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Our Annual Conference will be held on Friday 20 September at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Free tickets are available for people with dementia and their carers.

Martin Robertson was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, in 2016 aged 57. Since then, he has engaged heavily with the research field, seeing it as the route to a cure for this disease. 

11 year old Ruaridh has raised over £2,690 for Alzheimer Scotland by running just over a mile every hour until he reaches the distance of 26.2 miles (the same as a full marathon).

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

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

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 important to know the steps we can take to protect our brain health. We asked members of the Scottish Dementia Working Group what they do to look after their brain health.

Alzheimer Scotland offers a free, confidential, person-centred counselling service which is in high demand. We are looking for qualified counsellors to volunteer to support the delivery of this critical frontline service.