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Community Information
What’s Happening in North Canterbury – January – March 2022 Happy New Year! We hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable Christmas and New Year break. Groups have resumed following Covid safety practices (includes sighting of vaccination passes) and we remain mindful of Ministry of Health daily updates. Here is what we have in place for the next couple of months: Therapeutic Art group, Mondays 10am Grief and Loss Workshop, This weekly group is facilitated by Lynette. Monday 21 February, 1.30pm Held at Kaiapoi Baptist Church, An education session for patients and carers 67 Fuller Street, Kaiapoi. Park on site. All to learn about the grief process, adjusting to patients and their carers welcome. loss, and managing change associated with Catering from absolute beginners to cancer. This may include loss of work, social advanced painting skill. connection, loss of partner, loss of lifestyle and loss of function. Please phone Gabrielle Rangiora Walking & Coffee Group, on 021 904 907 to register. Note: This is the Tuesdays 9.30am workshop we postponed last year. Facilitated by Glenda and Chris the group meets every Tuesday. Open to all patients Canbead are running a morning jewellery and carers. Meet at the Jewellery Stand in workshop for patients on Thursday 17 March. The Warehouse at 9.30am for a walk We have Look Good Feel Better workshops around Northbrook Waters and then to scheduled on 11 June and 19 November. Artisan Café at 10.30am to purchase your Men’s Get Together, last Wednesday coffee and head upstairs. of the month. Patient Group, first Wednesday of the Go to our Facebook page for more month, 10am information about the group on 23 February. Next meeting 2nd February. Meet with Blue Bros Exercise classes for Men at other patients in a safe, supportive 8.15am on Mondays environment. Held at the Centre Mainpower Stadium, 143 Percival Street, Rangiora. Coldstream Road, Rangiora. Managing Breathlessness Education Workshop, Thursday 17 February at 1pm Provided by Catherine, physiotherapist from the Lung Mechanic. Open to all patients and carers to learn exercises and tips to help manage any breathing issues.
Oxford Support Group – third Wednesday of the month, 10am Café 51, High Street, Oxford. Facilitated by Ans from the Oxford Volunteer Support Group. All patients and carers most welcome.
Please contact Gabrielle on 0800 226 695 to enquire/register for any of the groups listed above or if you have any suggestions for future group topics or are interested in finding out about our online resources.
