The first meeting of the “Monday Club” had a good turnout, with 28 people coming along to find out more about self-management opportunities within their community. It was explained to the audience that in true self-management style, the idea for the new group had been put forward by a BHC volunteer, so the turnout and response was particularly encouraging.
Nathalie and Karen introduced the new initiative, and further information was given by volunteers and workers representing different health and well being community activities. It was an informal event, with lots of opportunity for discussion and catching up.
Everyone really enjoyed the event, and was happy to contribute their ideas for activities they would like to see being established. A variety of suggestions was put forward by BHC, with others coming from the group members. Evaluation of the topics established that Gentle Exercise/Tai Chi and Healthy Eating were the most popular. And the team was delighted that sixteen people indicated their intent to register for the new group. Further participants registered for the mailing list.
On reflection, the team decided to advertise the event further, and to highlight the fact that this will be a free service. They also felt that as some of the potential group members were hard of hearing, this would need to be addressed for future talks etc.
The group will meet again on Monday 28 January. See poster below.
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