Barnsley Independent Alzheimer's and Dementia Support (BIADS)
Help for today - Hope for tomorrow
Help for today - Hope for tomorrow
If your role as carer ends because your loved one passes away or enters long term care you can often feel abandoned by the services you have been involved with. Also the loss, after what can be many years of caring, of the focus in your life can leave you feeling isolated with bereavement difficulties specific to this illness.
Our group meets regularly to support each other through this period and helps us to get back into mainstream life.
The KIT Club have many accumulated years of experience which they can pass on to their peers still on their journey as well as offer support to each other at this difficult time and beyond.
Our members meet up for lunch and theatre dates, the occasional weekend break away and social day trips. We all want to give something back as a way of helping those that come after us and so take part in awareness raising, campaigning and fundraising for BIADS.
If you have benefited from support and wish to help others or need help yourself to make the transition from carer why not join us. You can attend meetings or just take part in the social side of things by letting us know that you would like to keep in touch.
KIT Club Meetings are held usually on the last Monday of each month between 1pm and 3pm in the meeting room at Barnsley Community Build, 189 Sheffield Road, Barnsley, S70 4DE, situated on the same site as the BIADS office.
| Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| Mon 19 Mar 2012 | Day Trip - Selby Market and York - £9 |
| Tue 03 Apr 2012 | Lunch 12 noon at the Chestnut Tree Barugh Green |
| Mon 23 Apr 2012 | Day Trip - Lincoln Boat Ride and Carvery - £23 |
| Fri 27 Apr 2012 | Hi de Hi at the Academy Theatre Birdwell - £10 per ticket Meet at The Hare and Hounds at 5pm for a pre-show meal |
| Tue 08 May 2012 | Hello Dolly at the Lamproom - £10 per ticket. Meet at The Glasshouse at 5pm for a pre-show meal |
Phone us on 01226 280057 or contact the BIADS office if you want more information about the KIT Club and its events.
Often when the person with dementia passes away or moves into long term care the carers find their needs are no longer catered for by the statutory authorities and after what can be many years of caring they are isolated.