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The Four Rivers Dementia Alliance is a group of town and parish councils in South West Devon, and other interested organisations working together, to promote dementia friendly communities.

The Parish Councils are Bickleigh, Shaugh Prior, Cornwood, Sparkwell, Harford, South Brent, Rattery, Diptford, North Huish, Ringmore, Ugborough, Modbury, Kingston, Ermington, Yealmpton, Brixton, Holbeton, Newton & Noss, Wembury, including Ivybridge Town Council.

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December - Has Been A Little Quieter As Christmas Approaches

22/12/2025

In contrast to November, December has been a little quieter as everyone has headed towards the Christmas and New Year break.

• Following the dementia awareness session that I delivered to the South Dartmoor Community Energy (SDCE) team in South Brent (26/11/25), I met with Nicky Puttick (Project Manager) to discuss ways that SDCE could become a dementia friendly organisation (08/12/25). Nicky will be discussing my suggestions with their board.

• I attended the Erme and Yealm Caring Alliance meeting in Ivybridge (10/12/25) and gave an update on the work of both 4RDA and Dementia Friendly Parishes Around the Yealm.

• I attended the quarterly 4RDA meeting (15/12/25) to give an update as above.

• I met with Suzi Garrod (Chief Executive and Dementia and Palliative Care Lead, Tumbly Hill Wellbeing Hub in Kingsbridge) to discuss support that 4RDA could give with their emerging dementia services (15/12/25).

• The dementia friendly guide I wrote for retailers is currently having a final edit before going for printing in the new year. Also, the dementia friendly guide I had prepared for GP practices is currently being edited and should be available by mid-January 2026.

• I have now started drafting an information pack for the care sector.

A few other things in the pipeline, heading into 2026 are:

• I am booked to attend Modbury Parish Council’s Community Engagement Committee meeting (13/01/26) to discuss ways of starting to work on making Modbury more dementia friendly.

• I will be getting back in touch in the new year with Ermington Parish Council to start planning dementia friendly work there.

• I will be catching up with Ivybridge Town Council in the new year working with them under the Dementia Friendly Ivybridge initiative, to arrange visiting businesses in the town and encouraging them to work towards becoming dementia friendly.



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