Increasing the awareness of Dementia amongst the communities of Bristol
We are delighted to hear that Avon and Somerset Police are now offering the dementia wristbands as they cover a greater area than Avon Fire. You can read more about the wristbands on our website: https://www.bdaa.org.uk/free-resources/dementia-wristbands/ and, if you live in the Avon Fire & Rescue area you can request one from them. If you live in […]
Read More »Please see this important email from Age UK Bristol. This image explains about some of the scams to watch out for at the moment. This BBC article explains more. We are delighted to be part of a virtual Blue Monday on 18th January. All details here. Participants needed for Walking in Retirement Study It’s the Census on 21st March 2021 – it’s […]
Read More »On behalf of all of us at BDAA I would like to wish you an early Happy Christmas. It’s been a tough year for many of us and the heart-warming stories and updates we’re received have helped us all so much. Thank you so much for your ongoing support of our work. We had a […]
Read More »It’s Happy Days Memory Cafe’s 5th birthday on 6th November. Normally we’d celebrate in person with cake but this year it’s online but there’s still cake! Helen from RWA has kindly created an activity for everyone to do at home this week. We’ll also be sharing some photos of the past five years on our Facebook page […]
Read More »Our first Supporting Young People with Dementia webinar went well last week and we came away with an action list and we’re already contacting people to get their views and input on how to move this forward and create groups (most likely virtual for now). We are running the webinar again on 28th October at […]
Read More »We’re very excited about Dunk a Donut for Dementia! on 20th October. Gather your friends for an online coffee/tea and donut! We want to raise awareness of Dementia and have fun whilst doing so. Any donations via our website most welcome too.Join us at 7.30pm on Zoom in the evening for our review of the year: celebrating our […]
Read More »In the daytime, gather your friends, family and colleagues together in person (socially distanced) or online and share a cuppa and a donut and donate a small amount to BDAA to support our vital work via our website. Join us at 7.30pm on Zoom in the evening for our review of the year: celebrating our […]
Read More »Free Online Webinars – 28th September at 10am and 28th October at 2pm Dementia is not just an older person’s condition; it also affects people in younger life. It is estimated there are over 40,000 people under the age of 65 living with a dementia diagnosis in the UK. Early onset dementia can affect people […]
Read More »Join us for this hand care and relaxation session with Shakti, who will send out a wonderful selection of Neal’s Yard samples in the post. Book your ticket before 3rd September to receive these samples. Join via Zoom from the comfort of your home for a relaxing pampering session with organic natural products. Shakti will […]
Read More »While we can’t host Happy Days live we thought we’d introduce some activities every other Friday (when the reminiscence telephone calls aren’t on) – please join in on our Facebook page.This week’s activity:What’s your favourite food? What are your memories of that food? Why do you love it?Sam: So I’ll start – cake! Memories of […]
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