Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 – Charnwood

Mental Health Awareness Week 2018, what’s on in Charnwood…

TUESDAY 15 MAY 2018

Active Minds – Soft Tennis 10:00am-11:00am

Loughborough Leisure Centre, Browns Lane, LE11 3HE

Session for adults living with or recovering from mental ill health

Make Friends with a Book 2:00pm-3:30pm

Loughborough Library, Granby Street, LE11 3DZ

A weekly group which brings people together to listen to poems and read stories aloud.

Mental Health Matters drop-in 10:00am-12:00pm

Loughborough Library, Granby Street, LE11 3DZ

Advice and information about mental health and wellbeing services in the local community.

Mantra Meditation 6:00pm-7:00pm

The Marios Tinenti Centre, 91 Russell Street, Loughborough, LE11 1BJ

A chance to try mantra meditation and learn a new way to clear and focus your mind.

Chair Yoga 11:30am-12:30pm

Loughborough Library, Granby Street, LE11 3DZ

Keep your body supple and reduce stress through increasing blood flow and strength. Cost £5.00

Barrow-upon-Soar Health Walk

Meet 10:30am at the Three Crowns Inn car park, Barrow-upon-Soar, LE12 8JS

Walks last up to an hour and take in a variety of routes.

WEDNESDAY 16 MAY 2018

Green Gym 10:00am-1:00pm

Meet at entrance to Gorse Covert, off Stewart Drive, Loughborough, LE11 5RU

    A free session offering residents the chance to learn practical conservation skills and improve physical and mental wellbeing.

Email cara.wild@charnwood.gov.uk to register

Gorse Covert Health Walk

Meet 10:30am at Gorse Covert Community Centre, Maxwell Drive, Loughborough, LE11 4RZ

Walks last up to an hour and take in a variety of routes.

Loughborough Wellbeing Café 1:00pm-3:00pm

Loughborough Leisure Centre, Browns Lane, LE11 3HE

Have a go at Qi Gong and mindfulness to help you destress during Mental Health Awareness Week.

Changes Group 1:00pm-3:00pm

Glenmore Centre, Thorpe Road, Shepshed, LE12 9LU

Support group for adults living with mental health issues. Take part in a variety of activities or

simply relax with a cup of tea and a chat. Cost £1.50, new members welcome

THURSDAY 17 MAY 2018

Wriggly Readers 10:30am-11:00am

Loughborough Library, Granby Street, LE11 3DZ

Fun sessions for children aged 0-4 and their parents to enjoy stories, song and rhymes.

An opportunity for families to meet and make friends

Quorn Health Walk

Meet at 10:30am outside the Medical Centre in Quorn Village car park, LE12 8BP

Walks last up to an hour and take in a variety of routes.

Mountsorrel Health Walk

Meet at 10:30am at Sorrel Youth Café, The Green, Mountsorrel, LE12 7AF

Walks last up to an hour and take in a variety of routes

Active Minds – Badminton 7:00pm-8:00pm

Loughborough Leisure Centre, Browns Lane, LE11 3HE

Session for adults living with or r e covering from mental ill health

FRIDAY 18 MAY 2018

Active Minds – Circuits 10:00am-11:00am

Loughborough Leisure Centre,Browns Lane, LE11 3HE

Session for adults living with or recovering from mental ill health

Singing Cafe For You 10:00am-11:00am

Loughborough Library, Granby Street, LE11 3DZ

A chance for people living with dementia, mental ill health and their carers to enjoy a sing-a-long

Dementia Exercise Class 11:30am-12:30pm

Loughborough Leisure Centre,Browns Lane, LE11 3HE

Exercises designed to suit the individual’s needs. Cost £3.00. Call 01509 632535 to book

SATURDAY 19 MAY 2018

Family Construction Club 1:00pm-3:00pm

Loughborough Library, Granby Street, LE11 3DZ

Enjoy some family time together constructing amazing creations from Lego, Duplo and K’Nex and

Jenga blocks. Suitable for children aged three and over. Children must be accompanied by an adult

ALL WEEK AT LOUGHBOROUGH LIBRARY

Take some time out at Loughborough Library during Mental Health Awareness Week. Browse the

range of ‘Books on Prescription’, a collection of specially selected books providing information and

self-help techniques to help manage a number of mental health conditions. Enjoy the stress-relieving

benefits of colouring and find out more about the wide range of activities on offer each week at your

local library.

All activities are free of charge unless otherwise stated. For more

information, please call Louise Chance (Neighbourhood Development

Officer) on 01509 634764 or email louise.chance@charnwood.gov.uk