New Funding for Dementia Cafe
We are delighted to have been successful in receiving funding from the Sussex Community Foundation to run a regular Dementia Cafe at Abbeyfield Ferring. The new D-Cafe will be open […]
Drumming Down Dementia Project funded by Arts Council
Worthing Dementia Hub has been awarded £7,550 for Drumming Down Dementia sessions We are delighted to announce this new project funded by the Arts Council England that will deliver 50 […]
New Dementia Hub Opens in Worthing
Dementia Friendly Worthing and Abbeyfield Ferring Society have launched a new hub, funded for three years by the National Lottery Community Fund. The hub is situated at 46 Goring Road, […]
Dementia Friendly Worthing Schools Video
Dementia Action Week in Worthing sees Dementia Friendly Worthing launch a video for schools’ assemblies We have a host of events, virtual and otherwise, during Dementia Action Week 17-23 May, […]
Time for Dementia Sussex restart
Local families affected by dementia are being invited to take part in Time for Dementia, an award-winning programme, to help train the healthcare professionals of tomorrow and improve dementia care. […]
National Lottery Funding – Press release
National Lottery Funding for a Worthing Dementia Hub, innovative day services and support for people with dementia and their families Dementia Friendly Worthing and Abbeyfield Ferring Society are delighted to […]
Easter Concert for people with dementia and carers
Our first intergenerational Easter Concert was held virtually on 31 March and went out live on Facebook. What a success! Over 1,000 people participated and interacted through Zoom and the […]
Blue Peter Badge for Carol Concert singer
We were delighted to feature Megan, a young singer from Worthing, in our virtual Christmas Carol Concert and to hear that she had been awarded a Blue Peter badge for […]
Claim your council tax discount
How to claim the ‘severely mentally impaired’ council tax discount if a member of your family has dementia or is, as they class it, severely mentally impaired. There are thousands […]
Report on Steering Group Meeting 26 Jan 2021
Update on the work of Dementia Friendly Worthing and minutes of the steering group meeting We held a virtual steering group meeting on 26th January 2021 and were delighted to […]