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September Yoga Session Family and Friends Group
This month we will be having another yoga session as it has been so popular!
The session will be run by Alex especially for our carers group, suitable for all abilities and with plenty of relaxation. It will be a great opportunity to try some yoga in a supportive environment so please do come along whatever your experience. Please ensure you wear comfortable clothing, mats are provided. The session is open to any carer, relative or friend of a person affected by a brain injury.
Please see details below:
When? Wednesday 30th September 2015, 1.30 – 2.30 pm
Where? Wimbledon Village Club, Lingfield Road, Wimbledon Village, SW19 4QD
Cost? Costs will be covered by Headway South West London
If you would like to attend please do let me know so we can ensure there are enough places for everyone. We are aware that things may crop up on the day meaning that you are no longer able to attend, but if you hope to attend please do let me know. There will be no cost to those who attend as all costs will be covered by Headway South West London.
Other upcoming meetings…
Wednesday 22nd October 13:30-14:30, tour of Buddhist temple and meditation,The Buddhapadipa Temple, Wimbledon
Wednesday 11th November 13:30-14:30, Yoga, Wimbledon Village Hall, Wimbledon
Thursday 26th November 18:15-19:15, Yoga, Belgrave Hall, Denmark Road, Wimbledon
Wednesday 16th December, 13:00 – 14:30, Lunch, The Old Frizzle, Wimbledon
If you have any further questions or require any other support or information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Hannah McCorry
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September Group Meetings
Wimbledon Group Meeting
Tuesday 8th September, 7:30-9pm
Drake House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED
Details tbc
Croydon Group Meeting
Wednesday 16th September, 7:30-9pm
Harris Academy Purley, Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon CR2 6DT
MEAL PREPARATION AND COOKING. Come and discuss the challenges you face preparing meals, both physically and cognitively. This will be an opportunity to share ideas and strategies about how to be more involved or improve your ability in the kitchen, as well as save time and energy! Sue will share some OT tips and ideas and get you to share some of your thoughts and pearls of wisdom. Bring along a favourite recipe of yours and we can then email these to everyone as an added bonus.
See you then!!
Richmond Group Meeting
For the Headway SW London Richmond group this month we will meet at Zizzi’s in Twickenham instead of our usual meeting place at the church. We will enjoy a meal courtesy of Headway and the aim of the session will be purely social and an opportunity to enjoy some lovely Italian food. We will meet at Zizzi’s at 19.30 on Thursday 24 Sept.
The address is: 36 York Street, TW1 3LJ
http://www.zizzi.co.uk/venue/index/twickenham
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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HSWL September Social
This month, our social outing will be a picnic at the HSWL allotment on 19th September at 1.30pm.
Lunch will be provided. If it rains we can use the marquee that’s there, so no need to worry about weather. Come along and see what we have been getting up to and meet some other members.
If you’d like to come along, please let us know at services@headwayswlondon.org.
Allotment number 106A is at Martin Way Allotments West Side, Wimbledon, behind Merton Mansions near the junction of Martin Way and Bushey Road, Wimbledon.
Directions to the allotment and more info here.
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“Meet the Scientists” TBI day at Imperial – 23rd September
Professor David Sharp’s research group at Imperial College is again hosting a half-day event at their Hammersmith Campus for survivors of traumatic brain injury and their carers to learn more about the research going on in traumatic brain injury.
The event, this year – on 23rd September – will feature tours of their laboratories – where researchers will demonstrate the techniques they use and the sorts of problems they are trying to solve. There will be a demonstration of how they obtain MRI scans, and participants will be able to learn about the drug studies currently ongoing, be shown how EEG and non-invasive brain stimulation techniques are used, and gain an insight into the military brain injury research. These tours will be followed by a talk by Professor Sharp about general aspects of research in brain injury.
There will also be an opportunity to give feedback, relate experiences of taking part in brain injury research, and also to sign up to take part in current and future research studies.
See the event flyer or visit their web page for more information.
Register for the event here.
There are a relatively limited number of places available for this event so please book quickly.