Defying Dementia

@LancasterUni 's ground breaking research into Dementia! Welcome to our Defying Dementia twitter page. We aim raise funds and save lives!! DM to get involved!

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The pair have already raised over £1200 and if you would like to support their fantastic work you can do so by following the link below.

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🪂 Celia takes to the sky to raise vital funds 🪂

This Friday Celia and her partner Lon will take part in a sponsored skydive to raise essential funds for the Defying Dementia campaign.

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They are taking part in memory of Celia’s father and Defying Dementia pioneer, David Allsop, who sadly lost his battle with cancer earlier this year.

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Collectively the team have raised over £550 to support our pioneering research campaign.

If you would like to find out more about the muddy good work they have been doing, please visit the link below...

https://t.co/jMesI6PSve

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🔥🎽Terrific Trio Conquer Tough Mudder 🎽🔥

We would like to say a huge congratulations and thank you to Elisha, Jacob and Luke who took part in last weekends Yorkshire Tough Mudder to raise funds and awareness for the Defying Dementia campaign.

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If you would like to find out more about why they are taking part and would like to support their JustGiving page with a donation, you can do so by following the link below...

https://t.co/jMesI6PSve

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🔥Trio Tackle Tough Mudder🔥

This weekend long term Defying Dementia supporter Elisha will be taking part in the Yorkshire Tough Mudder event alongside her brother Jacob and cousin Luke.

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The trio are taking part in memory of their Aunty Wendy, Aunty Jean and Nana and to also support their Nanny who is currently living with Alzheimer's.

They have already raised an amazing £375 for our campaign.

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If you would like to read more about Dan's marathon effort or donate to his JustGiving page, please visit the link below...

https://t.co/jJKuFJWMXo

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👟Marathon man Dan raises over £1500👟

Yesterday afternoon Lancaster alumnus Dan completed a very challenging Bath Festival of Running course and in doing so managed to raise over £1500 for the Defying Dementia campaign!

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We are very grateful to Dan for his fantastic work and would also like to say a big thank you to all of those who have supported him.

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Dan has already raised over £1000 to support vital research being undertaken in our laboratories at Lancaster University.

If you would like to support his fundraising page, please visit the link below...

https://t.co/jJKuFJWMXo

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🎽Dan's Marathon Fundraising Effort 🎽

On Sunday Lancaster University alumnus Dan will be taking part in the Bath Running Festival Marathon to support our campaign.

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‼️Alley Champions in the community‼️

Thank you very much to Cllr Margaret Pattison and the Alley Champions for your continued support of our campaign!

It was great to catch up with you this morning, keep up the brilliant work you are doing!

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If you would like to support Nicola's fundraising efforts, you can still do so here: -
https://t.co/7PoXod0BTK

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🌊 Nicola's Sunday Swim raises over £600 🌊

Lancaster University staff member took part in this weekends Great North Swim at Lake Windermere and managed to raise a fantastic £645 for our campaign.

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Upon completing the event, Nicola said...

'It’s been such a pleasure fundraising for Defying Dementia and I’m very grateful to the support I have received. It is even more rewarding knowing how well the funding will be spent by Defying Dementia and the research it funds’

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Nicola has spent much of the winter training for the event in freezing cold lakes, tarns and rivers across the region and has already raised over £250!

If you would like to read more about why she is taking part, please follow the link below...
https://t.co/7PoXod0BTK

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🏊‍♀️Nicola takes the plunge for Defying Dementia 🏊‍♀️

This weekend, Lancaster University staff member Nicola will be taking part in the Great North Swim in Windermere to raise funds for our campaign.