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Therapies for ME Project - Volunteer Opportunity

By webmaster • Oct 20th, 2009 • Category: Therapies for ME

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN FREE TRAINING IN A COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY?

Please note that this training opportunity is exclusive to edmesh members who:

(a) are current members and have been members for at least 6 months
AND
(b) have a diagnosis of ME-CFS



Open Meeting with Dr Perrin - Thursday 25th March 2010

By webmaster • Jan 21st, 2010 • Category: Events

edmesh Open Meeting
Speaker: Dr Raymond Perrin
Topic: The Perrin Technique
Date: Thursday 25 March 2010
Time: 2pm (doors open 1.30pm)
Venue: Lammermuir Hall, St Cuthbert’s Church,
5 Lothian Road, Edinburgh

Everyone welcome. Free talk. Refreshments.
Wheelchair access. Parking nearby.
Lifts available on request.
Dr Raymond Perrin is an osteopath who has been treating and conducting research in to M.E. for many years.
For more information [...]



Spring 2010 cafe meetings

By webmaster • Jan 21st, 2010 • Category: Events

Our cafe meetings continue at Debenhams fourth floor cafe, Princes Street, Edinburgh, on the first Wednesday of the month.
The next meetings will be held at:
February 3 at 2.30pm
March 3 at 2.30pm
April 7 at 2.30pm
See here for more information on how to find the cafe.



Christmas Season Social Events - Nov/Dec 2009

By webmaster • Oct 25th, 2009 • Category: Events

We have 3 exciting events lined up for the Christmas season:

Festival Theatre Guided Tour, Friday 13 November 2009

Christmas Panto at the King’s Theatre, Saturday 5th December 2009

Christmas Lunch at the Quay, Friday 18th December 2009



edmesh awarded funding for ‘Therapies for ME’ Project

By webmaster • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: News

Edinburgh M.E. Self-Help Group (edmesh) is delighted to announce that we have been successful in an application to secure funding from the Self Management Fund for Scotland which is jointly funded by the Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS) and the Scottish Government.
edmesh is one of only 16 successful applicants.
The grant will be [...]



Questionnaire on path accessibility - please send in your response asap!

By webmaster • Oct 4th, 2009 • Category: News

Paths for All and Scottish Natural Heritage have started work on a project to look at ‘Improving Website Approaches for Promoting and Marketing Paths’.
More and more people are turning to the Internet to get the information they need to access paths around Scotland. At the moment the provision is very disjointed and unco-ordinated. As part [...]



Autumn/winter cafe meetings

By webmaster • Sep 8th, 2009 • Category: Events

For the autumn and winter, we revert to meeting at Debenhams fourth floor cafe, Princes Street, Edinburgh, on the first Wednesday of the month.

The next meetings will be held at:

October 7 at 2.30pm
November 4 at 2.30pm
December 2 at 2.30pm



AGM and Open Meeting - Saturday 3rd October

By webmaster • Sep 8th, 2009 • Category: Events

Speaker: Dr Vance Spence, ME Research UK
Topic: Biomedical Research in ME/CFS: where are we, and where do we want to go?
Date: Saturday 3rd October 2009
Time: 2pm (doors open 1.30pm)

Venue: Lammermuir Hall, St Cuthbert’s Church,
5 Lothian Road, Edinburgh

Everyone welcome. Free talk. Refreshments.
Wheelchair access. Parking nearby.
Lifts available on request.



Runner completes half marathon to raise funds for edmesh - please donate!

By webmaster • Sep 8th, 2009 • Category: News

Katie MacLaren has successfully completed the half marathon in the Great Scottish Run in 2 hours 21 mins. Katie was running on behalf of edmesh - you can still contribute via the donate page. edmesh will let Katie know how much her run has raised from donations.



Festival of Politics event about ME - Thursday 20 August - has been CANCELLED

By webmaster • Aug 3rd, 2009 • Category: News

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IF YOU BOUGHT A TICKET, YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE HUB FOR A REFUND.
PLEASE IGNORE THE INFORMATION BELOW!
The Edinburgh Festival of Politics is staging a free event on Thursday 20 August which may be of interest.
Event title: Past Present & Future – The Developing Role of the [...]