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A new idea from Relate Cambridge

Why not buy your friends and family one of our gift vouchers?

What better way to give something that will nurture a relationship over the years to come … Relate Cambridge is recognizing the importance of the preventative work it does on relationships, with the promotion of the new Relate Cambridge gift vouchers, which can be bought on line via our website. These make thoughtful, practical and unusual gifts and give couples the best possible opportunity to stay on the right track with their relationship.

For example, how about using a gift voucher is as a wedding present? A couple recently included marriage-counselling vouchers on their wedding gift list. (Click here to follow the link to this article).

Or – alternatively – the spark can be helped to be kept alive with a voucher for 6 sessions of couple counselling. We believe that there is no better way to ensure a healthy outcome for any relationship.

We are offering vouchers to use for a pre-marriage treat with our Couples relationship course (available in Melbourn). This will prepare you for – and help you cope with – any transitions in your relationship such as moving in together, getting married, becoming parents, a career change, a new life stage, bereavement or “empty nest” syndrome, to name just a few. The course offers tips for a happier future together but also helps a relationship to survive the stresses and strains of modern life.

A voucher could also be used for an anniversary or special occasion gift with a relationship MOT session. These one-off sessions can be run on any one of the following topics: Relationship Skills, Confidence Building, Family Pressures or Managing Conflict. Relationship Support is now available in Melbourn from Relate Cambridge

The sessions are held in the small meeting room at Melbourn Hub on Wednesday each week. Appointment times are: 10:30; 11:45; 13:00 For more information or to book an appointment, contact Relate Cambridge on 01223 357424 Mon-–Thur 8am–10pm, Fri 8am–6pm, Sat 9am–5pm (confidential answerphone at all other times). Relate Cambridge – supporting relationships at every stage of your life. www.relatecambridge.org.uk.

Keeping You Safe and Well

Do you need some help to get out and about? Are you finding it difficult to get in the bath or stand in the shower? Do you have an illness or disability, or perhaps are just getting older and finding some everyday tasks challenging?

Did you know that there are hundreds of products called Daily Living Aids that could help you?

A new service in Cambridgeshire can help you find out what daily living aids can support you and help make sure you (or a relative) remain independent. The new Safe+Well Service is run by NRS Healthcare with support from Cambridgeshire County Council. Safe+Well offers local residents a wealth of advice and information about what equipment is available, how it can help at home, and where you can try and buy it both online and in local shops.

You can take an online questionnaire to find out what products could help with tasks you have difficulty with. You can also get advice over the telephone or even arrange a home visit by a trained healthcare professional. Safe+Well will run local demonstration and advice clinics where you can drop in to talk to their advisors and try out some daily living aids.

To find out more, visit the website www.safeandwell.co.uk/cambridgeshire. Don’t use the internet? No problem! You can call or email for more information or to request a product catalogue.

Tel: 01480 415719 Email: enquiries@ safeandwell.co.uk

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