dementia-friendly news

West Craven Sports Centre in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, has introduced dementia-friendly swimming sessions. The joint initiative, between Pendle Leisure Trust and Dementia Positive Pendle, aims to ... More

HIIT more effective way to lose weight than moderate exercise, HITIO Gym enters UK fitness market, Lanserhof medical gym set to open in London, dementia-friendly ... More

Sport England has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Society to produce a dementia-friendly sport and physical activity guide. The guide, funded by National Lottery money, aims ... More

Table Tennis Scotland and Age Scotland have launched a joint initiative aimed at encouraging older generations to become more physically active by taking part in ... More

Leisure operator GLL has revealed plans to make its 14,000-strong workforce "dementia-aware" in order to make its 350 public facilities more accessible for those living ... More

Architecture firm Purcell will create an extension to the historic home of the University of Manchester - Manchester Museum, after winning planning and listed building ... More

A £16m community hub and leisure centre has opened in Warrington, Cheshire. Operated by health and wellbeing company LiveWire, the Great Sankey Neighbourhood Hub has ... More

The Scottish Government has been urged to create a register of accredited dementia-friendly attractions in the country to provide a boost to tourism and help ... More

Museums across Sheffield will help dementia sufferers to access cultural and social experiences through a series of special sessions planned for next year. The project ... More

An £18m (US$23.5m, €20.7m) neighbourhood hub with a state-of-the-art leisure centre is being developed with a focus on being dementia-friendly. The 6,500sq m (70,000sq ft) ... More

British Gymnastics is getting prepared to train more people to deliver chair-based gymnastics for people with dementia following a successful pilot. The governing body’s foundation ... More

Almost 600 leisure centre staff have been trained to help dementia sufferers take part in swimming as part of flagship scheme launched by Swim England. ... More

GLL (Greenwich Leisure Ltd) it teaming up with the Alzheimer’s Society’s to raise awareness of dementia. People who complete the Bath Memory Walk in September ... More

Biofeedback, dementia-friendly design and Cuba have been identified as trends and strategies which will have a big impact on the attractions market in 2016 and ... More

NHS England has today (1 March) announced plans to create 10 ‘healthy new towns’ across the country which will explore and test creative solutions for ... More

A new UK government strategy is targeting wellness in children as young as five, investing public money in programmes that encourage physical activity among the ... More

Work is moving forward on a new £15m lifestyle facility in Crewe, with spring 2016 slated as the opening date. The 7,800sq m (83,959sq ft) ... More