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"May your troubles be less, your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door."
Happy St Patrick’s Day from all the Springboard Family ☘️

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#StPatricksDay
March 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Good evening #OldhamHour, hope everyone has enjoyed the bank holiday?
Our group are having a day trip on Thursday to @theAlbertDock at Liverpool so we there’s no session at Downey House. We’re back on 5th June.

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May 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Lots of our members enjoy getting together at Chadderton Library on Tuesday. Time for a brew & natter then fun seated exercise!
Sammy is a former body builder and personal trainer who has a wealth of experience.

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May 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Thank you to our supporter who won £25 last night and donated it straight to us. We’re really grateful.Join the lottery and help us whilst having the chance to win yourself, please go to www.oldhamcommunitylottery.co.uk and search for ‘Dementia Carers’
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March 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This Thursday sees the return of our annual Burns Lunch for our members 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We have Peter the Piper, the address to the haggis and plenty of fun 🤩
*This event had to be pre-booked*
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#BurnsNight
January 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This week we have relaxation, singing & fun plus support from @ageukoldham
We are a group for people living with dementia who are accompanied by a friend, family or carer.
No need to book, just turn up to meet some new friends 😊
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January 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This Thursday at Downey House we will be doing Easter crafts with Age UK Oldham and whilst we’re busy with this, our carers get the chance to go for their monthly chat to help support each other. New members are welcome.

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March 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Here’s our schedule for February. We welcome anyone with dementia along with a family member, friend or carer.
Springboard was set up by a small group of carers in 2012 & continues to thrive. Everyone involved in the group has lived experience of the condition

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#Royton
February 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
On Thursday it’s our carers chat- a great way to share tips & get help whilst your loved one is in the next room being entertained. We’re also lucky to have a dementia advisor from Age UK Oldham on hand with lots of information and more.

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March 2, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Here’s our schedule for March. New members are always welcome to attend. Thursday’s 1-3pm at Downey House (St Paul’s Parish Centre)
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March 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
This week we’re off out on a trip so there’s no session at Downey House. We are heading to @ossymill for lunch then a guided tour of the Pendle Valley.
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February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Any movement is great and our friend Sammy Goodwin picks fantastic music that our Springboard family love to move to! Everyone joined in with the seated exercise session last week and went home with big smiles 😀
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#LivingWellWithDementia
February 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Thanks to our Springboard family for their testimonials. We love spending time together on Thursday’s and since we started in 2012 have gone from strength to strength.
We’re a group for people living with dementia along with a relative, pal or carer
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January 30, 2026 at 11:59 AM
🌲 We had a fantastic time last week at our Christmas meal and this Thursday we have the children of St Paul’s Primary School entertaining us. New members are always welcome 🎄

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December 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
October is approaching and here’s our monthly schedule. All events this month are at Downey House (St Paul’s Parish Hall), Church Street in #Royton
New members are always welcome 🤗

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#LivingWellWithDementia
September 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Two members of our Springboard family are celebrating their 71st wedding anniversary today!
What an amazing achievement for them. Congratulations from all of us 💙❤️💜🩷

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July 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Carers are amazing! Always remember that 🌟

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July 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Music is a great way to liven up a person’s day and we see regularly how it can benefit our loved ones with dementia. This Thursday we have Colin Salty Chorlton making his debut at Downey House 🎶
New members are always welcome 🤗
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#LivingWellWithDementia
July 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
We’ve had a great afternoon with artist Paul Pickford 🎨 we tried our hand at cartoons & comics, our Jimmy was the model! Thanks to Paul & his lovely assistant Sally for keeping us entertained & BIG thanks to Karuna at #ReadingFriendsOldham @oldhamlibraries.bsky.social
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June 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today at Downey House in #Royton we have Paul Firth & Kershaw’s Choir (@KershawsHopsice) to celebrate #DementiaActionWeek
Plus our members have the chance to win £50 on open the box and we reveal our #Eurovision Sweepstakes winners.

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May 22, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Thank you to the fantastic Ian Jenkins for some great entertainment today and to @ageukoldham for their support.
It’s so amazing watching our loved ones enjoying the music & singing along

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April 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We are back after our Easter break and celebrating St George’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 with live music & fun with Ian Jenkins,🎶
New members are always welcome. No need to prebook.
@AgeUkOldham will also be attendance to provide support.

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April 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This week it’s our AGM at Downey House. We’ll also be having a game of bingo and our usual raffles, football cards and open the box now stands at £15!

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March 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Every Tuesday at Chadderton Library. It’s a great way to do some fun exercises with friends.
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March 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We’ve got the talented & popular Steve Kenny coming to entertain us for our St Patrick’s Day party ☘️
Anyone living with dementia along with a family member, friend or carer are welcome to join us.
Plus weekly support from @ageukoldham

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March 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM