CAR manufacturer Bentley have created a memory box for people living with dementia in East Cheshire.

The Bentley box will be used at Deafness Support Network’s You, Me and Tea Cafe’s which are held to help socialise and stimulate those living with dementia in various locations across East Cheshire.

Di Riley, co-ordinator of the You, Me and Tea Cafes said: “The box is more than we could have ever wished for and I think this will definitely be very popular with our attendees.

“Bentley is such a significant part of the memory of the people of East Cheshire, and some attendees may well have worked there or known someone that did too. It will certainly create a valuable talking point for those attending.”

The monthly cafes use a series of interactive games, activities and exercises to help those with dementia remember aspects from their long-term memory, the element of the brain which is usually relatively preserved in the early stages of Alzheimer’s dementia.

Karl Shirley, head of Bentley Experience, said: “It felt only right when we were given the box to fill, that we made the interior special too with our dark red leather and gold embroidery.

“We are looking forward to hosting a cafe here in the showroom in the future and we hope the box goes a little way to help the attendees remember forgotten times.”