Ashlar House and dementia awareness

Rita, Ashlar House’s Lifestyle Activities Coordinator attended the Epping Forest Dementia Fair on Saturday 1st October, accompanied by Creative Mojo.

The aim of the event was to raise awareness for people living with dementia and provide information to those interested. A number of our local partners and local community groups joined the event.

It was lovely to see familiar faces and to discuss interesting dementia-related topics. This was the first event of its kind in Epping and the Epping Forest Dementia Action Alliance, working in partnership with the local church, are keen to hold more events like this again in the future.

Oovie Usher, a teacher from Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Primary School, also attended, showcasing and raising awareness for the intergenerational work they have done with Ashlar House and how all children in the school learn about dementia. Three Year 6 pupils, Presley, Remy and Elsie, also spoke about the impact it’s had on them and why they think children learning about dementia is so important.