Keep Cool In This Heatwave
It's really important to keep as cool as you can in this extraordinary hot weather. Age UK has published some useful guidance and top tips to keep healthy and cool.

"When mum sees the carers she lights up and really starts laughing. The most important thing to me is that my mum is happy and that's what the staff at the day centre do.
The Mabel Churn Centre - a specialist dementia day centre - is quietly transforming what dementia support can look and feel like. More than a building or a service, it has become a place of reassurance, connection and purpose for people living with dementia and for those who care about them.
Click on this link to find out more - as well as have a look at the film below.
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Read Age UK's guidance and helpful tips on keeping cool in this extraordinary heat!
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Jazanne Art's have been working in partnership with Enfield Age UK over the last 3 years, providing both regular singing, drama, movement and arts and crafts sessions and events at the Parker day centre and reminiscence, musical shows and workshops for our many social groups.
Edie, a film starring stage and screen veteran Sheila Hancock, tells the uplifting story of a women fulfilling a dream in later life. It's never too late to try something new and there is a really good interview with the film's director on Age UK's website which you can access here.
We have enjoyed some special times at Chickenshed, the Space Between Us Programme and Gladrags Members. Spanning the generations, our activities have revolved around the power of music and "The Lost Records" - this documentary celebrates the story.