East Kent User Forum
What’s on in August in Thanet?
Summer Activities
Gay Pride Saturday July 24th Forum members to meet 10.45 – outside the Winter Gardens. If you would like to join us for a fun day = Please ring Maggie Gallant on 01843 230726 to let us know you will be coming – bring your cameras – friendly dogs welcome Whether you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, young or young-at-heart, the warmest of welcomes awaits you. Be there, be proud at Thanet Pride
Monday July 26th meet at 12.30
Picnic in Northdown Park Margate –– Bring food to share and something to sit on - sun cream - We look forward to seeing you
Training on August 4th at 12.00 noon – If you are interested please ring for details of venue
Would you be interested in being a forum moderator for the new East Kent User Forum Website We're looking for a few friendly souls to help out a little in our forums (please note: this is NOT a paid position!) Duties, if I can call them that will be light and mainly concentrated on making people feel welcome.
Forum trip to folk week Monday August 9th
We will be meeting outside the Charles Dickens Public House between 11.00am & 11.30 am If it is hot please bring sun cream and water . If you are alone and would like someone to meet you before please let us know in good time and we will organise a buddy to meet you
Monday August 16th Focus Group St Johns – Margate at 12.30 pm
Sally Denley (Mental Health Promotion Specialist) will be running a focus group about pharmacy needs (what they offer, what they could offer, advice given opening times etc.)
Befriending Art Group with John on Monday August 23rd at St Johns Margate at 12.30 pm
Do you enjoy drawing, collage and meeting others who enjoy art? Come and join us once a month
Some of the work made in the sessions will be used for World mental Health Day
Befriending Swimming Group Wednesday 2pm to 3pm Hartsdown Leisure centre and Thursday 12.30pm to 1.30pm Ramsgate swimming pool
It is open for all those wishing to get some exercise and improve their general wellbeing. For more details speak to Maggie at the forum
Book Club Brian Heard
I would like to update you all on the book club. We have just finished reading Jude the Obscure and our next book will be Jane Eyre for those who do not know we meet in Thanet at the library in Margate. The club is free to join. For all those wishing to join the group don’t hesitate to contact Maggie or Brian at the office for further information
New mental health befriending group needs volunteers!
This is a new group which will run in the Thanet area. It will offer support and friendship to people who are socially isolated as a result of mental health difficulties – particularly for the over 50’s. This group hopes to make a positive impact by introducing people to each other and enabling them to achieve greater independence and confidence and improved social contact. All our befrienders will be volunteers.
If you would like to take up this opportunity to make a difference and become a befriending volunteer please give Maggie a call on: 01843 230726 and we will send you a volunteer pack.
Launch of the east kent User Forum website
Look out for the date of the launching of the East Kent User Forum Website site and going live to the big wide world – We are still looking for art work, poetry and any thing of interest that you can share with.
This is what we have done so far take a look
http://eastkentuserforum.qube.gotdns.org
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