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What’s coming up: Dates for your Diaries
Willow Weaving One Day Workshop – Learn the art of Basket Making and make a basket in a day
Wednesday 21st May 10am – 3pm
https://sslcourses.uk/CourseDetailsView.asp?ID1=1100&ID2=1397&ID3=1
Wednesday 4th June 10am-3pm
https://sslcourses.uk/CourseDetailsView.asp?ID1=1100&ID2=1398&ID3=1
Needle Felting One Day Workshop – Learn the art of needle felting and use your artistic flair to create an animal
Tuesday 27th May 10am-3pm
https://sslcourses.uk/CourseDetailsView.asp?ID1=1100&ID2=1399&ID3=1
Thursday 3rd July 10am -3pm
https://sslcourses.uk/CourseDetailsView.asp?ID1=1100&ID2=1400&ID3=1
Grief and Loss Awareness – This course is run by Mind in Somerset and is aimed at those who are experiencing grief and loss. Tuesday 10th June 10am-1pm https://sslcourses.uk/CourseDetailsView.asp?ID1=1100&ID2=1395&ID3=1
Introduction to Suicide Intervention Support Skills and Services – This course is run by Mind in Somerset. The Introduction to Suicide Intervention Support Skills workshop has been designed to increase suicide alertness and community confidence to engage with individuals who have had thoughts of suicide and/or are at risk to self, by supporting them to stay safe. The workshop explores, barriers to talking, engaging people with further support and the importance of understanding limitations, boundaries, and self-care. Wednesday 11th June 4pm-7pm
Safety notice: Your safety and emotional health is of paramount importance to us and therefore we advise that if you have been bereaved by suicide within the last 12 months you do not enrol onto this course, at this time.
We are hosting a lovely course on Wednesday mornings, with Autism Somerset, a 12-step Anxiety Programme: 2 hours each Wednesday for 4 weeks. This course will provide you with strategies to develop skills and resources to explore self-regulation systems and how anxiety can work for you. The course is free subject to SS&L eligibility criteria. For more information and to sign up please use the links below:
30th April 12 Step Anxiety Programme
4th June 12 Step Anxiety Programme
This promises to be a really great course, so please feel free to share with anyone that you think may benefit
Pain Cafe at ARK – Through Live Well With Pain, ARK at Egwood is providing a 10-week workshop, which is a safe place for people who live with persistent pain to explore alternative ways for managing their condition. It explores topics such as how pain works within the brain, managing moods, nutrition, sleep and understanding ways to pace ourselves – what helps and what does not. The current workshop is over half way through, however, if you are interested in attending the next one, please email jo*@*********od.com.
Changes at ARK – The Changes program is an easy to access, adult peer support group for people experiencing challenges with their mental wellbeing. These are drop-in sessions, so no booking is required and attendance each week is not mandatory. The group will run every Thursday 4pm to 6pm – commencing 8th May. Email of****@*********od.com if you have any questions or would like to know more. Venue will be the Blue Room, ARK at Egwood, Merriott, TA16 5QN.
Regular Community Activities at ARK
There are lots of things coming up over the next few months; here are but a few, so please keep your eyes open locally and on social media:
Mondays 9.30-10.30am – £5
Every other Tuesday – £6 for 2 courses (must book via of****@*********od.com)
Every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 10.30am from ARK. Approximately 1 hour – free of charge.
