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Dementia Australia New date for postponed Hunter Memory Walk & Jog Locals are getting ready for the rescheduled 2021 Hunter Memory Walk & Jog event, which will be held this Sunday 30 May 2021 at Speers Point Park, Lake Macquarie, Walk, jog or run along the beautiful esplanade. The event provides a great way to get active and help beat dementia by completing. The course is family-friendly, and suitable for all levels of fitness. You can choose to take part as an individual or get a team together...

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Locals are getting ready for the Hunter Memory Walk & Jog 2021, which will be held this Sunday 21 March at Eastern Park. The course is family-friendly,...

Dementia Australia Locals are getting ready for the Geelong Memory Walk & Jog 2021, which will be held this Sunday 14 March 2021 at Eastern Park. The course is family-friendly, suitable for all levels of fitness. You can choose to take part as an individual or get a team together, and select whether you take part in a 2km or 4.5km walk, or 7km run. Currently there are an estimated 120,900 people living with dementia in Victoria. With that figure projected to increase to about 301,000 by 2058, e...

Dementia Australia Neighbours actor Takaya Honda to MC Memory Walk & Jog in Hobart tomorrow Locals are getting ready for the Hobart Memory Walk & Jog 2021, which will be held this Saturday 13 March 2021 at the Regatta Grounds. The event will be MC’d by Neighbours actor Takaya Honda, whose mother was diagnosed with younger onset dementia in her 50s. The course is family-friendly, suitable for all levels of fitness. You can choose to take part as an individual or get a team together, and select...

Carlisle man, 72, completes one million steps for Alzheimer’s Society Peter Bainbridge, from Carlisle, completed his goal of reaching one million steps by March 8 A 72-year-old has completed one million steps in just 72 days after being inspired by a news story about a man living with dementia. Peter Bainbridge, from Carlisle, set off walking every day and completed his goal of reaching one million steps yesterday. Having started on his fundraising journey with a target of raising £200,...

The Neighbourhood Canberra board member Greg Fraser and chair Luisa Capezio… “This will put Canberra on the world map as far as dementia care goes,” says Mr Fraser. Photo: Belinda Strahorn CANBERRA could be home to what is being touted as a “world first” village designed specifically for people with dementia. As well as 15 tailored houses, The Neighbourhood Canberra will have a supermarket, cinema, cafe, hairdresser and gardens. The $40 million project will offer 24-hour care for peop...

Family overwhelmed with kind donations Posted: 5:48 pm February 17, 2021 By Jodie Curran THE Caughey family is “overwhelmed” after donations raised through their Alzheimer’s ‘Memory Walk’ held in Newtownbutler back in September raised over £9,232.  The extended Caughey family took to the roads in order to raise essential funds in tribute to their beloved mother and grandmother Rosaleen, who was diagnosed with dementia.  Speaking to the Herald, Rosaleen’s daughter-in-law ...

Wrexham resident to take on 13-mile walking challenge in memory of husband A Wrexham resident has joined thousands of determined Alzheimer’s Society Cymru supporters, all conquering their own walking challenges, to raise vital funds in the battle against dementia. Anne Fox, 58, is preparing for a gruelling 13-mile trek in the Lake District this summer to support Alzheimer’s Society Cymru’s vital work after sadly losing her husband, Dave, a retired music teacher, to Alzheimer’s disease i...

Locals are getting ready for the Hunter Memory Walk & Jog 2021, which will be held on Sunday 21 March 2021 at Eastern Park. The course is...