Face to Face Session
In February we will have a face to face session in a pub in Parrs Woods. This will be a joint session with Greater Manchester Long Covid Support as we have been asked by them if we can run some face to face sessions together for a few months. We had initially set this date as 17th Feb but we have moved it forward a week to Tuesday 10th February at 1.30pm to avoid the school holidays. The venue is Barlow Croft – Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre, Wilmslow Rd, East Didsbury, Manchester M20 5PG. There is parking right outside the Pub, East Didsbury Tram Stop is also a short walk away. Drinks will be provided (non-alcoholic) courtesy of Greater Manchester Long Covid Support.
2nd Friday of the month Zoom
On 2nd Friday of the month ( 13th) we will have Cathy Gordon specialist physiotherapist talking about vestibular issues amongst other things.
UPDATE
We were going to follow this meeting with a Special General Meeting looking at changing our name to Stockport ME/CFS and Long Covid Group Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are needing to postpone the Special General Meeting scheduled for 13th February 2026. The reasons for this will become clear over the coming months as we are able to tell you more. We are still committed to being as inclusive as possible and we do want to rearrange the Special General Meeting later this year.
Bonus Zoom session – Hypermobility
We have just secured Jeannie De Bon to do a session for us on Tuesday 17th at 5pm on Zoom on hypermobility. She has a lot of experience as a physiotherapist looking at hypermobility as well as back pain. She is a renowned authority on hypermobility and EDS and is a recommended source by The Ehlers Danlos Association. She her website for more information.
ME/CFS and Long Covid Adapted Yoga Zooms
We will also have ME/CFS and Long Covid adapted yoga each Monday at 2.30pm with Felicity Leigh up until 16th March. Please see the information in the January Activities post to see how to join in.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Sessions
We have just secured 8 sessions for training on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This will be delivered by an expert from ThinkPsychology. These sessions will be for a closed group of people on a first come first served basis. There will be a non-refundable deposit to secure a place. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an evidence backed approach that can help people live in the now and be able to live with a range of challenges including anxiety and pain without them being given disproportionate weight. There will be a questionnaire for participants after the sessions to review how they feel about the sessions which could be used if popular for future funding bids.
These sessions run will run for 8 weeks from Wednesday 18th March 2026 at 5.30pm. There will be an introductory session for everyone which should give a good idea if these sessions are right for you on our 2nd Friday of the Month session at 11am on Friday 13th March.
We will be reviewing whether there is sufficient interest in addition to our other meetings to host a Zoom social and if there is we will include details here. Usually this is a Tuesday or Wednesday evening at 8pm.
We have secured funding from Forever Manchester and Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership which will be used for the funding of some of these events.
