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Eleven year old Ruaridh has raised over £2,690 and counting for Alzheimer Scotland by taking on an unusual 24 hour challenge. He will run a little more than one mile, every hour for 24 hours until he reaches the distance of 26.2 miles (the same as a full marathon). All of this is in support of his granny who is currently living with dementia in East Lothian.

Following a range of dementia-friendly concerts in 2023, we are delighted to announce Scottish Chamber Orchestra will be hosting another Tea Dance Concert in partnership with Alzheimer Scotland.

Coffee morning, afternoon tea or bake sale... the choice is yours. Find out more about our tastiest campaign. 

Check out our downloadable fundraising pack, posters, bunting and more - everything you need to make your Tea & Blether worth talking about...

We are teaming up with Morrisons supermarkets in a nationwide fundraising appeal from Monday 13 – Sunday 19 May. Could you spare a couple of hours to make a difference?

We are teaming up with Morrisons supermarkets in a nationwide fundraising appeal from Monday 13 – Sunday 19 May. Could you spare a couple of hours to make a difference?

In recent days and months, we have witnessed an increase in hard hitting and in the view of many people, stereotypical and frightening images of what living with some form of dementia means, however Alzheimer Scotland does not support this approach.

Tea & Blether is whatever you want it to be - coffee morning, afternoon tea, bake sale. The choice is yours. Pick a date during Dementia Awareness Week, a place and bring your favourite people together. 

At a summit held at 10 Downing Street on 20 March, Scott Mitchell, the husband of the late Dame Barbara Windsor was announced as People’s Champion for a national Dementia Mission named in memory of the star. 

As we age, it’s inevitable that our brain changes, but the positive news is that we are increasingly learning more about the steps we can take throughout our life to protect our brain health. We asked four members of the Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG) what steps they take to look after their brain health.