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It may seem a strange combination but St John Ambulance are providing a Mah-Jong Workshop and Tournament on Saturday 17th March from 10.30 – 3.30 pm at their offices, Bridport Road, Poundbury. The beautiful and thought provoking Chinese game is a very ancient and traditional pastime, yet fun to play at any level. Tickets are £15, including a […]
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It is worth checking out the latest newsletter from Age UK’s Rowan Cottage, as there is a feast of activities being laid on. This includes a taster session by a Brain Cell – King’s Cribbage. Handbags and Gladrags is an opportunity to create your own fashion design with 5 recycled items from the Age UK
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We are very pleased to announce that the Dorset Mental Health Forum is supporting the Mind Your Head Conference and Showcase by being a sponsor, providing delegates and a stand. We welcome them to be part of our steering group as they bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and contacts. This is an exciting opportunity to make
The Phoenix Legacy and Mind Your Head Challenge have received recognition. These words were sent in a letter to us from Lord Coe last week: “We hope that hosting the London 2012 Games will help improve sporting facilities and provision across the country and the Phoenix Legacy is a perfect example of this. The work
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are an amazing opportunity to try something new and be part of a very special occasion right here on your doorstep. I believe many people will regret afterwards that they did not get more involved. I was fortunate enough to be in Montreal for the Olympics of 1976 and
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You know how you want to continue to grow the business, but there just isn’t enough time to do everything. The consequence is that your power is stretched to the limit, which impacts on your business and, more importantly, on your wellbeing. Power is the means of influencing the thoughts and actions of others. Often
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The high turn out of fifty people for the Positive Succession Planning seminar on February 7th highlighted the importance of succession for rural businesses. The ages ranged from 90 years old to just 6 months! (The latter was well behaved while his mother learnt how to protect his future.) Iain McVicar, of Albert Goodman, surprised
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I recently overheard a woman say at a party ‘I’ve become a slave to my Aga’. I wondered why anyone would give up their freedom of choice to a machine, but this got me considering the modern world we live in. It is too easy to become a ‘slave’ to your TV, car, mobile phone,
Time to Change is England’s biggest ever attempt to end the stigma and discrimination that people with mental health problems face. It is a campaign to change attitudes, and behaviour too. One in four of us will experience a mental health problem in our lifetime. Those that do are highly likely to face stigma and discrimination
Many people with memory loss and their families face a challenging future, either facing uncertainty about their condition or having to cope with a diagnosis and its prognosis. Added to these challenges are problems with navigating the maze of services provided by statutory, private and voluntary agencies. “Many are not aware of the services and
‘In the long letter of life, older age is the final glorious paragraph, not a hasty PS’ said U3A co-founder, Peter Laslett. The University of the Third Age now has over 800 organisations nationally with 40,000 interest groups within them. This can range from history, needlecraft, bridge, or wine appreciation, to computers and travel. There are
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“I feel exhilarated after exercising my brain as well as my body” This was a comment from one participant of the Activate Dancing group. http://activateperformingarts.org.uk/2011/12/14/a-dance-a-day-celebrates-a-successful-term-in-dorset. You only have to watch Strictly Come Dancing to see how much thinking as well as physical activity has to go on. The brain thrives on mental and physical activity,
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The oldest competitor in the 2011 World Memory Championships is a 74 year old grandmother from China who joined other seniors in the competition, proving that age has nothing to do with loss of memory in later life. Those who exercise their brains by practising mental sports have a major advance – and no senior moments! The annual event
This week sees the start of the World Memory Championships in China, when incredible feats will be achieved. The mind sport contestants will demonstrate Olympian capabilities. Tony Buzan, Raymond Keene OBE, and Dominic O’Brien, among others, will be there to oversee the event. You can meet all three on August 12th 2012 at the Mind Your Head Conference;
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Douglas Pigg is an invaluable volunteer for the Mind Your Head Challenge and this is his reason for getting involved. “I lead a fairly active social life centred on walking, fishing and being a volunteer for several local community groups, but I began to miss robust mental stimulation and started looking around for a club
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