New Vic dementia and creativity programme (360G-tnlcomfund-0045485546)

This funding will be used to continue and expand a creative and social programme of weekly meetups for people with dementia and their carers in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire. The project will focus on sessional work for small groups using music visual art performance art dance outdoor activities and movement to counter the extreme loneliness and isolation experienced by people with dementia. It will be an extension of their established work plus a newer element of pilot work with younger people who have received dementia diagnoses.