Meet The Committee

We need CDFC to be a real driving force for change so we have a
committee of up to 15 people which meets every two months.This
the committee is made up of a range of interests as follows:-
• an individual living with Dementia
• an individual caring for a person living with Dementia
• a dementia-friendly community group
• a voluntary dementia support service
• Age UK
• Alzheimer’s Society
• Ambulance Service
• Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group
• Calderdale Council
• a Care Company
• Fire and Rescue
• Pennine GP Alliance
• Police
• Staying Well team
• Voluntary Action Calderdale

Chris Harvey

I’m Secretary of Dementia Friendly Sowerby Bridge – a voluntary group working to make our community dementia-friendly

Dementia Event Highlights Importance of Awareness13th Nov 2023
Calderdale Dementia Friendly Community hosted an important awareness-raising event at Halifax Town Hall, at which the husband of the late Dame Barbara Windsor, Scott Mitchell, spoke about his wife’s battle with Alzheimer’s and how they coped as a couple. In front of a large audience of health care professionals, businesses, voluntary groups, council staff and … Continue reading Dementia Event Highlights Importance of Awareness
Preparations take place for the Town Hall Event2nd Nov 2023
Preparations Underway for Scott Mitchell’s Arrival to Halifax Town Hall Chris Harvey, the secretary for Calderdale Dementia Friendly Community, has been busy at the Halifax Town Hall this week. He is overseeing preparations for the upcoming visit of Scott Mitchell, Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Research UK, and husband and caregiver to Barbara Windsor. Along with an … Continue reading Preparations take place for the Town Hall Event
Dementia Event Coming to Halifax1st Nov 2023
Our Latest Event 9th November 2023 Calderdale Dementia Friendly Community invites you to join us at our Audience with Scott Mitchell. Scott was husband and carer to Dame Barbara Windsor, he is currently ambassador to Alzheimer’s Research UK and will take the audience through the couples 7 year journey while living with dementia. The event takes … Continue reading Dementia Event Coming to Halifax
Save the date for the launch of Calderdale Dementia Friendly Community.2nd Mar 2023
Wednesday March 2023 10 am – 12.30 pm Halifax Town Hall Dementia affects an increasing number of people directly and indirectly so businesses have a key role in providing sympathetic services to a large, and growing dementia audience. Businesses are invited to join the campaign to make Calderdale a dementia-friendly borough. The campaign aims to … Continue reading Save the date for the launch of Calderdale Dementia Friendly Community.