Islanders living with dementia received a major boost when the Alzheimer Café IOW was presented with funding to buy much-needed equipment. The forward-thinking café needed more kitchen equipment to so that it could prepare and provide a more extensive range of refreshments for its guests. Volunteers at Alzheimer Café IOW applied to Tesco’s Stronger Starts scheme, which awards funds to charities and community organisations that make a positive difference in the lives of people. The café’s application was successful, earning it the maximum £1,500 grant. Paulette Thompson, a Trustee at the café, said:
“We are very grateful to Tesco for this funding. It has gone towards purchasing kitchen equipment such as a trolley, air pot flasks, toaster, microwave, cutlery, crockery and storage units. “These enable us to prepare and provide a more extensive range of refreshments for our guests during the café. “The service that is provided at the café is enhanced by the refreshments and drinks, which encourages our guests to feel more relaxed and able to chat with each other, sharing experiences in a safe environment and enabling them to understand that they are not alone. “There is an ever-growing need here for facilities such as ours because the Isle of Wight has one of the highest number of people affected with dementia in the country.”
The Stronger Starts scheme, in partnership with the Groundwork charity, aims to support many Isle of Wight community projects and good causes in the coming years, with thousands of pounds to give away. The scheme gives shoppers a chance to vote for local good causes to receive a £500, £1,000 or £1,500 grant. Claire De Silva, Head of Community at Tesco, said:
“We’re delighted that we can help voluntary organisations like the Alzheimer Café. Stronger Starts invites our customers to use their blue tokens to vote for local schemes they feel will benefit people on the Isle of Wight and it’s so good to see the impact that the funding makes.”
Isle of Wight shoppers can support their local organisations and groups by dropping the Tesco blue token they receive at checkout into the relevant voting box as they leave the store.
I bet they do over run
Delusional as always .. !!
I miss the old trains when travelling back to Pompey,
the new ones are nice, but the old ones seemed more
reliable.
Any chance of a lick of paint for the Rundown ( formerly known as Sandown ) bridge this time around ( please ) ??
Great to hear they are on Track.
Where’s IVY and the cycle track comments?
Well Mr Drury, Mr. Murrell that is fantastic news we all like your confidence, probably through excellent planning, but timetables are unfortunately not train operators best area of excellence.
If this is the case, why not plant your flag firmly in the ground with your confidence and agree that if you are late and the line does not reopen on the 6th Oct, that for the rest of October the trains will be free for Saturdays & Sundays until the end of October?
Afterall, you’re taking 30 days (perhaps), but maybe only giving back 6 days?
Anyway, this wily old bird will sit on the fence and quietly observe!
Really, anytime any works here go to plane my bottom will be pointing upwards.