Stories

Our response to Coronavirus (Covid-19)

18 Mar 2020

In light of the Government's advice on Covid-19, we wanted to let you know what we have been doing and the decisions we are taking to implement the advice on Coronavirus effectively.
We h... Read more
What does it mean to be a Champion?

13 Mar 2020

Exploring the lived experience of Dementia Friends Champions: Poetic representation
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A neuroscientist walks into a Dementia Friends Session...

07 Feb 2020

No, it's not the start of joke. Instead, it is... Read more

Catering for all - students take action

09 Jan 2020

Steph Couper has been a Champion since May 2019, runni... Read more

Michael Chakraverty: Why I support Dementia Friends

19 Dec 2019

Michael Chakraverty, star of the Great British Bake Of... Read more

Champion experience: Carla's story

05 Dec 2019

Carla is a Registered Veterinary Nurse with a passion for su... Read more

'1 million minutes' campaign launches

03 Dec 2019

We're delighted that ITV Good Morning Britain has chosen Alz... Read more

"With a compassionate approach, we can move mountains" - Gina's top tips!

01 Nov 2019

You may just recognise Gina – she was Dementia Friends Champion of the year in 2016 and was more recently featured on our website after holding an Info Session on a Vietnam sleeper train!

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Champions at Beamish Museum

01 Nov 2019

Alzheimer's Society have supported VisitEngland and VisitScotland to launch a new guide to help tourism businesses become more dementia-friendly.

Emily Hope from Beamish Museum tells... Read more

‘So proud to be part of this number’ - 3 Million Dementia Friends online celebrations

04 Oct 2019

Our 3 million celebratory social media post has been shared a whopping 1300 times online, with over 2000 likes! This overwhelming support has been instrumental in further spreading the word about ... Read more

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