‘Monthly Bereavement Support Group’ at Caring Together

Come and meet other bereaved people for group support and understanding. A warm welcome, cuppa and biscuits will also be on offer too. We are meeting together on the first Monday of each month.
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Next one is this Monday 1st November @11am – 12noon
Venue: Caring Together, 127 Woodhouse Street, Leeds LS6 2PY
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If you are interested, or just want to know more then please do get in touch. Call Lisa 07436 530073, or email if you wish: lisa@caringtogether.org.uk

Skills Share: crafting together

We have loved getting together for our skills share sessions. We are having a break this week but we are back next week. Due to ill health our first get together back we will continue with Crocheting/Knitting and Sewing. We will commence the card making for the following 2 sessions all being well thereafter. We will review this nearer the time.
We look forward to seeing you next week for some good company, nattering, sharing, a cuppa and a bit of creativity.
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When: Wednesday 3rd, 10th & 17th November 2021
Time: 11am to 12.30pm
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Venue: Caring Together, 127 Woodhouse Street, Leeds LS6 2PY at 11am
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Contact Lisa 07436 530073, or email: lisa@caringtogether.org.uk if you require any further information. Note: We can also bring something to you as well if you are not able to get to us.

Make a your Will and help a charity – Will Aid month

HomeNovember will be Will Aid Month.  During this month  participating solicitors donate their time and skills to draw up a basic Will for clients without charging their usual fee. Instead, they invite their clients to make a voluntary donation to Will Aid.   Donations support the vital work of the nine Will Aid charities to help people in need in the UK and around the world.

The suggested donation is £100 for a single will or £180 for a pair of mirror wills (less than the usual fees charged) but you are free to donate as much or as little as you choose.

There are a number of solicitors locally taking part and many are offering online or telephone appointments as well as face to face.

To find out more and how to make a will aid appointment go to https://www.willaid.org.uk/will-makers

Caring Together’s Monthly Carers Support Group in partnership with Carers Leeds

Are you a carer for a family member, partner, or friend? Would you like to meet others in a similar situation? Why not come along and join us on the last Thursday of each month for a friendly chat and a cuppa.
 
Next one: Thursday 28th October 2021
Venue: Caring Together in Woodhouse and Little London, 127 Woodhouse Street, Leeds 6
(opposite the Post office/Londis shop)
Time: 11am to 12.30pm
 
Just pop in, or call Lisa 07436 530073, or email: lisa@caringtogether.org.uk for more information

Getting Your Covid Booster

If you are eligible for a Covid Booster and still haven’t had it you no longer have to wait to contacted by the NHS.

You can now book online  NHS – book or manage a booster dose of Covid Vaccine or call 119 if:

aged 50 and over
aged 16 and over with a health condition that puts you at high risk from COVID-19
a frontline health and social care worker

AND it has been at least 6 months since you had your second dose of a Covid vaccine

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Standing and Seated Pilates at Caring Together

We have two more weeks to go so if you wish to come along and give it a try then please just call 07436 530073, or email: lisa@caringetogether.org.uk
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We are getting to learn some useful tips in relation to posture, muscle and core strength.

Light Night 2021 – 14th/15th October

Thursday 14 and Friday 15 October 2021 – the UK’s largest annual arts and light festival.

Natural wonders to illuminate Leeds as Light Night returns: 01. Lightning Catchers by Seb Lee-Delisle

Go to  https://whatson.leeds.gov.uk/lightnight/all-events to see all that is happening across 10 zones.
This year Light Night Leeds will be taking some  projects out of the city centre and bringing #ArtintheDark into different local areas and communities around Leeds. Kirkstall – Holbeck – Chapeltown – Woodhouse

The spectacular wonders of the natural world will come to life on the streets of Leeds for Light Night 2021

The hugely popular cultural showpiece will see a breath-taking programme of illuminated artworks take over well-known landmarks and locations across Leeds city centre on October 14 and 15.

Under the banner Back to Nature, this year’s event will be themed around nature and the environment, with artists from around the world creating pieces reflecting everything from the spectacular diversity of the animal kingdom to the beauty of trees and plants and even the unstoppable power of the weather.

The event will also encourage visitors to think about their own impact on the environment and how we can all play a part in combatting climate change and supporting the planet’s precious and fragile ecosystems.

Highlights this year will include the chance to catch digital lightning bolts, cast from the front of Leeds Civic Hall thanks to artist Seb Lee-Delisle, and the opportunity to take control of a circle of futuristic monoliths on Millennium Square with Canadian studios Jack World and Ottomata.

French artists Pitaya’s light sculpture at Leeds Dock will recreate a giant, endangered marine mammal in a powerful message about biodiversity, while Leeds Town Hall’s Victoria Hall will be hosting a captivating combination of light, music and performance created by artist Richard Evans exploring the critical issue of climate change.

And on Queen Square Luke Jerram’s remarkably accurate large-scale replica of the Earth, made with detailed NASA imagery, will remind visitors of the Earth’s precarious beauty.

This year’s Light Night will mark a return to a more familiar format after COVID-19 restrictions meant that last year’s events were socially distanced or enjoyed remotely. The 2021 programme has been modified to allow for additional safety measures but will still feature more than 40 installations and artworks spread across ten different zones, many supported by local businesses.