Please join us at our Kent Arthritis Action Group. The event will provide an opportunity to meet others living in your area with arthritis, share hints and tips and  to let us know what you would like to gain from the Self-Management Approach.

We will be joined by the British Association of Occupational Therapists to talk about occupational therapy. Occupational therapy provides practical support to empower people to overcome the barriers caused by medical conditions, ageing or accidents which prevent them from doing everyday tasks and activities that matter to them. This support increases people’s independence and satisfaction in all aspects of life.

Interested? Please call us now on 02037 817120 – or email us: info@arthritisaction.org.uk to reserve your place.

Please join us at our Bury St Edmunds Arthritis Action Group. The event will provide an opportunity to meet others living in your area with arthritis, share hints and tips and  to let us know what you would like to gain from the Self-Management Approach.

Sam Reid, Falls Prevention Exercise Practitioner will be joining us to talk about the Positive Steps exercise programme.

Interested? Attendance is Free for Members, £2 for non-Members – Please call us now on 02037 817120 – or email us: info@arthritisaction.org.uk to reserve your place.

At our next Ferndown Arthritis Action Group we will be hearing from Dr Osman Ahmed, University of Bournemouth.

The event will also provide an opportunity to meet others living in your area with arthritis, share hints and tips and  to let us know what you would like to gain from the Self-Management Approach.

Interested? Attendance is Free for Members, £2 for non-Members – Please call us now on 02037 817120 – or email us: info@arthritisaction.org.uk to reserve your place.

At our next Leicester Arthritis Action Group we will be hearing about Distraction techniques from  Arthritis Action Area Coordinator Ruth Smith.

The event will also provide an opportunity to meet others living in your area with arthritis, share hints and tips and  to let us know what you would like to gain from the Self-Management Approach.

Interested? Attendance is Free for Members, £2 for non-Members – Please call us now on 02037 817120 – or email us: info@arthritisaction.org.uk to reserve your place.

Please join us at our Warrington Arthritis Action Group with Chris Everett, Senior Community Librarian, Warrington Libraries. We will be talking about the Reading Well Scheme.

The event will provide an opportunity to meet others living in your area with arthritis, share hints and tips and  to let us know what you would like to gain from the Self-Management Approach.

About the speaker:

Chris has worked for Warrington libraries for nearly 14 years, currently as Community and Stock Librarian, one of the 3 full time staff members. Since Community Library Team became part of Livewire, in 2012, they have been able to work more closely with leisure and lifestyles colleagues, to provide a better holistic offer for the health and well-being of the people of Warrington.

Chris firmly believes that there is a book out there for everyone – you just might not have found it yet. Being able to enjoy reading is a real mood and confidence booster.

About the talk:

Chris will discuss how much of library work nowadays revolves around “bibliotheraphy”, or reading for health and well-being. This is the basis for many of the community projects and is highlighted in many library promotions such as the ‘Mood Boosting’, and will introduce you to the ‘Reading Well’ collections.

Interested? Please call us now on 02037 817120 – or email us: info@arthritisaction.org.uk to reserve your place.