Welcome to Dementia Jersey’s Big Brain Challenge!
The challenge is to navigate your way to all 25 locations on the island to have a chance to win an iPad donated by Jersey Telecom.
Paperclix.
Each location contains some information about improving your brain health, and a clue to the next location. As you read the information about improving your brain health, you will notice that there is a letter in purple. Make a record of each purple letter at each site so that once you have visited them all you will be able to make a phrase about brain health. You can then submit the phrase via our website, giving you a chance to win an iPad.
It’s all in the mind.
There is increasing evidence that taking part in cognitively stimulating activities, from learning to play a musical instrument to juggling, may help lower the risk of dementia and age-related cognitive impairment. Contrary to the popular saying that ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’, you can learn things at any age. The sooner you start, however, the better. Crucially, there isn’t a ‘magic bullet’ – one activity that has been shown to be better than others for keeping the brain healthy – and so experts advise doing the things you like to do.
The name of this location is shared by both a church and the park next to it. Go to the church to find the next poster.
Keep us up to date on how you’re getting on and share your photos!
Please tag @dementia_jersey on Instagram and @dementiajersey on Facebook, also using #BigBrainChallenge
Some of the information on this page has been provided by Alzheimer’s Research UK