Tracey and Gwyn met the usual happy crowd at Derbyshire Cricket Foundation's Monday Mates. We set out some furniture, made tea and coffee, then came the quiz. It was hard. Which character first appeared in "Steamboat Willie"? What was the voting age for women when they were first allowed to vote? We then had a very popular game of clock cricket. Smiles all round! The answers to those two questions? They're in the title.

Tracey joined the friendly group at Parkinson’s Cricket. Today, however, cricket wasn’t on the agenda – to mix things up a bit Alex organised games of boccia and kurling for everyone to take part in. My main role was collecting the balls and “stones” and returning them to the players, but I finished off with a spot of washing up and a nice chat in the kitchen with the other helpers.

Tracey enjoyed her workout at the Parkinson’s Cricket session, chasing balls and bean bags thrown by the participants as they completed a series of challenges set by DCF’s community officer, Alex.

Tracey cycled along to the cricket club to help out at the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation’s Monday Mates session. We had the usual tea and biscuits and a general knowledge quiz, followed by some seated exercises and a sing-along. Everyone enjoyed themselves, and we’ll be back again next month for more fun.

Tracey cycled to the monthly Monday Mates dementia-friendly café. The tables in our usual room were set up for diners, so she stacked the knives, forks and serviettes away before the gang arrived. Everyone enjoyed tea, biscuits, a quiz, a game of boccia and a sing-along. Then, when everyone had left, the crumbs were brushed away and the tables were restored to their former settings.

Tracey and Gwyn met the gang at DCF's Parkinson's Cricket session. We had a pleasant surprise when Paul came with birthday cakes. we had a busy set of ball games before celebrating the big birthday! Special mention for Tracey, who you can see carrying equipment bags bigger than she is!