Signature at Parklands Manor Hosts Charity Bike Ride for Dementia Carers Support Group

Signature at Parklands Manor has come together to embark on a competition among residents and staff, to raise money for the Dementia Carers Support Group.

Team members, residents, family, and friends have all been encouraged to participate in a cycling competition against each other, to see how far they can cycle individually and collectively.

To date, Signature at Parklands Manor have travelled over 260 miles, raising £100 in the process.

Dementia Carers Support Group offer essential, expert support locally to the countless family members and friends who are supporting or caring for an individual living with dementia. They became an Official Charity in 2010 and have been supporting those living with dementia and their families ever since.

Parklands Manor specialise in providing dementia care to residents, in addition to, respite, nursing and residential offerings. The care home features 24 suites, designed especially to offer unique support for individuals requiring specialist care.

Neil Copping, General Manager at Parklands Manor and current leader in the cycling challenge, commented:

“We all know how important it is to live a healthy lifestyle and to keep fit so here at Parklands Manor we decided to purchase an exercise bike. We put the bike in our busy reception area to encourage more staff and residents to jump on and get some additional exercises throughout the day.

“We also decided to utilise this to raise money for our local dementia charity which is a very worthy cause indeed. The bike has been very popular and has inspired people to do more exercise. It has also instigated some healthy competitiveness amongst the staff team and a leader board has been created to track our leading cyclists.”

Frances Dyble-Goode, Chair of Runnymede Dementia Carers Support, added:
“Parklands Manor have been so very supportive of our little Dementia Carers Support Club from the day they opened. They have raised funds for us on many occasions, invited our Carers with loved one to events they hold at Parklands. We consider our Club as a family and feel Sonia & Judy at Parklands is part of ‘our family’.”