Posted on: 10th April 2025

Music makes people come alive! It just makes such a difference to people, Pam Ward said on a sunny Tuesday afternoon at the Pudsey Congs Cricket Club.  

Pam recalls being involved in setting up Penny Lane as a dementia friendly café in November 2009 by MHA - Methodist Housing Association.

“Everyone is familiar with the Beatles song Penny Lane”, says Pam, and that is how the now hugely popular twice monthly event was named,” she said.

Live entertainment, a hot drink, and refreshments on arrival, as well as a raffle, all help to make fortnightly Tuesday afternoons such a big hit. Regular Keith Spellman described Penny Lane as “the best thing since sliced bread”.

Pam Ward, who herself is now a volunteer, also has similar thoughts. She added: “It’s just life-changing seeing people when their lives light up.”

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