The Lewy Body Society plan celebrations for their 20th anniversary 

ByJDCteam

The Lewy Body Society has announced plans to celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2026. 

The annual Lewy Body Awareness Week will move from June to January in 2026 to coincide with World Lewy Body Day (28 January). The Lewy Body Society Celebration Dinner will be on Saturday 18th April 2026 – for more information and tickets please visit: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EXVE 

Jacqui Cannon, CEO of the Lewy Body Society, says:  

“We could not let our big anniversary happen without making a bit of a fuss. We are excited to announce that we will be holding a 20th birthday dinner in April 2026 to celebrate with our supporters and raise vital funds to continue our groundbreaking work for people with this terrible form of dementia and their families. 

We are incredibly proud of our achievements with families and on the national and international stage, despite being a micro-charity. We continue to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia in places of power and push for faster and more accurate diagnosis, which is the key to living as well as possible with the disease.” 

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