Forum: Alzheimer's Society news

Actress Judy Holt helped bring dementia out of the shadows at a Wirral company’s awards ceremony. More...

Actress Sally Lindsay joined people living with dementia and their carers at an afternoon tea party for Dementia Awareness Week. More...

The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has awarded almost £300,000 to Alzheimer's Society in Greater Manchester in its latest round of Reaching Communities awards. More...

A North MP has sung the praises of Alzheimer's Society staff in County Durham following a visit to Dementia Awareness Week activities at the open-air Beamish Museum. More...

Local volunteers and supporters joined us at a hugely successful music quiz last weekend in Beaconsfield. More...

A huge thank you to parents, teachers and students at Pangbourne College in Berkshire for raising a fantastic £500 at their annual Christmas Bazaar back in December. More...

Author Simon Hood publishes book about his adventure of cycling over 10,000 miles for Alzheimer's Society. More...

Dale Fontane & the Taking Care of Charity Band put on a show to remember in aid of Alzheimer's Society. More...

Adam Laithwaite runs the B&Q 2K Fun Run in aid of Alzheimer's Society. More...

Sainsbury's of Tonbridge have just come to the end of their year supporting Alzheimer's Society as their chosen Charity of the Year. During this time they raised a fantastic total of £3546.66 More...

Sixth form students at Dunottar School, Reigate chose to donate some of the profits from a business venture to Alzheimer's Society. More...

A phase 3 trial exploring whether the compound LMTX can stop the development of a key hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease has been initiated by pharmaceutical company TauRx Therapies. More...

Judges at the centenary Chelsea Flower Show have awarded The Homebase Garden – 'Sowing the seeds of Change', in association with Alzheimer’s Society, a prestigious Gold medal. More...

Ruth Langsford will be taking over Alzheimer’s Society’s Twitter account tomorrow (Thursday 23 May) to encourage conversations about dementia during Dementia Awareness Week™. More...

Carey Mulligan was on her way to Cannes Film Festival but stopped off via London so she could pop into the Savoy and have afternoon tea with people with dementia and their carers. More...

Staff at Virgin Money Lounge united with Alzheimer's Society to get people talking about dementia. More...

A singer/songwriter from North East Wales, is helping to raise funds during Dementia Awareness Week™ by donating the proceeds of a song to Alzheimer's Society. More...

Thousands of Argos and Homebase colleagues across the UK and Ireland will be raising awareness of dementia this month. More...

Almost half of UK adults would find it difficult to tell their own family if they thought they had dementia according to a poll commissioned by Alzheimer’s Society published today (Tuesday 21 May). More...

On Saturday 27 April, Pat Tremain and Sharron Wormald walked 30 miles of ancient paths of the Saints Way, dressed as Pilgrims to raise funds to support people with Dementia and their carers. More...

Alzheimer’s Society in Tunbridge Wells is encouraging people to get talking about dementia this Dementia Awareness Week™ (19 – 25 May 2013). More...

Ollie Phillips, England Sevens rugby star joined 40 other fundraisers at Alzheimer’s Society’s head office on Saturday morning (18 May), ahead of their 235 mile bike ride from London to Brussels. More...

Worrying changes nothing. Talking changes everything. More...

Alzheimer's Society has been shortlisted in the Third Sector 'Britain’s Most Admired Charities' Awards, it was announced yesterday (Monday 13 May 2013). More...

People who have skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to research published on Wednesday 15 May 2013 in Neurology®. More...