Me and my dad are doing a cycle ride from Trowbridge to Bristol and back along the canal. This is to remember the help that Mill Street day centre in Trowbridge offered my grandad/dad for past 16 years. We are doing it on 7th June on what would have been grandad/dads 94th birthday to celebrate him that we lost back in 2021. We are doing it in celebration of grandad (Norman Britten) as well as for other families that been effected by dementia or Alzheimers.  Please donate if you have a family member or friend who has been effected by dementia or if you would love to donate to fantastic cau ..read more

We are taking on the Walk to Remember 2024 to raise funds for this amazing charity that we work for at The Old Silk Works day club. We support the people of Wiltshire and provide vital dementia services. Please support us as we take on 7 miles of the Bowood Estate on 8th June! -Lesley Smith & Tim Keegan ..read more

I have decided to take part in a skydive to raise funds for Alzheimer's Support Wiltshire. Please support me and donate as i take on this challenge ..read more

5th April 2024 Alzheimer's Support is working in partnership with Age UK Wiltshire, Community First, Alzheimer’s Support, Wiltshire Service Users Network, Citizens Advice Wiltshire and Wessex Community Action, under the umbrella ‘Carers Together Wiltshire’.  The partnership, led by Age UK Wiltshire, will allow us to provide tailored support to the thousands of individuals across Wiltshire. Supporting unpaid carers in Wiltshire Caring for another person can be a rewarding but challenging job. Together, we can offer much-needed practical and emotional support to unpaid carers and provide op ..read more

Scots Lane Club opened a year ago and is making a difference for so many people living with dementia in Salisbury. Many tell us it is their lifeline. Like our other clubs in Wiltshire, members 'leave dementia at the door' as they join in small group activities, make new connections and regain some of the joy of being busy and happy among friends. Help us keep our Scots Lane running It costs £140,000 a year to keep the club going each year. We are very lucky to be supported by the National Lottery and by Salisbury City Council. The families who use the club also contribute a weekly fee.  B ..read more

2nd April 2024 Her smile and friendly welcome have encouraged countless people to join community groups, and have their lives enriched because of it. Kate Sharpe, head of community services at Alzheimer's Support, has stepped down after nine years at the charity.  Kate, pictured centre above, joined the Wiltshire charity in 2015 as a community services coordinator, running memory cafes, singing, art, and outdoors groups in the Devizes and East Wiltshire area, and has led the department since 2021. Alzheimer's Support CEO Sarah Marriott said:  "We are very sorry to say goodbye to Kate ..read more

The Blue Rinse Club members are Annie Clayton, club admin and volunteer manager for Alzheimer’s Support and my oldest, dearest friend and younger ‘sister’, Sara Hickman. We chose the name because our combined ages = 117 years! and a ‘blue rinse’ was a common hair colour choice for ladies of a certain age. As the charity’s volunteer manager, I have first-hand knowledge of how essential our volunteers are to the charity’s work. We have a dedicated volunteer team who work tirelessly to help provide our award-winning* service to people living with dementia, and their family carers in Wiltshire. Th ..read more

25th March 2024 This month we welcomed Jonathan Mansfield (pictured above on the left) as the new Head of Community Services at Alzheimer's Support. Here he shares more about his background, his insights and aspirations for making a positive difference to the lives of people living with dementia in Wiltshire.  Tell us something about your early life and career history? I grew up in Marlborough and came back to Wiltshire after several years away at university, work in London and then a short few years living in Brighton. My husband and I moved to Marlborough in 2001 and then to a small vil ..read more

18th March 2024 To be in the same room as several hundred of the UK's most respected social care providers was a remarkable experience. Members staff and volunteers at Alzheimer's Support's day clubs are celebrating after winning a prestigious national award. The four clubs, Sidmouth Street in Devizes, Mill Street in Trowbridge, Old Silk Works in Warminster and Scots Lane in Salisbury, won the Dementia Care award at the Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards. They received their award at a ceremony hosted by actor and presenter Sally Lindsay. It was watched in real time by members, staff and volunteers ..read more

Dementia continues to be the UK's biggest killer, accounting for more than one in ten of all deaths across the country. In total, it claimed more than 74,000 lives in 2022 and continues to effect a significant proportion of the UK population (7.4%). Most people have been directly / indirectly affected by dementia in some shape or form. Alzheimer's Support in Wiltshire are local to me and provide excellent support within the community. Services include award-winning day clubs and much-valued one-to-one home support. They also have more than 40 community activity groups include Music for the Min ..read more