Why are scarves draped over statues in West London?

The unusual view of the iconic statues of Sherlock Holmes, Winston Churchill and Mozart, draped in yellow scarves decorated in blue, do not forget that I have flowers, has welcomed many workers and visitors to central London in recent days.

The "do not forget" scarves appeared on 11 statues in central and western London during Dementia Week, chaired by the Alzheimer Society.

The Westminster Council, which has nearly 1,800 residents suffering from degeneration, this week decorated several statues, including:

• Allies (Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt) in Bond Street
• Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street
• Ballet dancer at Covent Garden
• Samaria Woman, aka Carrier of Water, at Berkeley Square, Mayfair
• Mozart in Ebury Street, Belgravia
• King Charles I at Whitehall

And there are five more in the Kensington and Chelsea boroughs, where the council says 1,500 of its residents have the disease.

• The fountain of Venus, Sloane square
• St Volodymyr the Great at Holland Park
• A moment of peril at Leighton House Museum
• The boy with dolphin near the Albert Bridge
• The boy David at Chelsea Embankment

In the United Kingdom, a person aged 80 and over suffers from dementia, according to the Alzheimer Society. And this is currently affecting some 850,000 people.

Politicians from both boroughs also wore scarves this week. K & C advisor David Lindsay said, "I wear this headscarf to support a welcoming community for people with dementia, where people with dementia feel independent, well understood and well supported."

Westminster Council President Nickie Aiken said, "This initiative is a great way to get people thinking about this disease and how we can help people with it.

"It's essential for us to raise public awareness with campaigns like this one and we are working on a clear five-year plan to make Westminster one of the country's most conducive places for dementia." . "

Westminster has announced the launch of a "five-year strategy" on dementia later this year, with "innovative" ways to help people with dementia to "live independently and enjoy life." ".