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June And Lots Of Things Have Been Going On

30/6/2025

• I met with Emily Damant, an Admiral Nurse (02/06/25). I informed her about the work of 4RDA and Dementia Friendly Parishes Around the Yealm and also about the key dementia support agencies in Devon and Plymouth. This was so that she could link up with them and let them know about the free Admiral Nurse clinics which are running in partnership with Nationwide Building Society branches throughout the UK (There is one in Plymouth approximately every three months-details in the news section of the 4RDA website).

• I attended Cornwood’s parish council meeting (03/06/25). Cornwood have already made a start on their journey to becoming a dementia friendly parish, with their walking route, bench and some signage. I shared the 4RDA information pack for parish council’s and outlined the other types of support we could offer.

• I attended Kingston’s parish council meeting (19/06/25). They commented that there was a need for the input and that in the future they would be back in contact for advice and support.

• I met with Councillor Crystal Cao (16/06/25) who is a councillor for town council and also sits on their community engagement committee. Crystal will be supporting councillor Victor Abbott with working towards making Ivybridge dementia friendly. We discussed the work of 4RDA and Dementia Friendly Parishes Around the Yealm and dementia friendly communities in general. I also shared the 4RDA information pack for parish councils and the support we could offer. Crystal plans to discuss this with Victor and the town council.

• I delivered a dementia awareness session to a group of South Brent District & Caring’s volunteers and staff (24/06/25) which was well received. and am booked to deliver another one in early August as they have a large group of volunteers.


• I have drafted a “working towards becoming dementia friendly” information pack for schools and one for retailers which are in the process of being edited and printed.

Other things in the pipeline are:


• I will be attending the University of Plymouth’s International Awareness Day (16/07/25) with an information stand and will also be speaking at the event.

• I will be attending the South Hams District Caring Alliance meeting at Follaton House, Totnes (23/07/25) and will give an update about the work of 4RDA and Dementia Friendly Parishes Around the Yealm.

• As South Brent District & Caring’s have a large team of volunteers, I am booked to deliver another awareness session for them in early August.

• As mentioned in last month’s blog, I will work on compiling an information pack for GP surgeries next.

• I will be making contact with parish/village magazines across the 4RDA area to request writing an article about the work of 4RDA and Dementia Friendly Parishes, to raise awareness and hopefully encourage some more people to get involved in 4RDA.