Summer’s special days

  What a lovely summer we have had of visits, walks and meetings with our friends.We enjoyed walks including to Branscombe, the Donkey Sanctuary, Budleigh Salterton and Heron Farm: always followed by delicious tea. We had a splendid ride on the Memory Tram from...
Dancing in the sun

Dancing in the sun

The beautiful Tracey Estate parkland and gardens, just outside Honiton hosted a special late summer party on  Wednesday. Sid Valley Memory Cafe joined Honiton Memory Cafe in a relaxed but elegant tea dance. Although the action was safely under canvas in the vast...
Last of the summer strolls

Last of the summer strolls

The last in our season of summer strolls took place in the lovely setting of Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary on Monday (July 27). It was a hot, sunny afternoon which sent most of the donkeys into the shade of trees or their shelters, but the cafe’s amblers were able to...
Please give generously

Please give generously

Memory Cafe volunteers will be headed to the town centre next Saturday morning (July 27)  not to shop, but to rattle their collection buckets. All donations – whatever you can spare- will go directly to supporting Memory Cafe activities. The continued work of...
Scents of the past

Scents of the past

Scents offer us a good way of reconnecting with our past experiences. Margaret Regan from Sidmouth Museum visited the Memory Cafe on Wednesday armed with aromatics from strongly scented herbs to boot polish to help cafegoers tune in to those memories.she also brought...