Café
2.15 - 4pm every Wednesday | Blackrod Community Centre | Greenbarn Way, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5TG | 01204 386696 | From £1 per person | (should have diagnosis of dementia & live in Bolton)
Blue Flamingo with Willows Home Care
12.30 - 2pm, 1st Wednesdays | Willows Home Care Office | 30A Liverpool Rd
Penwortham, PR1 0DQ | 07462 320349 | (must call to book a space; located on the 2nd floor – there is no disabled access)
Garstang Memory Café
10 – 12pm, 3rd Wednesdays | Free Methodist Church | Windsor Rd, Garstang, PR3 1ED
Chorley Dementia Hub
1 – 2pm, last Wednesdays | Chorley Library, Union Street, Chorley, PR7 1AL
Thursdays:
Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Café
2 – 4pm, 2nd Thursdays | Chorley Theatre, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL | 01772 788700
Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Café
10.30 – 12pm, 3rd Thursdays | St Cuthbert’s Church | Lytham Rd, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3AR |01772 788700
Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Café
1.30 – 3.30pm, 4th Thursdays | Halls 4 All, Moss Lane, Leyland, PR25 4SH | 01772 788700
Blue Flamingo with Hoppers
1 - 3pm, one Thursday per month (day varies) | Grasshoppers Rugby Club | Lightfoot Lane, Fulwood, PR4 0AP
2 – 4pm, 2nd Thursdays | Chorley Theatre, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL | 01772 788700
Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Café
10.30 – 12pm, 3rd Thursdays | St Cuthbert’s Church | Lytham Rd, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 3AR |01772 788700
Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Café
1.30 – 3.30pm, 4th Thursdays | Halls 4 All, Moss Lane, Leyland, PR25 4SH | 01772 788700
Blue Flamingo with Hoppers
1 - 3pm, one Thursday per month (day varies) | Grasshoppers Rugby Club | Lightfoot Lane, Fulwood, PR4 0AP
Fridays:
Rosemary & Time Friday Friends
1.30 – 3pm every Friday | £3 per person (free for carers) | Grimsargh Village Hall, Grimsargh, PR2 5JS
1.30 – 3pm every Friday | £3 per person (free for carers) | Grimsargh Village Hall, Grimsargh, PR2 5JS
Additional Support
Age Concern Community Links (01772 269175)
Monday – Friday, 9 – 4.45pm
Provide visits to people in their own homes to share information and advice regarding memory loss and symptoms of dementia.
Age Concern Activity Centre (01772 269175)
Lostock Hall Friendship Club, Lourdes Ave, Lostock Hall, PR5 5TA
A variety of activities are on offer which are not necessarily dementia-focused. Contact directly for more information. Starting from £2 per activity per session.
AgeUK Lancashire Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Sessions (0300 303 1234)
Attendance is free, subject to referral. Interested parties should ring AgeUK Lancashire directly.
In Chorley: Tuesdays from 11am – 1pm
St Laurence's Church, Union Street, Chorley PR7 1EB
In Leyland: Wednesdays, 1100-1300
The United Reformed Church, Quin St, Leyland, PR25 2TA
Bolton Dementia Support (01204 386696)
Online carer support sessions offered via Zoom every Friday. Contact directly for more information.
n|compass & The Lancashire Carers Service (03450 138 208)
Helping people regain control of their lives, providing hope and a sense of purpose, through the provision of Carers, Advocacy, Wellbeing, Counselling and Volunteering Services.
Monday – Friday, 9 – 4.45pm
Provide visits to people in their own homes to share information and advice regarding memory loss and symptoms of dementia.
Age Concern Activity Centre (01772 269175)
Lostock Hall Friendship Club, Lourdes Ave, Lostock Hall, PR5 5TA
A variety of activities are on offer which are not necessarily dementia-focused. Contact directly for more information. Starting from £2 per activity per session.
AgeUK Lancashire Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Sessions (0300 303 1234)
Attendance is free, subject to referral. Interested parties should ring AgeUK Lancashire directly.
In Chorley: Tuesdays from 11am – 1pm
St Laurence's Church, Union Street, Chorley PR7 1EB
In Leyland: Wednesdays, 1100-1300
The United Reformed Church, Quin St, Leyland, PR25 2TA
Bolton Dementia Support (01204 386696)
Online carer support sessions offered via Zoom every Friday. Contact directly for more information.
n|compass & The Lancashire Carers Service (03450 138 208)
Helping people regain control of their lives, providing hope and a sense of purpose, through the provision of Carers, Advocacy, Wellbeing, Counselling and Volunteering Services.