Health and wellbeing Events in and around Essex Health and Wellbeing covers such a huge range of subjects. In fact, we would say that everything within the Healthy Life website relates to ‘wellbeing’ (your own wellbeing and also that of the community and the planet). The emphasis is, as always, on holistic health and events that are going to provide information and / or the opportunity to perhaps try treatments yourself. Please do let us know if you are holding a Health and Wellbeing event in or near Essex. Charitable and non-profit making events are listed free of charge, and other events can be listed for only £15. Contact us for further information.

 

WHEN	WHERE
Various - see below	Various - see below

Health Walks / Fitness Walks
For the availability of Health Walks / Fitness Walks in your area
please see our Health Walks page

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Wednesdays 5pm – 6pm	The Oak House, Colchester

COLCHESTER MIND
Food Activity
Join us for information, help and support about food and healthy eating.
We can offer a ‘weigh in’, help if you want to lose weight or make some changes to your diet.
A relaxing, no pressure fun hour not to be missed!!
Location: The Oak House, 76 Maldon Road, Colchester CO3 3AG
Time: Wednesdays 5pm – 6pm
Cost: Free
Contact: Telephone: 01206 760362 or visit www.change2.org.uk

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Various - see below	Tree Room, Trinity Street, Colchester

Accessing your innate psychological and emotional health
A free introductory talk is offered at the Tree Room, Trinity Street, Colchester, on the first Tuesday of each month. Discover how your wellbeing, emotional health and psychological freedom are connected to Thought. A simple, technique-free and natural understanding. Everyone welcome. Contact Sue: 07962073056 or Dean 07803001168
email: informationtptc@aol.com.

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Various - see below	Hutton and Billericay

Chrysalis
Introductory Courses in Hand or Foot Reflexology, Aromatherapy Massage, Bach Flower Remedies, Crystal Workshops

10 and 4 week Courses and Workshop Days in Hutton and Billericay
Small, friendly classes taught by qualified Tutors/Therapists
For dates, times and prices: Julie 01277 652073 or Carol 01277 200276
or visit www.learning-chrysalis.co.uk

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Wednesday 7th January 2009	Priory Park, Southend

Tai Chi
a new series of Tai Chi classes are taking place at Prittlewell Priory Museum in Southend’s Priory Park from Wednesday 7th January 2009. Tai Chi is a method of exercise which helps develop strength, balance, posture and calm.
Location: Priory Park, Southend.
Time: 2:30pm-3:30pm each Wednesday (apart from Wednesday 14th January).
Cost: call.
Contact: For further information please contact Amy Wright 01702 215163
or email amywright@southend.gov.uk

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Thursday 8th January	Priory Park, Southend

Running Sisters
Six week progressive training sessions. For beginners who would like to run in a safe environment. 16+ yr old females are welcome. Led by a female, qualified, sympathetic, encouraging, fun instructor. 2 courses to choose from. (appropriate footwear please girls)
Location: Priory Park, Southend. (meet in the car park)
Time: Thursdays (start date 8th Jan) Intermediates 9.30am - 10.30am. Beginners 10.30am - 11.30am. 6 week course continues thereafter.
Cost: £16 for 6 week course.
Contact: Amy Wright Telephone: 01702 215163, email: amy.wright@sportessex.org.uk
To book a place on the course please visit www.sportessex.com

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January & February, see below	Little Horkesley, Nr Colchester

Become Simply Positive with Maggie Dewis RGN, SCM, KFRP, HK, MAR, RMANM
Come and learn how to keep yourself extremely positive, vibrant and full of energy – EASILY
This course of four 11/2 hour seminars will help you to remain positive for the rest of your life. Please bring paper and pencil with you, and a bottle of water.
Location: Park Farm, Little Horkesley, Nr Colchester, CO6 4FD
Time: The seminars are to be attended in order and will be held on Wednesday evenings, 8.00 – 9.30pm, on: 7th January, 14th January, 21st January & 4th February
Cost: £40, to be paid in advance by cheque by 2nd January, made payable to Maggie Dewis Kinesiology and sent to the address below.
Contact: Merryn Ironmonger, Practice Manager, Field View, Plummers Road, Fordham, Nr Colchester CO6 3NP Tel: 01206 240 996,

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Saturday 24 January 2009	Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford.

LINk (Local Involvement Network) Launch Event
LINks are made up of individuals and community groups who work together to improve local services. The job of a LINk is to find out what people like and dislike about local services and work with the people who plan and run them to help make them better.

Link needs to involve the people of Essex & Southend in their work. To get this going they have decided to hold a major launch event to spread far and wide awareness of LINk, engage the people countywide (that means throughout the whole of ECC and SBC), and encourage community involvement in LINk’s activities. This will be followed shortly afterwards by a roadshow of launch events in our five Locality Group areas.
More information: see Local Involvement Networks (LINks) explained,
or go to: www.direct.gov.uk/localinvolvementnetworks
Location: Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford.
Time: between 10am and 4pm
Contact:
Linda Tubb, Mid Essex Co-ordinator email: linda.tubb@cemvo.org.uk
Julie Harkus SW and W Locality Co-ordinator email: julie.harkus@cemvo.org.uk
Gillian Dawson SE Locality Co-ordinator email: gill.dawson@cemvo.org.uk

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