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Isle of Wight Radio 3:00pm - 7:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Isle Of Wight Bus Operator Now Dementia Friends For Action Week By Iona Stewart-Richardson The Islands bus operator is tailoring its training to specifically meet the needs of those living with dementia. This Dementia Action Week, the Islands bus operator is marking it by driving forward its commitment to making local bus services more accessible. It is also ensuring the new buses hav...

Oldham MP backs charity’s demand to ‘cure the care system’ Date published: 14 May 2021 Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams In the days ahead of Dementia Action Week (May 17-23) Oldham East and Saddleworth MP, and leading dementia awareness campaigner, Debbie Abrahams, is backing the Alzheimer’s Society’s call for the Government to take action to ‘cure the care system’. Ms Abrahams, who is the co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, and the...

BUSES are being made more accessible to vulnerable passengers as drivers become dementia friends. Swindon’s Bus Company is marking Dementia Action Week – May 17 to 23 – by completing training with the Alzheimer’s Society to ensure its services are more accessible. General manager Alex Chutter said: “ Dementia Action Week is an excellent time to announce that 98 of our drivers are already ‘dementia friends’. “They are fully aware of the special requirements, and can hel...

The care home helped Stuart reconnect with his glamorous hairstyling career - Credit: RCH Care Homes This Dementia Action Week, Brentwood and Romford care homes are showcasing the work they do to help residents reignite their former passions. One resident at RCH Care Homes used to be a renowned hairstylist but finding out about his many achievements was a challenge. The dementia team at RCH says understanding what a dementia patient did and who they were "can be like piecing together a j...

ILKLEY residents will be able to gain information about dementia as part of the national Dementia Action Week which begins on Monday and runs until Saturday, May 23. Dementia Friendly Ilkley Action (DFIA) committee will have a stand throughout the week at the Clarke Foley Centre offering leaflets and advice. The week will end with a Dementia Friend session at 2pm - a one hour free session for which booking is required. Dementia Action Week is an initiative by the Alzheimer’s Society to ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Holland & Knights Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Industry Sector Group invites you to read the Climate Week Report, which provides insights and analysis of the important developments from U.S. Climate Action Week, held April 19-23, 2021. As the Biden Administration released its new target for reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and convened the largest virtual gathering of world leaders for the Leaders Summit on Climat...

Home » Capitol Connection, Featured, Main » Hawai‘i among global leaders in fighting climate change Hawai‘i among global leaders in fighting climate change Posted on Apr 26, 2021 in Capitol Connection, Featured, Main Governor Ige joined special envoy John Kerry, energy secretary Jennifer Granholm and other global leaders for U.S. Climate Action Week. In a series of high-profile U.S. Climate Action Week events viewed around the world last month, Governor Ige highlighted Hawai‘i’s lead...

The Climate Group Tuesday 27 April, London: Today the leaders of major states and regions, including California, Chungnam Province and Catalonia, are calling on their counterparts worldwide to adopt net zero emissions targets now to tackle the effects of climate change. So far only 9% of states and regions in the largest emitting countries have made such commitments [1] and much more is needed to keep temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. Following major climate announcements from national governme...

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Malawi on Monday jointly launched the 2021 Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) while reiterating their call to government and development partners to increase financing to the education sector to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education. The CSOs that held a press conference in the capital Lilongwe, among others, include; […]

California governor joins bipartisan group of 12 governors calling for federal action to accelerate clean vehicle transition Lake County News reports 21 April 2021 On the eve of Earth Day and President Biden’s climate leaders summit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has joined a bipartisan group of 12 governors from across the country calling for the Biden Administration to build on its early action to tackle climate change by creating a path to ensure that all new vehicles sold in the U.S. wi...