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Two people stand on a football field wearing “Dementia UK” shirts; one reads “For Grandma,” the other reads “Fans vs Dementia.”.

Fans vs Dementia

Walk to a home, away or rival’s ground this season and help us provide life-changing support for families affected by dementia in your community and beyond. 

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During the course of 90 minutes, 30 people in the UK will develop dementia. 

We’re calling on football fans across the UK to sign up for Fans vs Dementia and walk to a home, away or rival’s ground this season.

When you join our squad, you’ll help ensure no one faces dementia alone.

Sign up and get your free top

How does it work?

  1. Sign up to create your fundraising page and receive a free Dementia UK top.
  2. Get planning! You’ll be sent lots of advice from our Fundraising Team.
  3. Start fundraising – there’s no minimum sponsorship; just raise as much as you can!
  4. Walk to a ground this season and raise vital funds for families living with dementia.

Make sure your club and community are represented this season and help more families receive the life-changing support of a dementia specialist Admiral Nurse.

Volunteer Ambassador Manny Kang participating in fans vs dementia

“Do it! It’s tough but it’ll be one of the best things you’ll ever do. The support from the football community, from clubs to fans, friends and family, was phenomenal.”

Manny, Dementia UK Volunteer Ambassador and Wolves fan, who walked 125 miles from Molineux to Stamford Bridge

Register for Fans vs Dementia

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Fans vs Dementia is a challenge to all football fans to walk to a home, away or rival’s ground this season and raise vital funds for families living with dementia. You choose the date and the route. We’re here to support you all the way.  

If you have any questions about your fundraising or would like to talk about your challenge, please call the team on 020 8036 5440 or email us at products@dementiauk.org  

You can request your free Dementia UK top to wear for your challenge via our website. We’ll send you a code to claim your top in your registration email.  

Once requested, your top will arrive within 10 working days. If it hasn’t arrived after this time, please get in touch at products@dementiauk.org  

Once you’ve raised £380 (excluding Gift Aid) on your personal fundraising page, we’ll drop you an email to tell you how to claim your letters. You can tell us the name you’d like to receive or choose one of the following phrases:  

  • For Mum   
  • For Dad  
  • For Grandma  
  • For Grandad   

We’ll post you the letters so you can personalise your shirt to wear on your walk or to future matches.   

This is your challenge and you can do it your way – we’re just delighted that you want to support us. If you need to use transport for some of your journey that’s fine; just make it clear to your supporters. 

Register for Fans vs Dementia and you’ll automatically get your own fundraising page. You can also collect cash donations and ask your supporters to fill in the sponsorship form. 

We’ll send you lots of advice on the best ways to fundraise and smash your target. 

  • £25 could pay for a carer to receive an hour of one-to-one support from a dementia specialist Admiral Nurse on our free Helpline
  • £135 could pay for an Admiral Nurse to answer calls for an evening on our Helpline, when other sources of support have closed for the night
  • £396 could keep our Helpline running at full capacity for an hour, supporting families in urgent need of expert dementia advice and guidance

Every step you take will help our nurses offer a lifeline to families facing dementia when they need it most.

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