People living in Peasedown St John are being given another opportunity to find out more about dementia, thanks to a free information workshop.
Dementia Friendly Peasedown organises regular sessions for the public to take part in.
Nathan Hartley, Coordinator of the Dementia Friendly Peasedown initiative said:
“There are currently 900,000 people in the UK living with dementia, and that figure is set to rise to 2 million by 2050.
One in four people will be affected by dementia in their lifetimes, which is why it’s important to work with individuals and their families to try and make life much easier for those live with it.”
The next free Dementia Friendly Workshop will be held at St John’s Church, Church Road (BA2 8AA) on Monday 27th October at 6pm. Refreshments will be served.
Nathan added:
“The Peasedown Community Trust, the charity that runs the initiative, wants to engage with as many people as possible over the next year to make them aware of dementia, and how we as a community can support those who live with it.
As well as hosting these dementia information workshops, every May we organise B&NES’ only Dementia Awareness Conference – keeping residents informed of what services are available locally”
To sign up for the Dementia Awareness Workshop on Monday 27th October email the Peasedown Community Trust at peasedowncommunitytrust@gmail.com.
