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If you want to stimulate your mind and use your professional skills to make an impact, there is a prefect opportunity for you to fill personal and business goals by becoming a school governor in your local community. This can also meet your corporate social responsibility. Schools and pre-schools around Dorset need the expert strategic […]

Age UK Dorchester is run by a number of warm and friendly staff at the Centre. They are constantly on the go with a really interesting range of activities and support for the over 50’s. Anna Biley in Development contacted us to see if we would like to run a Kings Cribbage training course. This

Tony Buzan, creator of Mind Mapping, International author and speaker and Founder of the Brain Trust Charity, is the key note speaker at the Mind Your Head Conference on August 12th at Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester. His focus is on maximising the potential of the mind, especially as we get older. He will also be dispelling some

Laughter exercise is a unique concept where anyone can laugh for no reason without relying on humour, jokes or comedy. I attended an event like this in Northamptonshire and it was so therapeutic. It seems ironic that we need help to laugh, but apparently we do. It is a powerful way to improve well-being.  Come

We are very proud to welcome St John Ambulance Carers Support Programme as our latest Brain Cell. They provide not only mind stimulating activities for Carers, but also vital information to keep them and the people they care for safe. Please visit their website www.sja.org.uk/dorset  to see the fantastic range of free services they offer. June 18th

Over the coming weeks, we will be following up with some of our ticket holders to find out what made them buy a ticket for the conference. Christine Mansfield is a business woman running her own marketing and mentoring consultancy as well as designing and facilitating leadership and management development programmes.  She lives in Torquay

When you buy a ticket for the Mind Your Head Conference, you are indulging in a day to remember. You can gain many benefits for your creativity, memory and mental potential, which you can use in all aspects of your life. It offers to be highly informative and entertaining, whilst raising funds for an important

The latest Brain Cell to register with the Mind Your Head Challenge is the Volunteer Centre Dorset, which is run by Marie Waterman and her team. They offer fantastic opportunities across Dorset for people of all ages to volunteer for a wide variety of  activities. There is something for all interests and time availability. Volunteering is a

Valerie Singleton, the lovely former BBC presenter, will be chairing the Mind Your Head Conference on August 12th at Kingston Maurward. We asked her to share her thoughts on: Staying young at heart “I have always had friends (and boyfriends!) that are years younger than me who don’t seem to think of me the age

Nearly one in four workers is directly affected by mental ill health but managers deny its relevance and are generally not well equipped to deal with it. The CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development) recently launched a new employee health and wellbeing area on their website, recognising the importance of providing help to British

“I am a great believer in people having the empowerment to take control of things and the Mind Your Head Challenge ticks those boxes.  The speakers coming to the conference are amazing and to be able to listen to the quality of speakers locally in Dorset is an opportunity not to be missed” said Claire

The HOMEKEY was launched by simplicITy computers last month. It is a memory stick which transforms PC’s for just £89.95, making them so easy to use that the system can justifiably claim to be revolutionary. As Valerie Singleton, celebrated broadcaster, and a founding director of simplicITy says: “It’s a major disadvantage not being able to use a computer or the internet,

The Mind Your Head Conference on Sunday August 12th at Kingston Maurward is suitable for people of all ages, if they want to maximise the power of the mind and safeguard its well-being for the future. Peter Everett, from Rowledge, Hants, has booked four tickets for his family. He believes it will not only benefit

Twenty competent Dorset chess players will simultaneously play Raymond Keene, a Chess Grandmaster (GM), at the Mind Your Head Showcase, which is to be held at Kingston Maurward College on the afternoon of Sunday 12th August. Four of the twenty places have already been allocated to the winning team of a chess competition played after our

In the context of the 2012 European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, EuroHealthNet has just launched its new website: www.healthyageing.eu The website aims to build awareness of the steps required to make healthy ageing a reality by showcasing practical examples of health promotion interventions, identifying initiatives in the European Union and key resources about healthy ageing. It