Bolton Cardiac Support Group

(Registered Charity No. 1005424)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR CONTACT
 
CHAIRMAN: Mrs. Anne Kaneen; Tel: 01204 842288
SECRETARY: Mrs. Brenda Brooks; Tel: 01942 810116,
Email - brendabrooksbb@aol.com
TREASURER: Mr. Brian Birchall; Email - brianbir@boltonmail.net

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The Bolton Cardiac Support Group was founded in 1990 by Anne Kaneen, MBE.
 
At that time, Anne was working as a Senior Sister/Cardiac Rehabilitation Sister in the Coronary Care Unit of the Royal Bolton Hospital. She has said that "people who have suffered a heart attack or undergone cardiac surgery require specialist help, both in the hospital and the community setting. Not only do they need to be restored to full activity, but they and their families require advice and support to promote well-being, and to reduce the risk of recurrent attacks".
Following her retirement in 1999 due to ill health Anne became Chairman of the Group.
 
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The Bolton Cardiac Support Group (BCSG) meets every month to offer friendship and support to people who are experiencing or recovering from some form of coronary (heart) illness such as angina, heart attack, heart surgery or ischaemic heart disease. The welcome also extends to their carers (wives, husbands, sons, daughters or friends).
 
The BSCG is attended by people just like you, who know from personal experience, the kinds of problems, stresses and anxieties coronary illness, can cause. The group provides a safe, welcoming place where you can get support, information and expert advice that may aid your recovery.
 
Our monthly meetings cover many related issues, such as diet, medication, exercise and much, much more. Each month we have an expert who speaks for a brief period on their particular specialism and who then answers any questions. The kinds of speakers we have include specialist Doctors, Physiotherapists, Pharmacists and Dietitians. We also have some non-medical speakers addressing such topics as welfare rights and insurance etc.
 
Also, the Group holds weekly exercise/tai chi sessions supervised by qualified instructors.
 
So, if you think the BCSG might be of help to you, then why not come along and join us. You have nothing to lose but perhaps a lot to gain!

MEETINGS - TIME AND PLACE
The Monthly Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm to 9.00pm.
 
The Weekly Exercise/Tai chi sessions take place on Monday evenings (excluding Bank Holidays) from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.
 
The above are held at the Friends Meeting House in Silverwell Street, Bolton.
 
There is some limited space for parking on the forecourt which we like to reserve for those who are less mobile and there is also parking (from 7pm) behind the PCT building which is on the corner of Silverwell and Institute Streets. There is also unlimited parking in the Parish Church car park.
 
There is no charge at any of our meetings and no membership fee, although it is traditional to donate £1 for the exercise/tai chi classes.

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