dementia charity Reminiscence Learning, based in Wellington, organised three days of events over the weekend to raise awareness of dementia.

The centrepiece was a huge butterfly and dementia awareness installation displayed at the Alan Rogers Centre at Wellington School featuring 9,413 hand-crafted butterflies representing the number of people in Somerset living with dementia.

The charity staged a Celebration Butterfly Dinner on Saturday, a Free Family Funday on Sunday and a Musical Extravaganza on Monday.

The installation was created in partnership with Go Create artists working in eight hubs, including in Wellington.

A cross-section of the local community created the butterflies, from primary school children, teenagers with an interest in social care, carers, individuals with dementia and business people.

Reminiscence Learning chief executive Fiona Mahoney is pictured left.