5 May 2015

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TOWN Mayor Nick Hodges called at the Dementia Friendly Mid Sussex stand at the May Fair yesterday to lend his support to the campaign to make people more aware of dementia, and more supportive of those suffering from it.

The volunteers gave out stickers, balloons and pens while talking to the public about the effects of Dementia on patients and their families, and encouraged them to sign up to Dementia Friends sessions on 18 May at Glen Vue.

Sessions last an hour and can be booked at https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/WEBSession.

Sessions start at are at 1.30pm, 3.30pm and 5.30pm: the link is the booking for the 1.30pm session, but the others can be reached from the site.