Hi everyone, It has been a fantastic month full of excitement – We had a great time reading through all the submissions for the Dementia Friendly Awards, and making the finishing touches to our Confeand Dementia Friends. Please feel free to circulate the information below to anyone in your community who may be interested… Best wishes Fiona

Resources for Dementia Friendly Community leaders

Remember to book your place at the Dementia Friends & Dementia Friendly Communities conferences Want to engage with other Communities and volunteer Dementia Friends Champions? Take away practical presentation skills or ways to involve people living with dementia? Interested in finding out more about sector-specific resources? Sign up for our conference! Register here:

Manchester 24 October London 31 October

Hosting your own Memory Walk couldn't be more simple and fun 1. Pick a time and place for your walk 2. We'll send you an amazing pack to kick-start your fundraising 3. Gather your friends and family to walk for a world without dementia

Sign up here

Local news

Watford takes first steps to be dementia-friendly The Mayor of Watford hosted a public meeting on 12 October to invite people affected by dementia to say what would make a difference for them in the town. Turnout was fantastic and planning will start soon, showing just how much people do care about making our communities dementia-friendly.

Your news Have you got some good news to share about your dementia-friendly community? Drop me a line at Fiona.wynde@alzheimers.org.uk

Areas for action – Children and Young people

Grandma & me A third of young people know someone living with dementia. You can use this resource to engage children - raising awareness about dementia

Watch video here

Northern Ireland Girl’s Brigade united against dementia Our newest partnership to create a dementia friendly generation. The aim is to raise awareness with girls and women in Norther Ireland.

Find out more

Resources to engage Schools in your Dementia Friendly Community Oeasy to teach and learn about dementia.

National news

Half of women 'will develop dementia or Parkinson's or have a stroke' A third of men and one in two women aged 45 now will develop dementia or Parkinson’s or have a stroke within their lifetime say researchers from University Medical Centre, Rotterdam in the Nederlands. Researchers add that eating a balanced diet, controlling our weight, staying physically active, not smoking, only drinking within the recommended limits and keeping blood pressure and cholesterol in check are all associated with better brain health into old age. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/01/half-of-women-will-develop-dementia-or-parkinsons-or-have-a-stroke

Caring for carers: Research highlight Alzheimer’s Society was founded nearly 40 years ago by a small group of passionate and determined carers. Since then the Society has grown, reaching more people affected by dementia than ever before and funding a wide variety of biomedical and care based research projects.

Take a look at some of the carer-focused research

Finalists are here!! Categories:Rural Blaby District Dementia Action AllianceSwindonTamworth Dementia Action Alliance City or countyWolverhampton Dementia Action AllianceBristol Dementia Action AllianceD

Raising awareness

Dementia Friends Champions inductions Dementia Friends Champions are volunteers who run Information Sessions to raise awareness of dementia in their community. They inspire their new Dementia Friends to take action – a great first step to joining their dementia-friendly community. If you know of anyone who’d like to become a volunteer, upcoming inductions include:

25 Oct King’s Lynn 2 Nov London 26 Oct London 6 Nov Norwich 29 Oct Milton Keynes

https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/DF_WEBC_RegisterChampionIntro

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