Stories

• "I volunteer wherever I’m needed. It’s my way of saying thank you."

  11 Aug 2025

  Emily Wilson became a volunteer Dementia Friends Champion (now known as a Dementia Friends Ambassador) in 2016 after her husband was diagnosed with dementia ... Read more

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• Reaching diverse communities in the conversation about dementia

  05 Aug 2025

  Carol Bowsher, Community Development Coordinator, plays a vital role in engaging with diverse South Asian communities across Birmingham. Through her work del... Read more

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• Utilising my skills to make a positive difference: Bev's story

  04 Aug 2025

  Beverley Adey-Morgan became a volunteer Dementia Friends Champion (now known as a Dementia Friends Ambassador) in 2019 after being inspired to help raise awar... Read more

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• “Sometimes a song would unlock a memory of a time in his life or would simply make him smile.”

  28 Jul 2025

  Emma Jenkins, Dementia Friends Engagement Officer, is passionate about the power of music as a tool for engagement and connection with people living with dem... Read more

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• Dementia Friends Ambassador Brian takes to the sky!

  24 Jul 2025

  Meet Brian - Dementia Friends Ambassador, and passionate volunteer, who is proving that age is no barrier to making a difference! 

  Brian, 86, ... Read more

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• 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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