Vicky McClure has reunited with members of the Dementia Choir for a fundraising walk for Alzheimer’s Society.
The Line Of Duty star walked and sang alongside the choir at the Memory Walk in Nottingham to raise money to help find a cure, improve care and support for people affected by dementia.
We’ve been chatting with our lovely ambassador @Vicky_McClure at #MemoryWalk.
We're so thankful for your support! 💙 pic.twitter.com/23eSCQ1ZdM
— Alzheimer's Society (@alzheimerssoc) September 7, 2019
She previously filmed a documentary about the connection between the condition and music.
Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure brought together people suffering from some form of dementia to see if music can help them, as they trained to perform as a choir in front of an audience of 1,000 people.
She reunited with members of the choir for her ninth successive Memory Walk, and was also joined by members of her family, who experienced dementia first-hand through caring for McClure’s grandmother (Nona) Iris, who died in 2015.
Memory Walks are Alzheimer’s Society flagship fundraising campaign across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Some 38 walks will take place throughout September and October, in addition to other walks and events organised by volunteers.
McClure has previously spoken about the need for funding of dementia research, saying: “The Government doesn’t put enough funding into research. I am passionate about looking into that.
“I want to know what’s being done on that side of things.
“The funding is the hardest part, to have the choir running all the time, they’re not cheap.
“It’s free to sing, but to have that routine and providing tea and coffee and somewhere to do it, it costs money.
“It can be cheap and manageable, but it’s not free.
“(We) need the backing of councils and the Government.”