Speaker Steve Sansom – A Dementia Friendly Royal Borough
My journey and challenges of making the Royal Borough dementia-friendly
Many of us will have a concern about our brains going wonky as we get older. In other words, dementia. We might be worried about whether it will strike us personally, or we may know a friend or relative who has been so afflicted. Steve Sansom of Age UK will talk to us on ‘Dementia Friendly Royal Borough’ sub-titled ‘My journey and challenges of making the Royal Borough dementia-friendly’. He will show the shocking statistics of the condition and how it is set to spiral. Steve will reveal how Age UK supports the dementia community of RBWM.
Steve says ‘I am 51 years old and have worked with Age UK Berkshire since April 2023. I have a background in dementia support and the health / wellbeing sector of RBWM, via previous roles with Surrey Libraries and Healthwatch East Berkshire. I am married with a stepson and teenage son, and I have also run a mobile disco business for the last 31 years, which keeps me busy at weekends.’
Please note that any views are those of the speaker and do not represent the u3a.
The talk will be held at the Desborough Bowling Club at 10 Green Lane, Maidenhead SL6 1XZ. Please aim to arrive between 2.00 and 2.15pm. To avoid problems with parking, please share rides if possible. You may park in the spaces for buses.
Prospective or non-members who would like to attend the talk as a u3a ‘sample’ should please first contact the Chairman and Membership Secretary, Maggie Kearney, on 01628 637 160 or membership@maidenheadu3a.org.uk.
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If you have any comments before or after the meeting, or suggestions for talks, please contact Speaker Organiser, Philip Ratcliffe, on speakers@maidenheadu3a.org.uk
Advance notice: The next meeting, to be held on 8 October, will have the different start time of 7.30pm on this one occasion only. Please put it in your diary now.