The Development Bank of Wales has raised £53,705 for Alzheimer’s Research UK over a 19 month period as their Charity of the Year for 2019/20. Fundraising was extended by seven months to allow virtual fundraising to go ahead in light of Covid 19 restrictions. Members of staff kicked off fundraising with a charity choir performance and a pirate ball in Cardiff in September 2019, a 24-hour cycling challenge at the velodrome in Newport in October 2019 and a quiz…
Passionate volunteers in Cardiff are being asked to come forward to help form a new fundraising group to support Alzheimer’s Research UK. The UK’s leading dementia research charity is looking for people with a range of skills to help set up a group, which will aim to raise vital funds and awareness across the city. Members can get involved in a variety of ways, from getting stuck into fundraising challenges to raise money for pioneering research to representing Alzheimer’s…
The Welsh government has revealed their Dementia Action Plan for Wales 2018-2022. The report, which includes an outline for additional financial support and resources for people living with dementia and physicians alike, presents a clear vision for overcoming the challenges presented by the condition. Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia charity, is happy to see this formal plan come to fruition after giving feedback on the proposed draft last year. Helen Davies, Head of Public Affairs for Alzheimer’s Research…