Link Thursdays

6 August

10.30-12pm Dementia Care Advisory Service - Perhaps you have been recently diagnosed with dementia, or you may have been living with dementia for some time. You may be supporting someone living with dementia. We are here to help. We offer support, advice and information to you and your family and friends as and when you need it.

10.30am Conversation & Collage Project - Join us for a creative and social session combining conversation, memories and storytelling through collage. No art experience is needed, just come along, enjoy a chat and create something together. The artwork created throughout the project will contribute towards a community exhibition celebrating the stories, experiences and connections of those involved. All welcome.

11.30-12.15pm Fit for Life - Enjoy a 40-minute session featuring a blend of seated, supported, and gentle movement exercises, thoughtfully adapted to suit all mobility levels. The session will be followed by a light lunch and a chance to relax and socialise. Please sign up the week before to reserve your place. Each session costs £3.

13 August

10.30-12pm Health Watch - Healthwatch is your health and social care champion. We make sure NHS leaders and decision-makers hear your voice and use your feedback to improve services locally and nationally.

Whether you’ve used a GP, hospital, dentist, pharmacy, care home or any support service – we want to hear about your experience. Good or bad, your feedback helps make care better for everyone.

If you need advice or want to share your story, we’re here to listen and help you get the support you deserve.

10.30-12pm Places Leisure - Operating five leisure centres across the borough. They offer a range of activities to help people stay active, improve their wellbeing, and feel more connected to their local community. Whether you're looking to meet new people, become a little more active, or explore what's available locally, their Healthy Communities team will be available to chat about what might suit you.

11am SOLLA - refers to the Society of Later Life Advisers. They help consumers and their families find trusted, accredited financial advisers who specialize in later life needs like retirement planning, care fee funding, and equity release.

11.30-12.15pm Fit for Life - Enjoy a 40-minute session featuring a blend of seated, supported, and gentle movement exercises, thoughtfully adapted to suit all mobility levels. The session will be followed by a light lunch and a chance to relax and socialise. Please sign up the week before to reserve your place. Each session costs £3.

20 August

11-1pm FRIENDSHIP DAY - Whether you've known each other for a few months or many years, this is an opportunity to come together, enjoy some time with other Link Friends and volunteers, and celebrate the difference that friendship makes. We'd love to hear some of your favourite memories and stories, so if you have a funny, touching or memorable moment you'd like to share, please bring it along.

Our Songs from Stage and Screen singalong will take us on a trip down memory lane with familiar favourites that everyone can enjoy singing along to. There'll be lots of opportunities to chat over a welcome drink, tea, coffee and cake.

27 August

10.30-12pm Citizens Advice - Citizens Advice will be available to provide free, confidential and impartial advice, information and support. Their support covers a range of areas including issues with welfare benefits, debt, housing, employment law, consumer and much more.

10-1pm Residents Reception - The Wokingham Residents' Reception is a localised, drop-in outreach service run by the Wokingham Borough Council and local charities to provide in-person help for benefits, debt, housing, and social care.

11.30-12.15pm Fit for Life - Enjoy a 40-minute session featuring a blend of seated, supported, and gentle movement exercises, thoughtfully adapted to suit all mobility levels. The session will be followed by a light lunch and a chance to relax and socialise. Drop in. Each session costs £3.