Activities Timetable
Age UK Westminster and Age UK Kensington and Chelsea were shortlisted finalists in the Not for Profit category at the HSJ Partnership & Independent Healthcare Providers Awards 2026
We are continually finding new activities to hold which will be of interest to our members. Our activities provide social interaction and help to break the monotony of the present day and help those who may feel isolated to find new friendships which they may never have found.
A ZOOM link is provided for those attending external online activities and this will take you to the activity, shortly before it commences.
If you are not already registered to receive the Age UK Westminster weekly email Newsletter please contact Enquiries: Tel: 020 3004 5610 Email: enquiries@ageukwestminster.org.uk
As there are continued cases of Covid-19 and the Winter months will increase risks of flu infection please do not attend our activities if you show symptoms of Covid-19 or Influenza. If you are showing signs of either you should self-isolate in order to reduce the chances of infecting others.
To register for any of the activities please contact: Souad Abdellaoui.
Tel: 07903 255384
Email: souad.abdellaoui@ageukwestminster.org.uk



Free Wills Month March 2026
What is Free Wills Month?
Free Wills Month is a national campaign every March and October offering people over 55 the chance to have simple or mirror wills written or updated for free by participating solicitors.
The campaign is run by Capacity Marketing. It is funded by 20 national charities, including British Heart Foundation, Dogs Trust and Age UK to help highlight wills as a way to provide for friends and family after you’ve passed away, and also for people to leave a gift to their chosen charities.
How does it work?
The campaign goes to different geographical areas in different months, where it’s advertised in local media (under the overall Free Wills Month brand) along with a list of participating local solicitors. You can see below if it’s going to be in your area in March or October this year.
The public can either contact solicitors directly or visit the Free Wills Month website to find out more or book one of a limited number of a free will’s appointments – which can sell out fast.
Solicitors will prompt people to consider leaving a gift to charity in their wills but cannot recommend any specific charity/charities.
Consider including Age UK Westminster in your will during Free Wills Month. Your legacy can make a difference for years to come.
Please follow the link: https://freewillsmonth.org.uk/
Westminster Talking Therapies
The Westminster Talking Therapies service is run by the NHS and offers free professional support to those that are experiencing anxiety, stress, or depression. You can refer yourself into this service by calling, sending an email, or using the online self-referral form. Or if you prefer, you can ask your GP, or any health professional, about the service and they can refer you to us. Interpreters can be provided for language support, including British Sign Language.
Visit: https://talkingtherapies.cnwl.nhs.uk/westminster
Forthcoming Activities
If you would like to attend please contact Souad Abdellaoui.
Tel: 07903 255384
Every Tuesday 1.00pm-2.00pm & 2.30pm-3.30pm - Age UK Westminster’s weekly Fit4Life exercise programme at the Beethoven Centre, Third Avenue, London W10 4JL
With our Qualified Senior Years Fitness Class Instructors.
Fit4Life Fitness Level - 1.00pm-2.00pm - An exercise class provided by ‘Sharon’ our qualified instructor that caters for those who are more mobile. Providing exercise to increase fitness, to work muscles and encourage movement. There will be a fee of £3.00 to attend this class.
Relaxing Chair Yoga – 2.30pm-3.30pm – Chair Yoga provided by our qualified instructor ‘Jennie’. FREE to attend. Refreshments will be provided 2.00pm-2.30pm.
We are taking a two week break and our last classes will be held on 24th March and we will return on 14th April
Fortnightly Coffee Morning Forum 11.00am-12.30pm - Regent Hall, Welcome Hub, 275 Oxford Street, W1C 2DJ, near Oxford Circus Tube Station.
Thursday 2nd April - Guest Speaker to be arranged.
Thursday 16th April – London Business School Volunteers Club
Thursday 30th April – Guest Speaker - Alison Frazer Oral Health
Thursday 14th May – Guest Speaker - Talking Therapies - Community Connection
Thursday 28th May – Guest Speaker - Ashmita Rajmohan, Deep Truth Project - misinformation and financial scams.
Fortnightly Coffee Morning 11.00am-1.00pm at Hotel 63, 63 Bayswater Road, London, W2 3PH
Monday 20th April - Guest Speaker - Sheetal Verma, Senior Personal Banker, NatWest Bank, Peckham - Fraud and Scam Awareness
Monday 11th May – Guest Speaker - PC Carolyn Gibson Metropolitan Police, Fraud and Digital Asset Crime Prevention Team, Central Specialist Crime
Hotel 63 was built between 1865 and 1870. It was first known as 2 Marlborough Gate and amongst its residents, it housed the Royal Consul for Italy, his wife and son. It was renamed 63 Bayswater Road in 1938.The Hotel is close to The Swan Public House on Bayswater Road. Close to Lancaster Gate tube station(Central Line) Buses 274, 94 &148
Monthly Tea and Chat afternoon, 2.00pm-4.00pm at St Marylebone Parish Church, 17 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LT.
Thursday 9th April – Prize Quiz.
Thursday 21st May - Guest Speaker to be arranged.
Tuesday 28th April 11.00am-12.30pm Coffee Morning at Lord’s Cricket Club, NW8 8QN
Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John’s Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ICC). Lord's is referred to as the Home of Cricket and is home to the world's oldest sporting museum.
Community Gallery Space (Lord's Museum) - Entrance Via Gate No.6. Grove End Road.
Thursday 30th April 1.00pm-3.00pm Social Group coffee afternoon - Hope in the Community held monthly at the Gordon Hospital, Bloomburg Street, London, SW1V 2RH
Social afternoon providing topical conversation, activities and support. Refreshments provided. Come along and let us know what activities you would like to be organised in future.
Please contact Stephen Spavin to register and to find out future dates:
Email:stephen.spavin@ageukwestminster.org.uk Tel: 07969 302517
Thursday 7th May 11.00am group visit to Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens, London W8 4PX – Fully Booked
Another chance to visit Kensington Palace and to explore the birthplace of Queen Victoria and home to young royals for over 300 years. Walk in the footsteps of royalty in the magnificent King’s State Apartments and Queen’s State Apartments.
Friday 15th May 11.30pm-2.00pm – FREE Vegetarian Lunch and activity at the Beethoven Centre, Third Avenue, W10 4JL provided by JoJays
A vegetarian hot lunch will be provided from 12.30pm
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Rice with quinoa and vegetables
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Roasted mixed vegetables with olives
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Black eye bean stew with sweet potato
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Mediterranean salad with feta cheese
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Portion of fruit
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Tea and coffee
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Prize Bingo
Wednesday 10th June 12.00pm-2.00pm GIC Singapore, York House, 45 Seymour Street, W1H 7LX
Afternoon Tea with Digital Support and Quiz.
Sunday 2nd August 2.00pm - Opera Holland Park Theatre, Holland Park, Ilchester Place, London W8 6LU – Fully Booked
We have received a limited number of tickets for Opera at Holland Park and a performance of ‘Die Fledermaus’ (Strauss).
Johann Strauss II’s irrepressible comedy of flirtations and machinations among Vienna’s poseurs, frenemies and twenty-four-hour party people returns to Opera Holland Park in a sparkling new production from director Liam Steel (Le nozze di Figaro, 2012. Will Falke get his revenge on Eisenstein for the incident with the bat costume? Can Frank convince Orlofsky that he is French? And why does that actress look so much like Rosalinde’s maid?
Information and Advice Surgeries
If you need Information and Advice, please contact our enquiry line on: 020 3004 5610 to book an appointment. We hold Information and Advice surgeries at the Salvation Army Regent Hall, Church Street Library and The Abbey Centre. These are by appointment only. Call: 020 3004 5610 to book an appointment.
Post-discharge Support
Age UK Westminster offers a post-discharge support service for Westminster residents aged 55+. If you, or someone you know has recently been discharged from hospital, we can help support the transition back into home life. This includes services like: light shopping, assistance with prescriptions, helping with GP contact, and a regular friendly face visiting you at home. The service is free, and we can signpost you to other Age UK Westminster services as well as useful organisations in the borough.
If you would like to find out more about our post-discharge support, please contact: Email: enquiries@ageukwestminster.org.uk Tel:02030045610
Information & Advice with Age UK Westminster at Pimlico Health at the Marvern
Who these sessions are for:
Pimlico Health @ The Marvern patients aged 50+ by appointment only - weekly on Thursday afternoons.
Booking your appointment:
In person - with the Pimlico Health at The Marvern reception team Tel - 0207 834 6969, Monday to Friday, 10.00am – 6.30pm
What Age UK Westminster can support with:
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Benefits - including Benefit checks, Pensions, Pension Credit, Disability Living Allowance & Attendance Allowance applications
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Cost of Living concerns - including energy bills and budgeting and food bank referrals and food pantry information, charitable grants to replace broken white goods
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Transport support - including guidance on Freedom Pass, Taxi Card, Dial a Ride and Blue Badge applications
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Housing - including guidance on housing transfers, Council Tax and Housing Benefit
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Smart Meters – information on what they are and the benefits
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Gambling Harm support on where to access support if you are experiencing gambling harm or are affected by someone’s gambling
This list is not exhaustive! Do ask if you are not sure and if we are not able to help you with a problem, we will do our best to signpost you to other organisations.
Please note that the Age UK Westminster Advisor does not provide information or advice related to health and medical issues or medication.
Age UK Westminster - Complex Needs Advice, Advocacy & Support
We provide Information, Advice, Advocacy & Support to older people and their carers in Westminster on and around a range of complex issues they are facing in their lives. This includes but is not limited to welfare benefits, housing & social care, health care, bereavement, family life and loneliness.
Going through a significant life event can be daunting and lonely. Sometimes you may just need someone to talk it through with and sometimes you may need more support to actually get to the bottom of what is going on.
Help available can be by going through complex forms and paperwork. Help to fill them in and/or understand what is being asked.
If you are struggling financially, we can help to maximise benefits and source any grants and charitable payments that may be available to you.
We will aim to advocate on your behalf with organisations and professionals, with you as the decision-maker, and at all times we will be guided by your views and wishes in order to help you make the right choices. We can, if necessary and with your permission, make referrals to other services and organisations if they are better placed to meet your needs.
The aim of the service is to ensure you have maximum control over the decisions and choices you make about your life while having the support to navigate around life's complex issues.
For more information call: 0203 004 5610 or email: odette.messiah@ageukwestminster.org.uk
or visit: Age UK Westminster | Complex Needs Support Service
Age UK Westminster and Westminster Connects (WCC) are collaborating to provide basic gardening to residents of Westminster with help from volunteers.
This service provided by Westminster Connects (WCC) and their volunteers is for Westminster residents only and those residents who have mobility issues, are vulnerable and without the support of family/friends. You should have gardening tools available. If you have a garden and need basic assistance in its upkeep, please contact Stephen Spavin:
Tel: 07969 302517
Email: stephen.spavin@ageukwestminster.org.uk
‘A Treat for the Community’ - Luncheon offer from Park Lane Hilton, 22 Park Lane, London W1K 1BE
We’re excited to offer 20% off, every Monday from midday to 3:30pm as part of our ongoing mission to support and celebrate people in our community! Step into a buzzing British brasserie that champions bold, local flavours and the very best of our national larder. T&Cs Apply
Enjoy 20% off at Park Corner Brasserie – Quote ‘AGE UK to redeem.
Please follow the link below through which all the guests from Age UK Westminster can make their reservations.
https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/parkcornerbrasserie
Digital Learning at Age UK Westminster
We now have library digital support drop-in dates booked through to April and, for 2026, we have launched a new regular monthly drop-in session at St. John’s Wood Library. Please note that Paddington Library is currently closed for refurbishment and so the next drop-in at this library will not take place until April, unless the library is still closed. In the meantime, we are holding drop-ins at Maida Vale Library.
Library digital support drop-ins
Come and join us at Age UK Westminster for our FREE digital learning sessions for age 50+ held in a friendly, social group setting at libraries around Westminster.
Bring along your own digital device if you have one (such as a mobile phone, tablet, iPad or laptop) and be supported by our dedicated volunteers to learn to use it and get online.
The sessions are run as drop-ins so there is no need to book, and you can just turn up on the day. However, if you have any questions, need to let us know something you need to be able to access a session, don’t have your own digital device and would like to borrow one - or if you are interested in volunteering with us - get in touch with our Digital Inclusion Coordinator Sarah on 07399 301938 or at sarah.robinson@ageukwestminster.org.uk.
Upcoming dates are as follows:
Marylebone Library
9-11 New Cavendish Street W1G 9UQ
All sessions are held on Thursdays from 1.30 to 3.30pm. The next date: 2nd April.
Church Street Library
67 Church Street NW8 8EU
All sessions are held on Wednesdays from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. The next date: 8th April.
Maida Vale Library
Sutherland Avenue W9 2QT
All sessions are held on Wednesdays from 11.00am to 1.00pm. Paddington Library is currently closed for refurbishment and so sessions have temporarily moved to Maida Vale Library, however, we are hoping to be back at Paddington Library for our next session on 15th April. In the event that Paddington Library is still closed, we will be at Maida Vale Library.
For any updates please contact Sarah Robinson.
St John’s Wood Library
13-19 Circus Rd, NW8 6PD
All sessions are held on Thursdays from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. The next date: 16th April.
Pimlico Library
Lupus Street SW1V 3AT
All sessions are held on Thursdays from 11.00am to 1.00pm. The next dates are 26th March and 23rd April.
Mayfair Library
25 South Audley Street W1K 2PB
All sessions are held on Fridays from 2.00pm to 3.30pm. The next date: 24th April.
Asthma and Lung Conditions
Asthma + Lung UK’s Westminster Support Group for respiratory conditions https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/
helpline@asthmaandlung.org.uk
0737 8606728 for questions on asthma.
Westminster Breathe Easy support group
We support people with respiratory conditions, their friends, family and carers, helping with information and companionship.
A 4-page printed newsletter is for non-digital members. But if you use email, why not receive the full multi-page newsletter direct to your in-box by registering with
Contact Tess Jelen Patient Representative on NW London, Bi-Borough ICS’, PPG, VMC, NIHR & PCRS committees with respiratory focus. L&Q North Neighbourhood, Residents Panel, ELF COPD PAG & EPAP Advisory Panel:
t.jelen@btinternet.com 0794 6514380
http://www.breatheasywestminster.com for membership
We support people with respiratory conditions, their friends, family and carers, helping with information and companionship.
A 4-page printed newsletter is for non-digital members. But if you use email, why not receive the full multi-page newsletter direct to your in-box by registering with www.breatheasywestminster.com to become a free member with regular updates and information.
OTHER EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN WESTMINSTER
FREE Lunchtime and evening Concerts at Regent Hall Concert Hall, 275 Oxford Street, W1C 2DJ, near Oxford Circus Tube Station
Friday 3rd April 1.00pm - Good Friday Concert, Musicians of Regent Hall, a programme of Easter music
Tuesday 7th April 3.00pm - British Trombone Society, Come and play 7
Friday 10th April 1.00pm - Royal Academy of Music presents, Angeliki Giannopoulou piano, Bach, Rameau, Ravel & Brahms
Friday 17th April 1.00pm - Dominic Downs piano, Beethoven, Kabalevsky Bach & Downs
Friday 24th April 1.00pm - Lu Liu piano, Robert Schumann, Beethoven & Prokoviev
Friday 1st May 1.00pm - RAF Central Band, Brass and Percussion ensemble, Eric Crees conductor
Friday 8th May 1.00pm - Royal Greenwich Brass Band, Stephen Maw conductor
Saturday 9th May 3.00pm - Regent Brass & Woodbridge Excelsior Band, Celebrating, Woodbridge's 180th anniversary, Jackie Walker, Tom Morris & Alan Duguid conductors Russell Gray cornet
Friday 15th May 1.00pm - The Royal Academy of Music presents, The Marylebone Cellos, Hannah Roberts director
Friday 22nd May 1.00pm - The Royal Academy of Music presents, musicians to be announced
Friday 29th May 1.00pm - Band of the Household Division, Saxophone Quartet
The Harrow Road Community Champions - Culture Coffee Morning, 470 Harrow Road W9 3RU
Welcome to our celebration of cultures coming together and sharing healthy recipes to encourage each other to eat healthier.
There will be discussions around healthy eating and healthy cooking.
Time: 9.30am – 11.00am
Friday 17th April
Friday 15th May
Friday 19th June
Friday 17th July
Please contact Sadiya to register your attendance:
Email: sadiya@pdt.org.uk
Tel: 0739 468 5968
Community Arts and Crafts - Maida Hill Market W9 3ET
FREE ACTIVITY!
Come along and get creative with the community!
There will be a range of different activities every week,
You will get to have a go at; painting, modelling clay, collaging, pom pop making, stamping, tracing, knitting, card making, sewing and more!
Tuesdays 1.30pm– 3.00pm
7th, 14th & 28th April
5th, 12th, & 19th May
Please contact Sadiya to register your attendance:
Email: sadiya@pdt.org.uk
Tel: 0739 468 5968
Saturday 18th April 2026, from 12.00pm–3.00pm at Westminster Kingsway College, 76 Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PD.
In -Deep Over 50s Community Dinner
3 Course Meal, Raffle & Live Music £10.00 Per Person – Booking is required
To book contact Emma Chapman:
Email: emma.chapman@in-deep.org.uk
Or text: 07761 263105
Please provide your full name.
People will not be admitted without booking.
Payment by BACS or in person at the over 50’s lunch club
Tuesday 21st April 5.30pm-6.30pm - My Musical Memories talk with Chris Barlow - Basement space, Charing Cross Library, 4-6 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0HF
Musical Memories - A Lifetime of Tunes.
Every Wednesday 11.30am-1.30pm Over 50s Lunch Club by In-Deep, Grosvenor Hall, Vincent Street, SW1P 4HB
Join our weekly lunch club and enjoy a delicious jacket potato with a choice of fillings
All lunches include a side salad plus unlimited tea and coffee
Cost: £4.00 per person
or £4.50 for the Special
Mondays - 2nd February to 20th April 2.30pm-4.30pm ‘Dende Collective’ Drama for Elders at Mayfair Library, 25 S Audley St, London W1K 2PB
FREE Weekly Drama Sessions for 55+
A friendly, playful space for creativity, connection, and trying something new.
Led by experienced theatre practitioners, sessions begin with a relaxed check-in, gentle warm-ups, and playful games (mostly seated). We then explore improvisation, storytelling, and simple drama exercises — always at your own pace.
Drop in whenever works for you.
Open to all — no experience needed.
26th March – 29th November – ‘Wellcome Collection’ – ‘The Coming of Age’ – 183 Euston Road, NW1 2BE
‘The Coming of Age’ explores experiences and perceptions of ageing, from adolescence to later life, and asks how societies can adapt for us all to age better.
Across the globe, people are living longer. One in ten children in the UK are expected to live beyond the age of 100. But who gets to live longer and ‘age well’? This exhibition explores how experiences of age are shaped by our environment, culture and society.
‘The Coming of Age’ features more than 120 artworks and objects, including historical artefacts and works by contemporary artists including John Coplans, Serena Korda, Suzanne Lacy, Anna Maria Maiolino, Rory Pilgrim, Paula Rego and more.
Bringing together different perspectives from art, science and popular culture, this exhibition challenges assumptions about life stages and asks what greater longevity means for all of us.
Galleries and Reading Room
- Monday - Closed
- Tuesday - 10:00am – 6.00pm
- Wednesday - 10:00am – 6.00pm
- Thursday - 10:00am – 6.00pm
- Friday - 10:00am – 6.00pm
- Saturday - 10:00am – 6.00pm
- Sunday - 10:00am – 6.00pm
Community Zooms from the Royal Collection Trust 2026
Our programme of Zoom talks, for people who cannot easily visit the Official Residences of The King, take place on the first Wednesday of the month, from 2pm. Join us to hear about the different works in the Royal Collection, the Official Royal Residences and the history of the Monarchy. Talks are free and informal, and you can participate camera on or off.
Join Zoom Meeting – camera on or off:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4407732986
Meeting ID: 440 773 2986
Wednesday 1st April - Courtly Collecting: George IV and the 3rd Marquess of Hertford
Wednesday 6th May - An Introduction to Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style
Wednesday 3rd June - Courtly Collecting: George III
Wednesday 1st July - LGBTQ+ art in the Royal Collection
Wednesday 5th August - A Virtual walkthrough of Buckingham Palace
Wednesday 2nd September - Courtly Collecting: George IV at Windsor & Holyrood
Wednesday 7th October - Photos of the Royal Household in the Royal Photographic Collection
Wednesday 4th November - Painting in Small: Miniatures as an art form
Wednesday 2nd December - Pantomimes and the second world war at Windsor Castle
Regent Street Cinema – 307 Regent Street, London, W1B 2HW
Every Monday at 1.00pm, we host a matinée screening of a classic film. Everyone is welcome, however these screenings offer an important space for our over 55 audience to gather, connect and experience the joy of cinema as a community. Plus, on the first Monday of every month, our screening begins with a special recital on our original 1936 Compton Organ - it is one of the last few working organs of its kind in the country!
Monday 6th April - Sullivan's Travels with Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake
Monday 13th April - The Palm Beach Story with Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert
Free cultural events for Westminster residents aged 65 or above
Out and About offers free tickets to attend cultural events such as concerts, exhibitions, film and theatre shows, coordinated by Westminster City Council. Previous offers have included tickets to the Turner Prize Exhibition at Tate Britain, Young Classical Artists Trust concerts at Wigmore Hall and English National Opera dress rehearsals.
You are only able to book onto these free events by becoming a member of the scheme by emailing outandabout@westminster.gov.uk with your name, age, postal address, telephone number and email address. We will then email you the full programme once available.
For more information, please visit Cultural events for older people | Westminster City Council
AGE UK WESTMINSTER DEMENTIA SERVICE
Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) workshop every Tuesday 2.30pm-4.00pm
Face to face sessions for those residing in Westminster diagnosed with early-stage dementia. Our weekly group takes place at St Marylebone Parish Church, 17 Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5LT.
Stimulating Activities will be provided by ‘Visiting Angels’.
Assessment before attendance, is needed.
Please contact the Dementia Service:
Email: dementia@ageukwestminster.org.uk
Or contact our enquiry line: 0203 004 5610
There will be no session on Tuesday 14th April
Heart of Westminster Memory Café Monday 11.00am-1.00pm – Takes place every 3rd Monday of the month at Regent Hall, Welcome Hub, 275 Oxford Street, W1C 2DJ, near Oxford Circus Tube Station.
Monday 20th April
The marvellous Cherry Ge returns as graduate pianist from the Royal Academy of Music.
Monday 18th May
Performer to be confirmed
Monday 15th June
Takashi Kikuchi, Peter Bosher and Adil Latif visually impaired musicians from the Baluji Music Foundation
Dementia Action Week 18th May-23rd May
This years Dementia Information Fair will be held at Kensington Town Hall on 18th May 1.00pm-4.30pm.
From 11th May – 30th May there will be a variety of activities to attend throughout Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea.
Further details will follow.
EXTERNAL DEMENTIA SERVICES
Resonate Arts Events
Our weekly Creative Dance & Movement sessions take place on Monday 13th, 20th & 27th April, 2.00pm – 3.30pm at Penfold Community Hub, 60 Penfold Street, NW8 8PJ. Please note: there is no class on Easter Monday, 6th April. Gentle and playful movement class; chair- based. For more info, please call Shelley on 0300 030 7212, or email: info@resonatearts.org
Our weekly Singing with Friends Choir rehearsals take place in person at Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, W1U 2BP on Tuesday 14th, 21st & 28th April and online (via Zoom) on Tuesday 14th & 28th April. Please note: there is no session on Tuesday 7th April. For more info and timings, please call Shelley on 0300 030 7212, or email: info@resonatearts.org
Our monthly Creative Space Art sessions take place at the Salvation Army, Regent Hall, 275 Oxford St, W1C 2DJ. Our next session will be Monday 20th April, 2.00pm – 3.45pm. To book a free place, please call Shelley on 0300 030 7212, or email: info@resonatearts.org
Music for the Moment – our free dementia-friendly concert series in partnership with the Royal Academy of Music – takes place next on Friday 8th May at St Marylebone Church, 17 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LT. Liberty Quartet (strings) from the Royal Academy of Music will be performing. Tea & cake from 2.30pm, concert starts at 3.00pm. Please note: there is no concert in April. For more info, please call 0300 030 7212; email: info@resonatearts.org
Other listings
Dementia-friendly events that we will be running across the London Official Residences of The King – the Royal Mews, The King’s Gallery and the State Rooms and East Wing of Buckingham Palace.
Each event will work as a single stand-alone event, but there will also be a theme running through them all:
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Monday 27th April, The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace from 10:30-12:30
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Tuesday 19th May, Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace from 10:00-12:15
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Monday 1st June, The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace from 10:30-12:30
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Monday 7th September, The East Wing, Buckingham Palace from 14:30-17:00
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Tuesday 22nd September, The State Rooms of Buckingham Palace from 10:30-13:00
Tickets to all of these events are free and can be booked online. Please follow the link:
https://www.rct.uk/event/london-royal-reminiscence-dementia-friendly-sessions-03-2026
Each event will be slightly different, due to the different sites, and the timings will differ across the different sites, so please so email us with any questions or queries. Each event will include refreshments, a guided, relaxed talk or tour, and where possible a handling or craft activity.
Creative Workshop: In Bloom Tuesday 28th April, 2.00pm – 4.00pm (free)
Meeting Room, The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, W1U 3BN
Join artist Christine Covill to take a closer look at floral artworks in the galleries before creating your own vibrant prints inspired by your favourite flora. No experience needed, all materials provided. Dementia friendly, carers and companions welcome. Booking essential: please call 020 7563 9577, or email: community@wallacecollection.org
Memory Café South Tuesday 7th April, 2.30pm – 4.30pm
St James the Less Church, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Pimlico, SW1V 2PS
Providing group-based support for people living with dementia and memory loss.
Call London Care Westminster on 020 7723 5425, or email: marco.sepe@candchealthcare.co.uk
Memory Café North Wednesday 29th April, 2.30pm – 4.30pm
42 Westbourne Park Road, Bayswater, W2 5PH
Providing group-based support for people living with dementia and memory loss.
Call London Care Westminster on 020 7723 5425, or email: marco.sepe@candchealthcare.co.uk
Singing for the Mind Thursdays, 2.00pm – 4.00pm (weekly, excluding public holidays)
The Liberal Jewish Synagogue, 28 St John’s Wood Road, NW8 7HA
Singing for the Mind is a stimulating, professionally-led, friendly and, above all, fun singing session for people with memory loss. Contact sfm@ljs.org or 020 7286 5181 to learn more and to register.
Songhaven Concert Saturday 9th May, 3.00pm (doors open 2.30pm) Note: no concert in April. St Paul’s Knightsbridge, 32a Wilton Place, SW1X 8SH. Tel. 020 7201 9999. Booking essential. Further info at: https://songhaven.co.uk/liveconcerts/ or email: songhaven@songhaven.co.uk
Survey - Introduction of Paid for Services
Age UK Westminster is exploring the introduction of a range of paid-for services to better support older people living in our community. Before we make any decisions, we want to hear from the people who matter most — you.
We’ve created a short survey to help us understand which services would be most useful and how often you might use them.
The services we’re exploring include:
- Decluttering
- Handy Person
- Mobile Hairdressing
- Footcare / Toenail Cutting
Your feedback will help us develop high-quality, affordable services that genuinely meet local needs.
Please take just 2 minutes to complete our survey: https://forms.gle/rSGnfj96TzBnEqwd8
Handyperson Service
Westminster residents aged over 60, or in receipt of disability benefit, can request free help from a handyperson. The service covers minor works such as replacing light bulbs and other small DIY jobs. It does not cover gardening, plumbing or decorating, and it is not an emergency service. https://www.westminster.gov.uk/handyperson
London Council Elections – what do you want to see from Westminster Council
On Thursday 7th May this year, council elections will take place across London. This is an opportunity to vote for the councillors who will represent you within our local authority for the next four years.