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We are supporting Dementia Action Week 2026, Monday 18th to Sunday 25th May.
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To mark Dementia Action Week, Awen will be lighting up Maesteg Town Hall and Y Muni blue on Wednesday 20th May to raise awareness of dementia and encourage everyone to join the Alzheimer Society’s Forget Me Not Appeal.
Dementia Action Week is an awareness campaign led by the Alzheimer’s Society, to bring people and organisations together to act on dementia. Research shows that 1 in 3 people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
Awen is committed to becoming a dementia-friendly organisation. We run regular events across our venues, including these which will be held throughout Dementia Action Week:
Date | Venue | Event | Time |
Tuesday 19th May | Cuppa and a chat | 10am - 1pm | |
Wednesday 20th May | Dementia Group | 10.30am - 11.30am | |
Wednesday 20th May | Penybont Primary School choir singing in library | 11.00am - 11.45pm | |
Wednesday 20th May | Feel Good For Life, in partnership with Halo Leisure | 3pm (following swimming at 2pm) | |
Thursday 21st May | Bryngarw Wellbeing Walk in partnership with BAVO | 11am – 1pm | |
Thursday 21st May | Dementia-friendly screening: Mamma Mia (PG) | 11am | |
Thursday 21st May | Feel Good for Life, in partnership with Halo Leisure | 2.15pm | |
Friday 22nd May
| Ecstatic Cinematic performance by the Kitsch n Sync Collective, immersive memory cafe with complementary tea, coffee, sandwiches and Welsh cakes, and a free screening of Elvis classic Blue Hawaii | 11am – 2pm | |
Friday 22nd May
| Feel Good For Life, in partnership with Halo Leisure | 1.30pm |
