Lorena, from Essex, is grateful that her dementia hasn’t affected her ability to share her enjoyment, knowledge and love of music.

Steven Lai, in West Sussex, is finding dementia care solutions in a disconnected system – including unlocking the benefits of Alzheimer’s Society training.

Forget-me-not Chorus started as a pilot project in 2011 and has been going from strength to strength ever since, helping people affected by dementia experience the joy and friendship of singing in a choir.
 

A dementia-friendly birdwatching group in Birmingham helps people living with a dementia diagnosis, and their carers, feel calmer and more content. 

Pete Middleton, living with young-onset dementia in Northamptonshire, wants people to be more understanding of themselves and of others.

Finding the most effective ways to support carers relies on involving people who know what being a carer is really like.

Since being diagnosed with dementia, Fred Hartshorn in Norwich has found the confidence to sing and play music on his own.

Since first learning about Dementia Friends, there’s been no stopping Val Down, in Hampshire, on her mission to increase people’s understanding of dementia.

Dave Gater, in Northamptonshire, shares his thoughts about life before his dementia symptoms, before diagnosis and since.

A group of people with dementia and carers in Worthing look at engaging and calming sensory products.

After her gran’s dementia diagnosis, Abi-Lou Foster, in Shropshire, vowed to raise funds and awareness, and recently completed a skydive.

Howard was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2021 – he shares his story and how Alzheimer’s Society has helped him.