This week (18 – 24 May 2014) is Dementia Awarneness Week. This is a national week to raise awareness about dementia, and support those affected by dementia.

There is more information about the awareness week, including a video and details of who to speak to you if you are worried about dementia at the Altzeimers Society Website here.

The Joesph Rowntree Foundtation has details about it’s ‘Dementia without Walls’ campaign here.

In Bury there are a series of activities for Dementia Awareness Week (apologies for late notice, as these are now happening this week):

Tuesday 20th May
Dementia talk, information, one to one support and advice (refreshments available)
9am – 10:30am
Summerseat Garden Centre, Railway Street, Bury, BL9 5QD
Alzheimer’s Society Information Bus
10am – 4pm
Tesco, Woodfield Retail Park, Peel Way, Bury, BL9 5BY
Coffee Morning and Dementia Friends Awareness Session.
10am – 12pm
Delicious Cafe at the Fusilier Museum, Moss Street, Bury, BL9 0DF
Pop up Dementia Café – advice and support
11am – 1pm
Radcliffe Health Centre
Drop in Advice Session
2pm – 3pm
Unsworth Library, Bury, BL9 8EB
Dementia Awareness Event for Professionals hosted by Hugh Jones and Clough & Willis Solicitors
5:30pm – 8pm
Fusilier Museum,Moss Street, Bury, BL9 0DF
To book a place please contact Clare Trippier at Clough & Willis Solicitors on 0161 764 5266 or via email clare.trippier@clough-willis.co.uk

Wednesday 21st May
Dementia Café – Helpful advice and support
11am – 1pm
Moorside Library, Parkinson Street, Bury, BL9 6NY
Dementia Action Alliance Information
10am – 2pm
Barclays Bank, 1 Central Street
The Rock
Bury, BL9 0JN

Thursday 22nd May
Musical Memories
10am – 12:30pm
Radcliffe United Reform Church, Blackburn Street
Radcliffe, M26 3WQ

Friday 23rd May
Information Event
10am – 2pm
Mill Gate Shopping Centre, Bury, BL9 0QQ
Contact Rachel Yates to get involved at Rachel.Yates@makingspace.co.uk
Musical Memories Drop in Session
10am – 12:30pm
Manna House, Irwell Street, Bury, BL9 0HE
Coffee Morning
10:30am – 12pm
Rose Court Care Centre 44-48 Water Street, Radcliffe, M26 4DF
For further information or to R.S.V.P contact 0161 724 9040 or rosecourt@hc-one.co.uk
Afternoon Tea
2pm – 3:30pm
Rose Court Care Centre 44-48 Water Street, Radcliffe, M26 4DF
For further information or to R.S.V.P contact 0161 724 9040 or rosecourt@hc-one.co.uk

Saturday 24th May
‘You Are My Sunshine’ Bury Dementia Choir
1pm – 4pm
The Manchester City Art Gallery, Mosley Street, M2 3JL
There is a colourful, dementia-friendly leaflet that lists the above events available to download and print from the links on the right hand side of this page.

Local Bury Contacts
Rachel Yates – Making Space
07738148284 or Rachel.Yates@makingspace.co.uk
Roger March – Alzheimer’s Society
01942 247 837 or roger.march@alzheimers.org.uk
Bury Council, Customer Advice and Liaison Team
0161 253 5021 or CALteam@bury.gov.uk

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