Burntwood Town Council has today launched an exhibition on living with dementia in the town, “Through Our Eyes”. Following a consultation with people with dementia and their carers, facilitated by MHA Communities in Burntwood, a display will be hosted at Burntwood Library for the next six weeks and the Town Council are inviting all local residents, businesses and organisations to come and experience it.

Cllr Di Evans, Chairman of Burntwood Town Council who launched the exhibition, said:

“This is the culmination of several months’ work with our wonderful MHA Communities based at the Old Mining College and Ideas Alliance, experts in such consultations and the presentation of the results through photography. We hope that the exhibition will raise awareness of the impacts of dementia and challenge us all to become more understanding of those suffering from dementia and ensure they feel supported and included in our town.

It has been a longstanding ambition of the Town Council to become recognised as a Dementia Friendly Town and I am grateful to all the groups and individuals who have been helping to raise awareness of dementia. The pandemic and its aftermath meant we had to deal with other priorities first but we are now on track again and are intending to take the exhibition around the town to engage as any of our residents as possible.”

Following today’s launch, the Council will be setting out several events in the coming weeks and months, leading up to Dementia Awareness Week from 16 May