- National Dementia Action Week 18 - 24 May
- Series of activities and events planned across Tamworth
- Everyone welcome, no pre-booking required
For the ninth year running, Tamworth joins national Dementia Action Week with a series of events to raise awareness about dementia.
A packed week of events including coffee mornings, singing and dementia awareness sessions, is taking place across Tamworth between Monday 18 May and Sunday 24 May.
People are invited to start Dementia Action Week with Time to Sing Dementia Choir at Elim Church from 10.30am–12noon on Monday 18 May.
Activities are being organised and co-ordinated by the Tamworth Dementia Friendly Communities Partnership, a group of stakeholders including Tamworth Borough Council, the police, fire service, health care services and providers, community groups, businesses and local people with lived experience of dementia. All working together to raise awareness and improve services locally.
Dementia Action Week 2026 – Tamworth timetable guide
Monday 18 May
- Dementia awareness stall
Ankerside Shopping Centre, 10am – 2pm.
Learn more about dementia from a Dementia UK volunteer ambassador. The stall runs on Monday 18, Tuesday 19, and Friday 22 May - Time to Sing Dementia Choir
Elim Church, Bamford Street, 10.30am – 12 noon.
A warm welcome awaits all. Come and enjoy singing in a dementia-friendly setting. - Carers' support meeting
St Peter’s Church, Hawksworth, Glascote, 1.30pm – 3.30pm.
An open meeting offering support and connection for carers.
Tuesday 19 May
- Memory Café
Sacred Heart Church, off Silver Link Road. Morning Session: 10.30am – 12.30pm. Afternoon Session: 1.30pm – 3.30pm
No need to book, pop in for advice, support and a friendly chat. Activities will include, making Forget me Not flowers out of clay, Quiz and Love 2 move (gentle chair exercises).
Wednesday 20 May
- Memory Pathway Event
St Peters Church, Hawksworth, Glascote, 10am – 2pm. Behind every forget me not is a story. Raising awareness of dementia and answering any questions.
Thursday 21 May
- Time Out Club taster
St Peter’s Church & Community Centre, Hawksworth, 1.30pm – 4.30pm.
Includes a Singing for Fun session between 1pm – 2pm.
Free activities for people living with dementia. - Drop In Session
Sir Robert Peel Hospital, Plantation Lane, 10 am – 1pm. Advice and support for dementia and memory loss concerns.
Friday 22 May
- Dementia coffee morning
St Peter’s Church, 9am – 11am.
Come along for coffee, cake and conversation.
Saturday 23 May
- Dementia Awareness church service
St John the Baptist, St John Street, at 6pm.
A thoughtful service in support of Dementia Action Week.
Sunday 24 May
- Dementia Awareness Church Services
St John the Baptist, St John Street, at 10.30am.
Sacred Heart Church, at 9am and 12 noon.
Whether you're living with dementia, caring for someone, or simply want to support your community, there's something for everyone during Dementia Action Week.
More than half of UK adults know someone who has been diagnosed with dementia, and the number of people with dementia continues to grow.
Dementia Action Week is an Alzheimer’s Society dementia awareness raising campaign, which encouraged people to act on dementia and understand the importance of early diagnosis.
Everyone is welcome to all the events and no pre-booking is required. Further details can be downloaded via the Dementia Friendly page of Tamworth Borough Council’s website at Dementia support | Tamworth Borough Council.
As a dementia friendly community, a lot of work has taken place in Tamworth to create a place in which people living with dementia, including carers, feel understood and supported, with access to the services they need. This includes building an army of Dementia Friends - people who have undergone a short awareness session, to give them a basic understanding of dementia and some of the issues it can create for people living with it.
Stephen Gabriel, chief executive of Tamworth Borough Council said: "Living with dementia or caring for someone who is, can feel isolating. Tamworth is a dementia friendly town, with a wide range of activities and organisations here to help.
"There are currently around one million people in the UK with a diagnosis dementia, and most of us will know someone living with the condition. Dementia Action Week offers the opportunity to find out what support is available locally and to raise awareness of this condition. We hope people will come along, connect with others, and feel confident that help is close at hand."