The first residents have moved into a pioneering new village for people with dementia in Willaston on the site of the former Redsands children’s home.
Richmond Villages Willaston, off Crewe Road, has been inspired by a Dutch ‘household’ care model.
Volunteers of Creating Dementia Friendly Nantwich are turning a town centre tree blue to mark Dementia Action Week.
They have decorated a tree outside St Mary’s Church in Nantwich in the colour blue, representing the Forget-Me-Not flower, the recognised symbol of Dementia Awareness.
Developers have unveiled plans for a 72-bedroom specialist dementia care home in Shavington.
The plans are for land off Gresty Road, led by Liberty Care Developments and Anavo.
Tributes have been paid to a Nantwich Market trader who has called it a day after 30 years working at the market.
Mary Faulkner has run a knitting stall in the market hall in the town since 1987.
Organisers of a scheme to turn Nantwich blue for Dementia Action Week are seeking more volunteers to help.
The Creating Dementia Friendly Nantwich group are hoping to run the initiative during the Action Week on May 7-11.
The number of people diagnosed with dementia has risen by a staggering 40% in South Cheshire in just five years, latest figures show.
According to NHS data, there were 1,620 people registered with dementia in the South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group area in March this year.
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The Flintstones will be rolling into Nantwich town centre this weekend as they take on the 2CV Challenge for charity.
Fred and Barney will be pulling their classic Citroën 2CV through the streets of Nantwich to raise awareness of the challenge in aid of Dementia UK.
Richmond Village in Nantwich took part in BBC Music Day to help a campaign to bring music to everyone in the UK living with dementia by 2020.
The retirement village held a classical music afternoon for residents and those living in the local community to enjoy an afternoon singing, sharing memories and raising awareness of dementia.
The Cat 107.9 FM is holding two charity fundraising performances at the Crewe Lyceum Theatre next month.
The Crewe and Nantwich community station will be staging Dance, Sing, Play supported by local artists and performers to raise money for two local charities on Saturday September 14.
Nantwich could be turned blue next year by supporters of Dementia Action Week.
The week, in May 2020, aims to raise awareness and sets out to have fun helping the town become more dementia friendly.
A pioneering pilot study exploring the impact of creative workshops on those living with dementia at Belong Crewe care village has been hailed a huge success.
The Creating Dementia Friendly Nantwich group are to stage two events in August in the town.
Firstly, on August 8 there will be a dementia friendly afternoon tea event held at Richmond Village Nantwich.
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