Cash Boost For Dementia Project

A project that helps people with dementia re-learn skills has received a funding boost after Harborough District Council allocated £58,000 to help develop its facilities.

The project based at Lutterworth College – one of the first of its kind to be run in the UK – provides a ‘classroom’ environment to help improve memory and reduce the decline in mental capacity associated with the disease.

The funding has been allocated from Section S106 money – which is provided by developers for community projects and social infrastructure in locations where development has taken place – in this case, namely Bill Crane Way and Gilmorton Road in Lutterworth.

Cllr Michael Rickman, Harborough District Council’s Communities lead, said: “We’re very excited about being involved in this innovative project and we are confident it will be of huge benefit for those involved.”

The project offers structured inter-generational educational programmes which promote positive physical and mental wellbeing and encourage lifelong learning for people diagnosed with dementia and their carers, young adults, and wider community groups.