Category: Health

Some years ago I was asked to set up philosophy clubs in local primary schools. The aim was to show children how philosophical thinking goes beyond simple discussion and debate to explore complex concepts. One topic we talked about was, ‘What does it mean to be a person'? Children’s ideas ranged far and wide, with many young thinkers defining ‘personhood’ in terms of the roles that people have – child, pupil, boy, girl, Year Six and so on. Others talked about the essential features of being alive; eating, metabolizing, excreting, breathing, moving, growing, reproducing, and responding to external stimuli. A few introduced spiritual / religious ideas such as a soul being essential for personhood.

We wanted to let you know that the New Normal cancer support group WILL be continuing throughout the summer months.

As adults we all know fitness is an important part of our healthy life styles. We need to pass that message on to our children.

Language is something that many of us take completely for granted. Yet it is a most astonishing ability that only humans possess to the level of sophistication that we are familiar with.

“Osteopaths can help people of all ages. A typical day in clinic can involve seeing patients that are a week old to 99 years young!”

People are being invited to join together for an extraordinary ‘pilgrimage’ between two communities in honour of a Leicestershire saint.

Osteopaths know a lot about knees, and how to keep them functioning for you – at any age.

May, National Walking Month, aims to encourage us to leave our car at home and find ways to incorporate more walking into our days.

Sometimes, as we rush about our daily lives, we stop noticing the beautiful countryside that surrounds us. Maybe we have some favourite, well-worn walks but lack the time and confidence to explore a new area and find out about its paths and villages and the stories they contain.

On a fine Saturday in April forty-three members of the Kibworth Rambling Group headed to Kendal, Cumbria for our annual coach holiday.