INFORMAL CHAT GROUPS :

Camborne Pool and Redruth ME/CFS CHAT GROUP
Next meetings on JULY 6th, SEPTEMBER 7th and NOVEMBER 2nd  from 2-4 pm 
at Tuckingmill Valley Park Conservation Centre, Tuckingmill TR14 8NH  
All welcome,  details:  01209 610600

INFORMAL CHAT AND SUPPORT GROUP ST AUSTELL
1st SATURDAY of each month 2pm

Carclaze Public House St Austell PL25 4EL
Please email bmccameron@hotmail.com or ring 01726 65380
to let the group leaders know that you are coming

INFORMAL CHAT AND SUPPORT GROUP LISKEARD
TUESDAY 3rd AUGUST with further dates to be advised
2.00 pm — 4.00 pm  ‘The Bungalow’ Heathlands Rd LISKEARD PL14 4DH 
Disabled access and some free parking
FULL DETAILS: Bill Davies 07825 365 478   william.davies@ciospct.cornwall.nhs.uk

Any suggestions for venues or speakers for our meetings will be warmly received.

If you would like to help us organise a meeting or an awareness day in your area please contact us. 

If you feel able to hold a fund raising event we will try to give you every support. Funds raised could go to MESH cornwall,  for ME/cfs research or other ME/cfs cause.

MESH cornwall try to organise meetings all around the county, where possible.

Take ME/cfs SERIOUSLY  because ANYONE CAN GET IT !

 MESH cornwall and ME/cfs 

Information and Awareness Campaign Diary 2009

Alongside general telephone and email enquiries, the Helpline, committee , quarterly and liaison meetings the MESHcornwall committee has had a busy 2009.

JANUARY : 

RADIO CORNWALL record an interview with Wendy Trebilcock and Elaine Peller and newly appointed MESH cornwall patron Dr. Ian Brown speaks live on the broadcast.

QUARTERLY MEETING with osteopath Lizzie Bird.

MESH join CAN-DO, the newly formed Cornwall Alliance for Neural-Domain Organisations.

FEBRUARY :

‘CORNWALL TODAY’ magazine article entitled ‘ME Time’ about ME/cfs and MESH cornwall written by MESH helper and journalist student Kezia Clark .

MARCH :

TRURO CO-OP donate £500 to MESH for a laser printer, a follow-up article appears in the local press — West Briton.

‘INTERACTION’ AfME magazine article about the MESH cornwall and ME/cfs Information and Awareness Campaign.

APRIL :

MESH cornwall and ME/cfs PUBLICITY CLOTHING designed by Wendy Trebilcock goes on sale.

PROF. A PINCHING addresses a huge audience at a MESH quarterly meeting in Launceston.

TREMEER OPEN GARDEN ST. TUDY in aid of MESH cornwall raises well over £1200, courtesy of the late Lord George and Lady George.

‘ANYONE CAN GET IT’ publicity leaflet devised, designed and published by Wendy Trebilcock goes out to Camelford, Bude and Launceston area.

MAY :

MESH and ME/cfs INFORMATION AND AWARENESS STAND on The Moor in Falmouth manned by the MESH cornwall committee with Peter and Barbara.

TAKE ME/cfs SERIOUSLY ARTICLE written by Elaine Peller appears in ‘Your Cornwall’ free paper.

JUNE :

MESH and ME/cfs INFORMATION AND AWARENESS STAND outside 'BOOTS the Chemists' in Looe.

JULY :

MESH AND ME/cfs INFORMATION AND AWARENESS STAND outside 'The Body Shop' in Truro.

PRIMARY CARE TRUST: meeting to talk about patient needs and ME/cfs issues from a MESH cornwall committee perspective.

AUGUST :

MUCH NEEDED REST!

SEPTEMBER :

NEW CHAT GROUP in POOL supported by MESH cornwall committee.

OCTOBER :

PROFESSOR A PINCHING addresses a well attended MESH cornwall quarterly meeting in Penzance.

CAN-DO OFFICIAL LAUNCH attended by MESH cornwall committee.

WENDY TREBILCOCK MADE FIRST PRESIDENT of MESH cornwall recognising her long standing role on the Helpline, within MESH cornwall and for ME/cfs.

PROPOSED NEW CFS/ME PAEDIATRIC SERVICE STAKEHOLDER EVENT attended by MESH.

"TAKE ME/cfs SERIOUSLY" leaflet produced by the committee for MESH members and the public.

NOVEMBER :

MAILING MESH cornwall leaflets to GP SURGERIES.

CAN-DO BENIFITS MEETING at the Merlin Centre in Hewas Water near St Austell.

DECEMBER :

DR. CRISTINA LOPEZ-CHERTUDI addresses a MESH quarterly meeting at Penryn College:
"The impact of ME/cfs on patients and the family"

2010 :

The MESH cornwall campaign continues ......