OUR EVENTS

WINTER EVENTS
Saturday 24th November: Shiatsu Introductory course
At the Therapy Centre, 10am-4pm, £25. Open to all. Please contact Marie for more information and bookings 01228 546 523.

Wednesday 5th December: Talks and demonstrations
At Brampton Community Centre (10.30 to 12am and 1.30 to 3pm) as part of their Body and Soul Programme. Therapists from the team will be offering talks and demonstrations including homeopathy, reflexology and Shiatsu.

Saturday 8th December: Winter Ceilidh
Fun for all, with seasonal buffet, bar, music & dancing, traditional ceilidh band with Georgia Shorrock, 7pm to 12pm at Rosley Village Hall, Rosley. Tickets cost £15 for adults and £10 for children under 16, available from Ann Blair (Tel: 710213).

Please support the Winter Raffle to be drawn at the ceilidh, as proceeds go to the Therapy Centre – raffle tickets are available at the Therapy Centre, £1 each, £5 per book. Lots of prizes including CD player/Digital Radio donated by Peter Tyson, Hair Make Over by Boyd Hairdresser, Carlisle, Meals out for 2 at the Ship Inn, Thursby and Kolbeh, Skitby House, Luxury Hamper, Bottles of Wine, Therapy Vouchers plus many other prizes.

Thursday 3rd January: Annual General Meeting
Join us for lunch at 12, with the meeting to follow. All welcome.

ADVANCE NOTICE
Brampton Community Centre:
Therapy sessions by Centre Therapists will be available at the Brampton Community Centre on three dates in early 2008 (Tuesdays Jan 15th, Feb 12th and March 11th). Fees for these outreach sessions are the same as the usual Therapy Centre treatments (a sliding scale from £10 concessionary rate to £25 standard rate).To book a Brampton appointment for one of these three dates please telephone Irene on 01228 521 283. (For other appointments, please use the normal Therapy Centre contact details.)

Saturday 19th April 2008: Mind, Body & Spirit Day
To be held at Morton Community Centre, organised by ACCT. More details will be posted nearer the time about the therapies and activities on offer. Come along and bring a friend!

REPORTS ON RECENT EVENTS
Cumbria Community Awards 2007
Awards
We were narrowly pipped at the post for this year’s Healthy Living Award, sponsored by HF Holidays and Cumbria County Council. Iris Rogan, our Chair, and Berni Green, the volunteer who kindly nominated us, attended the Awards Ceremony at Rheged Centre, Penrith on Thurs 1st Nov on behalf of our team of volunteers, therapists and trustees.

All the runners-up were praised for their efforts and we look forward to continuing to develop our healthy living work over the coming year.

Out-Reach Work
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Therapists have offered tasters, talks and demonstrations at local events and joined in consultations and discussions at health-related forums. Recent contacts have included: Cumbria Action for Health, Carlisle Partnership Community Health Network, CVS, Age Concern, CADAS, Carlisle Mind. To discuss possible links with your local organisation, please contact us.

Carlisle Carers’ Association
Following the success of our Therapy Taster Day in June, Carlisle Carers’ Association organised a second day of longer treatments at the Fusehill Medical Centre on 12th September. We were delighted to be able to offer this service to support carers in their vital and often demanding role. For more information about the Carers’ Association tel:(01228) 542156, email: carlislecarers@btconnect.com

Back Awareness Week (6th to 13th Oct)
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Therapists from the Therapy Centre offered provision of free tasters and back-care advice for staff in local businesses including Woolworths, the Job Centre, Northern Rock, Tesco and Staples.


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Clients enjoyed mini-treatments in a range of therapies including Indian Head Massage, Back Neck & Shoulder Massage and Reflexology to help promote back care, by helping to relieve stress, reduce tension and muscular aches & pains and to offer relaxation.