Memory Walk - Sunday 8th October
How To Attend
Entry - £10 per person (Free entry for children under 16)
Step 1 - Buy your £10pp tickets on our JustGiving page. Don't forget to comment your name & number of attendees.
Step 2 - Email us at [email protected] along with your T-shirt sizes and the number of people you will be attending with.
Next steps... we will send you all the details you need to know for the event. If you would like to collect your T-shirt before the day, just pop us an email and we can arrange your collection.
We look forward to walking with you!
Why Alzheimer's Society?
209,600 people will develop dementia this year, that’s one every three minutes.
Our objective is to raise as much awareness as we can for people with Dementia and Alzheimer's. We want to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society so that a cure, research, and support services can be provided for our local community and throughout the UK. Every donation counts.
This is also a cause that is very close to our hearts, as our co-founder Margaret Locke herself was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of just 51. It has been a real tragedy for everyone close to her to watch as this condition has progressed.
Feel it all at Memory Walk
The buzz of the crowd, quiet moments of remembrance, the hug of a stranger who gets it - whatever you feel you won't be alone. Join us all in walking to fund vital dementia support and research this Autumn.
Sign up today to secure your spot.
Beginning our memory Walk at 11.00am, the 4.7 mile route around Witham & Wickham Bishop begins. Walking shoes at the ready, it's time to spread awareness and walk for change.
What Is Dementia?
- Dementia describes different brain disorders that trigger a loss of brain function. These conditions are all usually progressive and eventually severe.
- Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting between 50 and 75 per cent of those diagnosed.
- Symptoms of dementia include memory loss, confusion and problems with speech and understanding. Dementia is a terminal condition.
- There are currently around 850,000 people with dementia in the UK. This is projected to rise to 1.6 million by 2040.
How Your Money Will Help?
- The total cost of care for people with dementia in the UK is £36.7 billion. This is set to rise sharply over the next two decades, to £94.1 billion by 2040.
- Research will beat dementia. It's an exciting time with 143 drugs in trials for Alzheimer's disease - 117 of them aiming to slow down the progression of the disease.
- The cost of social care for people with dementia is set to nearly treble by 2040, increasing from £16.9 billion to £45.4 billion.