A crematorium is marking World Alzheimer’s Month by pledging to make a donation to Dementia UK for every memorial purchase made over six weeks.
Between Monday, September 4 and Sunday, October 15, anyone buying a memorial will also be helping to make a difference to families facing dementia.
The Howe Bridge Crematorium in Atherton will make a donation for every memorial purchase.
Earlier this year, Westerleigh Group, who run the cemetery, chose Dementia UK as its charity partner with the aim of raising a minimum of £120,000 to support its vital work.
One in two people will be affected by dementia in their lifetime, either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it themselves, or both.
This means Dementia UK needs to increase the number of dementia specialist Admiral Nurses.
The money will be donated from the crematorium’s metal recycling scheme.
Howe Bridge Crematorium Manager Lindsey Edwardson said: “A £50 donation could cover the telephone costs of 17 family carers calling Dementia UK’s free, national helpline for support.
“We’re proud of our commitment to providing exceptional care to the bereaved and their loved ones but our care goes much further than that, we also care deeply about the wider communities that surround all our crematoria and dementia is something that affects families all over the UK.”
Find out more on the website. www.howebridgecrematorium.co.uk/pledgefordementiauk
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