The Dementia Cafe is the brainchild of CEO of Southport Community Sports Steve Haworth and volunteer Jenny Bowles.

Six weeks ago, Jenny Bowles received a text message asking if she would be up for opening a new café with a special purpose behind it. Fast-forward to this week, and that message has become a reality in the middle of Southport .

The 50-year-old volunteer, also from the seaside town, teamed up with Southport Community Sports CEO Steve Haworth to launch the “much-needed” Forget Me Not café at the YMCA Southport on Hoghton Street.

The pair both have personal experience of dementia within their families—Steve’s uncle and Jenny’s dad—motivating them to create a warm, supportive environment for others facing similar challenges.

Jenny told the ECHO : “My dad lived at home w

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