Walk to raise awareness for dementia on island

The walk will take place on Sunday

A walk to raise awareness for the 1,600 people living with dementia in Jersey is set to take place later.

The Memory Walk, set up by Dementia Jersey, will begin at 10:30 BST from La Frégate to St Aubin.

The route is 3.1miles (5 km) and is accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs, organisers said.

Claudine Snape, CEO of Dementia Jersey, said it would show support for people living with dementia and welcomed everyone on the island to take part.

In February the Public Health Jersey report, which looked at the needs of an ageing population, found there would be a 52% rise in the number of islanders with dementia by 2043.