Welcome to the Burley-in-Wharfedale Dementia Action Group website
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There are lots of events planned for Dementia Action Week 2019. Please see our events page for details on our big Wendy Mitchell / Leeds Playhouse talk (Sunday 19th May), two Dementia Friends information sessions on Wednesday 22nd and Saturday 25th, and a Bowls Club session on Monday 20th May.
We are delighted that on 29th November 2017 Burley won the Alzheimer's Society Dementia Friendly Community of the Year Award. Thank you to everyone who has worked with us. Please see the news section for more details.
There are 57 people in Burley registered at our GP surgery as having dementia and there will be many more people in our village who do not have a formal diagnosis. Our primary objective is to ensure that Burley is a welcoming and friendly place for people with dementia and their families / carers, now and in the future.
The group was formed in October 2015 under the guidance of Lucy Maddison, community development worker, and Sylvia Bergin, dementia friends trainer. A group of volunteers, including people with dementia and their carers, has met several times and has put together an action plan which now forms the basis of our work. The action plan can be found on this site and it also appears on the Dementia Action Alliance website here.
The action group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 2pm in the Parish Centre . Anyone interested is very welcome. The group is chaired by Quentin Fowler with support from Sylvia Bergin, Susan Collins and Niccola Swan. Minutes of recent meetings can be found on this website.
Dementia information sessions have now been delivered to a great many people in the village, along with some bigger events with excellent and interesting speakers. We have a major event coming up on 19th May 2019. Please see the events page for how to book an information session.
Dementia Friends is an Alzheimer's Society led initiative which aims to increase dementia awareness and change the way we think, talk and act about dementia. A Dementia Friend is someone who has attended one of the free one-hour information sessions and has committed to an action that will make the lives of people with dementia a bit better. Anyone of any age can be a Dementia Friend, and every action counts - from helping someone directly or in spreading the word in a group in which you're involved or on social media.
Dementia Friendly Community of the Year 2017 - we are so proud to have won this award. Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to the work so far.
Dementia Friends Champions are trained volunteers who encourage their local community to understand more about dementia - what it's like to live with dementia and how to improve the lives of people with dementia. The Burley-in-Wharfedale Dementia Action Group is fortunate to have four trained champions.
Memory Tree @ Burley was launched on Thursday 18th May 2017. The sessions are on the 1st and 3rd Thursday each month. Please see the events page for more information.
We are delighted that on 29th November 2017 Burley won the Alzheimer's Society Dementia Friendly Community of the Year Award. Thank you to everyone who has worked with us. Please see the news section for more details.
There are 57 people in Burley registered at our GP surgery as having dementia and there will be many more people in our village who do not have a formal diagnosis. Our primary objective is to ensure that Burley is a welcoming and friendly place for people with dementia and their families / carers, now and in the future.
The group was formed in October 2015 under the guidance of Lucy Maddison, community development worker, and Sylvia Bergin, dementia friends trainer. A group of volunteers, including people with dementia and their carers, has met several times and has put together an action plan which now forms the basis of our work. The action plan can be found on this site and it also appears on the Dementia Action Alliance website here.
The action group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 2pm in the Parish Centre . Anyone interested is very welcome. The group is chaired by Quentin Fowler with support from Sylvia Bergin, Susan Collins and Niccola Swan. Minutes of recent meetings can be found on this website.
Dementia information sessions have now been delivered to a great many people in the village, along with some bigger events with excellent and interesting speakers. We have a major event coming up on 19th May 2019. Please see the events page for how to book an information session.
Dementia Friends is an Alzheimer's Society led initiative which aims to increase dementia awareness and change the way we think, talk and act about dementia. A Dementia Friend is someone who has attended one of the free one-hour information sessions and has committed to an action that will make the lives of people with dementia a bit better. Anyone of any age can be a Dementia Friend, and every action counts - from helping someone directly or in spreading the word in a group in which you're involved or on social media.
Dementia Friendly Community of the Year 2017 - we are so proud to have won this award. Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to the work so far.
Dementia Friends Champions are trained volunteers who encourage their local community to understand more about dementia - what it's like to live with dementia and how to improve the lives of people with dementia. The Burley-in-Wharfedale Dementia Action Group is fortunate to have four trained champions.
Memory Tree @ Burley was launched on Thursday 18th May 2017. The sessions are on the 1st and 3rd Thursday each month. Please see the events page for more information.