We are excited to announce our third Annual Localwomen4women Health and Wellbeing Day which will take place on Saturday, 13 November at the delightful Kennaway House in Sidmouth. We have already raised over £2000 for FORCE over the last two years and would like to add significantly to this. Check out the results of last year’s event and see the Photo Gallery. FORCE is a local and incredibly supportive charity for people with cancer providing a range of complementary therapies at the FORCE centre in Exeter.

Each year we change the focus slightly and this time we have secured a spectrum of ten Workshops (including confidence building, interior design, pain management, digital photography, jewellery making to name a few). There will be plenty of time for our trademark taster therapies and pampering and there will be a marvellous array of demonstrations. Throughout the day, everyone is invited to participate in a unique textile project with Gill, our new committee member, in creating a unique communal piece of felt artwork. Using fine merino fibres, sumptuous silks, velvet and cotton fabrics, everyone can contribute to a mural which will celebrate women’s creative wealth and diversity.

We have been fortunate to secure business Sponsors this year and offer a resounding welcome and thank you to all the businesses listed on the sponsor page. Their generosity has made it possible to cover all operating costs, so all your money will go to FORCE as all therapists, speakers, workshop deliverers and retailers are donating their time to help achieve our objective.

The cost of the day, including a therapy taster session, a workshop, exercise classes, lunch and refreshments is £40. Booked therapies include back massage, reiki, reflexology, acupressure, foot health and many more. On the day, there will be makeovers on offer; or you can have a manicure, hair cut or Indian Head Massage provided by the students of Exeter College. For details of our fabulous workshops click the Mini Workshop link. The maximum number of participants per workshop is ten, so book early to secure your first choice!

Kennaway House

We’ve chosen the beautiful and recently refurbished Kennaway House as our venue this year and it offers plenty of space for all planned activities. Unfortunately, there is no parking on site, so check out our Getting There page for details of transport services and parking possibilities.

Please come and support this worthy cause while giving yourself the pleasure of some pampering, retail therapy (Christmas will be around the corner), learning, exercise and most of all, FUN, supporting local women in business and in the company of like-minded women from Devon.

Check out the various links on the left hand side for the activities planned. We will be taking registrations from 1 August 2010 (and you can reserve your spot by emailing us before that if you like via the Contact Us form.) Don’t leave it too long as registration for our previous events, as some of you will know, sold out well in advance!

Hope to see you in November.

Heather, Gaynor, Sarah, Fiona and Gill

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