Hereford Cemetery hands over £10k to Alzheimer’s Research UK

The crematorium has been part of a national metal recycling scheme since 2011, and has so far donated over £94,000 to various local charities.

Bernie Carranza, Alzheimer’s Research UK Regional Fundraising Officer for the West Midlands, said: “We are hugely grateful for this generous donation from Hereford Crematorium through the Metals recycling scheme, it will make a huge difference to our work, particularly as we are predicting up to a 45% decrease in funds this year as a result of COVID-19.

“One in two people know someone who is affected by dementia and one in three people born today will go on to develop dementia, unless we find new ways to treat and prevent the condition. It is, therefore, vitally important that we can continue our work to raise awareness about and fund research into the diseases that cause dementia. Our mission is to bring about the first life-changing dementia treatment by 2025, and this donation will be a huge boost to this.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact across all walks of life in the UK, including scientific research. Many dementia research labs had to temporarily close and, while some studies had to stop, dementia scientists continued to work from home. As restrictions have eased, many labs have started to slowly reopen and research that your support helps to fund is restarting in a COVID-19 secure way.”