Liberal Democrat Councillor for Crompton ward and Chair of Shaw and Crompton District Executive Diane Williamson has hailed the Dementia Awareness Event at the Lifelong Learning Centre a tremendous success after over 50 people attended the sessions. The event which in addition to the Dementia Awareness sessions offered legal advice from Brearleys Solicitors (Manchester) and was attended by partners Caremark Oldham, Oldham Millercare  Healthwatch Oldham together with pupils and staff from The Radclyffe School.

“The event proved so popular that we had to put on an additional session.  It was fantastic to see so many people keen to learn about Dementia.  Every single person that I spoke to knew someone who was affected by this disorder” Cllr Williamson added “I would like to thank everybody who made this event possible and hopefully we can do another in the not too distant future”

The event funded by local Councillors is all part of trying to get Shaw and Crompton a more Dementia Friendly community – Shaw ward Councillor Howard Sykes MBE who took part in a session said “Whilst I have taken part in a full day’s training session previously, I was keen to have a bit of a refresher.  When this crippling disorder affects people’s loved ones, it is good to hear of other people’s experiences and how they cope with it.”