As we mark World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21, the Lewy Body Society is calling for greater awareness of Lewy body dementia (LBD)—a form of dementia that many have never heard of but affects thousands of families across the UK. While Alzheimer’s disease is the most well-known form of dementia, LBD remains significantly under-recognised, leading […]
A Teesside family of four are putting their best foot forward in a fundraising mission for The Lewy Body Society. The Beckett family, mum Sarah, dad Clive and siblings Hannah and Alfie, will all be taking on the challenge of the Great North Run after Sarah’s dad was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia back in […]
On 17th October 2024 we are holding an event with a difference… We are going to have an event at Central Hall in Central Buildings,Oldham Street Manchester, M1 1JQ Register to attend the event: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/CZTD All to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia, the second most common type of dementia in older people. Lewy body dementia […]
We are delighted to announce that The Lewy Body Society Chief Executive Jacqui Cannon is a finalist in the Enterprise Vision Awards (EVAs) for 2024.
Are you looking for motivation on the fitness front or a runner who loves the challenge of a big event? Run and raise vital funds for The Lewy Body Society.
Together with other Lewy body organisations on the first World Lewy Body Day (Sunday, January 28), the Lewy Body Society is shining a light on the most common disease you have never heard of. We will be holding events in Westminster and Newcastle and posting on our social media channels.
A Scarf For Lewy Belfast On 17th October we held our long-awaited awareness-raising event in Belfast, which was the second time we have wrapped ‘A Scarf for Lewy’ around a major landmark building. The mile-long scarf which was lovingly knitted by volunteers last year and wrapped around the Royal Albert Hall in London was transported across the […]
A charity is calling for more awareness of ‘forgotten type of dementia’ to improve diagnosis, care, support, treatment and research this World Alzheimer’s Day (Sept 21). Wigan based Lewy Body Society is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting people living with this form of dementia – known as “the most common type of dementia you have […]
A huge thank you and well done to Paul Craven and his sister Cyn who completed their climb of Kilimanjaro on 13 February in memory in Cyn’s husband Patrice who lived with Lewy body dementia. Cyn at the age of 74 made it to base camp and despite gale force winds with a wind chill […]
The Lewy Body Society is very sad to hear that our Patron Miss June Brown OBE has died and we would like to offer our deepest condolences to her family and friends for their loss. The society has been honoured to have Miss June Brown OBE as its Patron for its 16 years and we […]
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