People living in the village of Peasedown St John near Bath are once again being given the opportunity to find out more about dementia at a free information workshop.
Gavin Heathcote and Karen Walker, Peasedown Community Trust Directors with members of the local Lions Club
Dementia Friendly Peasedown organises regular sessions for the public to take part in.
The next event will be held on Tuesday 23rd May at 10am at St John’s Church on Church Road.
Gavin Heathcote, Chairman of the Peasedown Community Trust, which runs the initiative, 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.”
Cllr Karen Walker (Peasedown, Independent) 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’ve recently delivered another 1,000 copies of our ‘Guide to Dementia in Peasedown’ leaflet to homes in Peasedown – keeping them informed of what services are available locally.”
To sign up for the Dementia Awareness Workshop, email the Peasedown Community Trust at [email protected].
