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Keep up with the latest BIADS news here.

You can click on the links for more details.
Otherwise you can phone us on 01226 280057 or email us here for more information.

Checkout our Diary of Events for the latest events.

Freemasons Support BIADS' Work

Toy Fayre/Clothing Sale at our Charity Shop

Our first holiday this year is April 16th to 20th (Monday to Friday) to Llandudno Queens Hotel on the promenade. We allocate places to carers and people with dementia and then we will be looking at allocating the remaining rooms. There is a shortage of single rooms as usual so if you are prepared to share with someone let us know. We will allocating other places once we are sure all carers/pwd are identified.

On Saturday 3rd March we have been offered a bucket collection at Barnsley Football Club for the Barnsley-Nottingham Forest match. If you are able to help us with the collection could you please inform a member of staff.

You are invited to join us on a fabulous day out with friends on Friday 9th March at Millstones restaurant near Harrogate at their Winter Warmer Event. We will set off from East Dene WMC on Doncaster Road on the Friday morning at 9:30am arriving at Millstones at 11am for tea/coffee and homemade toasted teacakes - traffic allowing.

This will be followed by an hour's entertainment with dancing and a sing-a-long to chase off those winter blues. A two course lunch will then be served. Lunch is followed by a game of cash bingo, more entertainment and tea and coffee will be served before heading homeward.

Tickets are just £18.00 per person. If you are the carer of someone affected by dementia and you would both like to join us please get in touch as soon as possible to secure your place. Ring 01226 280057.

On Tuesday 20th March we are holding a Race Night at Alexandra WMC, Royston. Starter's orders will be at 8:00pm. Tickets are £4.00 per person, this will include a pie and pea supper. Mmm...Pie! To order tickets, please ring 01226 280057, or call into our charity shop at 12 Midland Road, Royston.

The time for tea will be on Monday 13th February will have a Valentine's Day theme. Hopefully the weather will be kind and the snow will stay away.

A new Dementia Forum will be launched in Barnsley on 29th February at the Rigby Suite, Metrodome Leisure Complex. The meeting will take place at 1:30pm - 3:30pm. Let us know if you are interested in being part of this group. Come along and share your knowledge and opinions about living with dementia in Barnsley with others. Help influence local dementia services and create a dementia friendly community. For further details contact Alzheimer's Society Barnsley on 01226 296301.

BIADS first Annual General Meeting is being held at the Ramada Encore Hotel on Wednesday 18th January at 1pm. All members should have had an invitation by now and we would love to see you all at this milestone event. You will be able to hear how we have progressed over the year, meet the trustees and hear of our plans for the future. We have a guest speaker, Mr Ken Clasper, who has Lewy body dementia and is an ambassador for the Lewy Body Society and a member of the innovations in dementia 'Think Tank' for people with dementia. Ken and his wife Janice are travelling from Chester-le-Street just to talk to us in Barnsley and are looking forward to meeting you all. There will be light refreshments of tea and biscuits afterwards. Come along and join us for an informative afternoon and if you have any questions about BIADS you will be able to put those forward. Most of you have been with us from day one and we are sure you will want to see how your support has helped BIADS develop.

The next focus group meeting for Barnsley's Dementia Strategy is on Tuesday 24th January at 10:30am held at the Alzheimer's Society offices, 5 Doncaster Road. This is a meeting to discuss any issues that you want feeding into the Dementia Strategy Monitoring Group.

On Friday 2nd December members of BIADS met at the Ramada Encore Hotel for their Christmas Lunch. Over 60 people were treated to the usual festive fare and after the meal sang carols and circle danced to Christmas favourites. Even Mother Christmas visited us and handed out chocolates - obviously Father Christmas is too busy to be making visits this early!!! The afternoon was made even more special when the former President of Barnsley Rotary Club, Wendy Bell, presented our Chairman, Bill Cowin, with a cheque for £1,000 knowing all money donated to BIADS every penny will be used in Barnsley to support people affected by dementia. Click the link for pictures.

The SD Fashion Show held on 8th December raised £298.20 and we all bought fabulous Christmas bargains galore. Thank you to SD Fashions and all of our loyal customers. The next SD Fashion show will be 7th August 2012 at the Alex WMC in Royston. Watch out for tickets for sale later in the year.

We recently held a Christmas volunteer party for our wonderful volunteers to thank them for all of their hard work for the charity in 2011. Forty three of the seventy plus volunteers were able to attend the party held at Sheffield Road Baptist church where they had a buffet lunch served by staff. Our team of volunteers are the backbone of BIADS, without them we would not be able to support the number of people affected by dementia in Barnsley that we do. We are extremely grateful to all of our volunteers and wish them a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Our Christmas Time for Tea took place on Monday 12th December at the Baptist Church on Sheffield Road from 2pm to 4pm. Old and new members came along to have a cuppa and a biscuit or a mince pie or two. The BIADS' singers also entertained us with a variety of Christmas songs.

John Lewis of Sheffield presented us with 50 tins of biscuits all beautifully wrapped to give to carers and people with dementia at our Christmas party on Monday 19th December. Along with fifteen tins and boxes of confectionery donated by Barnsley Junior Chamber International we were able to invite Santa along to hand out the gifts to members that attended the event. The presents were provided through the local business initiative 'Cares for Christmas' where businesses are invited to fulfil the Christmas wishes of local charities. We were thrilled to be picked to have our Christmas wishes fulfilled by John Lewis and would like to thank them on behalf of our members who often feel undervalued and isolated in their own communities. BIADS are charity of the year for Junior Chamber International and they held a chocolate evening, accepting confectionery from their members to be gifts for BIADS. It is very reassuring to know that the unpaid work our carers do with such dedication is recognised in their communities.

Our annual Christmas party at East Dene WMC on the 19th December was a great success with over a hundred people attending. Thank you to everyone who worked on the fantastic buffet which seemed to go down very well and to Santa for handing out the gifts from Cares for Christmas. We hope you all enjoyed the Staff 'entertainment' which took months of rehearsals and preparation in Jacky's attic bedroom and Janine's dining room. We are hoping to have a video of the performance available in the New Year after Mark Broadhead has managed to make us all look beautiful!!!

BIADS Charity Shop reopened on November 2nd after a complete restock. Takings on the first day topped £600!

BIADS' singers and circle dancers performed at the Civic Hall on the 9th of November at the launch of the Creative Arts Strategy.

A sponsored exercise bike ride took place at the Shakespeare pub on 7th November. Two ladies cycled to raise funds for us. More details later.

The befriending service for people with dementia begins provision after volunteers have had full training.

On Monday 28th November BIADS held a collection day at Morrison's Supermarket in Barnsley and raised a grand total of £248.85.Our grateful thanks go to Morrisons for allowing us to collect, to all the volunteers who stood patiently with their collecting tins and most of all to Morrison's customers who gave so generously in these times of recession. Thank you all for your support. BIADS guarantee that all monies raised will be used to support people in Barnsley affected by dementia, their families and friends.

The November winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was our manager Linda Pattison!?.

On on Saturday 1st October (one of the hottest October days in living memory) we held a Table Top Sale at Cawthorne Village Hall. All the table tops had been sold in advance and a variety of goods were on sale from Christmas goodies to cakes to greeting cards. Our kitchen volunteers made sausage sandwiches and bacon butties which went down very well with customers and stall holders alike. Overall we made £525 for BIADS' funds which will be used to provide support for people affected by dementia in Barnsley. Additionally we sold over £50 worth of raffle tickets for our Christmas Raffle. Our grateful thanks go to Anne and Neale Stewart for organising the event and to all our volunteers and supporters for coming along on the day. More details later.

Our late holiday this year was at Bournemouth where we will be stayed at the Sands Hotel from Sunday 9th October to Thursday 13th October. The weather was kind to us and stayed fine and dry throughout the holiday. After a day in Bournemouth we had a trip to Weymouth and another trip through the New Forrest. More details later.

Music fans had a fantastic night out listening to their favourite tunes with the Take 2 Big Band who performed a concert in aid of BIADS on Sunday 9th October at Ardsley House Hotel, Barnsley which raised over £922. Our thanks to the band, the staff at Ardsley House Hotel and the volunteers. More details later.

Dave Beeson the boss and owner of Mrs B's Pantry on Agnes Road Barnsley took part in the 10km BUPA Great Yorkshire Run around Sheffield on Sunday the 9th of October in aid of BIADS. On a fine but cold day Dave finished the course in 48 minutes and 16 seconds. Dave has collected £273.50 up to date. See the Photo Gallery page for photos of the run. Thank you Dave!!

Christmas came early to Dodworth on Saturday 29th October from 10am to noon. BIADS held a Christmas Fair and Coffee Morning at the Pollyfox Centre, Dodworth. There were stalls with Christmas cards and gifts on sale at bargain prices. So far the event has raised £716 to support people and their families living with dementia in Barnsley.

Mark Taylor arranged a Trans Pennine bike ride for his friends, to raise money for BIADS dementia support charity and the seven of them have recently been able to hand over the magnificent sum of £2089.80 to the charity which guarantees that all funds will be spent on dementia services in Barnsley.

Mark Taylor from Mapplewell, Martin Mannering, Rob Lumb, Craig Sikora, Mick Padgett, Rob Blackley and Graham Jones cycled from Southport to Hornsea, sponsored by friends, family and workmates. The friends want to say a big thank you to Mark for organising the trip and Pam Evans from BIADS said 'This is a fantastic donation for BIADS and we can assure the boys that their hard work will be put to good use and improve the lives of people in Barnsley living with this devastating illness.'
See the Photo Gallery page for photos of the bike ride.

The October winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Evelyn Burton.

On a fine Friday 23rd September 2011 we went on a day trip to Knowsley Safari Park near Liverpool. Whilst on the coach we had a five mile safari drive through the park giving excellent views of the animals roaming freely throughout their large enclosures. The animals on show included lions, tigers, deer, bisson, camels, hunting dogs and rhinos. Unfortunately our driver Taffy chickened out of driving through the monkey enclosure where baboons jumped on cars to give passengers a better view in return for possible damage to their vehicles. Other attractions in the walk-around area of the park included the bug house, meercats, otters, a giraffe house, elephant enclosure and sea-lion show.

The September winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Sheila O'Carroll.

The fashion show that was held on 2nd August at the Alexandra WMC in Royston was another resounding success. Around 80 ladies and a few gentlemen came along to see Simon's models wearing a wonderful selection of high street fashions at rock bottom prices. There were some fantastic bargains with M&S, Next and C&A all represented at a fraction of the prices in the shops. It's doubtful that anyone went home without something and we raised over £450 for BIADS' funds. Our next fashion show is at East Dene WMC on Thursday 3rd November so if you missed this show please note the next date in your diary!

On Saturday 13th August 2011 we held a collection day at Tesco supermarket, Wombwell Lane, Barnsley. We raised a wonderful amount of £331.48. Our thanks go to Sarah Toone of Tesco's for allowing us to have the day, everyone who stood patiently with collecting tins, and especially the customers of Tesco who gave so generously. All donations given will be used to support people in Barnsley who are affected by dementia.

The August winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Karen Vaughton.

BIADS has taken over an existing charity shop in Royston after a successful trial period from the begining of May 2011. Any funds raised will be spent to provide on-going services.

On Sunday 10th July 2011 we held our second BIADS sponsored walk at Worsborough Mill. Whilst we enjoyed a beautiful morning walk around this peaceful country park along with our friends and family we also raised over £1,700 for local dementia services at the same time with more funds to come!

We were invited to attend Randy and Gaynors Garden Party in aid of BIADS
at 9 Moorland Cresent, Staincross on Saturday 23rd July. There was tombola, cakes, raffles, refreshments and a 9-hole putting course. The garden party raised around £1,100.

The July winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Barry Pleasants.

It was exactly a year ago on the first of June 2010 that BIADS opened its doors to provide services to people in Barnsley affected by dementia, their carers and families. On BIADS first birthday June 1st 2011, we welcomed two new members of staff making a team of five - allowing us to expand our services. Exciting times!

On the first anniversary of BIADS opening its office in BCB's building on Sheffield Road we are pleased to announce two more services we can offer to people affected by dementia in Barnsley.

The first service is a support service for carers who are caring for a relative or friend who has dementia. Jacky Phelan, our carer support worker, is available now to offer information, advice and support. Please ring her on 280057. This service has been made possible through the financial support of the former Mayor, Margaret Sheard.

Our second service is a befriending service for people with dementia. Our befriending coordinator, Janine Jowett, is currently setting this project up which we hope will be available soon. This exciting new venture for us has been funded through the Joint Commissioning Unit of BMBC and the PCT. For further information please ring Janine on 280057. She would particularly like to hear from anyone who may be interested in volunteering for this new service.

At a ceremony at the Bluebell Banqueting Suite on Wednesday 15th June 2011 BIADS were announced the winners of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Councils' Service Excellence Award for Best Voluntary Service Provision. Click the link for more details.

of the Best Voluntary Service Provision category in Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's Service Excellence Awards.

Gareth our organist for the BIADS' Singers recently married and BIADS would like to wish him and his new wife every happiness for the future.

The June winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Alice Whitaker.

Mayor's Charity of the Year Success

BIADS celebrate their first birthday by increasing staff and services

BIADS is taking over an existing charity shop in Royston for a trial period from the begining of May. Any funds raised will be used to provide on-going services. We would welcome any support that new and existing members and volunteers can give us in making this exciting venture a success. Click here for more details.

On Tuesday 3rd May Linda was invited to a meeting of the Women's Institute at the Pollyfox Centre in Dodworth. She was presented with a cheque for £571.88 which the WI had raised at a flower arranging evening held in April. Two ladies from Wentworth Garden Centre made up several arrangements which were raffled at the end of the evening and the WI laid on a splendid buffet. As ever we were able to give assurances to the WI members that every penny of their donation would be used in Barnsley to support people affected by dementia.

BIADS held a lunch time party last week to thank their incredible volunteers for all of the hard work they have done since the charity started in June 2010. Linda and Pam and the trustees wanted volunteers to know how grateful they are for all of the hard work volunteers have done and apologise if they have been unable to acknowledge that your support has been fundamental to BIADS success during this whirlwind phase.
Manager Linda Pattison said, "The majority of our volunteers are former carers of their loved ones with dementia and because they are experts by experience they are as passionate about BIADS as we are. All of us want to ensure that we are here providing and improving support services for those affected now and in the future by this devastating illness." Thank you all.
Click the above link for photos.

Deborah Cowin led a fundraising group on a coast to coast sponsored bike ride from Workington to Sunderland on Saturday 14th May and Sunday 15th May to be met by members of Action on Dementia Sunderland another group that broke away from the Alzheimer's Society. We also held a sweepstake to guess the calories lossed by Deborah in completing the bike ride - a distance of around 105 miles. Click the above link for photos and more details.

On Sunday 15th May BIADS were granted a collection day at Morrisons in Barnsley. The collection totalled £131.48 which was quite good for a Sunday. Our grateful thanks go to our members who went on the day and received all the donations. Special thanks to Morrisons for allowing us to have this opportunity and last but not least many thanks to their generous customers.

Our Day Trip to North Yorkshire on Tuesday 24th May was a bright and breezy affair with a stop in Whitby to have some fresh air and sunshine followed by a ride on the North York Moors Steam Train to Pickering. Everyone enjoyed the day out!

On Sunday 29th May, between 2pm and 5pm, Allan and Carolyn Cooper invited people to their home at 55 Station Road, Royston to Care for a Cuppa. Guests were encouraged to join them for a cuppa and light refreshments with the chance to buy plants, have a go at tombola and enjoy themselves in their lovely garden. The event raised over £550.

The May winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Christine Smitheram.

Due to popular demand the BIADS Singers are holding extra dates in addition to their usual once a month meetings. Their next meeting on Monday 4th April at Sheffield Road Baptist Church between 11am and 12:30pm. This group welcomes new members from the community who are affected by dementia and their carers who love to get together and experience the joy of singing with friends. Spokesperson Pam Evans said 'We are an informal group who love to share the joy of singing and it doesn't matter if we are good singers or not, everyone can join in'. The group is led by carer Sue Haughton and the group are accompanied by organist Gareth Taylor.

A Charity Bonanza was held at the Penistone Community Centre on Saturday 9th April 2011 where BIADS ran a tombola stall. The event was a good awareness raising opportunity for dementia and BIADS and raised over £60.

On the 16th of April BIADS had a tombola stall at Birdwell Gala . Once again we were overwhelmed by the generosity of our members and supporters who gave us bottles of all shapes and sizes for the stall - thank you one and all. The weather was kind to us and we raised £216.06. Thanks also to those people who gave up their Saturday to man the stall. Besides raising funds to enable us to continue our work supporting those affected by dementia in Barnsley we gave out numerous leaflets about our organisation and the work we do, so fund raising and awareness raising at the same time!!

On 16th April BIADS was presented with a cheque for £1,636 from Mick Ryan, Captain of Tankersley Golf Club.This amazing amount has been raised over the last year through various events and by collecting change in a bottle on the bar also known as the 19th hole! Our grateful thanks go to everyone who helped raise this money and as always we can guarantee that every penny will be spent in Barnsley to support those people affected by dementia.

We celebrated the upcoming royal wedding at our Royal Wedding Tea Dance on Tuesday 19th April at East Dene Working Mens Club. There was a buffet, singing, dancing, bingo and a raffle along with a wedding hat competition won by Elizabeth Rooke, Jean Copping and Tony Hazeldine. The Mayor of Barnsley was in attendance and pledged a further £5,000 to BIADS as one of the Mayor's charites of the year. People dressed in red, white and blue enjoyed a patriotic afternoon.

The April winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was David Mason.

Our early holiday this year from Monday 7th March to Friday 11th March was at Morecambe on the northwest coast where we stayed at the Auckland hotel.
Despite the cold weather everyone had a good holiday on this 1940's themed break visiting the Lakes and Lancaster.

An afternoon of entertainment was arranged by Barnsley Rotary Club at Ardsley House Hotel, Barnsley for people with dementia and their carers. The event called Walk Down Memory Lane was attended by members of BIADS and the Alzheimer's Society. Guests were treated to singing by the Rotary Club Choir, a high tea, a dvd of Barnsley in the past and memorabilia on display of old time reminisces. There was also circle dancing and a demonstration of jabadao.

Over £750 were raised when BIADS held a Race Night at Alexandra Working Mens Club, High Street, Royston, Barnsley on the 23rd March with many punters in attendance. Starters orders were at 8.00 pm with the race night featuring eight races with eight horses in each race.

Two 'Lucky Dip' Dual Forecast races followed. The winner taking home £25 if their two numbers matched the numbers of the first and second placed horses in the race. In race nine the two lucky numbers were 7 and 2. In race ten the two lucky numbers were 8 and 4. A short intermission was taken for pie and peas and the drawing of the raffle.

BIADS held their second Bi-Monthly Self Directed Support Forum on Tuesday 29th March at The Core, County Way, Barnsley, S70 2JW between 1.30pm and 3.30pm in Conference Room 2.
If you need to know how to plan, choose and control what services you need to live a better life with dementia you are warmly invited to attend our forums.
Click here to find out more on how personal budgets could help YOU.

Over 70 people involved in the Barnsley Newham Partnership took part in the Newham 10K run around the Olympic sites in London on Sunday in aid of Barnsley Independent Alzheimer's and Dementia Support (BIADS). Fifty members including the Leader of Barnsley MBC Steve Houghton and Mayor's consort Tom Sheard completed the race and everyone had a great time even if some of them have been feeling the effects this week.

The March winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Joan Walker.

Although last year we were a registered company by guarantee this month BIADS became a registered charity recognised by the Charity Commission.
BIADS can now apply for funding for our services and give reassurance that we are a 'bona fide' organisation. Our new registered charity number is 1140201.

The February winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was May Charlesworth.

January 2011 saw BIADS being named as Charity of the Year
by Junior Chamber International and Ramada Encore.

May we say a big thank you to the many local organisations who have supported us in our first year including the Mayor of Barnsley, Barnsley Rotary Club, Every Inch a Woman and the Barnsley Newham Partnership to name a few.

The January winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Marilyn Wray.

At our time for tea cafe on 13th December at the Baptist Church the Mayor drew our annual raffle which raised £900.

Our annual Christmas lunch was held at Hotel St Pierre, Newmillerdam on Monday 20th December.

The Co-operative group held a Christmas concert on Thursday 16th December
in St Pauls Church, Old Town, Barnsley. The event raised £300.

The New Year's Eve dance at the Civic Hall Royston raised £487.

The December winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Linda Rolfe.

Another milestone for BIADS - 1st November 2010

Monday 1st November was another milestone for BIADS as we moved into another office in BCB's building - making three rooms in total for our use. The upstairs office is being used by Linda and Pam and the two rooms downstairs are for admin and volunteers with a small area for meetings.

We also had a new computer system set up for us by Cultrix computers which has all of us networked with easy access to the internet. This is an absolute godsend as the IT we have been using up to now has been quite old and not suitable for our needs. This purchase was made possible by two grants from South Yorkshire Community Foundation and VAB. Having reliable and up to date IT equipment is really important.

We also took on our third member of staff that day - Kathleen Broadhead - our first admin assistant who is working for 16 hours a week, initially until the end of December - but we're keeping our fingers crossed for more funding!

We are already reaping the benefits of more space, new computers and last but not least our new admin assistant. So after a few short months in existence we're already moving onwards and upwards. What a team!

SDS presented their latest fashion show including names like Marks & Spencer, Principles and other well known brands at East Dene Working Mens Club on Thursday the 4th November. The weather was appalling so we didn't have as good a turnout as at previous shows but nevertheless we raised £380. Look out for more dates in 2011.

The sponsored slim that was started at our launch event back in July recently ended. On Monday 8th November a presentation was held in the Mayor's Parlour for those who took part.

So far £2,000 has been raised with more to come. Allan Cooper, our Vice Chairman, was presented with the prize for the most weight lost by an individual. BIADS also won the prize for the organisation that lost the most weight. Didn't he and we do well !!
Click here to see 'Slim Al'.

From Friday 12th November to Monday 15th November BIADS held a turkey and tinsel holiday at Lytham St Annes where we took over the Monterey Beach hotel. The holiday included visits to Barton Grange Garden Centre, a fudge factory and Boundary Mills along with the 'BIADS has talent' show, dancing, entertainment and a visit from Santa.
More details and a Santa video can be found here or checkout the Photo Gallery page.

The November winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Janice Parkin.

Circle Dancing for Couples (Carers and the person with dementia) is a new venture run in association with PCT's mental health service physiotherapists.

This new group will meet weekly on Wednesdays at the Baptist Church, Union Street between 1.30pm to 3.30pm starting from Wednesday 13th October.
The group aims to promote the bond between carers and the person they care for with dementia to create a stronger and more sustainable relationship through circle dancing.

If you need to know more please visit our Circle Dancing page.

We are running eight weekly Jabadao sessions in conjunction with the PCT's physiotherapists in the mental health service for people with dementia starting on Thursday 21st October from 2.30pm until 4pm at the Baptist Church on Union Street. Each Jabadao session will last for one hour and then there will be time for a cuppa.

Jabadao is music and movement and is ideal for people with dementia.
There is no right or wrong way to take part - you just 'go with the music'.
Checkout our Jabadao page for more information.

BIADS in collaboration with the Memory Team are working to set up Outreach Cafes (like our time for tea afternoons) in various locations around the borough.

This makes our help and support more easily accessible for those who have problems with transport. We hope to start a new cafe in Penistone before the end of 2010.

BIADS hosted a table top sale at Cawthorne Village Hall on Saturday 9th October from 10am to 4pm. There were 16 stalls selling everything from jewelry to bric a brac to knitted dolls to cakes. The cake stalls were very popular and sold out. Overall we made £500 so it was well worth the effort.

On Thursday 28th October over 100 people packed into the Ramada Encore Hotel to watch the spectacular Every Inch a Woman fashion show staged by Every Inch A Woman which is based on Shambles Street.

The shop is a dress agency for curvy ladies and also has a 'Smaller Version' upstairs. It seemed like dozens of models wore hundreds of items of clothing and the show was themed around the winter months.

It was an amazing and very well organised event. We would like to thank everyone involved in making the evening an outstanding success and to date we have received over £700!

Christmas came early to Dodworth on Saturday 30th October.
Our sale and coffee morning at the Miners Welfare Sports and Social Club was attended by around 100 people.

They were treated to a cuppa and a selection of cakes made by our supporters and members. We also had a cake stall so that people could buy more to take home - the mince pies were superb. Christmas gifts were on sale along with knitted dolls and the usual tombola and raffle.

Many thanks to all who helped to make this a fantastic and busy morning especially John at the 'Tappers' for allowing us to use the club. A fantastic £512.03 was raised!!!

The third winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Janice Parkin.

You too could be a winner. There is still time to join our November draw.
Download our Everyones a Winner Draw forms here in word and pdf formats.

September hails to the sounds of two new BIADS services.

We are now able to offer Carer Support to any new referrals who contact us.

We will make an initial visit to assess what help is needed and refer on as appropriate as well as checking that relevant benefits are being claimed.

We also take the opportunity to explain all about the other services we offer and encourage involvement.

Ongoing contact is maintained through telephone calls from trained volunteers with the option for further visits if necessary

The BIADS Singers commencing on Monday 6th September 2010 and then meeting on the first Monday of every month thereafter between 11am and 12.30pm also at the Baptist Church, Union Street, Barnsley.

This is a chance for people with dementia and their carers to get together to experience the joy of singing in an informal atmosphere with the friends they have made in BIADS. We have an extensive songbook of old familiar much loved songs as well as the chance to learn new easy on the ear tunes that can be enjoyed by all.

Our day trip to Chatsworth House on Friday the 3rd September was a beautiful, sunny day. The first stop was at a small shopping outlet where we did a little shopping and had lunch. At Chatsworth Park we went around the house before taking the chance to look around the shops. Our final stop of the day at the Farm Shop was interrupted by an amazing 25 minute air display by the Red Arrows - all in close proximity!

More than 100 people attended the Dodworth Colliery Brass Band Concert at Ardsley House on Sunday the 5th September. The music ranged from show songs to Dvorak to a medley of wartime favourites. The concert raised £450 which will be used exclusively in Barnsley to support people affected by dementia.

Our thanks to Ardsley House, the Dodworth Colliery Brass Band and to all the people who attended.

On Saturday 11th September at the 136th Annual Penistone Show we sold knitted dolls and other crafts and managed to raise £277.

The Mayor of Barnsley attended the 13th September 'Time for Tea' monthly meeting. and she will be returning to our time for tea cafe on December 13th for our Christmas Party.

The Mayor has chosen BIADS as one of her charities of the year and has already donated £1,000 to us at our Launch Day back in July.

Our first BIADS sponsored walk took place on 26th September and we were lucky with the weather once again - it was cool but dry - perfect conditions for walking!

Fifty people took part and made it a very special occasion for us. We released 50 balloons at the start in celebration of the lives of our loved ones affected by dementia.

Sponsorship is now being collected and we will be able to announce the full amount collected soon. So far over £800 has been raised with more to come! Thanks to all who participated and to Worsborough Mill for their kind support

On Tuesday 28th September we were invited to go along to the Rotary Club at Ardsley House for a lovely dinner followed by a 'Call my bluff - wine tasting'. What more could we ask for food and drink?

Well we did get more. We were presented with a cheque for £2,000!!
Wendy Bell, President of the Rotary Club this year, has picked us as one of her charities and we are very grateful for their support.

The second winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw was Eileen White.

You too could be a winner. There is still time to join our October draw.
Download our Everyones a Winner Draw forms here in word and pdf formats.

August heralds the start of a new BIADS service.

BIADS Monthly Meetings will held at the Baptist Church, Union Street, Barnsley, S70 1JJ, between 2pm and 4pm starting from August 2010. Here members have the chance to relax, get together, enjoy light refreshments whilst finding out what's happening at BIADS and how they can get involved. We are hoping that for some meetings we will be able to have guest speakers who can give information and advice about living and coping with dementia.

It was nice to see lots of familiar and some new faces at the August BIADS Monthly Meeting. Most of the biscuits and buns went down a treat and members were informed of the forthcoming events on offer.

At the meeting your webmaster managed to trackdown a video of some BIADS circle dancers performing the Bells of Norwich.

You can checkout these 'movers and shakers' on the Circle Dancing page though you will have to install Quicktime on your computer - If you havent got this you are automatically taken to the site.

On Tuesday 3rd August we held our first fashion show in Royston at the Alexandra WMC. Over 100 people attended and we raised over £600!

Monk Bretton Cricket Club hosted the Mayor's Charity Cricket Match on Sunday 15th August 2010 at Monk Bretton Cricket Club, Cross Street, Monk Bretton. A Mayor's Select 11 played a Leader's Select 11 in a 20/20 over match. Around £500 was raised for BIADS through a ballon race and the Mayor's charity.

Our thanks go to the Midhopestones Gala Committee who on 24th August presented BIADS with £1,000 donated as proceeds from their village fair held in June.

BIADS first ever collection at Morrisons Supermarket at Cortonwood Retail Park between Wednesday the 25th August and Friday the 27th August raised the magnificent amount of £726.

We would like to thank Simon Nunswick and his staff at Morrisons for allowing us to collect, all our collectors who stood and accepted donations and last but not least the generous people of Barnsley for their support.

A race night at Gawber Road Club on 26th August raised £520.

The first ever winner of our Everyones a Winner Draw made on the 31st August was Karen Turner who kindly donated her winnings back to BIADS.

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The beginning of July saw the official launch of BIADS.
The BIADS Launch Day at Barnsley town hall presided by the mayor was a success. Many people attended and members looked resplendent in their bright red BIADS polo shirts.

A very successful Garden Party was hosted by Randy and Gaynor Bamford on Saturday the 24th July. The event raised an astounding £950. Many thanks to all who bought tickets and who took part in the festivities.

The next day, Sunday the 25th July BIADS attended the 12th Classic Car Rally at Cannon Hall run by Barnsley Rotary Club where we held a ballon race. It was quite spectacular when all the ballons were released at the same time.

Could you or anyone you know be a volunteer for us. As the number of services we provide expand we urgently need volunteers to cover a variety of roles such as admin and befriending. We will be very pleased to hear from you.

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