The programme for Epsom Mental Health Week 2011 will be available very shortly! Check back for more information.
The programme for Epsom Mental Health Week 2010 is below
You can download a copy of the programme here: EMHW10 brochure.pdf (713,3 kB)
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What's on during the Week?
Sunday 10 October (World Mental Health Day)
All events today at St Barnabas Church, Temple Road, KT19 8HA
10:15 Church Service for Peace and Hope
Bishop Michael Baughen: 'A God of love in a world of suffering?'
12noon - 4pm Opening Event - fun for all the family
12noon Welcome by the Mayor of Epsom & Ewell, Councillor Clive Smitherham
12.10pm Opening by Robert Douglas CBE, High Sheriff for Surrey
12.20pm Performances by Laine Theatre Arts
12.45pm Hot lunch (no charge)
1.30pm World record holder Ken Owen and his bed of nails
2.00pm ‘How to survive as a Mental Health patient or relative’ Dr Glenn Cornish, Consultant Psychiatrist
3.00pm The Caribe All Stars Steel Band
3.30pm Finale of the bed of nails with Ken Owen
4.00pm The Caribe All Starts Steel Band play us out
During the afternoon:
Face painting Fire Engine visit Bouncy Castle
Kim Wisdom (daughter-in-law of Sir Norman Wisdom) shares her experiences of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s.
Monday 11 October
All events today at St Barnabas Church, Temple Road, KT19 8HA
10.30 - 11.45am Living well and losing weight - why is it so difficult?
Professor Linda Morgan leads the discussion. Also available for private conversation after the meeting.
12noon - 1pm It is good to talk
Jonathan Clark, mental health professional and broadcaster, reflects on self-harm and suicide.
2-3pm Nurture and nutrition - for life
Chris Taylor, midwife, counsellor and mother. Helping mothers and babies to bond.
2-4pm A mental health intervention that will make you laugh ...
Obinna Ugoala and Sandra Young, Community Development Workers, Southside Partnership. An interactive workshop including DVD Bringing the outside in.
4-7pm Weekly Drop-in
Coffee, tea and cake, hot meal, activity. This week - music and poetry with Sarah and Wayne.
8-9pm Be still and know that I am God
An encounter with the Divine through meditation, music and ritual. Led by Fr David Camilleri.
Tuesday 12 October
Events today are at St Barnabas Church, apart from Keeping things together and parts of Time for Mum. These are highlighted below.
10-11am What are the different types of mental illness?
How to recognise when someone may need help and how to get that help. Dr Raj Persaud, psychiatrist and broadcaster.
10am-3pm Time for mum
A day of pampering, good food and the chance to learn new skills in coping with the joys and challenges of life as a mum.
At Pound Lane Children's Centre
10am-12noon Look Good, Feel Good. How to take care of yourself.
2-3pm Time for You. How to pamper yourself.
Also: Indian head massage from 10am-3pm. 5 minute slots bookable on arrival.
At St Barnabas, Temple Road (Creche throughout the day)
10am-12pm Wellbeing Morning with Holistic Harmony and Let's Link. Try a range of complementary therapies including
Indian head massage and Reiki. Therapists available all morning - just drop in.
12.30-1.30pm Lunch - teddy bear's picnic. Bring your favourite bear!
2-3pm Eat well to feel good. Workshop with WEA.
12.30-2pm Keeping things together: Work and mental health in a time of recession
Please note, this event will take place in the Council Chamber, Epsom Town Hall, The Parade, KT18 5BY
A forum for business. With Mick McCormick and Sheila Counihan, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Open University. Lunch included.
2-3pm Can't Learn, Won't learn, Don't care: ADHD and related learning difficulties
Fintan O'Regan, international lecturer.
3.15-4.15pm Work Stress Solutions
An interactive talk by Debbie Brewin on enhancing skills and confidence in returning to work, including information about Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
5-6pm The power of dance
Kathy Maskens leads a dance therapy session.
6-6.45pm Down the road
Laura Collins shares writing and reflects on life's ups and downs.
7-9pm Multi-cultural music
This fun-filled evening will bring together music from a variety of multi-cultural groups across Surrey including Women of Courage. A sing-along with Beth Hill,
Regional Development Advisory Teacher from The Voices Foundation, will conclude the evening. Followed by refreshments.
Wednesday 13 October
Events today are at St Barnabas Church, apart from Surae Asian drop-in and Window on the Mind. These are highlighted below.
10- 10.45am Wednesday morning drop-in
Come for coffee and tea, cake and singing.
10.30am-2pm Carer's Cafe
Time to share coffee and cake, get information and receive some support.
11am-12noon Resilience - better futures for all
A talk by Gillian Bridge on how resilience helps and how to build up your own.
1-2pm Surae Asian drop-in
Acer House, East Street (just before Kiln Lane turning), KT17 8EA
Learn about life from an Asian perspective and enjoy a genuine curry.
3-4.30pm Surviving Suicide: a mother's experience
Carol Anne Milton speaks from the depths of her experience.
5-6pm Managing our own depression
Rev Cathy Wiles on the new initiative of co-creating health.
7.30-9.30pm Window on the Mind
Epsom Library, Ebbisham Centre, 7 The Derby Square, KT19 8AG
An exciting opportunity to join this panel event with authors Adam Foulds, Samantha Harvey, and Gabriel Weston.
Doors open at 7pm
Tickets £5 (incl refreshments) available from Epsom Library - Epsom.library@surreycc.gov.uk. Call 01483 543599 for credit/debit sales.
8-9.30pm Time to act
Andy Smith from Laine Theatre Arts helps us act our our stories, fears and feelings.
Thursday 14 October
All events today are at St Barnabas Church, Temple Road
9.30-11am Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Hand Massage Drop-in
Valerie Boucher from the WEA
11.30am-12.30pm Providing for better mental health in Epsom
Opportunity to put questions about mental health provision, treatment, and future plans to our panel of speakers:
Fiona Edwards, Chief Executive, Surrey and Borders NHS Foundation Trust
Rabbi Danny Rich, Chief Executive, Liberal Judaism in England
Jill Tonks, Cognitive Hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner
Dave Sargeant, Asst Director, Personal Care and Support, Adult Social Care, Surrey County Council
Suzanne Akram, Manager, Bridging the Gap, Surrey Community Action
Followed by lunch.
2-3pm Healthy Diet = Healthy Mind!
Eat well for good health and happiness with Nikki den Hollander. Includes tasting session!
2-3pm Psychotherapy and the fear of change
Question & Answer session with Surrey Downs Psychotherapists.
3-4.30pm Caring for the body, Caring for the soul: The interrelatedness of mind, body and spirit
Rabbi Danny Rich, Chief Executive, Liberal Judaism, shares from the wealth of his experience.
5-7pm Revitalising Psychiatry
Dr Bob Johnson, Consultant Psychiatrist. Proactive workshop on the Cognitive Emotion Method - training your mind to do what you want.
8-9.30pm Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Sources for the history of Surrey's mental hospitals 1770-1990
It sounds a serious topic but Julian Pooley speaks with entertaining good humour and provides a fascinating insight into our local history.
Friday 15 October
All events today are at St Barnabas, Temple Road
9-9.30am Pregnancy, Cultural Values and Postnatal Depression: An Asian View
Narinder Ranger, Asian Faith Co-ordinator, Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
10-11am Hope where there is no horizon: Caring for those with unremitting illness - a Christian perspective
Entering the depths and heights of what it means to be human. Dr Gareth Tuckwell, Chief Executive, Burrswood Hospital and former Epsom GP.
11.15am-12.15pm Gathering and sharing the fruits of my life
Christina Kitchen MBE, Geoff Bridle and Dianne Mahboubi share their reflections on getting older and facilitate a discussion. Come and ask
your questions and share your wisdom.
12noon-12.30pm ‘SICK’, directed by Mike Rymer
Odeon Cinema, 14 Upper High Street, KT17 4QJ
Film of one person’s journey through mental ill health. Followed by discussion with the director.
12.30-2.00pm Hard questions for hard times
Chris Grayling (MP for Epsom and Ewell) and Chris Naylor (researcher King's Fund independent health think tank) debate proposed changes to the NHS with special reference to mental health. Plenty of opportunity for questions. Includes lunch.
2.30-3.30pm Mental Illness: Misrepresented, Mythologized, Mystified, Missed
Dr Paul Bailey, The Priory Hospital, Woking.
3.30-6.00pm Radio Jackie Roadshow
Food, prizes, anti-bullying and awesome sound system. Drop in your way back from school/college.
7-8.30pm Therapy in action: how does it work and what happens?
Using a DVD filmed at the Anna Freud Centre, Dr Jim Wilson, recently retired NHS psychotherapist, explores what it is like
when a mother cannot love her baby and what may help.
Saturday 16 October
11.30am-2.00pm Harvest Celebration Brunch
The Old Moat Garden Centre, Horton Lane, KT19 8PG
Come and sample seasonal dishes created by the Community Chef, Robin van Creveld. Learn to cook tasty, healthy food. Lots of ideas and inspiration. Free!
12.30-4pm The Human Library
Epsom Library, Ebbisham Centre, 7 The Derby Square, KT19 8AG
Real people can be "borrowed" for a 20 minute conversation on many aspects of mental illness.
7-10.30pm Celebration
St Barnabas, Temple Road
Party time with Drumheads, Acoustic Fairground and Anthony Fairweatherwith good food and company.
Find out how to Support us
Please see the video of the multicultural evening organised as part of Epsom Mental Health Week here
WEEK-LONG EVENTS
Experiences of Being
Yo Yo Drop-in Centre, 24 South Street, Epsom KT18 7PF
Art by Epsom young people
Our Journey Through Life
St Barnabas Church, Temple Road, Epsom KT19 8HA
Interactive exhibition
Also at St Barnabas Church:
Patient Advice and Liaison Service available to answer questions
Free refreshments
Exhibition by organisations who may be able to offer help and support.
The Ebbisham Centre, 7 the Derby Square, Epsom KT19 8AG
A4E
Age Concern
Action for Carers Epsom
Baha'i Community of Epsom
Carers of Epsom
Community Learning Champions
Circles Network
Epsom Counselling Service
First Steps
HomeStart
KAG Advocacy
Lifeworks
Lucis College
North Surrey Domestic Violence Outreach Team
Priory Group
Rethink
Relate
Relax for Health
RASASC Guildford
Richmond Fellowship
Samaritans
Sanctuary Magazine
Southside Partnership
The Sunnybank Trust
Surrey Libraries
Surrey Mediation
WEA
Work Stress Solutions
Young Minds