Alzheimer's Society

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia and those who care for them.

There are 750,000 people with dementia in the UK with numbers set to rise to one million by 2025.

Alzheimer's Society is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many of our 25,000 members have personal experience of dementia, as carers, health professionals or people with dementia themselves, and their experiences help to inform our work.

The Society's fight for a better world for people with all types of dementia takes a wide range of forms. Through our network of local services, we touch the lives of over 30,000 people every week, providing practical services and support for people with dementia and their carers. Every year, more than a million people make use of the information we provide.

Through campaigning and lobbying we strive to influence government policies and raise awareness of the challenges faced by people with dementia and the people who care for them. And through our research programme we work to improve the knowledge we have about dementia and its treatment - and pursuing the ultimate goal of finding a cure.

Dementia and the issues surrounding it are complex for sufferers, carers and close relatives. The Alzheimer's Society's website has a host of information which can assist anyone in coping with this horrid disease. You are encouraged to visit the website and also to support their work either by donating or by fundraising on their behalf

Lucy and I didn't feel that we could just ask for money without showing some commitment and that is why we are taking part in the Alzheimer's Society's London to Paris cycle ride. Neither of us has cycled much before and thus this is a real challenge for us but one that we are determined to achieve.