Monthly Dementia Cafe

A safe space to meet others, relax, and find support


Hosted by Carol and Rob and a great team of volunteers, our dementia cafe provides a relaxed and friendly environment where people with dementia, family members and carers can make new friends and relax with people who understand their particular circumstances.

Conversation, biscuits and a cuppa, quizzes and other activities make for a great and enjoyable time. There is also the chance to share perspectives and learn from other people’s experience, and receive advice or resources and other sources of support for people with dementia.

The dementia cafe is held in the main hall at the Community Lives Matter centre at CLM church, Cottage Lane, Ormskirk. It runs from 1-3pm, generally on the last Friday of the month (see below for calendar of dates). If you have any questions or want to find out more, or would like to come along to one of our exciting events, please do contact us.

  • Friday 30th January 2026 – Ron Iveson known as ‘The Singing Vicar’
  • Friday 27th February 2026 – Aughton & Ormskirk U3a Ukelele Group – ‘The Ukeleers’
  • Friday 27th March 2026 – Pete Turner – Magician aka ‘Mister Ree’
  • Friday 24th April 2026 – Aughton & Ormskirk U3a Musical Trio aka ‘Treble T’
  • Friday 29th May – Ian Snowdin & Darren Griffiths – Everton FC Ambassadors
  • Friday 26th June 2026 – George Sephton – Liverpool FC ‘Voice of Anfield for 50 years’
  • Friday 31st July 2025 – Tina Wells – Saxophonist
  • Friday 28th August 2025 – An afternoon with the guitar manthrough the decades on request
  • Friday 28th September 2025 – ‘Trouble at Mill
  • Friday 30th October 2025 – A musical afternoon with the Southport Salvation Army band
  • Friday 27th November 2025 – Memories are made of this
  • Friday 11th December 2025 – Christmas Time with the Aughton & Ormskirk U3A Choir!

There is no charge for the dementia cafe. Refreshments are kindly sponsored & provided by SAS Ltd who are proud to support the Community Lives Matter Dementia cafe, but a £1 per person donation to the Community Lives Matter charity funds towards other costs would be gratefully received.