How are you? We'd like to share the latest information, activities and workshops taking place in the next couple of weeks.
If you think you could do with some help to try out an activity on zoom using your smart phone, tablet or computer, you might want to book for one our Tech Break sessions on Thursdays at midday.
These sessions provide one-to-one support from a friendly, knowledgeable volunteer. They can help you with anything that you're finding tricky using your devices. To book a session for Thursday 4th February, please see further details here.
Join the next Carers Support Group!
The next Carers Support Group is taking place on Wednesday 24th February 10.30am – 12.00pm. Join fellow carers to talk about all things to do with caring in Islington! We'll look forward to seeing you!
Nature's Pure Love is offering a free workshop for Islington Carers Hub clients and their cared for. Participants will be introduced to AromaTouch Techniques and other simple self-help methods which could help with arthritis and pain management.
Nature's Pure Love have provided courses for us before and we've had lots of positive feedback!
Click below for more information about the workshop on 2nd February.
Make an appointment with Global Generations for a fun "Friday Night In"! Global Generations have been running the "Friday Night Out" Project for three years, running cooking, planting and craft activities. They've recently brought their project online with a series of free Zoom cookery sessions.
Join international community chefs to try out some simple but tasty recipes. Find out what's on the menu by clicking below!
Our free Carers First Aid Workshops, run by the British Red Cross, have been extremely popular. Help yourself, those that you care for and others by learning First Aid so you have the skills and confidence to cope in a crisis. Just learning a few simple, but highly-effective First Aid skills could make all the difference to someone who is ill or injured.
1) Start a conversation with you to help you and your loved ones
Thursday 11th February, 10am - 11.15am
Have you ever wondered how to start a conversation about how you and your loved ones might want to be cared for - not just in the here and now but also in the future?
Conversations like these can make all the difference in the event of an emergency, and avoid rushed, stressful decisions for friends and family members.
Our quarterly Death Cafes provide a forum to meet with others and and have an open conversation about dying and bereavement, over a cuppa, online from home.
For more information about Future Matters "Death Cafes" and to book click below.
Do you live in Islington? Join us to talk about anything that's on your mind, any concerns that you might have or anything that you've discovered locally that you'd like to share with others.
This month's group will include a discussion about the lockdown restrictions and how this is affecting everyone, plus lots more. For full details about next week's Let's Talk session, please click below.
Islington Healthwatch have put together everything you might need to know about the vaccine rollout in one really useful document. It includes things like who will be able to get the vaccine and when, how you will be contacted and how you can get the vaccine if you're housebound....
Please click the button below to read the factsheet.
On 4th February Healthwatch Islington is hosting an event about the Covid vaccine. They will be joined online by NHS staff who will talk about the Covid vaccination programme and take your questions.
Are you worried about other things? You can call to talk to us about anything that you are concerned about. This might be if you're feeling low, for bereavement support, or about housing or money worries.....
