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Jointly is an innovative mobile and online app, designed by carers for carers.  Developed by Carers UK, Jointly helps to make caring a little easier, less stressful and more organised.  It combines group messaging and to-do-lists with other useful features, including medication lists, calendar and more.  Join us for an informative session where Geoff from our Carer Services team will be talking through how Jointly works and how it could help you in your caring role. Book here

There may be a time when a relative or friend you care for reaches a point in their life when they're unable to make important decisions alone.  To plan ahead for this, you might consider arranging a Power of Attorney.  This is a document that legally allows ‘appointed people’ to make decisions on someone else's behalf.  Priya from Carers UK's Helpline Advisory team will be joining us for an informative session on Power of Attorney, providing an overview of what it is, how to apply for it and how to manage someone else’s affairs.  There will be time for any questions you have. Book here

Hazel from Fibromyalgia Action UK will be joining us for an information and advice session focusing on fibromyalgia, a chronic condition of widespread pain and profound fatigue.  Fibromyalgia Association UK was first established in 1994 to provide information to people with fibromyalgia and merged with Fibro Action in 2015 to become Fibromyalgia Action UK.  FMA UK was established in order to raise awareness of the condition and provide information and support to sufferers and their families, health professionals and others. There will also be opportunities for you to ask questions and share your own reflections and experiences. Book here

Join us to unwind together, relax and explore our inner landscape, whatever your beliefs. This session will be guided by Mariano Marcigaglia, a Spiritual Care volunteer who has been meditating for over 40 years and is currently helping with the running of equivalent sessions for the out-patients of the Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, as well as at The Royal Marsden.  It will consist of the cultivation of embodied awareness both in formal sitting and in daily life, as well as the development of goodwill and compassion towards ourselves and others. Book here

Come and join us for a relaxing, informal creative writing class with Fiona and Susan from Open Book. Fiona will facilitate a mindfulness exercise to help unlock the creative flow. Susan will then use a blend of images, verbal prompts and poetry to spark the imagination. We hope you enjoy the session, have some fun and untap some hidden talent! Everyone can write and everyone is welcome. Booking is limited to 25 participants. Book here