Working across Spelthorne to create a dementia-friendly community
Join our campaign to create a dementia friendly Spelthorne
Every three minutes, someone in the UK will develop dementia.
With dementia on the rise, communities across the country are making a stand, and Spelthorne is no different.
The new Dementia Friendly Spelthorne group is made up of multiple organisations committed to transforming the quality of life of people living with dementia in our area and the hundreds of people who care for them.
With your help we’d like to create a community where people living with dementia feel included and valued, and their friends and family to get the support they need.
On our website, you’ll find details of our Dementia Awareness Workshops and our new ‘Make a Pledge for Spelthorne’ initiative.
Whether you are a resident, business leader or community group representative, we’d love for you to get involved!
The Dementia Friendly Spelthorne Team
Dementia in the UK: Statistics (*Alzheimer’s Society)
It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting.
• There are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK. This number will soar to 2 million by 2050.
• 225,000 people will develop dementia this year, that’s one every three minutes.
• 1 in 6 people over the age of 80 have dementia.
• 70% of people in care homes have dementia or severe memory problems.
• There are over 40,000 people under 65 with dementia in the UK.
• More than 25,000 people from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups in the UK are affected.
Make a Pledge for Spelthorne
Dementia Friendly Spelthorne is passionate about raising awareness of dementia, and encouraging community organisations, businesses and charities to help us create a dementia-friendly borough.
We’re calling on organisations to sign-up to our ‘Dementia Friendly Pledge’.
If your organisation can commit to aspiring to work towards these three actions you’d officially be listed as a member of Dementia Friendly Spelthorne and will receive our badge to place in your window, on your social media channels and on your email footers.
Sign up for a FREE Dementia Awareness Workshop
Dementia Friendly Spelthorne runs free dementia awareness workshops across the area.
The sessions are short, digestible and ideal for anyone to attend. We follow the national Dementia Friends model. All attendees will receive an Action Card to take away – plus they’ll also get a badge to take home too!
- Want to attend a free workshop in Spelthorne?
- Running a local business and would like your staff to receive dementia awareness training?
- Are you part of a community group that wants to find out more about dementia?
If so, get in touch: info@dementiafriendlyspelthorne.org.uk
Keep up-to-date with news from Dementia Friendly Spelthorne by:
- Signing up to our mailing list so you can keep updated about future events info@dementiafriendlyspelthorne.org.uk
- Following Dementia Friendly Spelthorne on Facebook: @DementiaFriendlySpelthorne