ESTHER McVey, MP for Tatton and Secretary of State alongside Jeanette Handley from Great Sankey, Warrington, united against dementia with more than 1,600 other walkers, by taking on the Cheshire Memory Walk at Arley Hall on Sunday, October 14.
The memory walk is an annual event organised by the Alzheimer's Society and often sees more than 1,000 people take part in the 3.5km or 6km walk around Arley Hall Gardens.
This year, the Tatton MP turned out to support the event.
Esther said: “It was a pleasure to attend Alzheimer's Society’s Cheshire Memory Walk at Arley Hall and Gardens and show my support for the important work that Alzheimer’s Society does in across the country.”
“Dementia is now the UK’s biggest killer and with someone developing the condition every three minutes it is vital that we work together to ensure that long term help and support is available for those affected.”
Alzheimer’s Society is pledged to invest £150 million in the next decade in the search for better treatments and work towards a cure.
Jo Hawkins, Alzheimer’s Society operations manager for Cheshire, said: “It was wonderful to see so many people with dementia, family, friends and teams from across Cheshire unite against dementia.
“Dementia devastates lives, but every pound raised through Memory Walk will help us provide vital information and support, improve care, fund research and create lasting change for people affected by the condition.
For more information about Alzheimer’s Society’s Memory Walks then please go to memorywalk.org.uk
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