MUSIC, street theatre, singing and children's activities will feature in a Dementia Friendly Fete at Keighley's Airedale Shopping Centre this Saturday. (May 20)
The event, run by the Dementia Friendly Keighley group, will run from 10am to 3pm in the shopping centre's events space.
It will include live music by the Woolpack Concert Band with a wide variety of songs to suit all tastes and ages.
There will be a seated exercise class demonstration at 1.30pm and a Singalong by the Singing Teapot group at 2pm.
Street Theatre will be staged by Markmark Productions – the theatre company in residence at The Civic Theatre in Barnsley.
A Dementia Friendly Keighley spokesman said: "Markmark has been touring both nationally and internationally for 25 years, and will be working at the fete as part of their commitment to supporting services for people with dementia."
The children's activities will run from 11.15am till noon and again from 1.45pm to 3pm in the former Body Shop unit.
Although the stalls will be open from 10am, there will be an official opening with Kris Hopkins and the Keighley town mayor at 11am.
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