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July Group Meetings
Wimbledon Group Meeting
Tuesday 14th July, 7:30-9pm
Chipotle Restaurant, 40 Wimbledon Hill Road, London SW19 7PA
The Wimbledon meeting this month will not be in Drake House, but instead in a lovely Mexican restaurant on Wimbledon Hill Road. This will a social meeting with an opportunity to have a chat and enjoy a meal courtesy of Headway South West London. We will meet at Chipotle restaurant at 7.30pm on Tuesday 14th July. We hope to see many of you there! Directions are here.
Croydon Group Meeting
Wednesday 15th July, 7:30-9pm
Harris Academy Purley, Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon CR2 6DT
This month’s Croydon group meeting will be a look at fatigue management. Come along and share your tips to beat fatigue with the group.
Richmond Group Meeting
Thursday 23rd July, 7:30-9pm
The Choir Vestry, All Hallows Church, Chertsey Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 1EW
Following Richmond’s June meeting, the request from the group is to have an education and shared discussion around changes and challenges with cognition. Attendees are keen to learn about others’ experiences and any strategies each other uses to manage their difficulties with changes in cognition.
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June Group Meetings
Wimbledon Group Meeting
Tuesday 9th June, 7:30-9pm
Drake House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED
Sharon Clark from the Merton Voluntary Service Council will be coming to talk about volunteering and its benefits. The service offers support to those individuals who would like to volunteer but who have challenges due to their physical, cognitive or psychological difficulties. Come along to find out more about the range of volunteering opportunities available in the borough.
Croydon Group Meeting
Wednesday 17th June, 7:30-9pm
Harris Academy Purley, Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon CR2 6DT
Come along to this month’s Croydon Group for a social evening. There will be pizzas and drink to share among the group.
Richmond Group Meeting
Thursday 25th June, 7:30-9pm
The Choir Vestry, All Hallows Church, Chertsey Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 1EW
Fatigue is one of the most common problems people have after a brain injury. As many as 70% of survivors of TBI complain of fatigue. Come along to our next group on the 25th June to join in with our educational and informal discussion meeting about fatigue management.
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May Group Meetings
Wimbledon Group Meeting
Tuesday 12th May, 7:30-9pm
Drake House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED
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!!
Croydon Group Meeting
Wednesday 20th May, 7:30-9pm
Harris Academy Purley, Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon CR2 6DT
MEMORY. Memory impairment is one of the most common effects of acquired brain injury. This month we will discuss how we can make the most of our memory, using strategies ranging from very low tech solutions to the ever expanding availability of apps and computer programmes. There will be an opportunity to share practical tips with each other.
Richmond Group Meeting
Thursday 28th May, 7:30-9pm
The Choir Vestry, All Hallows Church, Chertsey Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 1EW
BRAIN ANATOMY. Come and find out more about the brain and how it functions. Share some of your knowledge and learn from others in the group. Meet new members and get to know each other more. Bring some ideas of topics you would like to have covered in the next coming months. Thanks to those who attended our first meeting last month. We look forward to seeing you again and hope to see lots of new faces and some old!
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April Group Meetings
Wimbledon Group Meeting
Tuesday 14th April, 7:30-9pm
Drake House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED
This month we have the pleasure of welcoming back Karen Dempster, a longstanding Headway member who has recently had art work displayed in St Paul’s! She will be facilitating a practical art group session along with her Art Therapist from QEF, Banstead.
No need to have any art experience, just come along for a fun, practical session and a chat! Hopefully see you there.
Croydon Group Meeting
Wednesday 22nd April, 7:30-9pm
Harris Academy Purley, Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon CR2 6DT
This month we will discuss healthy eating. We will explore food myths, look at the NHS recommendations and share tips with each other to help us eat healthily.
RICHMOND GROUP MEETING
Thursday 30th April, 7:30-9pm
The Choir Vestry, All Hallows Church, Chertsey Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 1EW
This is the first meeting of the Richmond/Twickenham group and will be a general ‘get to know you’. Please come along and support our new group!