PICTURES: Dementia day of action

Worthing town crier Bob Smytherman, centre, with Worthing Dementia Action Alliance members, supporters and guests in South Street SquareWorthing town crier Bob Smytherman, centre, with Worthing Dementia Action Alliance members, supporters and guests in South Street Square
Worthing town crier Bob Smytherman, centre, with Worthing Dementia Action Alliance members, supporters and guests in South Street Square
A day of action on dementia had a big impact in Worthing and Ferring, with the help of Worthing town crier Bob Smytherman and a 1964 open-top bus.

Mr Smytherman, who is chairman of Worthing Dementia Action Alliance steering group, stood on the top deck, ringing his bell and calling out to people as the bus travelled along the seafront last Tuesday.

The Worthing Dementia Action Day was part of the national Dementia Action Week and was organised by the alliance with the help of Stagecoach