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Help make Melksham a dementia friendly town

January 31, 2018
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Are you a Dementia Champion in the Melksham area?

“Please come along to our inaugural meeting of Melksham Dementia Champions to be held at Blenheim House on Monday 5th February at 10am,” said organiser Diane Tandy. “Come along and let’s see how we can work together to make Melksham a dementia-friendly town.”

This group is to be part of the Dementia Action Alliance in Melksham.

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