Alzheimer's Society

Samantha Larcombe, left, and her grandad Richard Hambidge, who died in 2011 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

The Great South Run veteran who takes part in memory of her grandad

Captain Roy Valentine presenting his charity cheque to Ross Boon

Veterans Captain raises money for Alzheimers

The smiles from residents were priceless, as you can see!

How one local nursery sparked a wave of kindness across Southampton

Hatching some New Friends

Bedhampton care home residents are visited by a friendly duckling for a morning ...

The numbers of people diagnosed with dementia has soared.

Signs of dementia as NHS urge families to look out for these symptoms

Staff at Marriott house and lodge ‘elf’ themselves for Alzheimer’s Society

Staff at Marriott house and lodge ‘elf’ themselves for Alzheimer’s Society

A friendly Halloween poster to help deter would be trick-or-treaters.

Help those living with dementia in Portsmouth enjoy a respectful and inclusive H...

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Local resident runs seven marathons in seven days for Alzheimer’s

Cup of tea

Raise a cuppa for charity this National Tea Day

The Cummings family from Gosport, who walked in memory of their mum Eve, who died in March. Picture by Thousand Word Media/Andrew Higgins

‘Extremely moving to see so many people come together to remember loved ones’

Mass love at Canoe Lake prior to the Memory Walk. Picture: Mike Cooter

Here are 22 pictures from the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk

Here are 7 things to do this weekend.

Picture: Habibur Rahman.

Here are 7 things to do this weekend

Hundreds will be travelling to Canoe Lake tomorrow morning to take part in a charity walk for Alzheimer’s Society.
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Charity walk to take place along the beach this weekend

Hundreds of fundraisers took part in the Memory Walk to support loved ones last year. It's returning this year in October.

Alzheimer's Society Memory Walk returns to Portsmouth this year

Hundreds of fundraisers took part in the Memory Walk to support loved ones and their carers.

Hundreds go the distance at Portsmouth Memory Walk

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Dementia diagnoses must come sooner for the sake of patients
IMPROVED access to care would lead to earlier diagnoses of dementia, an MP has said.
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Vicky McClure and Angela Rippon at Alzheimer's Society conference.

Residents encouraged to wear charity badge to support Alzheimer's Society appeal

Sandra and Julie Parr taking part in the Southsea Glow Walk on March 18, 2022.

Mother and daughter team up to fight dementia in city's first Glow Walk

Express FM presenter and singer Gloria Miller, from Waterlooville, who will be taking part in the glow walk in Southsea

Express FM host to take part in Southsea's first Glow Walk

Action from the day. Picture: Sam Stephenson

Sea of blue as walkers trek along coast to give dementia the boot

Rob and Wen Young, from Swanmore, pictured when they were younger. Picture: Rob Young

Musician to hold gig and take part in sponsored walk to raise charity funds

Pictured: Lance Smith at Leigh Fitness, Leigh Park, Portsmouth on Friday 24th September 2021

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Southsea amputee 'overwhelmed' by fundraiser for bespoke running blade

Bob and Marilyn Haddock

Cosham retiree hopes to raise £1,000 in walk for Alzheimer’s Society

Local bands are set to play at a Five Decades gig for Alzheimer's Society and Tonic Music for Mental Health in an event set up by John Seymour. Pictured: John Seymour

Charity gig featuring anthems from each decade will support two causes

Sam Handley from Gorseway Park in Hayling Island with his Covid Hero medal. Picture: Supplied

Carer raises £800 with bike ride for dementia

The National Museum of the Royal Navy's HMS Victory, which is now open to visitors at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

National Museum of the Royal Navy works to become dementia friendly

Six-year-old Ava Combes from Havant completed a Memory Walk to support Alzheimers Society after losing her great grandad Bud Macleod to the condition

Schoolgirl conquers 50-mile walk to beat dementia in memory of great-grandad
A SERIES of walks saw a young girl tackle 50 miles to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society in memory of her veteran great-grandad.
Belinda Dickins

Lydia Lazenbury, 17 from Gosport, is completing 800,000 steps for Alzheimer's Society. Pictured with her puppy Bella

Teenager on a mission raises £2,000 by taking 800,000 steps

Alex Bone is walking 130 miles for the Alzheimer's Society.

Grandmother’s ‘cruel illness’ forces grassroots football boss to put on his walk...

Charlie and Sidney Fuller are walking 260,000 steps in March to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society

These brothers are taking 260,000 steps in March for charity

10,000 care homes with older residents have now been offered a Covid vaccine (Photo: Getty Images)

A Covid vaccine has been offered to all care home residents in England - what ha...

Year 5 pupils dressed in their elf outfits.

Children dress as elves to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society

EastEnders and Carry On star Dame Barbara Windsor has died, aged 83

Care home residents will be able to join family and friends over Christmas - but...

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Visits to loved ones in Hampshire care homes to restart as testing pilot begins

Experts have warned that, without visits, elderly people could lose the will to live (Photo: Shutterstock)

Experts warn a blanket care home visiting ban 'could risk premature deaths'

Doreen Wiles, Wendy and Sandra's Mum, who died from dementia

Gosport sisters do Memory Walk in tribute to mum and mother-in-law

Charley Belcher, 21 from Waterlooville, baked hundreds of cakes to raise money for Alzheimer's Society. Pictured: Charley with her grandad Cyril Clark

Granddaughter sells 100s of cakes for Alzheimer's Society

The lockdown has left a quarter of adults thinking they have no real friends

This is how to pledge your time in support of GMB’s 1 Million Minutes campaign

Hayley Davies with some of her team, back from left, frailty and Interface lead Debbie Cartmell, dementia case worker Anita Cole, frailty nurse specialist Gemma Bentley and physiotherapist Amy Corfield
Picture: Sarah Standing (061219-3064)

Christmas elves take over Queen Alexandra Hospital for Alzheimer's Society aware...

Amputee Lance Smith climbed Kilimanjaro to raise money for Alzheimer's Society in memory of his brother-in-law Rob Davies. Pictured: Rob and Lance

Southsea amputee climbs Kilimanjaro to raise thousands for Alzheimer's Society i...

Amputee Lance Smith doing the splits at the summit after he successfully climbed Kilimanjaro

Southsea amputee climbs Kilimanjaro to raise thousands for Alzheimer's Society i...

Clive Good and Terry Thurling

Portsmouth ex-skinhead and ex-hippy become friends after bonding over dementia j...

Clive Good and Terry Thurling

Portsmouth ex-skinhead and ex-hippy become friends after bonding over dementia j...

These lanyards are bright green in colour and decorated with a sunflower design (Photo: RNIB)

This is what it means if you see someone wearing a sunflower lanyard

This is why your hearing could indicate if you have dementia

Staff at Four London Road, Horndean, have raised money for the Alzheimer's Society

Horndean restaurant staff are so generous '“Â Cheryl Gibbs

Emily Handley is tatooed by Paige Ord. Emily has also completed the Brighton Marathon this year and is entered for the London Marathon in April 2019, both in aid of the Alzheimer's Society. Picture: Duncan Shepherd

More than 80 people queue outside tattoo studio for fundraising Alzheimer'sÂ Soc...

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More than 2,200 people take part in PortsmouthÂ Memory Walk

Shelley Stevens, from Eclipse tattoo studio on Fareham. Picture: Sarah Standing

FarehamÂ studio to raise money for dementia with forget-me-not flower tattoos

Walkers stride out to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society at Castle Field, Southsea

Thousands walk along Southsea seafront in bid to beatÂ Alzheimer's

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Wife to do Portsmouth charity walk for husband with dementiaÂ

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Water firm backs charityÂ

Lance Smith will climb Mt Kilimanjaro on behalf of the Alzheimer's Society. His brother-in-law, Rob, has the disease.Picture: Chris Moorhouse

'˜When I was 32 I lost my leg in a freak accident'¦Â Now I'm climbing Kilimanjar...