Pupils at St Mary’s the Virgin Primary School, Gillingham, have received a Dementia Friendly Community award for their school
Anne Kings from Dementia Friendly Gillingham visited the school to present a window sticker in recognition of the school’s efforts to engage with those in the community who live with memory loss and dementia.

Headmistress Sarah Willoughby says that making the pupils dementia aware from a very young age is vital, particularly as some may encounter the disease within their own families. School groups sing to people with dementia with almost 40 children performing at Fern Brook Lodge, Gillingham, this month.
Pictured are some of the children who collected £10 which they chose to donate to Dementia Friendly Gillingham.