Latest News & Updates

Updates and information from our community

12 August 2026

ACE7 Monthly Social for Young-Onset Dementia

ACE7 is a group for people with young-onset dementia under the age of 65. From now on, we'll be meeting for a monthly social with tea, coffee and cakes on the first Tuesday of the month at Parklands Café in Cowes! If you or someone you know has young-onset dementia, come along and chat with others who are in the same boat.

28 July 2026

Cowes Week Treasure Hunt is back!

As part of the Cowes Week Bicentenary Celebrations (1–7 August 2026), we're running a fun Treasure Hunt through the historic streets of Cowes, and every entry helps support Parklands Dementia Resource Centre!

8 July 2026

High Sheriff's Campaign: My Life. My Death. My Plan.

Spearheaded by Isle of Wight High Sheriff Nigel Hartley MBE, this campaign aims to get us talking, thinking about, and planning for death and dying — starting with how and why to make your Will.

24 June 2026

NHS Wheelchair Services Survey — Have Your Say

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight is running a survey to understand the experiences of wheelchair users. Your feedback will help shape future wheelchair services.

22 June 2026

Volunteers Needed at the Wellbeing Club

We're looking for extra helping hands to support our Wellbeing Club on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Could you spare a morning or afternoon?

16 June 2026

ACE7 visit to Calbourne Water Mill - Tue 16 June 2026

ACE7 group enjoyed a fabulous morning of crazy golf, refreshments, and a peacock visit at Calbourne Water Mill.

4 June 2026

Thank You For Your Support – Open Day 23rd May

We raised £3038.15! Thank you to everyone who supported our Open Day on 23rd May.

3 June 2026

Have you met DANI?

DANI is a friendly chatbot designed to help people on the Isle of Wight find answers to dementia-related questions and connect with the right support.

14 April 2026

Monthly Dementia Information Drop-In Sessions

Are you supporting someone with dementia, worried about your memory, or unsure where to get help? Join us for our free monthly evening drop-in sessions at Parklands — no appointment needed!

15 January 2026

Volunteers Needed at Parklands!

Would you like to make a real, meaningful difference in your community? We're looking for warm, friendly, reliable volunteers to support our Wellbeing Club and the wider work of Parklands.

15 January 2026

A huge thank you to Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club!

A huge thank you to Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club for choosing Alzheimer Café Isle of Wight as their charity of the year! We are incredibly grateful for their support.

8 January 2026

A HUGE thank you to Emma & Kirsty Dennis!

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Emma & Kirsty Dennis from Dennis HQ Boutique & Coffee Lounge in Shanklin. They raised £102 from a raffle they ran at their fashion show!

18 December 2025

A huge thank you to Maureen!

Maureen will be stepping down as one of our Totland Alzheimer Café co-ordinators and will be greatly missed! Thank you for all your hard work.