Stories

• Swapping the office for outdoors: Dementia Friends Team takes on Trek26

  10 Jul 2025

  Justine Sanders, Dementia Friends Programme Delivery Manager, and Helen Jenkins, Digital and Marketing Manager, have both taken on Trek26. They explain why t... Read more

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• Dementia Action Week 2025 round up

  27 May 2025

  Dementia Action Week 2025 (19th - 25th May 2025)

  We want to start with a huge thank you to eve... Read more

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• Staff deliverer story: Adapting Dementia Friends sessions for the Deaf community

  08 May 2025

  Staff Deliverers Jess Hillicks and Dawn Fairbrother have been running Dementia Friends Information Sessions for the Deaf community in West S... Read more

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• I have made over 8000 Dementia Friends as a Staff Deliverer!

  07 May 2025

  Staff Deliverer Sally Townsend is a Community Development Coordinator in schools covering the Bristol area who earlier this year reached the incred... Read more

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• Young Dementia Friends: breaking down barriers with intergenerational work

  23 Apr 2025

  Westminster House Youth Club (WHYC) provides purposeful activities, both recreational and educational for young people aged 8-18 and aims to support them to make positive life choices. WHYC... Read more

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• "When I give him a hug it results in a muddle."

  21 Mar 2025

  Thank you so much to Alison for sharing this beautiful poem. Alison told us: "I use poetry a lot in the carers support group that I run and sometimes use it to t... Read more

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• "It's all about meeting that magical person who understands the importance of raising awareness."

  27 Feb 2025

  Julie Churchouse, Community Development Coordinator, tells us how a Dementia Friends session, teamwork and finding that ‘magical person’ has had a huge impac... Read more

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• Hear from Staff Deliverer Alison Adams

  27 Feb 2025

  Time for Dementia Officer Alison Adams in Northern Ireland, shares why she is passionate about her role as a Dementia Friends Staff Deliverer, her personal ... Read more

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• Our incredible People Awards winners

  30 Jan 2025

  Last month, the Alzheimer’s Society People Awards took place. These awards are a chance to recognise and celebrate the incredible contributions our people make throug... Read more

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• Ambassadors attend a reading of 'funny sad play' about dementia

  30 Jan 2025

  Towards the end of 2024, five London based Dementia Friends Ambassadors attended the Apollo Theatre for a rehearsed reading of This All About - a 'funny sad play' about dementia. The play, ... Read more

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