Scotland's first dementia Meeting Centre. Community support for people living with dementia and their family carer partners.
Kirriemuir, Scotland
Joined February 2016
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Kirrie Connections is looking to raise £20,000 to start the development of our new £500k extension. This will be a vital new facility for both our families affected by dementia and the wider Kirrie community.
justgiving.com/campaign/kirr…
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What an exciting moment for @kirrieconnect! We can’t wait to see the final result.
To learn more about our capital grants and what we fund, visit ClothworkersFoundation.org.u….
Thank you so much to all the funders that have supported us, and in particular the people of Kirriemuir, who raised over £50,000 to make this possible @AngusCouncil @AngusRuralPship @ClothworkersFdn @ShelleyMac1982 @allyjsmith thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/ang…
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She-boom she-boom! We'd an active day at the club. Even over cast skies didn't stop most of us from taking a stroll along the prom.
@AngusRuralPship helped fund the first phase of our build, and they made this lovely wee film about us. youtu.be/ww7uZcjU6XI?si=VzGk…
The Angus Community-Led Vision Fund is now open for applications until 5pm on Friday, 16 August 2024 angusruralpartnership.org.uk…
Thanks for all your help and support over the years, Julie :)
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Thank you so much to all the funders that have supported us, and in particular the people of Kirriemuir, who raised over £50,000 to make this possible @AngusCouncil @AngusRuralPship @ClothworkersFdn @ShelleyMac1982 @allyjsmith thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/ang…
Thanks so much to @GoFibre_UK for supporting creative activities for our members at Kirrie Connections! 😃
Marking one year of our #GoFurtherFund, we're excited to announce the three great local charities in #Aberdeenshire and #Angus who have been awarded funding in round 2!
@kirrieconnect
@NESSNorthEast
@havenstonehaven
gofibre.co.uk/gofurther-fund
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Thank you @kirrieconnect for lovely time and sharing mutal passion and aim. I hope we will make a better world for people with dementia and carers whenever we can. I am bringing the artwork I got from your member (the artist) to Australia.
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A recipe for life, c/o Musselburgh Meeting Centre members was shared #heartfelt.
Extra ingredients shared on the day too by those in the room - #inspired
Love is….A Meeting Centre
Play is at the heart of so much too.
@DFEastLothian @kirrieconnect @ELHSCP @Shaminakhtar
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Great to hear @Shaminakhtar open Meeting Centres Workshop recognising carers, volunteers & key importance of #intergenerational work as vital to #humanrights & #personcentred approach. #MakingADifference @DFEastLothian @kirrieconnect
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Graeme Galloway - What is a Meeting Centre & why are they developing locally & internationally? Underpinning theory - “Adjusting to change” model; social & regular, sustained & ongoing partnership approach with a co-production, rights-based approach in heart of community.
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'Fun with Chalk' @kirrieconnect shared by bold partner Rachel Grieve "We spent yesterday afternoon messing about with chalks and exploring the many ways we could make lines and fill spaces." #mindful #doodling with chalk from our amazing #creative #dementia #community @IrvineDawn
We've been delighted to have @PavkovicSladana visit for the past couple of days. Sladja was involved in the first Meeting Centre in Australia, and is now looking at setting up a centre in her home country of Serbia. 😊
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In this video from our Get Real project we talk about the role that links with health and social care services and the dementia care pathway can play in the long-term sustainability of a Meeting Centre. #GetRealStudy #referrals youtu.be/aNb6GX0A82k
ALT Image showing a still from the video, with Ruby Swift talking in front of pull-up banners relating to the project in the top left corner, a diagram about third sector organisations in the bottom right corner, and related text in the other two corners such as third sector organisations acting as referrers or helping to forge links between services and community support. Mainly for decoration and to give an indication of what the video looks like
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Join us for a wee bold Blether tomorrow 30th May from 10.30-12pm. bold partner & #dementia activist Agnes Houston will chat to us about how after her dementia diagnosis she decided to get off the 'Misery Bus' and hop aboard the 'Happy Bus'. Look out for the Zoom link! @IrvineDawn
We loved showing all our families the film of our @RSNO and @northmuirschool Generations project this afternoon
A few tears were shed! And everyone joined in for YMCA at the end! 🤠👐🫶
We're delighted to announce that we are supported by the #PowerofMusicFund!
Funding has been awarded to us to help people living with dementia and their carers through music.
Thanks to funders @NASPTweets, @UtleyFoundation, @ace_national, @MusicforDemUK and @mfacharity
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Our Meeting Centre Manager Caroline is helping raise funds for us by doing the Edinburgh Kiltwalk (21 miles) on Sun 15 Sep. If anyone would like to join her there are three walking distances - The Mighty Hike, The Big Stroll or The Wee Wander. More info at
thekiltwalk.co.uk/events/edi…
Always great to see what our pals at STAND are getting up to! A braw chippy tea this evening too, with the family and friends group at the Kennoway Shed. 🐟🍟
Always a warm welcome from our friends at STAND. We're down in Fife for a couple of days to find out all about how they run their dementia peer support sessions. @AboutDementiaSc @DementiaPolicy @MeetingCentres @GerakdK1063 @ALLIANCEScot
