Living Well with Dementia roadshow

If you or a member of your family has recently been diagnosed with dementia, you are invited to a ‘Living Well with Dementia’ roadshow on 27 September. The event, which is free to attend, will take place from 2pm until 4.30pm at Ridgewood Community Centre, Station Road, Yate (postcode for Sat Nav: BS37 4AF).

The roadshow will offer practical, emotional and health advice and is intended to provide people with the information they need to understand their diagnosis, find out what support is available to them and learn how to live well with dementia. During the roadshow, experts will be on hand to answer questions, and attendees will receive a guide to the services and support available. There will also be talks on managing your affairs and the help that’s on offer from Age UK, the Alzheimer’s Society and the Memory Service.

You can book your free place at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yate-living-well-with-dementia-roadshow-2016-tickets-26679063798, by emailing cchengagement@southglos.gov.uk or ringing 01454 862356. For more information and details of future roadshows visit www.southglos.gov.uk/dementia

Have your say on carers, dementia and falls prevention

South Glos is currently asking for your views on three draft strategies - about carers, dementia and falls prevention.

All of the consultation documents can be viewed online - details of any consultation events in your area will also be published shortly. The deadline for comments is Monday 22 August.

Dementia Reminiscence Session

There will be a Dementia Reminiscence Session at the Dementia Café at Yate library on April 28th at 2.30-3.30pm. People from Yate Heritage Centre are leading the session using the centre's handling collections.

Another Living Well with Dementia Roadshow

Anotherr ‘Living Well with Dementia’ roadshow is being held, this time at Turnberrie’s Community Centre in Thornbury on Monday 17 November. These roadshows offer practical, emotional and health advice aimed at anyone who has recently been diagnosed with dementia, their carers or relatives of people with dementia.

The free event runs from 10.30am to 1pm however places must be booked in advance by using one of the following methods:

• Book online at www.southglos.gov.uk/dementia 
• Complete the booking form found on the flyer/leaflet and return it via freepost 
• Email cchengagement@southglos.gov.uk 
• Phone 01454 862356 

For more information and details of future roadshows visit www.southglos.gov.uk/dementia

New memory cafe opens Thursday 11th

If you or someone you know is affected by dementia, there is a new memory café launching at Emersons Green library this Thursday 11 September.

Come along to the new memory café and meet other people in a similar situation. This is a friendly and supportive atmosphere where people and families affected by dementia can get together and share their own experiences over a cup of tea and a slice of cake.

Staff and volunteers from the Alzheimer’s Society will be on hand to provide you with information and offer support. Although the café is run by the society with support from South Gloucestershire Council, the café is also suitable for people with other forms of dementia.

The library will be open as usual so you can also take the opportunity to borrow books or DVDs, use the computers free of charge, and find out about library services.

The café is open monthly between 2.30pm and 4.30pm on Thursday 11 September, Thursday 9 October, Thursday 13 November and Thursday 11 December.

If you’d like to find out more contact your local Alzheimer’s Society on 0117 961 0693 or email bristol@alzheimers.org.uk

"Living Well with Dementia" roadshow

There will be another ‘Living Well with Dementia’ roadshow, this time at BAWA in Filton on Thursday 26th June.

These roadshows offer practical, emotional and health advice aimed at anyone who has recently been diagnosed with dementia, their carers or relatives of people with dementia.

The free event runs from 6pm to 8.30pm however places must be booked in advance. You can do this online at www.southglos.gov.uk/dementia or you can call 01454 862356. For more information and details of future roadshows visit www.southglos.gov.uk/dementia

Living well with dementia

If you or someone in your family has recently been diagnosed with dementia, you can get practical, emotional and health advice at the first in a new series of ‘Living Well with Dementia’ roadshows takeing place at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall on Friday 25 April.

The roadshow is intended to provide people with the information they need to understand their diagnosis and make the most of living with dementia. There will be a welcome and overview from a local GP and you will receive a specialist's guide to medication and treatment. There will be talks on managing your legal affairs and a practical session focusing on memory techniques and tips. Experts will be on hand to answer any of your questions and there will be a range of stalls featuring information which is available from local organisations, including support aimed at carers. You will also be able to view a new DVD, featuring local people with dementia and their partners talking about their diagnosis and living well with dementia.

The free event runs from 10.30am to 1pm however places must be booked in advance by using one of the following methods:

• Book online at www.southglos.gov.uk/dementia 
• Complete the booking form found on the flyer/leaflet and return it via freepost 
• Email cchengagement@southglos.gov.uk
• Phone 01454 862356 

For more information and details of future roadshows visit www.southglos.gov.uk/dementia