Since 2016, people living with dementia & their carers have had life-changing experiences at our sociable cookery groups and our beautiful gardening sessions.

From April 2025, NHS Sussex have withdrawn their funding, but we have been able to continue our cookery group, thanks to your support. We are accepting public donations via this Campaign page - we have been blown away by the support we received.

We are still seeking funding to continue offering cookery sessions for local people. Total cost per year for regular cookery activities is just over £10,000 (and similar for our gardening group). We have covered our costs throughout 2025, but have yet to secure longer-term resources, if you are a funder or major donor, please get in touch.

We are also campaigning to question this decision - if you are concerned please consider contacting your local Councillor. We want to ensure our participants and other local people living with dementia have a say in the re-commissioning of the activities & services to support them. Our groups may be able to start again if recommissioned in future.

With your support, we hope to continue this work for another decade and more.

"It is peaceful and gives me positive energy that I can carry around for a week, then it’s time to come again... For me it’s like, one of those enjoyable things that I thought he lost... I don’t know who to thank, because the people who put this effort to make this happening, they don’t know what they did. They may have had some kind of idea but they didn’t know what they have done, it’s so amazing, I am grateful." - carer

"I named the garden the happy gardening group... I enjoy it, I love the garden and everybody." - participant