Events in South West
Surfing courses for
children with mental health difficulties
The Wave Project has recently received funding from BBC Children In
Need to run a new series of surfing courses for children with
mental health difficulties. There are 40 places available, and they
hope to have the courses up and running by September.
Any child under 18 with a diagnosed mental
health problem will qualify, provided they are referred by a
professional service or charity. Lessons will be delivered in
groups of around 10 children, and each child will receive
one-to-one instruction in the water, as well as group work. The
courses last six weeks, one session per week.
Courses will be run by qualified surfing
instructors and supported by selected volunteers. All kit is
provided.
If you know anyone who may be interested, or would like more
information, please contact Joe Taylor on 07584 124873.
Are you leaving college next year? Are
you looking for paid work?
The Old Dairy in Penzance are holding 2 open meetings about how to
get paid employment, on Tuesday 11 October 1:30 – 4:00 and
Wednesday 12 October, 6:30 – 8:30. For more information
contact the Old Dairy on 01736 365628 or by email at [email protected].
Big Health Day
Date: Thursday 27 October 2011
Location: Cornwall
The Big Health Day, run by The Eden Project and NHS Cornwall, is an
engagement event with people with learning disabilities, their
family members and carers. The Eden Project and NHS
Cornwall want to find out what people with learning
disabilities think about health services: the quality and
accessibility of services, advice and support. The day is aimed at
adults with a learning disability, but will also have information
about transition services.
In addition to the stalls with information on a range of health and
health related services, there will be lots of activities on offer,
including dance workshops and soup making. Last year's event was
well attended with 250 attendees.
For more information about this event please contact Jayna
Taylor on 01726 627975 or [email protected].
(This page was last updated on 29 September 2011)