As autumn and winter approach are you looking for new pastimes and ways to meet people? Perhaps you remember country dancing at school, or enjoyed a Barn Dance/Ceilidh and would like to try other English dances?
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Mention of domestic abuse, FGM, human trafficking and slavery.
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Some years ago I was asked to set up philosophy clubs in local primary schools. The aim was to show children how philosophical thinking goes beyond simple discussion and debate to explore complex concepts. One topic we talked about was, ‘What does it mean to be a person'? Children’s ideas ranged far and wide, with many young thinkers defining ‘personhood’ in terms of the roles that people have – child, pupil, boy, girl, Year Six and so on. Others talked about the essential features of being alive; eating, metabolizing, excreting, breathing, moving, growing, reproducing, and responding to external stimuli. A few introduced spiritual / religious ideas such as a soul being essential for personhood.
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We wanted to let you know that the New Normal cancer support group WILL be continuing throughout the summer months.
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As adults we all know fitness is an important part of our healthy life styles. We need to pass that message on to our children.
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Language is something that many of us take completely for granted. Yet it is a most astonishing ability that only humans possess to the level of sophistication that we are familiar with.
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“Osteopaths can help people of all ages. A typical day in clinic can involve seeing patients that are a week old to 99 years young!”
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People are being invited to join together for an extraordinary ‘pilgrimage’ between two communities in honour of a Leicestershire saint.
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Osteopaths know a lot about knees, and how to keep them functioning for you – at any age.
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