Events - Bristol Branch
Here you can find all the events the Bristol Branch is planning in 2011.
Our Bristol Younger People's Group also holds its own events -
see the Younger People's Group events
page for more details.
Branch meetings
All branch meetings, unless otherwise stated, are held from
10.30am to 12.30pm at the Vassall Centre in Fishponds,
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- Saturday 4 February - Golden Oldies -
Grenville Jones
- Saturday 3 March - AGM
- Saturday 7 April - Chocolate Éclairs
Mike Brayley
- Saturday 5 May - The 1950's - The
Elsbury's
- Saturday 2 June - Weekend of Diamond Jubilee NO
MEETING
- Saturday 7 July - Managing
Parkinson's Kathryn Prout and Kay Baggley
- Saturday 4 August - Hatched Matched and
Dispatched - Anne Bragg
- Saturday 1 September - Magic Lantern show -
The Furley's
- Saturday 6 October - Pills progress? - Dr A
Whone
- Saturday 3 November - It's worth WHAT! -
Philip Taubenheim
- Saturday 1 December - Christmas party
Exercise classes
Tai Chi
6 January 2012 - New term starts
Fridays 10.15am-12.15pm
Downend Folk House Association, Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road,
Downend, Bristol BS16 2RW.
Classes will follow Taijiwuxigong exercises devised by Dr Shen
Hongxun to improve health. The exercises help with balance,
co-ordination and movement and many can be done while sitting
down.
People with Parkinson's, their carers and families are
welcome and the cost is £3 per person per session. There
is also an opportunity to have tea or coffee and a snack and get to
know everyone.
Contact Brenda Sheppard on 0117 9678086 or email brenshep@hotmail.com for more
information.
Conductive Education - the next step?
Conductive Education offers a 'whole of life' solution to
managing a motor disorder condition such as Parkinson's. It
does not set targets for achievement, but guides and teaches
individuals how to overcome their movement problems as one large
step towards improving quality of life for them and their
family.
Conductive Education is to continue at the The Vassall Centre,
Fishponds.
- Tuesday 31 January 2012 to
run fortnightly until 12 June 2012
There will be a cost involved but we are currently seeking
funding to support the sessions which will help reduce the overall
cost to those who wish to attend.
If you would like to attend please contact Paul Williams on 0117
9624179 or email williams.puk@btinternet.com
16-22 April 2012 - Parkinson's Awareness Week
The theme this year is:
Find a cure – a life free from the symptoms of Parkinson's
To start Parkinson's Awareness Week
arrangements are being made for the Branch to hold a
Therapy Day on Saturday 14 April at The Vassall
Centre. There will be a wide range of therapists offering different
types of therapies for you to sample.
Watch this space for further details of this event.
Walking for health
We are planning to organise one walk every month starting in the
spring.
If you'd like to have a go at leading a short walk, please
contact Richard Tazewell on 0117 9621698 or richard.tazewell@which.net
Outings and social events
Watch this space for outings for 2012.
Drop in sessions
These sessions are held on the first Thursday in the month at
the Vassall Centre, 10am-1pm, and you can meet and have a chat
with:
Courses for carers
Do you live in Bristol or South Gloucestershire and care for an
adult friend or relative? If so, you are warmly invited to attend a
free 6 week course designed specifically for you.
'Caring with confidence' - for carers living in South
Gloucestershire
This course will give you the opportunity to explore how you can
look after yourself as a carer, both physically and mentally. It
will run for 2 and a half hours per week over 6 consecutive weeks
and will cover the following topics:
- Stress management and relaxation
- Dealing with tiredness and getting a break
- Resources
- Communication and assertiveness
- Planning ahead
Course dates
For the next course or for more information contact Gill Deacon
at Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre on 0117 9589988 or email
gilld@carers-sg.org.uk
Do you look after a friend or relative in South Gloucestershire?
Why not take some time out for yourself, try something new and
enjoyable and meet with other carers.
'Looking after me' - for carers living in Bristol
This course will give you the opportunity to take some time out
to think about yourself and meet other carers. It will run for 2
and a half hours per week over 6 consecutive weeks and will
cover the following topics:
- Good health
- Stress and relaxation
- Dealing with tiredness
- Planning ahead
- Communication and assertiveness
- Resources
Course dates
More courses for carers will follow throughout 2011 at various
locations in Bristol. For more information or to book a place
please contact Gill Deacon at Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre on
0117 9589988 or email gilld@carers-sg.org.uk
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