Campaigners are highlighting the support available for people with dementia.

An estimated 850,000 people in the country are living with dementia, with the figure expected to rise to one million by 2025, according to the Alzheimer’s Society.

The owners of Home Instead Senior Care St Albans is helping The Wheathampstead Dementia Community Group (WDFCG) deliver the Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Friend’s Awareness Session to residents in the village.

A session for councillors in Wheathampstead was held on July 13 and the following day another session was held for parishioners of the village church, St Helen’s.

For more information about Dementia Friends, visit www.dementiafriends.org.uk.