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Guest Blog | Ageing Creatively with Marcus Lilley

More exciting news to share… This week marked the end of our first year of Ageing Creatively across West Berkshire. Our Song at Birchwood Care Home was a celebration of song and dance with everyone enjoying the session. I’ve said it before in these articles but it is truly a joy to behold at the end of the week. We have even more new sessions to announce across West Berkshire, including more sessions of Our Song and the return of Chair Exercises to Harris Close and Redwood House.

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Volunteer Centre West Berkshire

Volunteering keeps you in regular contact with others and helps you develop a solid support system, which in turn protects you against stress and depression when you’re going through challenging times. Working with pets and other animals has also been shown to improve mood and reduce stress and anxiety.

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The Catherine Wheel has been awarded the local CAMRA branch Cider Pub of The Year

The Catherine Wheel has been awarded the local CAMRA branch Cider Pub of The Year After previously winning the award in 2015, 2017, 2018 & 2019 the Catherine Wheel, Newbury was awarded West Berkshire CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2022. Landlord Warwick Heskins with West Berkshire CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2022 award Landlord …

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Links to Thrive

Links to Thrive Creative sessions led by professional artists designed to support adult well-being through social prescription. AVAILABLE SESSIONS Links to Thrive is a programme of free courses and taster workshops for adults offering creative activities, support and social connection delivered in venues across West Berkshire. In collaboration with local GP surgeries and their Social …

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Guest Blog | Coffee Cyber with Mark Godsland 

The Thames Valley Police / Cyber Protect & Prepare Team continue to offer free of charge Cyber Awareness presentations(dependent on our availability) suitable for the following audiences of 1. Organisations, Public Sector, Small to Medium Enterprises, Charities or 2. Community Groups as either an, in person or online presentation.

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A Double Celebration at The Retreat Elcot Park

A Double Celebration at The Retreat at Elcot Park Their opening Weekend & Jubilee Celebrations: Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th June The countdown to their Royal opening is on! They will be marking the occasion with a fabulous celebratory weekend, coinciding with The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Join them for a quintessentially English celebration... Bring the …

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