Members of North Tyneside Labour Party successfully completed the “Memory Walk” of 10 Km to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. The members were Joanne Cassidy and Councillors Linda Darke, John Harrison and Jim Allan. They walked alongside over 600 people who had entered the walk to raise vital funds for an important issues that affects so many people in a cruel and enduring period of time.

Members of North Tyneside Labour Party successfully completed the “Memory Walk” of 10 Km to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. The members were Joanne Cassidy and Councillors Linda Darke, John Harrison and Jim Allan. They walked alongside over 600 people who had entered the walk to raise vital funds for an important issues that affects so many people in a cruel and enduring period of time. All four have had a link to people who have had suffered with the disease and wanted to help raise public awareness and support to help find a cure for an illness that can be emotionally draining on the family and friends of their loved ones enduring the disease. They hope to raise over £400 between them. Rob Stewart, media officer for the Alzheimer’s Society, said: “The turn-out has been really overwhelming, it just shows how much passion there is amongst people in the North East to tackle the stigma that’s attached to dementia and to raise funds so that one day we might find a cure for the disease.”