ACROSS Wirral an estimated 4,837 people are living with dementia and 850,000 are affected UK-wide.

Dementia is now the UK's biggest killer, with someone developing it every three minutes and too many face the condition alone.

Alzheimer’s Society has joined up with Department for Transport on their 'it's everyone's journey’ campaign, to address the fact that too many disabled people, including people with dementia, don’t feel confident using public transport.

We want a society where people think and act differently about dementia.

So we are calling on the public to help beat the isolation and loneliness faced by people affected by learning more about some simple steps to support people with disabilities to travel.

Please be prepared to give up the priority seat – dementia is one of many disabilities which is not visible, so please be aware of other passengers and be prepared to give up the priority seat to anyone who might need it.

Every person in the Wirral can join this movement by becoming a Dementia Friend which allows you to learn more about what it’s like to live with dementia, and then turn that understanding into action.

We owe it to the 850,000 people in the UK currently living with dementia to understand the condition better, so that they can live better.

For more details about the campaign, visit www.everyonesjourney.campaign.gov.uk

Angela Rippon CBE

Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador