Margaret Roberts

We have great pleasure in recognising Margaret Roberts for her artistic skills and her passion for sharing these skills with others.

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Margaret is an artist and for the past 27 has used her artistic talents to organise and tutor watercolour painting classes.

The classes are held weekly at St Margaret’s Church Hall, Garden Village, Wrexham.

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They are very popular and well attended by people in the community. Many have been with Margaret since the start of the group. At the age of 72 Margaret says “we have grown old together”.

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Margaret was encouraged by a family member to start a watercolour painting class to bring people together, to paint and socialise. She has in the region of 55 people a week coming to these classes. She says “they won’t let me retire, but I am not ready to do that”.

In 2018, the charity Dementia Friendly Art Group started up and is tutored by Margaret. 

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Margaret does this voluntarily and they meet each Wednesday afternoon at St Margaret’s Church Hall. The group is for anyone with dementia and their carer, also anyone who is elderly and would benefit from socialising and painting together. All subjects are tackled and Margaret says the standard of work is terrific.

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Margaret says they make her very proud, before Christmas the group had about 10 people, however it is going from strength to strength, more than doubling in number currently to about 22. Margaret says that running this group is a joy. In 2019 they had a terrific Christmas party in the hall, with food, music and dancing. It was such a fun, happy time that was enjoyed by all.

Sadly, it couldn’t be repeated in 2020, due to the Covid pandemic, but went ahead with great success in 2021! There are also voluntary dedicated tea ladies that Margaret would like recognised. They make a brilliant cup of tea, supplied with a biscuit while you paint.

We have been so impressed by Margaret’s warm and friendly nature, her passion for art and determination to pass that on to others. We think her Dementia Friendly Art Group is inspired, it provides stimulation and a safe place to socialise for vulnerable people.

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We have visited the dementia group and they are having great fun together! If you are elderly or have dementia why not give it a go? It is a great place to make new friends and Margaret is one of the loveliest people you could meet.