Swindon Dementia Action Alliance, a group of local businesses and organisations, is running a week of dementia-related activities to raise awareness and understanding within the local community.
The activities will take place from 16th-20th May, during Dementia Action Week – an annual campaign hosted by the Alzheimer’s Society to raise awareness surrounding living with dementia.
The theme this year is ‘Act on dementia’.
The activities are helping to further their mission; to make Swindon a Dementia Friendly Community. The events aim to provide a safe space for people living with dementia and their loved ones, allowing them to meet like-minded people and access the support and resources that they need.
The free activities include:
Dementia Action Week Expo Event: Monday 16th May, 10:30-12:30, Swindon Central Library
– An opportunity to meet local business and organisations who support people living with dementia, their carers and loved ones, Including a public dementia friends training session open to all at 11am.
– Expo stands include: Swindon Carers Centre, Home Instead, Alzheimer’s Society, Herbert Protocol and more.
Afternoon Tea with entertainment: Thursday 19th May, 13:30-16:00, MECA Swindon
– An afternoon of live entertainment alongside lots of tea, coffee and cake!
Toby Kirk (chair of the Swindon Dementia Action Alliance and Business Development Manager at Home Instead Swindon and Vale of White Horse) from one of the many local businesses involved comments: “This is a great opportunity for people to find out about local services that can help people living with dementia and their families.
“We are proud to be helping the Swindon Dementia Action Alliance in their mission to make our community more dementia friendly by hosting these events. I’d encourage anyone who wants to know more about dementia or may be directly affected by it to come down and join us!”
