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Cornwall Hospice have another  free Wellbeing Workshop to offer on the 23 September at St Julia’s Hospice in Hayle, for patients who have a palliative condition and their carers who may be affected.  ‘Soothing the Spirit’ is at St Julia’s Hospice from 2-4pm. Places are limited so booking is essential via the details on the poster/flyers attached.   A reminder Read more...

If your child is starting year 10 or year 11 this term, and has an EHC plan, Cornwall Council is running post-16 drop-in events to discuss the options available for post-16 education. Tuesday 24 September, 4-7pm, Liskerrett Community Centre, Liskeard, PL14 4AP Wednesday 2 October, 4-7pm, Heartlands, Pool, TR15 3QY There will be people to talk to, and a wide Read more...

There are a series of events taking place around World Peace Day, as promoted by Cornwall Faith Forum. Friday 20 September 12-1, County Hall, Choirs and speakers 3-5, Truro Methodist Church, ‘Big Sing for Health’ Saturday 21 September 10-4, Lemon Quay, Truro – choirs and speakers 1-2 Truro Cathedral – choirs 7.30, Truro Methodist Church, choirs Sunday 22 September 10.30, Read more...

There are more Who Dares Works courses starting soon, in Penzance, Hayle and Helston.  These courses are run by Active Plus’ team of ex-military trainers, helping people who are not currently in employment to gain skills necessary to carry on into training or employment. Transport and childcare can be funded if necessary, and all the courses are free.  Courses run Read more...

Move More Cornwall is a 25-week programme that supports individuals that have a fear of falling, have fallen in the past or are at risk of future falls. The project is focused on improving a person’s strength, balance and confidence, with an aim to reduce the risk of falling and improve stability and wellbeing across Cornwall. See dates below and Read more...

Transformation Cornwall is an ecumenical charity that strengthens faith based social action in Cornwall. Their funders include the Church Urban Fund, Cornwall Methodist District and Truro Diocese. An external consultant, James Baddeley is carrying out a review of our work to understand how they can best strengthen the Cornish Faith community to develop and carry out their social action work. Read more...

Join the discussion about health and wellbeing in the workplace The first ever Inclusivity Project event is taking place at the Pool Innovation Centre on 23 September. ‘Health in the workplace: National consultation – local impact’ will be a discussion hosted by The Inclusivity Project, which aims to understand the small business perspective on workplace wellbeing. Cornish businesses are invited to Read more...

Sunday 6th October 2019 – a day of free, fun events for older people across the UK Changing the story around loneliness. Silver Sunday is a special day in the national calendar when everyone can come together to celebrate older people: a day in the nation’s hearts where older people feel valued and are given new opportunities to get out of Read more...

The Diocese of Truro and Transformation Cornwall  have announced details of their autumn Meet the Funders workshops: All workshops run from 9.45 am – 1.30 pm Workshop 1 – Thursday, 19th September Carnon Downs Methodist Church Hall Old Carnon Hill, Carnon Downs, Truro TR3 6LF Developing your project How to find evidence for your project and turn those ideas into Read more...

End Hunger Cornwall conference A conference highlighting the impact of Food Poverty and Food Insecurity throughout Cornwall. The conference will be held on Friday 11 October at Camborne Parish Church, 9:30am-3:00pm. The aim of the day is to discuss and formulate a conference paper that can be presented locally and nationally, and used as a base model for other organisations. There Read more...

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Drug and alcohol Action Team are going to be running a new series of Young People’s Substance Awareness and Screening Training in October and November. Book quickly, as these usually fill up very fast. October 15, October 17, November 19, November 21, all at the DAAT offices, Threemilestone, Truro, all 9.30-4.30, Free of charge. Book via Read more...

‘Stopping Me Seeing the People I Love.’ training course – Dilemmas in Exploitation and Adolescence. In a ground-breaking approach to exploring child sexual exploitation let UsefulPsychology take you into the very heart of the experience. Exploring alternative solutions to the complex challenges of CSE in practice with adolescents, we use theatre, nuggets of useful psychology, and most importantly, you. Sally Crooks, Read more...

Next Step support sessions for start-ups Penzance at the Lescudjack Centre, Thursday 12 September, 10am-1pm, and on Thursdays for 3 more weeks. Organised by Accelerating Women’s Enterprise, and funded by Interreg. Contact via the Outset Cornwall website for more details. Read more...

An opportunity for grandparents and older carers who regularly look after under-fives to join us for a series of six (free) weekly sessions in Eden’s magical wild perimeters. This programme is designed to help grandparents who regularly look after their under-fives to play and learn together through outdoor games and activities. As a group we’ll use this outdoor space to Read more...

Circling Cornwall Is holding a leadership development programme, in November and December, with bookings open now and limited places, for those who wish to improve their Cicling practice or become a team member. 60 hours training is provided over 2 months, comprising one-day workshops, classroom learning, practice and evaluation. The cost is £595, unless you book before 31 August for Read more...

The Ministry of Defence is now supporting souses and partners, as well as ex-service personnel into employment. Career Transition Partnership is the MoD’s official provider of Artmed Forces Resettlement, and has been promoting this availability both in terms of support available to new people, and also an expanded pool of individuals from whom to recruit staff. If you are interested, Read more...

The Table is a women’s group open to all women. It is a space to connect, share, laugh, cry and empower each other. It is not a specialist mental health support but there is a wellbeing adviser facilitating the group that can offer in group support. The group will run on the last Wednesday of every month at Cafe CHAOS Read more...

People aged over 16, who are currently a tenant and unemployed, are invited to the next Moneybox course being run in Bodmin. The course runs on Fridays for 6 weeks, from Friday 13 September, 9.15-2.30, with travel costs and childcare covered for eligible participants, plus refreshments. The course will cover budgeting, debt, universal credit, and help build confidence and self Read more...

(with thanks to Safer Cornwall) Truro Cathedral will once again be holding a special service for people affected by suicide. The service of reflection will be on Sunday 8 September at 2 p.m. and is for anyone that may have been affected by suicide – those of all faiths or none, you are all welcome. Suicide prevention in Cornwall & the Isles Read more...

REACH Cornwaqll (from Truro and Penwith College) still has places on its fully-funded course in Digital Marketing for Care & Health. This is on 12 September, 10-4, at Truro and Penwtih College, Truro campus, Falmouth Building. This course is developed in direct collaboration with employers in Care & Health to ensure that it addresses the particular challenges faced by the Read more...