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Could you be a Stitching Star for Alzheimer Scotland? Find out more about how you can get involved in our new challenge taking place in March. 

Following Catriona’s diagnosis of dementia and inspired by their mum’s love of the outdoors, in 2021, Caitlin and her sister Sinead and their mum undertook their 100 miles challenge. Following this Caitlin and her mum completed the 90k step challenge! 

Applications are wanted from individuals living in Greater Glasgow who are at a mild stage of dementia and who live at home with a full-time unpaid carer.

Lisa and Kimberleigh completed a fundraising challenge to run 50 miles in one month to raise awareness of dementia and funds for Alzheimer Scotland. 

We want to hear from people with dementia and their carers about how they want the National Care Service to be developed.

Huge thanks to everyone who supported our fundraising collections at the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's Viennese New Year concerts in Edinburgh, Perth, Aberdeen and Ayr. Generous concert-goers donated almost £5,000!

We are hearing reports of visitation being denied in care homes experiencing an outbreak of coronavirus. Even in outbreak situations, individuals in care homes should be supported to receive visitors, and unnecessary restrictions should not be imposed.

'Car Sparks Memories', a new exhibit at Glasgow’s Riverside Museum, harnessing the power of reminiscence therapy, was unveiled earlier this year.

Here are our top tech tips and for winter showcasing some of the devices tried and tested by people living with dementia and their carers.