Town Talk Trust donates to
air ambulance THE Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Trust has been pre- sented with a cheque for £2,721.41 by Snodland Town Ac- tive Retirement Association (STARA). Brian Glasscock, the trust's vol-
unteer presenter, told the meeting that the chequewas for £501 more than the last donation STARA made to the charity in 2014. He said Kent was the leader in
many new air ambulance activi- ties, having been the first to carry blood and a doctor on board. “We are based in Redhill and
can reach anywhere in Kent in seven to 15 minutes,” he ex- plained. "We are hoping to move back to our home with a state-of- the-art base at Rochester Airport.” Brian thanked the club for its generous donation and is pic- tured above with, from left, Sheila Last, Joan Holdstock, Bridget Cork and John Filmer.
DEMENTIA sufferers, carers, fami- lies and people interested in the ill- ness attended a meeting organised by Snodland Medical Practice Patient Participation Group (PPG) at Snodland Com- munity Centre. The speakers were Dr Ananth
Puranik, a consultant psychiatrist at Bay TreeHouse, Maidstone Hospi- tal, Dr Rebecca Prince, who works at the practice and Irene Jeffrey of Crossroads Care, a charity which helps carers; the charity used to be based in Snodland and is now in Wateringbury. Claire Mcafee and Natalie Blakely of Tonbridge and Malling BoroughCouncil’s ‘One You’ team, described the various healthy living initiatives operating in the borough, including walks, diet, weight loss and quizzes. A 40-minute walk every Thursday
sets off from the surgery at Catts Alley at 11.30pm along flat path- ways. Sue Brooks, the associate rector
of Snodland, spoke about the town’s Dementia Cafe she runs. Thecafewas startedin2012and is held on the second and fourth Wednesday of themonth in the hall at Christ Church, Malling Road. It aims is to provide activities de-
Consultant psy- chiatrist Dr
Ananth Puranik with John Stockham,
right, chairman of Snodland Medical PPG Group
Local news for Snodland and Halling Focus is on dementia
signed to stimulate memory in a re- laxed atmosphere as well as sup- porting carers. There are occasional visiting speakers, plus an opportunity for carers to meet separately to dis- cuss their concerns and share in- formation. At the most recent meeting, Dr
Puranik gave an informative talk on the many types of dementia, af- fecting some 840,000 sufferers in the UK. He explained how to recognise achangeinaperson’s awareness over a period of at least six months and how the diagnosis of dementia involved the exclusion of other conditions. Dr Prince talked about the surgery’s role in the diagnosis of the condition, the need for blood
tests and the involvement of a de- mentia specialist nurse. She also spoke of the surgery's involvement in the health needs, both physical and emotional, of dementia pa- tients, their families and carers. Irene Jeffrey explained the serv-
ices provided by Crossroads Care which supports carers who pro- vide palliative care to families, friends or neighbours, including short breaks, meal preparation, bathing and assistance with ac- cess to social activities. John Stockham, chairman of the
PPG, said: “What an interesting evening. All the speakers provided a different aspect to dementia, how to recognise it, how to manage it and the brilliant support services available.”
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