People with dementia pose for recreated photos ahead of World Alzheimer’s Day

Keith Oliver recreated a photograph of him painting when he was a boy (Keith Oliver/Alzheimer’s Society/PA)

People affected by dementia have recreated old photographs of themselves to encourage others to join the Alzheimer’s Society’s Memory Walks.

It is thought that old photographs are one of a number of things that can help to trigger memories and past feelings for people with dementia.