- National Dementia Action Week 19 - 25 May
- Series of activities and events planned across Tamworth
- Everyone welcome, no pre-booking required
For the eighth year running, Tamworth joins national Dementia Action Week with a series of events to raise awareness about dementia.
A packed week of events including coffee mornings, singing and dementia awareness sessions, is taking place in the town between Monday 19 May and Sunday 25 May.
People are invited to start Dementia Action Week with a song, as ‘U3A Choir’ will be performing a concert on Saturday 17 May at Sacred Heart. Tickets are £8 available from davidbarnes99@yahoo.com, or people can pay on the door.
Tamworth was granted Dementia Friendly Community status in 2018, for action in helping to improve the lives of local people living with dementia.
Activities are being organised and co-ordinated by the Tamworth Dementia Friendly Communities Partnership; a partnership of stakeholders working together to raise awareness and improve services locally. Tamworth Dementia Friendly Communities
Partnership includes Tamworth Borough Council, the police, fire service, health care services and providers, community groups, businesses and local people with lived experience of dementia.
Dementia Action Week 2025 – Tamworth events guide
Start the week with a song!
Kick off Dementia Action Week with a special performance by the U3A Choir on Saturday 17 May at Sacred Heart Church.
Tickets: £8 – Available in advance from davidbarnes99@yahoo.com, or pay on the door.
Monday 19 May
• Dementia awareness stall
Ankerside Shopping Centre 10am – 2pm
Learn more about dementia from a Dementia UK volunteer ambassador. The stall runs daily until Friday 23 May.
• Time to Sing Dementia Choir
Elim Church, Bamford Street 10.30am – 12 noon
A warm welcome awaits all – come and enjoy singing in a dementia-friendly setting.
• Carers' support meeting
St Peter’s Church, Hawksworth, Glascote 6.30pm – 8pm
An open meeting offering support and connection for carers.
Tuesday 20 May
• Memory Café
Sacred Heart Church, off Silver Link Road
Morning Session: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Afternoon Session: 1.30pm – 3.30pm
No need to book – come for advice, support and a friendly chat.
• Alzheimer’s Society awareness stall
Tamworth Market - all day
Stop by to learn more about dementia and ask questions.
Thursday 22 May
• Time Out Club taster sessions
St Peter’s Church & Community Centre, Hawksworth 1pm – 4.30pm
Includes a Singing for Fun session from 1pm – 2pm.
Free activities for people living with dementia.
Friday 23 May
• Dementia coffee morning
St Peter’s Church 9am – 11am
Come along for coffee, cake and conversation.
Saturday 24 May
• Dementia-friendly cuppa & chat
Helping Hands Café, 37 George Street 10am – 4pm
Enjoy free tea, coffee, cake and biscuits in a relaxed, welcoming space.
• Dementia Awareness church service
St John the Baptist, St John Street 6pm
A thoughtful service in support of Dementia Action Week.
Sunday 25 May
• Informal Dementia Gathering
Helping Hands Café & Tamworth and Lichfield Methodist Church 2pm – 4pm
Informal conversations with a focus on early diagnosis and support.
• Dementia Awareness Church Services
o St John the Baptist, St John Street 10.30am
o Sacred Heart Church 9am and 12 noon
Whether you're living with dementia, caring for someone, or simply want to support your community – there's something for everyone during Dementia Action Week.
More than half of UK adults know someone who has been diagnosed with dementia, and the number of people with dementia continues to grow.
Dementia Action Week is an Alzheimer’s Society dementia awareness raising campaign, which encouraged people to act on dementia and understand the importance of early diagnosis.
Everyone is welcome to all the events and no pre-booking is required. Further details can be downloaded via the Dementia Friendly page of Tamworth Borough Council’s website at Dementia support | Tamworth Borough Council.
As an official Dementia Friendly Community, a lot of work has taken place in Tamworth to create a place in which people living with dementia, including carers, feel understood and supported, with access to the services they need.
This includes building an army of Dementia Friends - people who have undergone a short awareness session, to give them a basic understanding of dementia and some of the issues it can create for people living with it. According to latest figures, Tamworth has 6,114 Dementia Friends, and more than 876 Digital Friends.
Stephen Gabriel, chief executive of Tamworth Borough Council said: “Seeing a loved one slip away because of dementia is heartbreaking. As a dementia friendly town, there is a lot of local support for those with dementia and their families. By supporting Dementia Action Week we’re helping raise awareness of this condition and the support available in Tamworth.
“We encourage anyone with dementia or their families to come along to the events and activities to reach out for support.”
Becoming a Dementia Friend can be done online or in person and takes less than an hour. Visit www.dementiafriends.org.uk or contact Tamworth Borough Council’s lead officer for Dementia Friendly Communities, Karen Clancy, on 01827 709565.