Local Triathlete Supports Dementia Carers Respite
Local triathlete, Veronica Green-Jones, from Prestwood, is gearing up for an extraordinary challenge to support family carers of people living with dementia. Veronica, who works at a girls’ school in Amersham and in an art gallery in London, will be competing in the well known Blenheim Palace Triathlon 2024 on June 1st and 2nd as... Continue reading→
Celebrity Antique Valuation Day
INVITATION From Eric Knowles To anyone interested in antiques As the proud Patron of this wonderful Charity (Dementia Carers Respite), I wish to invite you to a fundraising event where every penny raised will go to give desperately needed respite to dementia family carers who spend 24/7 looking after loved ones. The Celebrity Antique Valuation... Continue reading→
Dementia Carers’ Respite at No. 10 Downing Street
As a splendid endorsement of the invaluable work of Dementia Carers’ Respite (DCR), Walid Marzouk, the charity’s Chair, was invited to a No. 10 Downing Street Reception held for the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission on 20th March 2024. Coming just three days short of the charity’s first anniversary helped make this a special event,... Continue reading→
Supporting Dementia Carers Respite – West Wycombe Choir Easter Concert
The Easter choir concert on Saturday 23rd March in support of Dementia Carers’ Respite was a landmark for West Wycombe Chamber Choir, in terms of funds raised. For each concert, choir manager, Michèle Hodkinson, and her husband, Barry, the musical director, choose a charity to support. It seems that Dementia Carers’ Respite, the Buckinghamshire charity... Continue reading→
Walk for Care and Respite
Our crowdfunding campaign, Dementia Respite 2024, kicks off with a Walk for Dementia Carers on Sunday, 28th April, as we embark on a journey of compassion and solidarity. We aim to raise £15,000 to pay for 600 hours of respite for Dementia Family Carers, bringing relief and peace of mind to many families. Dementia Carers’... Continue reading→
Wycombe Sound Interview with Mimi Harker
What a fantastic week for Dementia Carers’ Respite! We had an interview on Wycombe Sound Radio Christmas Show, where a charity spokesperson, Jules Sainter, was interviewed by the amazing councillor and passionate advocate of community and charity issues, Mimi Harker (OBE). The interview talks about how the charity supports family carers of dementia patients by... Continue reading→
Interview on Chiltern Voice Radio about Dementia Carers Respite
Dementia Carers Respite took part in the Amersham Christmas Celebration on Saturday December 2nd and our volunteers were delighted with the interest shown by the local community. This live interview with our chair, Walid Marzouk, sums up what the charity is all about.
Dementia Carers Respite Interview on Bucks Radio
We are delighted with the fantastic coverage given to Dementia Carers Respite charity last Friday afternoon. Throughout the news, the radio station featured exerts from an interview given by spokesperson and volunteer, Jules Sainter, about the pernicious effects of dementia on both individual sufferers and on their families, and the charity’s mission to give the family... Continue reading→
Not another dementia charity? Yes, but read on.
In 2022 Dementia was the leading cause of death in England and Wales, while many charities exist, doing great work, we believe that none provide the service we will be offering. We will fund professional carers to visit and provide much-needed respite to family carers at their own home. The respite we will fund, is... Continue reading→
TV Bargain Hunt star Eric Knowles becomes patron of Bucks charity
BARGAIN Hunt's antiquarian Eric Knowles has become a patron of a new Buckinghamshire charity helping family dementia carers. Dementia Carers Respite, an exclusively Buckinghamshire charity, aims to provide much-needed support to family carers of dementia patients in the area. Recently registered, the organisation's mission is to preserve and protect the health and well-being of family carers... Continue reading→
