Ash Chronic Pain Support Group

12/08/2025

🌟 MEMORY WALK 2025 – WALK FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE 🌟
📅 Saturday 20th September | 🕙 Meet at 10am for a 10:30am start
📍 Starting from Sandwich Co-op

Whether you’re walking for someone you love, in memory, or for the 900,000 people living with dementia in the UK – join us for a moving and meaningful walk around the historic town walls of Sandwich.

💙 Wear blue to show your support
🖊 Add the name of the person you're walking for on your shirt
👟 Walk with family, friends, carers – or come solo and feel the community around you

You're not just walking. You're giving hope.

09/08/2025

08/08/2025

A little something to give us a giggle 🤭

07/08/2025

Hello 👋 we hope everyone is as well as can be expected.

Our next Ash Chronic Pain Support Group is Wednesday 13th August - 11 - 12 noon.

Our Speaker is Lisa Graham from Town and Country Housing. We also have our lovely Leanne - Yoga Therapist, who will be doing some yoga breathing with us!

Unlimited tea/coffee/cold drinks and biscuits for £1 and our monthly raffle is £1 for a strip of tickets.

Everyone will be made most welcome 😊

We are looking forward to seeing you ❤️

06/08/2025

TO THE WOMAN WHO IS SLOWLY FADING AWAY...

To the woman who has lost her spark.
To the woman whose get up and go, has well and truly gone.
This is for you.
This is to remind you, that you don’t have to be everything to everyone, every day.
You didn’t sign up for that.
Remember when you used to laugh? Sing?
Throw caution to the wind?
Remember when you used to forgive yourself more quickly for not always being perfect.
You can get that back again.
You really can.
And that doesn’t have to mean letting people down or walking away.
It just means being kinder to you, feeling brave enough to say no sometimes.
Being brave enough to stop sometimes.
And rest.
It starts the moment you realise that you’re not quite who you used to be.
Some of that is good, some of that is not.
There are parts of you that need to be brought back.
And if anyone in your life is not okay with that… they are not your people. Your people will be glad to see that spark starting to light up again.
So, if you have been slowly fading away my friend, this is the time to start saying yes to things that bring you joy and no to things that don’t.
It’s really pretty simple.

Ladies Pass it On ❤️

Artist- Unknown

06/08/2025

This is so true 💜

01/08/2025

Welcome August 💜
Thank you to all those who give your love and support unconditionally ❤️

29/07/2025

This is from the Ash Parish Council:-

FRAUD ALERT

Winter Heating Allowance Scam

We are warning residents of Kent to be on high alert for a fraudulent text message claiming to be from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) regarding the Winter Heating Allowance for 2025–2026.

What to watch out for:

The scam text message may say: “Winter Heating Subsidy Reminder: You are eligible to apply. Please update your information via the link.”

It may include a fake deadline (example: “apply by 31st July 2025”) to create urgency.

The link provided often mimics a government website but is not genuine (example: gov.winterpaymentdu.top).

Victims are asked to enter personal or financial details, which are then used for fraud.

Remember:

The genuine Winter Fuel Payment is automatically issued to eligible individuals. No application is required in most cases.

The DWP will never ask you to apply via unofficial links or third-party websites.

Always check information directly at: [www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment](https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEweUxlbGJrMGNuQktsMmJhZwEeMM5UCIM0jfI6H70w_Un5lv5W_Rs31Al19-zno0vZjFKxY7Vc9touzraXwh4_aem_iqYOxIt1701dNDsZkijipg)

If you receive a suspicious text message:

Do NOT click any links or respond to suspicious text messages

Report it by forwarding the text message to 7726.

29/07/2025

🚶 Do you have a mobility or long-term health condition? Looking for a way to get some fresh air, exercise, and meet new people?

Join us for our new gentle Walk and Talk session every every Friday at 11:30 am at Ash Surgery, Chilton Place, Ash, CT3 2HD.

👭 This is a great opportunity to connect with others and take a relaxing 30-minute walk from Ash Surgery to Juliette’s Cafe on Queens Road and back. It's a slower-paced walk and anyone using mobility scooters or walking aids are also welcome to join. Toilet facilities are available at Juliette’s Café for your convenience.

🗓️ There's no need to book but you can get in touch before hand if you have any questions by calling Maureen on 07922 096932.

Let's walk, talk, and support each other! 💚

27/07/2025

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