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Unleash Your Positivity With NLP: An Evening Of Discovery!
This Thursday 26th January 2012, Wincanton Positive Living Group will be welcoming guest speaker Ben Grassby who will give a talk entitled 'Unleash Your Positivity with NLP'. Come and join us for an interactive evening of exploration and fun.
Positive Living Comes to Wincanton!
Starting in January, Thursday nights in Wincanton will never be the same. Once a week Wincanton Memorial Hall will become host to Wincanton Positive Living Group. Come and join us each week for an evening of enlightenment!
The Castle Cary and Ansford Weight Loss Club
Brand New - The Castle Cary and Ansford Weight Loss Club! Come and join in a friendly group in Castle Cary who are interested in health and nutrition with the goal of losing weight! Everybody is welcome every Tuesday 6.30pm-7.30pm.
Bishop of Bath and Wells Visits Wincanton Community Hospital
The Bishop of Bath and Wells visited Wincanton Community Hospital recently and showed his support for the 'Friends' Christmas Scanner Appeal.
No Pharmacy at New Barns!
Did you know that there will not be a dispensing pharmacy at New Barns Surgery?
Madagascar - Island of Wonders
Wincanton and Area Parkinson's Group is hosting an illustrated talk about this unique island at its monthly meeting on November 16th in the Meeting Room of Wincanton Memorial Hall from 2.30pm - 4.30pm. Admission £2 to include refreshments (£1 for members).
Wincanton Parkinson's Group Celebrates its First Anniversary
On 19th October 2011 the Wincanton and Area Parkinson's Group held its first birthday celebration at Memorial Hall, Wincanton, where over 60 invited guests, members and family attended.
Osteoporosis: Are you at risk?
You are warmly invited to join our osteoporosis specialist nurse at The Balsam Centre to listen to a talk on osteoporosis, meet your governors from Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and share your views about the hospital.
You Are What You Eat - The Making of a Nutritionist
My children each have their own health issues. Preferring natural remedies, I trained as a nutritionist-herbalist to help them and it’s made a big difference to our family. If it works for us, I can help it work for you.
Proposed New Homes Threaten Hospital Growth
Plans to expand Wincanton Community Hospital could be brought to a halt if consent to build 58 homes near Verrington Lane goes ahead. If approved, the development could see a longstanding agreement for a road through the hospital car park activated.
Wincanton & Area Parkinson's Group Chairman Steve Beech Recognised
Having recruited thirty members within a year Steve Beech was nominated as one of the recipients of an award, in recognition of the work he has put in at the first ever Parkinson's Volunteer Recognition Day for Parkinson's South West Region.
Men's Health Presentation a Success for Wincanton PPG
On 25th May Wincanton Patient Participation Group gave their fifth Patient Information Evening to a large audience in the Memorial Hall on the subject of Men's Health and Prostate Cancer in particular.
Have a Chocolate and Let's Talk About Death
On Saturday 21st May I met three enthusiastic women connected to the NHS and Marie Curie Cancer Care, who had volunteered to spend time at Tesco in Yeovil handing out free chocolates and leaflets to passers by. Why?
June is National Eye Health Month
"I don't need an eye test - I can see just fine!" Think again! A regular eye examination could save your sight, or even your life! Read on for some things you might not know about your eyes, plus TWO special offers.
Is There A Place For Homeopathy In the 21st Century Home?
Homeopathy has been in existence for almost two hundred years. But, relying on the principles and remedies it started out with, does homeopathy still have a place in your medicine cabinet? Yes! But don’t take my word for it…
Men's Health Information Evening - 25th May
Wincanton's Patient Participation Group is holding an event with free admission on the subject of Men's Health and Prostate Cancer in particular. This condition is very common amongst men of middle age and this is an opportunity to find out the facts and ask your questions.
Changing Faces at Wincanton's Optician - Is It You We're Looking For?
A lot has happened in the last 18 months at Sarah Gibson Optometrist. We have said Farewell to some wonderful people and Hello to a new face. Now we need another somebody to complete the team. Are you that person?
Wincanton Community Hospital Staff Join Global Hand-Washing Campaign
Nurses and healthcare staff at Wincanton Community Hospital are leading by example when it comes to maintaining good hand hygiene and preventing the spread of infections.
Parkinson's Awareness Day at Morrisons
Members of the Wincanton and Area Parkinson's Group spent Thursday 14th in the foyer of Morrisons handing out leaflets, collecting donations and talking to people about Parkinson's Disease.
NHS Somerset Drives Stroke and Wasted Medicines Awareness Campaigns
Somerset NHS are driving awareness of two campaigns, "Are Your Medicines Going Down the Drain?" and "Stroke Campaign Returns to save Somerset Lives."
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