2nd Ilkley Brownies and Guides are first to become Dementia Friends
Via Ilkley Gazette [06 April 2017]
Brownies and guides in Ilkley have become dementia friends after learning about dementia and how they can help those living with dementia in the community. Dementia Friends champions Sylvia Bergin and Alison Eagle ran a Dementia Friends sessions with the 2nd Ilkley Brownies, followed by the 2nd Ilkley Guides, last week.
Alison said: "Using interactive activities the girls learnt about how the brain can be affected by dementia, and how it is like a set of fairy lights that controls not only our memory but also actions such moving and talking. Dementia can stop those fairy lights working, make them flicker on or off, or gradually fade making it harder and harder to do even simple things such as making a cup of tea or dressing, especially in the right order. At the end of each session they pledged Dementia Friendly actions such as being kind to those with dementia, not minding if they forgot their names and not laughing if they were confused or needed help. Each were given the forget-me-not badges of Dementia Friends to wear and asked to talk to their parents about the talk."
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Scarborough Volunteer Police Cadets become Dementia Friends
Via NorthYorkshirePolice.co.uk [05 April 2017]
Scarborough now has another 24 Dementia Friends thanks to 19 of the town's Volunteer Police Cadets and their leaders.
Last night (4 April 2017) the cadets took part in a dementia awareness presentation where they learned key facts about dementia, performed tasks and were asked to consider how they could turn their understanding into action in their local community. The learning was part of the Dementia Friends initiative launched by the Alzheimer’s Society. North Yorkshire Police signed up to the scheme to help officers, staff and volunteers become more dementia aware.
The initiative builds on the work North Yorkshire Police have carried out to launch the Herbert Protocol – a scheme that helps the police find people with dementia who have gone missing.
Sergeant Yvonne Taylor who is a Dementia Friend Champion and leads on dementia for North Yorkshire Police, delivered the session at cadet training night at Yorkshire Coast College.
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