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Four Rivers Dementia Alliance

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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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September 2026 - Lots Of Things Have Been Happening

1/10/2026

• I completed typing up the reports of the recent dementia friendly premises assessments I carried out on The Watermark building in Ivybridge and South Brent Health Centre.

• I continued visiting businesses in Ivybridge with Councillor Crystal Cao, to offer them support to become dementia friendly.

• I have continued co-facilitating the fortnightly carer’s group at Tumbly Hill Wellbeing Hub in Kingsbridge (01/09/26 and 15/09/26).

• I met with one of the Salcombe Town Councillors (07/09/26) to discuss potentially supporting the Town Council to work towards becoming dementia friendly. This will be discussed at their next council meeting.

• I met with the manager and carried out a dementia friendly building assessment on the Woolwell Centre in Bickleigh Parish (10/09/26).

• I carried out a dementia friendly building assessment on Ivybridge Library (231/09/26).

• I met with the Vice Chair of Ermington Parish Council to discuss their next steps in working towards becoming dementia friendly, following their recent installation of dementia friendly signage around the village (21/09/26).

A few other things in the pipeline are:

• I will continue visiting businesses in Ivybridge with Councillor Crystal Cao, encouraging them to consider working towards becoming dementia friendly.

• I will be delivering a dementia awareness session for Howard-Over Solicitors in Ivybridge (13/10/26).

• I have arranged another dementia awareness session that will be open to any businesses in Ivybridge (19/10/26).

• I will be attending the annual Mewstone Primary Care Network Day (15/10/26) with my information stand, promoting the work of both Four Rivers Dementia Alliance and Dementia Friendly Parishes around the Yealm.

• The work supporting Tumbly Hill Wellbeing Hub in Kingsbridge will be continuing.

• I will continue to type up the reports for the various dementia friendly premises assessments I have carried out in recent weeks in South Brent, Ivybridge and Woolwell.


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