What can individuals do
- be dementia aware!
- sign up to become a ‘Dementia Friend’ via the website and attend an hour long session locally
- sign up to join South Gloucestershire Dementia Action Alliance
- make your community more dementia friendly: Sign up businesses and community groups in your area to join South Gloucestershire Dementia Action Alliance. They will need to pledge at least one action to provide a better service to people living with dementia.
- volunteer for your local memory café
- train as a ‘Dementia Champion’ to run awareness sessions
- volunteer for us – We are looking for people to run stalls, help out at events, and a variety of different roles. If you are interested, get in touch
- do you have dementia or are caring for someone who does? We want you to input into our work – please get in touch.
Case study:
Carol – volunteering in her community
” When my lovely husband Peter died after five years of living with dementia, I longed to find ways to help people feel more comfortable and less afraid of interacting with those with dementia. I wanted to contribute something towards breaking down barriers of stigma around dementia. Hearing about Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative gave me my golden opportunity. I trained to become a Dementia Champion and now feel truly fulfilled and privileged to undertake delivering Dementia Friends awareness sessions in Patchway.
I also love volunteering at our Patchway Memory Café. Although my lack of sight prevents me from offering practical help at the café, I am always happy to spend time listening and talking to the members with dementia and their carers, and often having fun with them, too. My guide dog Julie is a very popular dementia friend there, giving cheerful wags and comfort. It is a joy to be a part of a great team of volunteers. Many thanks to everyone who has made this possible for me.”
Contact:
Winsome Barrett-Muir, dementia@southernbrooks.org.uk, 01454 868 570, Southern Brooks Community Partnerships, Coniston Community Centre, Coniston Road, Patchway, South Glos, BS34 5LP
Twitter: @SGlosDementiaAA Facebook Page: South Glos Dementia Action Alliance
Is there anything wrong with this page?Website feedback
This form is for feedback about our website, not questions or comments about our services.
Follow this link to make a compliment or complaint. For anything else you can contact us here.