Steve Beasant

Caring fundraisers in North East Lincolnshire are helping to bring the past to life for people living with dementia and memory loss.

Local group The Ladybirds have collected a fantastic £1,000 through coffee mornings, dances, bridge events and a jumble sale as well as money raised by customers of Lilly’s Tea Rooms, Laceby, through their Christmas Fayre and raffle.

The money will help North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus (NELCTP) purchase a Reminiscence Pod. This is a “Pop Up” 1950s style living room which can be used in settings such as hospitals and care homes to help people with dementia feel more at ease in these unfamiliar locations.

“This is a fantastic sum of money raised by the Ladybirds,” said Jeanette Logan, Service Lead for Older People with NELCTP. “Purchasing the Reminiscence Pod will make a huge difference to many people living with conditions such as dementia in North East Lincolnshire.

“The Pod is easily transportable and will provide a complete environment with things to see, touch and interact with, to stimulate an individual’s memory. It will help people living with dementia communicate about their lives and experience something familiar and safe at a time when often nothing makes sense to them.”

Dementia affects the lives of around 700,000 people in the UK. The CTP’s vision is for all people with dementia and their carers to continue to be able to live their life to the full.

The ladybirds are keen to invite anyone to join their fundraising / social group please contact 01472 697695.