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For up-to-the-minute news and information visit dailyecho.co.uk Monday, September 3, 2012 16 n n Fleming Park Leisure Centre in Eastleigh holds aqua therapy sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11.40am. These totally non-impact classes are ideal for those suffering from back problems or arthritis or recovering from injury. The Speedo Deepwater Aqua class costs £3.15. n n REMAP is a charity which designs and makes equipment for the disabled which is not available commercially. Telephone Richard Bavister on 01590 616330. n n MODCATS (Members of the Disabled Community Aiding Themselves Successfully) meets at St John’s Hall, Hythe 10.30am-12.30pm every Friday. MODCATS is a self-help group for people with physical disability, providing a pop-in centre. Monthly speakers, outings and social activities are also arranged. Telephone: 023 8084 2525. n n Wheelchair Basketball – Hampshire Harriers, Chamberlayne Sports Centre, Weston Lane, Southampton, 1pm-3pm. Meet every Sunday. n n Saints in the Community football coaching – Oasis Academy Sunday morning & Monday evening, suitable for young people and adults. Call 0845 6889370 for further details. n n CLASSES of yoga-based techniques in posture, breathing, flexibility and relaxation are held at Southampton General Hospital. The classes run on Mondays from 5.30pm to 6.30pm and 7.15pm to 8.15pm and also on Tuesdays in Shirley from 1.15pm to 2.15pm. There is also one-to-one help available in the city. Classes are ideal for sufferers of chronic ailments or as a support for carers of the disabled. Contact Sue Batley on 023 8022 0789 or 07759325859. a n on s a totally ss and is suffering from NOTICE BOARD If you have any items to include on this page – regular meetings, one-off events or fundraisers – or want to contribute to Access All Areas, then contact newsdesk on 023 8042 4522 or e-mail [email protected]. Lottery winners WINNING numbers in Friday’s lottery draw in aid of Countess Mountbatten House hospice, West End: £1,000 - 49126; £250 - 26283; £100 - 05787; £25 - 11369, 43650, 47845; £10 - 01287, 25503, 35241, 38340; £5 - 04874, 31323, 33148, 41228, 43642, 45129, 48660. Access Access all all areas areas Giving a voice to the disabled: dailyecho.co.uk incorporating You Care, We Care SOUTHAMPTON resi- dents living with mental illness are being offered a new haven in the city. Determined to do something about what she believes is a drastic cut in mental health services, Frances Heather is stepping out from retirement and launching a new project. With more than 30 years of experience as an occupational therapist, Frances is offering two drop-in sessions a week, where people can have a chat, seek advice or learn a skill. However, to make it a success, Frances is looking for some vol- unteers to help out at the ses- sions, for which she has secured funding until March. There will be two sessions a week, one on Wednesdays at Ropewalk in Derby Road, between 11am and 2pm and another on Thursdays at Warren Community Centre in Chestnut Road, from 12pm until 3pm. The first sessions will be on Wednesday and if demand is high, Frances hopes to build on the success in the future, start- ing a community cafe and bak- ing project, offering people the chance to gain qualifications. She said: “This is my response to the lack of services there are out there for people with mental health issues in Southampton. “I am offering a place where people of any age, ability or dis- ability can just drop in and use the facilities as they wish, where they can feel comfortable and have someone to talk to. “I hope that with more fund- ing, we can expand this service and it will evolve to what people what it to become.” Anyone who would like to get involved, become a volunteer or offer a skill can contact Frances on 07850 189069 or email [email protected]. Thanks for your care of my mum DARING fundraisers are being encouraged to follow in the brave footsteps of a Hampshire man who is set to scale the heights of three peaks. Alan Lee, from Fareham, pictured, is taking on the 24-hour Three Peaks Challenge in aid of Southampton’s Red and White Appeal as a thank-you for the care his mother received when she was battling cancer. Paula, 66, is now in remission but was forced to spend a month in an isolation room at Southampton General Hospital during her chemotherapy for non- Hodgkin lymphoma. Alan, 43, wants his charity mission in September to act as a thank-you to the team who cared for his mum and help the appeal move closer to its £1.76m target to build a specialist unit for blood cancer patients. He said: “I wanted to take part in the Three Peaks Challenge by way of a thank- you to the hospital for the excellent care given to my mother, Paula. “She, along with all the other patients, received the best treatment and fantastic care, given the resources available. “It is going to be a tough physical challenge and something of a mental challenge too, given my fear of heights.” To sponsor Alan visit uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AlanLee or to join him call Suzie Simmons on 023 8079 8881. THE head of one of the world’s oldest conservation groups is taking on a daunting task for charity. Peter Roberts, chairman of the New Forest Association, and fellow walker Linda Gaitskell, who is totally blind, are preparing to scale Africa’s highest peak to fund research into Parkinson’s Disease. Linda, 56, lost a close friend to the disease and Peter’s sister Cathy has been diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s. The pair, who met on a walk in Buckinghamshire two years ago, are planning to trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania this month. Peter said: “This will be a great challenge as well as a way of marking the loss of Linda’s friend. “Although we’re both active we have no idea how the altitude will affect us. I’ve climbed to about 13,000 feet in Nepal but Kilimanjaro is half as high again at 19,340 feet. “The mountain is on the equator, which means climbing from the tropics to sub-zero temperatures at the snow-covered summit.” Linda, of Harrow, Middlesex, has been blind since the age of 19 but loves the outdoor life. Despite her handicap she has run a marathon and has skied. Anyone wishing to sponsor them can visit justgiving.com/lindagaitske ll-peterroberts, which gives more details of the trip. Frances seeks help with drop-in haven n By Echo reporter [email protected] Ready to tackle Africa’s highest peak HIGH AMBITION: Linda and Peter.
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nn Fleming Park LeisureCentre in Eastleighholds aquatherapy sessionson Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridaysat 11.40am. These totallynon-impact classes are ideal forthose suffering from backproblems or arthritis orrecovering from injury. The SpeedoDeepwater Aqua class costs £3.15.
nn REMAP is a charity whichdesigns and makes equipment forthe disabled which is not availablecommercially. Telephone RichardBavister on 01590 616330.
nn MODCATS (Members of theDisabled Community AidingThemselves Successfully) meets at StJohn’s Hall, Hythe 10.30am-12.30pmevery Friday. MODCATS is a self-helpgroup for people with physicaldisability, providing a pop-in centre.Monthly speakers, outings and socialactivities are also arranged.Telephone: 023 8084 2525.
nn Wheelchair Basketball –Hampshire Harriers, ChamberlayneSports Centre, Weston Lane,Southampton, 1pm-3pm. Meetevery Sunday.
nn Saints in the Community footballcoaching – Oasis Academy Sundaymorning & Monday evening, suitablefor young people and adults. Call0845 6889370 for further details.
nn CLASSES of yoga-basedtechniques in posture, breathing,flexibility and relaxation are held atSouthampton General Hospital.The classes run on Mondays from5.30pm to 6.30pm and 7.15pm to8.15pm and also on Tuesdays inShirley from 1.15pm to 2.15pm.There is also one-to-one helpavailable in the city. Classes areideal for sufferers of chronicailments or as a support for carersof the disabled. Contact SueBatley on 023 8022 0789 or07759325859.
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If you have any items to include on this page – regular meetings, one-off events or fundraisers – or want to contribute to Access All Areas, then contactnewsdesk on 023 8042 4522 or e-mail [email protected].
Lottery winnersWINNING numbers in Friday’s lotterydraw in aid of Countess MountbattenHouse hospice, West End: £1,000 -49126; £250 - 26283; £100 - 05787;£25 - 11369, 43650, 47845; £10 -01287, 25503, 35241, 38340; £5 -04874, 31323, 33148, 41228, 43642,45129, 48660.
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SOUTHAMPTON resi-dents living with mentalillness are being offereda new haven in the city.
Determined to do somethingabout what she believes is adrastic cut in mental healthservices, Frances Heather isstepping out from retirementand launching a new project.
With more than 30 years ofexperience as an occupationaltherapist, Frances is offeringtwo drop-in sessions a week,where people can have a chat,seek advice or learn a skill.
However, to make it a success,Frances is looking for some vol-unteers to help out at the ses-
sions, for which she has securedfunding until March.
There will be two sessions aweek, one on Wednesdays atRopewalk in Derby Road,between 11am and 2pm andanother on Thursdays atWarren Community Centre inChestnut Road, from 12pm until3pm.
The first sessions will be onWednesday and if demand ishigh, Frances hopes to build onthe success in the future, start-ing a community cafe and bak-ing project, offering people the
chance to gain qualifications.She said: “This is my response
to the lack of services there areout there for people with mentalhealth issues in Southampton.
“I am offering a place wherepeople of any age, ability or dis-ability can just drop in and usethe facilities as they wish, wherethey can feel comfortable andhave someone to talk to.
“I hope that with more fund-ing, we can expand this serviceand it will evolve to what peoplewhat it to become.”
Anyone who would like to getinvolved, become a volunteer oroffer a skill can contact Franceson 07850 189069 or [email protected].
Thanks for yourcare of my mumDARING fundraisers are being encouragedto follow in the brave footsteps of aHampshire man who is set to scale theheights of three peaks.
Alan Lee, from Fareham, pictured, istaking on the 24-hour Three PeaksChallenge in aid of Southampton’s Red andWhite Appeal as a thank-you for the care hismother received when she was battlingcancer.
Paula, 66, isnow inremission butwas forced tospend a monthin an isolationroom atSouthamptonGeneralHospital duringherchemotherapyfor non-Hodgkinlymphoma.
Alan, 43,wants hischarity missionin September to act as a thank-you to theteam who cared for his mum and help theappeal move closer to its £1.76m target tobuild a specialist unit for blood cancerpatients.
He said: “I wanted to take part in theThree Peaks Challenge by way of a thank-you to the hospital for the excellent caregiven to my mother, Paula.
“She, along with all the other patients,received the best treatment and fantasticcare, given the resources available.
“It is going to be a tough physicalchallenge and something of a mentalchallenge too, given my fear of heights.”
To sponsor Alan visituk.virginmoneygiving.com/AlanLee or tojoin him call Suzie Simmons on 023 80798881.
THE head of one of theworld’s oldest conservationgroups is taking on adaunting task for charity.
Peter Roberts, chairmanof the New ForestAssociation, and fellowwalker Linda Gaitskell,who is totally blind, arepreparing to scale Africa’shighest peak to fundresearch into Parkinson’sDisease.
Linda, 56, lost a closefriend to the disease andPeter’s sister Cathy hasbeen diagnosed with earlyonset Parkinson’s.
The pair, who met on awalk in Buckinghamshiretwo years ago, are planningto trek to the top of MountKilimanjaro in Tanzaniathis month.
Peter said: “This will be agreat challenge as well as a
way of marking the loss ofLinda’s friend.
“Although we’re bothactive we have no idea howthe altitude will affect us.I’ve climbed to about 13,000feet in Nepal butKilimanjaro is half as highagain at 19,340 feet.
“The mountain is on theequator, which meansclimbing from the tropicsto sub-zero temperatures atthe snow-covered summit.”
Linda, of Harrow,Middlesex, has been blindsince the age of 19 butloves the outdoor life.Despite her handicap shehas run a marathon andhas skied.
Anyone wishing tosponsor them can visitjustgiving.com/lindagaitskell-peterroberts, which givesmore details of the trip.
Frances seeks helpwith drop-in haven
n By Echo [email protected]
Ready to tackle Africa’s highest peak
HIGH AMBITION: Linda and Peter.
