Residents in Peasedown St John are to be given another opportunity to find out more about dementia thanks to an upcoming free information workshop.
Gavin Heathcote and Karen Walker, Peasedown Community Trust Directors with members of the local Lions Club
The Dementia Friendly Peasedown initiative organises regular sessions on the syndrome for the public to take part in.
Gavin Heathcote, Chairman of the Peasedown Community Trust, which runs the Dementia Friendly Peasedown, said: “There are currently 850,000 people in the UK living with dementia, and that figure is set to rise to 2 million by 2050.
“One in four people will be affected by dementia in their lifetimes, especially those diagnosed with clinical anxiety in middle age, which is why it’s important to work with individuals and their families to try and make life much easier for those who have it.
“Furthermore, figures released by the Alzheimer’s Society show that dementia was the most common pre-existing condition in those that have died from Covid. Of all the Covid deaths in England and Wales, 25% of those that sadly passed away had dementia.”
The next free, socially distant and Covid-compliment Dementia Friendly Workshop will be held at St John’s Church, Church Road (BA2 8AA) on Tuesday 6th July at 7pm.
Project Coordinator, Nathan Hartley, added: “The Trust wants to engage with as many people as possible over the next year and make them aware of dementia, and how we as a community can support those who live with it.
“As well as hosting these dementia information workshops, we’ll be producing a new ‘Guide to Dementia in Peasedown’ booklet which will be delivered to every house in the village later this year.”
To sign up for the workshop, email [email protected].
