Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

SPONSORED: Dementia events aim to improve lives in Tayside  

Post Thumbnail

Through a series of creative and engaging online and telephone sessions, the people of Tayside living with dementia, their unpaid carers and those who support them will have the chance to talk about their experiences and what matters to them.

The initiative has been launched to give a safe space for those living with dementia and those caring for someone with dementia so they can express their thoughts, feelings and concerns as well as discuss what type of support they would most like to see locally.

Hosted by the Life Changes Trust, a charity which supports and empowers people living with dementia and their unpaid carers, the online sessions have been planned by the Village Storytelling Centre and will have a strong focus on learning through creativity and emotion.

Arlene Crockett, Director of Evidence and Influencing for the Dementia Programme at the Life Changes Trust, said: “The purpose of our storytelling sessions is to ask people from across Tayside what their priorities are, and look at what could be done to better address those priorities.

“We will learn about what is important to them, where there are gaps in providing a caring and supportive community and how services could be better designed and delivered.”

Held online via Zoom and by telephone, the sessions will be accessible to everyone who feels they would benefit from the discussion, which finds itself more relevant than ever after last year’s lockdown.

Arlene added: “By putting the voice of the people living with dementia and unpaid carers up front and centre, we are hearing from, and learning from, the experts.”

The sessions:

  • Monday 22 March (am), 10.30am to 12pm – session for people living with dementia
  • Monday 22 March (pm), 2pm to 4pm – session for staff/volunteers working with people with dementia and/or unpaid carers
  • Tuesday 23 March, 2pm to 4pm – session for unpaid carers of people living with dementia

To book a space, phone the Life Changes Trust on 0141 212 9600 or email: admin@lifechangestrust.co.uk

Alternatively, the Life Changes Trust offers telephone calls to anyone affected by dementia, if attending the online sessions does not suit. There are slots available on Wednesday 24 March at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 2pm (all 30-minute calls).


The Life Changes Trust was set up with a National Lottery Community Fund endowment of £50 million to improve the lives of people living with dementia, unpaid carers of people living with dementia and young people with care experience.