Breathe Easy Teignmouth is a support group for people affected by lung conditions inlcuding their friends, family and carers. Find out more on Breathe Easy.
Where?
The Baptist Church, (corner of Fore Street and Orchard Gardens),
Teignmouth.
View a map of the venue location.
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What happens at our group meetings:
Every third Thursday in the month we hold our monthly Breathe Easy meeting. Group business is discussed first, the meeting is then turned over to the speaker whose subject may be medical or of general interest. Finally the group have refreshments and raffle. Other weeks during the month the group have a regular exercise class of which all members are welcome to join in..
Meeting Speakers in 2012
Lots of interesting speakers happening this year, we also have a magic act to test the brain matter!
March 2012 - Dr Michael Griffiths Respiratory Consultant torbay Heart and Lung dept
April 19th - Tony Dillon "Everest Magic"
May 17th - AGM & Marilyn Crump BLF
June 21st - Stewart Leach "My life behind Bars" (as a prison officer)
July 19th - Spenser Kingdom "Open all hours (Long time shop keeper)
More about the group events and achievements
August 2011 - TaiChi and stretches - 21 people attended. Everyone appreciated the cream scones so much that further meetings will have more of the same.
Freda's efforts raise the group funds!
The group have received £1256 from the Clare Milne Trust
£250 from Norman Family Trust
£200 from Devon Northcote Fund
Coffee mornings have raised more than £90 this year.
The event raised £450 for The British Lung Foundation and generous traders donated many of the 25 raffle prizes. The rugby club gave the clubhouse free and also laid out a hot buffet.
In April 2011 the group were pleased to receive £100 form the Freemasons giving yet another boost to0 group finances.
June 2011 - members held a walk in Stover Park to raise awareness of lung disease. Freda, Terry, Carolyn, Keith, John and John all walked the full distance of the park grounds with an occasional rest for those with severe health issues. Member Terry has had more than his share of health issues but had determination to do the walk along with the others and with just a short rest completed the walk along with Freda. The group achieved a total sponsorship income of £247 by doing this event. Well done to everyone!.
The Sky's the limit!
A skydive by a Teignmouth lady to help those with chronic breathing problems has raised £364. Clare Reed heard about Pat Culkin who was about to undergo an operation for a double lung transplant and decided to help by raising funds.
Pat who had for several years been a fund co-ordinatior for Teignmouth Breathe easy had raised a lot of money for the group as well as the British Lung Foundation.
Clare got friends, relatives and Breathe Easy members to sponsor her to do the daredevil stunt of a skydive at Dunkeswell Air field. The 16,000ft fall thankfully resulted in a safe landing for Clare.
The funds raised by Clare were handed over to the Breathe easy group in february 2011. Chair John Vaughan said of Clare's skydive, "A fitting tribute to Pat from a very brave young lady"
Mayors night out with Breathe Easy
Mayor Cllr Ian Parkes was a big hit at a festival social, he led a sing-a-long at the Teignmouth Breathe Easy group musical christmas cracker evening at the rugby club. Newton Abbott MP Anne Marie Morris and her partner were also there. Caz Barron also sang and led the line dancing.
Come along and support our events. Offers of assistance much appreciated.
For further information please contact the regional office on 0117 300 4080.
