Friends Together Café at All Saints

Our dementia friendly café where everyone is welcome!

Come along to our warm, welcoming Cafe, OPEN TO EVERYONE, and offering FREE hot drinks and delicious home-made cakes.  It's a warm, welcoming space, providing friendship and support, and we particularly welcome those with dementia, their friends, family and carers.

 

Our next Friends Together Cafe will be on...

 

Thursday 6th March 2025, 10am-12pm

This month we welcome Cath Mackenzie of the Alzheimer's Society 'Time for Dementia' programme, an educational programme designed to help the healthcare professionals of the future be more aware of dementia. 

The programme pairs families affected by dementia with undergraduate students, to better educate the students about life with dementia and the challenges that come with it.  The University of The West of England’s incoming students have been taking part in the programme since September 2023, and families in the area are now being sought to take part in the initiative as from September 2025.  Many of the families already taking part have been with the initiative for several years and have enjoyed the chance to share their story to make a difference to those affected by dementia.

For more information on the Time For Dementia programme, take a look at an an introductory video here, which details more about it, and discusses the aims and practicalities of being involved.  Also see there website here.

 

WHERE - the bright and spacious Randall Room on the 1st floor of church (lift access) WHEN - the first Thursday of every month (see the flyer below for contact info & all dates to end of 2025) EVERYONE IS WELCOME to come along, for conversation, support, information and friendship PLUS FREE REFRESHMENTS - including delicious home-made cakes and savoury snacks!   WE'RE VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

  

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About Friends Together......

The All Saints dementia friendly café, Friends Together, is just one example of the many volunteer-led dementia support initiatives in Bristol.  The Café – originally called Friends on Friday – launched in May 2017 to coincide with that year’s Dementia Awareness Week.

Following a break during the Covid Pandemic, the Café was relaunched as Friends Together -  now on the first Thursday of every month from 10am-12pm - and six years’ on, it’s going from strength to strength. The Café is totally free, and whilst aimed at those living with dementia, their friends, family and carers, it’s essentially open to everyone and anyone, and provides activities, information, conversation, and friendship, along with tea/coffee and delicious home-made cakes!

Click on the image below for a printable version of our 2025 Friends Together Cafe flyer

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Previous Cafés

   

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Our Friends Together Christmas Cafe - Thursday 7th December 2023
With sing-a-long carols, led by pianist, Jan Bartlett!


 

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Coronation Friends Together Cafe Thursday 4th May 2023

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Our Friends Together April Cafe - Thursday 5th April 2023