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Dementia awareness Day in Torbay

Norms showing us what they got up to in Torbay raising awareness about Dementia.

 

Thank you Norms, for all you do.

 

 

Memory Cafe in Chard gets boost to help those with alzheimers

Sisters support the Memory Café in Chard

2:20pm Thursday 13th October 2011

 

THERE was a big boost for the Memory Café in Chard this week – thanks to the fundraising efforts of three sisters who are keen volunteers for the service.

A cheque for £367 was presented to the Alzheimer’s Society at 11am yesterdat in the Guildhall, following a tea party organised by Alaine Budge, Barbara Bagg and Maureen Chubb back on Sunday, July 3.

Dementia care ideas in Norfolk and Suffolk could benefit from £420,000 fund

Anyone in Norfolk and Suffolk can apply. It could be an individual looking after a dementia sufferer or someone working in health care

 

By DONNA-LOUISE BISHOP, Reporter Thursday, October 6, 2011
12.58 PM

A total of £420,000 in funding is being made available during next year under a new scheme to help people battling with dementia in Norfolk and Suffolk.

A new initiative, the Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance, is asking applicants to apply for funding which could see their idea or organisation benefit from as much as £70,000.

Up to six applications could be successful, three in the first round in January and three more next July.