Muhammad Talha CLLR SHAFI AHMED, the Speaker of Tower Hamlets Council, has completed training to become a Dementia Friend: a person who learns about dementia so they can help their community. Too many people affected by dementia feel that society fails ...

Hamza Mikael Sprightly 101 year old Dabirul Islam Choudhury OBE has become the world’s oldest Dementia Friend. The East Londoner from Bow takes over the mantle from the late Battle of Cable Street veteran Max Levitas, who was 100 when he ...

Muhammad Talha COUNCILLOR Victoria Obaze, Speaker of Tower Hamlets Council, has spoken about her passion to use her public platform to help raise awareness of issues which impact communities. The Whitechapel Member took part in a Dementia Friends Information session ...

EMDAD RAHMAN has completed 100 kilometres of running to raise awareness of dementia. The Barking & Dagenham resident finished his course record today and celebrated with tea and a selfie with the Honourable Mayor of Barking & Dagenham. Participants on ...

Muhammad Hamza BARKING TOWN HALL hosted a Dementia Friends seminar for staff keen to raise their awareness and increase their knowledge. Dedicated frontline workers from various key community sectors took part in the information session and committed themselves to dementia-friendly ...

Talha Rahman PUPILS AND STAFF at the London Islamic School in London E1 have become Dementia Friends after taking part in a special training programme at the school.  The learning programme, which was led by Dementia Friends Champion Emdad Rahman, ...

Muhammad Ismael The British Bangladesh Society celebrated Ramadan by breaking fast with members of the community while also taking part in an inclusive Dementia Friends information session. The session was delivered by Emdad Rahman MBE and hosted by Chair Nasir ...

Muhammad Ismael EMDAD RAHMAN MBE has signed up to run 100 kilometres for Running Down Dementia. The community volunteer is also a Dementia Friends Champion and is lacing up to defeat dementia. For the second year running, the Freeman of ...

Ismael Rahman Ahead of a weekend of sporting activities, Leftley Sports Club (LSC) arranged for members to participate in a Dementia Friends session. Members of the sports and wellbeing group convened at the Barking Learning Centre to learn about dementia ...

Muhammad Talha EMDAD RAHMAN HAS completed a 300 mile cycle challenge to raise awareness of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Research UK. Dementia is one of our greatest medical challenges with one million people in the UK set to be affected by ...