Who wouldn’t like to have a well written and illustrated account of their life? As part of the ongoing life story project, here at the Seagrove centre we offer reminiscence sessions during which the journalist Rosalind Gibb works with individual members recalling their life stories from birth to date. These stories are then captured in… Continue reading Jimmy and Cathie: life story books
After months of planning, we are excited to announce that the work on our brand new conservatory has finally started! Have a look 🙂
According to Alzheimer’s Research UK, Dementia is not a disease in itself. Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when brain cells stop working properly. There are different types of Dementia: Vascular, Frontotemporal, with Lewy Bodies, Alzheimer’s disease. Sometimes, different forms can occur together. Photo: The Prime Minister Officer (Licensed under… Continue reading Useful Resources
We have been fortunate in having the support of many individuals and businesses, and this is our opportunity to give a public thanks… City of Edinburgh Council – Main funders Dunedin Canmore – Property, Equipment and furnishings, Ongoing support Edinburgh International Conference Centre Staff – Time, Effort and Resources for various celebrations and putting… Continue reading Roll of Honour
Dorothy Armstrong – Chair Dorothy has extensive experience working in the NHS and in education. She is a Professional Adviser for the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman and has a particular interest in apology and using complaints as a driver for change. In 2010 Dorothy was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh for… Continue reading Board of Directors
Hello folks, back in December we announced the launch of our early onset dementia service here at Seagrove. Now we have just got a brand new flyer (Early onset service pdf), and we are handing it out in Edinburgh. Here we have got a digital version of the flyer, and we would greatly appreciate if you could… Continue reading Our brand new Flyer: “Living with early onset dementia”
In our daily life at Seagrove we want to engage our members, stimulate and entertain them. To do so, we provide a range of different activities, like arts and crafts, quizzes and games. To keep renewing the activities that we offer to our members, we rely on donations. For this reason we want to thank Leith Rotary for… Continue reading Leith Rotary Donation
NEDC is a charity, and as such applications for fundings are an important way to try to gain sustenance for the running of the service. Sometimes we are unsuccessfully, and sometimes we nail it. This time we need to celebrate: we have been awarded £2000 from the Leith Benevolent Association to use for our daily activities with… Continue reading We have got it! The Leith Benevolent Association Award!
Seagrove reflects life as it comes along, just like us all, there have been some real highs and some lows too. As the lows are part and parcel of life, let me concentrate on the best of the highs: We have had new members, staff and volunteers come along. All of whom enrich the service.… Continue reading NEDC Highs of 2016 🙂
Alongside our core service we now offer an early onset service. The service is for people with dementia and less than 65 years old. It is based at the centre, however the various activities will mainly take place outside/at other venues, e.g. swimming, golf, help with computing, attendance of day classes etc. If you are… Continue reading Seagrove is Growing: Early Onset Service
