We'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who got involved in the Spin Challenge during the recent .
Together, you met the target to cover 850,000 metres on the spin bikes 鈥� that鈥檚 one metre for every person living with Dementia in the UK*.
Almost 100 participants cycled the equivalent distance of Bournemouth to Dundee between 10am and 8pm on Wednesday 11 November, raising 拢100.00 for the Alzheimer鈥檚 Society which will go towards supporting those who live with Dementia in the UK or funding much needed research into the disease.
Dr Michelle Heward, a research fellow working on the initiative,聽said: 鈥淚t was great to see so many students getting involved to help raise awareness and money for Dementia and the Alzheimer鈥檚 Society - another step forward towards creating a Dementia Friendly University.鈥�
This event was part of a range of dementia awareness-raising activity for the festival which also included some poetry from .
* Statistics taken from the Alzheimer鈥檚 Society - Alzheimer鈥檚 Society is a registered Charity No. 296645.
