Bishop Paul visited a café this weekend that’s been in the vanguard of supporting people with dementia and their carers.
The Tea Cosy Memory Café in Rothwell celebrated its fifth birthday on 1 October. For five years it's been providing a place where people can socialize with others who understand their experiences.
The Revd Jeremy Trigg, Team Rector of Rothwell & District Team Ministry, said, “We meet on the first Saturday of the month and around 120 people come – and of course, there was a special air of celebration this weekend.
“It all began with Peter Smith who worked for the Alzheimer's society and wanted to start a café for dementia sufferers and their carers. The church provides the parish centre free of charge and there’s an ever increasing team of volunteers. A number of organizations have visited us and formed similar cafés around Leeds.
“Our local MP and councillors are regular visitors and West Yorkshire Police are very supportive. We’ve even been visited by a government minister from Australia, and Peter (who was awarded a BEM in the Queen’s Birthday honours this year) has visited no 10 to talk about what we do”.