THE Lancashire County Cricket Club Foundation has joined forces with Sporting Memories Network to tackle dementia, isolation and loneliness in Trafford.

The partnership aims to harness the power of stories and of sport to re-ignite connections between generations and combat the effects of dementia, depression and loneliness in the elderly.

It will see the development of a network of groups across the borough run by volunteers from LCCC Foundation and the wider community trained, resourced and supported by Sporting Memories Network.

These groups will focus on using social activities to help participants recall memories of watching or playing sport.

A group will begin meeting at Emirates Old Trafford this month. It will meet on the first Monday of every month, with the month from 10.30am to 12 noon, with the first one on September 26.

By sharing memories of sporting moments and tapping into a passion for sport the project will help people to connect with others and with their past, re-awakening positive thoughts and feelings that otherwise remain hidden away.

Once sparked the desire to have a go at other physical activities can return and the project will encourage people to get active, to promote physical health as well as mental health.

For further details call Jason on 07514 698879 or mail jason.white@sportingmemoriesnetwork.com