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Our meeting Weds 14th August

It's our regular monthly meet up next Wednesday, 14th August, from 6-7.45pm at Manchester Carers Centre. Tamzin Forster from Start2, a health-based arts organisation is coming to talk to us about their work. Their philosophy is 'changing lives through art' and I know there are already some very creative people in our group so it should be a fun session.

We normally run a 'walking bus' from next to the taxi rank at Manchester Piccadilly Station, but won't be doing so this month. Please make your own way to the Carers Centre - it's only two minutes walk from the New Islington Metrolink stop (Droylsden Line).

Our Chair, Lindsey Cree, is running a focus group alongside our meeting about care planning. Though spaces for this are now filled, Lindsey will give us an update at a future session so if you're interested you can hear more.

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