Thursday 17 May 2018

SADAA Safe Places Launch

SADAA will launch its Safe Places scheme at a public event at Wessex House on Thursday, 24th May. The event, which takes place following the Friends of Wessex House Coffee Morning starting at 10.30, will start around 11.30 and include a short description of the Safe Places scheme as it currently stands, together with information about how SAADA - the Somerton Area Dementia Action Alliance - came into being, the information sessions it is running and its plans for the future. It's an opportunity for members of the public, including those living with dementia, to find more about the facilities and initiatives in the area, and everyone is warmly invited.

500 Friends target

INFORMATION SESSIONS PLANNED TO CREATE 500 DEMENTIA FRIENDS IN SOMERTON


Information Sessions will be held at ACEArts on 25th June at 10.30am; and 17th July at 6pm.


People in Somerton wishing to join the Dementia Friends already in the area can attend an information session at ACEArts in the coming months.

The sessions are being run by Shirley Chapman, Dementia Champion and Trustee of ACEArts. Each session lasts 45-60 minutes and covers the five things everyone should know about dementia through some fun activities. At the end of each session participants can turn their understanding into action by committing to a dementia friendly action, and everyone who does becomes a Dementia Friend and will receive a badge, information card and action mailer.

Alyson Martin, Trustee of ACEArts, and joint acting Chair of SADAA, said, "We are leading the initiative for Somerton to become a Dementia Friendly town and are delighted to offer these Information Sessions at the gallery. Somerton already has around 100 Dementia Friends, and we are hoping that through these Sessions and subsequent activity we can increase that number to 500."