A festival to celebrate dementia-inclusive care to communities across Furness and South Lakes will return next month.
Dementia Unmuted Festival, organised by St Mary’s Hospice, celebrates inclusion, diversity and community and will include four events in Furness, Millom and Windermere.
Each event has been created with people living with dementia and their carers, and is designed to challenge stigma, celebrate strengths, and create joyful, meaningful experiences together.
On March 10 between 1pm and 4pm at Barrow Cricket Club, Inclusion Fest will welcome Furness Multicultural and Drop Zone, with dancing, live performances, flag-making, cooking demonstrations and food from around the world.
The afternoon will also include a relaxed panel conversation with people with lived experience of dementia, creating space for open conversation while gently challenging common myths.
On March 16 between 1pm and 3pm, Wild in Windermere at Fell Foot is a gentle outdoor gathering rooted in nature, creativity and shared experience.
The afternoon includes a song written together about care and living with dementia, campfire storytelling around a handmade campfire, a mindful lakeside walk, and relaxed lakeside Pilates, offering a calm and inclusive way to connect and be present.
On March 25 at Millom Cricket Club, St Mary’s Got Talent is a celebration of creativity and ability. From the Time Warp to juggling, singing, magic and comedy, this feel-good event encourages everyone to take part, cheer each other on, and celebrate the many talents within the community.
On March 26 at the Cavendish Room in Ulverston, Generations Unmuted will bring people living with dementia together with local primary school pupils.
Ahead of the event, hospice staff have visited the school to support their journey towards becoming a St Mary’s Hospice Dementia Chums school.
The children will then join people living with dementia for games, shared reading, laughing yoga, and a Dementia Chums certificate presentation.
Booking is essential. Call Emma on 01229 444407 or email [email protected]
