January 2012
It's Official
Listening Ears is delighted to be recognised as a bonafide UK Charity by the Charities Commission. This is the first of many exciting things to come in 2012.
Annual Christmas Festivities
Listening Ears in our usual fashion, held an annual Christmas party to celebrate 2011 and welcome 2012. The event was held at the Bostall Gardens Centre and included performances and an interactive Q&A session from Rosebud, its department for Teenagers and Young People.
FREE Zumba Dance Classes
In pursuance of our commitment to support members of our community to achieve improved health and total wellbeing, we are delighted to present Zumba Dance Classes. The dance sessions are an interesting way to keep fit, achieve and maintain a healthy weight while having fun at the same time. The sessions are on Fridays. The first session at 4.30pm for teenagers and the second session for Adults is at 6.30pm Participation is free but Registration is mandatory.
Teenagers & Young People
Time: 4:30pm
Mulberry Park Children Centre,
Boxgrove Road,
Abbeywood SE2 9JP
Adults
Time: 6:30pm
Unit 10, Lyndean Industrial Estate,
139 Felixstowe Road,
Abbeywood SE2 9SG
January Update: The First Round of Zumba for 2012 will resume soon.
RoseBud Project: Jewellery Making: 1st and 8th of July, at the Mulberry Childrens Centre - 4.30 - 7.30
Listening Ears Health Walk takes place on 24th June 2011
Multi-cultural Cookery Club is ONGOING at our Knee Hill Crescent Centre
Rosebud project: Workshops on personal development and confidence building begins 4th March 2011.
Download application form or Find out more
Fundraising 5k walkathon (walk/run) Bostal Gardens to Lesnes Abbey Wood Saturday 19th March 2011.
More information and registration
Multicultral cookery club commences in January at our Knee Hill Centre, Abbey Wood. Free registration for Greenwich residents. Contact us to sign up.
Annual Christmas party at the Bostal Gardens Centre.
Rosebud Teenage Girls' project is now ongoing. Click here for more information
Listening Ears expands into Newham: Our Steps to Living' workshop on Healthy Eating, Nutrition and Weight Management is now running in the London Borough of Newham and is open to all workers and residents in the area. Steps to Living is a health and total well being team programme. UPDATE: This programme is now concluded, but we hope to run another series as soon as we secure funding to do so. To take part in future sessions, you can send us an email to have your name on the waiting list.
September 2010
Listening Ears is shortlisted as Finalist in the Partnership Achievement Category at the London Health Commission Award 2010. This is in recognition of our project - 'Feel Good Fridays' which we run in partnership with NHS Greenwich.
Watch our nomination presentation
Our second drop in centre launches on Friday 9th April. The new centre opens every Friday. Labelled Feel Good Fridays, it is a community health and well being project run in partnership with NHS Greenwich. Age Concern, Active For Health and Volunteer Center Greenwich also provide free services at the centre. The centre is open to residents of Flowers estate and it's surroundings. Qualified health trainers are also present to give one-to-one sessions and health checks and support for health behaviour changes. Treat yourself to an afternoon session of FREE relexology, massage, manicure and more on every first Friday of the month.
Listening Ears publishes our first newsletter. View it online. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4
Listening Ears annual Christmas party
As a result of overwhelming demand from the audience, Toyin Ogunbanjo was invited for an encore apperance on Ben TV as a guest on the programme – Princess of Arize. The theme of the broadcast was "Listening with more than our ears"
Toyin Ogunbanjo – The Founder and Coordinator of Listening Ears on Ben TV as Guest on the programme – Princess of Arize. The theme of the discussion was "Listening Skills"
In partnership with the Arthritis Care UK, Listening Ears organised a workshop on Managing Arthritic pain – for those who suffer from arthritis and those who look after their loved ones experiencing arthritic pains
In partnership with the Active for Health arm of the NHS Greenwich, Listening Ears starts gentle physical/chair-based exercise classes for the over 50s
Listening Ears day trip to the seaside – Herne Bay
Listening Ears ran a 5-week Workshop 'Steps to Living' on Confidence Building and Personal Development.
Listening Ears end of year Christmas Party at Abbey Wood Community Centre.
Listening Ears was finalist in the Community Involvement Category at the Thames Gateway Business Awards 2008
Listening Ears is presented Best Community Based Business Award by South East London Chamber of Commerce.
Listening Ears end of year Christmas Party at Abbey Wood Community Centre.
Listening Ears is featured in the Greenwich Mercury. See October 31st Issue for more or visit www.icsouthlondon.co.uk
Listening Ears supports Ugandan Orphan through secondary school education.
Listening Ears exhibits at Abbeywood Neighbourhood Pride
Listening Ears registered in England and Wales as a voluntary organisation limited by Guarantee Reg. No 6227466
Listening Ears drop in sessions launches at Abbey Wood Community Centre, South East London
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