Past Speakers
Past Speakers
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Alastair Greetham MCSP – Physiotherapist
At the Thursday meeting 4th September.. Alastair who was trained in the military and worked mainly in the area of orthopedic rehabilitation. He has a clinical interest in movement and posture-related problems
. During his presentation the club had ‘audience participation’ with carrying out simple exercises that affect the body and improve it’s posture.
Alastair has undertaken a study of movements we all take in our everyday life and from a review of the results he has discovered that the average human makes up to 500 movements per day, that are considered to be similar to ‘squats’.
The simple act of getting up out of a chair is an exercise that many people do not undertake properly. The way a person stands can have an effect on muscle groupings. Alastair demonstrated the rights and wrongs and had the audience taking part.
At the end of the evening all those in attendance understood the importance of keeping active and how simple exercises can help the body maintain itself and improve the physical wellbeing.
At Thursday’s meeting, 28th August.
Sue Jobbings gave an interesting and informative presentation on the services provided by Spring, a Northamptonshire based organization that provides a service called Social Prescribing and covers nearly all aspects relating to lifestyle and both physical and mental health.
Spring works in conjunction with Northamptonshire Health and Care Partnership and Public Health Northamptonshire, and is open to all adults living in the county who have at least one long term health condition and would like to improve their health and wellbeing.
The majority of GP surgeries have a trained Social Prescriber in the practice who are able to refer a patient to Spring. However, not all participants come from surgeries, there is a route for self-referral.
Sue gave an outline of all the services her organization provides. Working with a Social Prescriber helps give a person control over their life style working on such aspects as looking after themselves, managing symptoms of health-related conditions, both physical and mental, financial advice, managing attitudes to life style choices and how they affect relationships, giving a person a more positive outlook on life. Spring’s services are far reaching and available to all in the county.
For further information contact your GP’s surgery or visit Spring’s website…
www.springnorthamptonshire.org
On Thursday the 7th Augusts meeting the Club was given an interesting presentation by the Deanshanger Hedgehog Rescue Centre. Rachel and Dominic Mathews started the Deanshanger Hedgehog Rescue Centre in the summer of 2021, after years of observing hedgehogs in their village and garden, and the realisation that there was no rescue facility in the local area.
Their busiest season (June – October) they are often full to capacity…but when the phone rings they know that there is another hedgehog in desperate need of help! Of course, they always try their very best to get it to another rescue centre or a knowledgeable vet, however this often takes time – something that a poorly hedgehog often doesn’t have! Combine this with more travelling, further stress and delaying treatment. Some sadly can’t fight for long enough.
Having started in their shed. It became clear very quickly that demand was high in the area and so they had to come up with another plan.....they turned a room in their home into a critical care area, with the shed now being used for hedgehog rehabilitation!
At our weekly meeting on the 24th July, the Club was entertained to a presentation by Odette Mould MBE, Founder and Sam Williams, Family Liaison Officer on the services offered by Harry’s Rainbow, a Milton Keynes based charity for bereaved families covering MK, Northampton and District.
This charity was founded by Odette 14 years when she sadly lost her son, Harry, leaving a twin sister. Odette then realized that there wasn’t any bereavement counselling in the area, having to travel over 30 miles to the nearest centre. The charity’s mantra is…
“We aim to give bereaved children a brighter tomorrow”
Odette realized that Jessica, Harry’s twin sister was suffering from the loss of her brother and she decided to help her daughter find a way through. She investigated other bereavement counselling organizations and set out a series of actions that she found helped other families in a similar situation. The charity supports over 600 children with more and more joining each year. Last year 179 children were registered with the charity.
The Charity offers a number of bespoke services including…
· Support Groups
· Memory Boxes and Books
· Trips, Activities and Parties
· Therapeutic Mentoring
· Short Breaks at the Charity’s Caravan
· Podcast
· School Support and Training
· Projects
One of the best actions is that of talking through the bereavement with those affected.
3rd July - SOUTH AFRICA comes to TOWCESTER - Rotarian Noelean Jorgensen from the Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth, South Africa visited Towcester to attend the Silverstone F1 weekend. She was entertained by the Rotary Club of Towcester, an example of how the Rotary Family works. Arriving on Thursday, she was met at Milton Keynes Central by three club members and brought to Towcester. In the evening, she attended the Club’s weekly meeting where she gave a presentation on the activities of her club in Port Elizabeth, a smaller club than Towcester, although they carry out similar activities to those we undertake in Towcester, supporting the younger generation particularly those that are venerable and at risk, to the older generation that require support and assistance.
Noelean stayed with one of the Club’s Rotarians and arrangements were made to transport her to and from the Silverstone circuit, not an easy task on such a busy weekend.
On the Saturday evening, a supper party for her which was well attended by a number of the Towcester members.
This is an example of how the Rotary family works. You may be a member of a small club, but you are also welcomed at any of the 45,000 clubs worldwide.
If you would like to know more about Rotary and particularly Rotary in Towcester then send an email to secretary@towcester-rotary.org.uk. Alternatively visit the Club’s web site www.towcester-rotary.org.uk .
We meet on a Thursday evening at the Saracens Head Hotel, Towcester.
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