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Close up image of Ian Donaghy during a talk. Mr Donaghy is holding a microphone to his mouth. He is holding one hand in the air.

Dementia campaigner and author coming to Guernsey

Dementia Friendly Guernsey says Ian Donaghy will offer understanding and support around dementia.

A man sat at a table during one of the University of Sheffield's dementia workshops, held in partnership with charity Age UK. He is sat at a table, focused on a wooden box with audio faders built into it. He's being watched by a woman wearing a university lanyard.

New film explores early-onset dementia and music

The University of Sheffield has studied how different music can help those with the condition.

South Yorkshire

A man wearing a black Wolverhampton Wanders shirt is holding a red cricket bat while sat down next to elderly people in a room.

Football club dementia charity gets more funding

Extra funding means the Wolves Foundation will expand their Molineux Memories project.

Five people sit around a table in a greenhouse. There is a blue box full of produce on the table in front of them, and a row of pot plant seedlings behind them.

Young-onset dementia charity expands in Surrey

Younger People with Dementia organises activities for people under 65 who are living with dementia.

A wide shot of the museum with the blue flowers shown in each of the windows of the building

Thousands of forget-me-nots made for dementia week

People from across the UK have taken part in the project, which is on show in Wimborne.

Shabina Asad Qayyum: A woman with dark shoulder-length hair. She is wearing a gold earring in her right ear. Her left ear is hidden by her hair. She is wearing a dark top. A blurred red-and-blue chart is fixed to the wall behind her.

New location proposed for city's dementia centre

The council believes the new proposed location will be "ideal" for the resource centre.

Paul, Jacqui and their two sons stood with the ocean in the background

'Young onset dementia has her slowly fading away'

Paul's wife Jacqui was diagnosed with young onset dementia aged 57.

A nurse with short black hair and wearing a blue shirt sits on a wooden bench i front of a blue and white hospital building with two small windows to the left. She has an ID badge pinned to her shirt to the left and two pens in her shirt pocket to the right. There is a black railed gate between the building and the bench.

Dementia nurse organises event to raise awareness

It is hoped the event will let people know how they can access help and support for the condition.

Northamptonshire

The photos of an elderly woman is made up of jigsaw pieces and one piece is missing in the head of an elderly woman. She has white hair and is looking to one side and is wearing a brown jumper.

Helping at memory cafes is uplifting - solicitor

Michelle Monnes-Thomas was inspired to help after her grandmother was diagnosed with dementia.