THE ground-breaking Virtual Dementia Bus is coming back to Largs to give residents the chance to find out what it's like to live with the condition.

The Largs Dementia Friendly group is encouraging members of the public to pay the bus a visit when it returns to town not once but twice later this year.

Invented by Professor P.K. Beville in the United States more than 25 years ago, the Virtual Dementia Tour has been proven to change practice, improve knowledge and general outcomes for those who have family members, carers, or friends with the condition.

It allows you to enter the world of the person and understand which simple changes need to be made to their practice and environment to improve lives of people with dementia.

Largs Dementia Friendly have been involving in bringing the Virtual Dementia Bus back to the town, and are looking for members of the public to participate.

The bus's next visit to the town is on Saturday, September 21, when people can pay a visit at the Stevenson Day Centre.

But if you can't make it on that day, there will be a second chance to step on board at the community engagement hub at Cumbrae Gardens on Flatt Road on Tuesday, October 29.

The Virtual Dementia Tour has been available in the UK for over six years and over one million people have gone through the process.

Some organisations that have accessed training are: care providers, NHS Trusts, Councils, Fire Services, Police, Prisons, Universities and many more and this inspirational training is changing the lives of so many including the amazing people that support people living with dementia.

The Virtual Dementia Tour is a vital bridge to entering their world, it is unlike any training courses available and challenges the misconceptions surrounding dementia.

Dementia Friendly Largs has secured funding from Locality Participatory and UK shared Prosperity Fund 2023/2024, and are therefore able to offer this training free, to local businesses, care staff, paramedics, fire brigade, first responders, community workers and family members. 

To secure a place on the bus email christine.malcolmson@sky.com.