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The Four Rivers Dementia Alliance is a group of town and parish councils in South West Devon, and other interested organisations working together, to promote dementia friendly communities.
The Parish Councils are Bickleigh, Shaugh Prior, Cornwood, Sparkwell, Harford, South Brent, Rattery, Diptford, North Huish, Ringmore, Ugborough, Modbury, Kingston, Ermington, Yealmpton, Brixton, Holbeton, Newton & Noss, Wembury, including Ivybridge Town Council.
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Chinese Nursing Students Share Rural Healthcare Experience With The Devon Community
Six student nurses and two lecturers from Nanfang University in China visited Devon this summer as part of a two-week international Nurses’ Summer School at the University of Plymouth.
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20th August 2026
Dementia Voices: Stories And Science In Conversation
The University of Plymouth and Rare Dementia Support have been hosting a series of free public events to raise awareness of dementia in our communities. The events are entitled 'Dementia voices: stor ...
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August 2026 - Another Bustling Month Of Commitments
29/8/2026
• I completed typing up the report of the recent dementia friendly premises assessment I carried out on Ivybridge Town Council Office.
• I continued visiting some of the businesses in Ivybridge with Councillor Crystal Cao, to offer them support to become dementia friendly.
• I delivered a dementia awareness session to the team at Newsome Opticians in Ivybridge (05/08/26), which was well received.
• I attended the Dementia Support South Devon Forum meeting (05/08/26) and the South Hams District Wellbeing Alliance meeting (11/08/26) and gave an update on the work of Four Rivers Dementia Alliance (and Dementia Friendly Parishes Around the Yealm) at both.
• I have continued co-facilitating the fortnightly carer’s group at Tumbly Hill Wellbeing Hub in Kingsbridge (04/08/26 and 18/08/26).
• I carried out dementia friendly building assessments on the village hall, church, church room and the Health Centre in South Brent (25/08/26).
A few other things in the pipeline are:
• I will be meeting with one of the Salcombe Town Councillors (07/09/26) to discuss potentially providing support to the Town Council to work towards becoming dementia friendly (07/09/26).
• I will be carrying out a dementia friendly building assessment on the Woolwell Centre in Bickleigh Parish (10/09/26).
• I will continue visiting businesses in Ivybridge with Councillor Crystal Cao (This is a long-term piece of work) and will be delivering a dementia awareness session for a solicitor’s firm (13/10/26).
• I have arranged another dementia awareness session that will be open to any businesses in Ivybridge (14/09/26).
• I will be carrying out a dementia friendly building assessment on Ivybridge Library (21/09/26).
