Dementia Awareness Week 5-11 JulyDementia poet to make guest appearance in Norwich
Poet, writer and researcher John Killick will talk about his moving and emotional work with people who have dementia when he guests at a special Dementia Fair in Norwich to help raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society.‘People, Memories and Poems’ has been arranged to mark Dementia Awareness Week, and will take place at the King’s Centre, on King Street, from 10.30am-12.30pm on Friday, July 10.
The event has been organised by the Older People’s Training, Education and Development (OPTED) team at Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
The team will show ‘Featherhead’, a moving film from the Alzheimer’s Society, before Mr Killick discusses his work and writing involving people with dementia.
Staff of the Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust will be on hand to answer questions about dementia and there will be stands providing information about the latest technology to assist living with dementia, details of how the brain works, a fact or fiction quiz about the disease, support for carers, resources available and the latest research by DenDron.
“John Killick is very highly respected for his thought-provoking work, and we are thrilled that he is able to join us for this special event,” said Judith Farmer, a member of the Trust’s OPTED team. “It promises to be an extremely informative and stimulating morning, and we very much hope to see family carers, people with dementia, health professionals – or anyone else with an interest in the subject.
Admission is £2, and all proceeds will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Society.
