Care to Create – CoEL Craft Group
CoEL's monthly craft group is held at Haddington Day Centre. The group is led by CoEL Volunteers Jenny and Carol. Please contact Gemma on gemma@coel.org.uk if you are interested in joining this group.
CoEL's monthly craft group is held at Haddington Day Centre. The group is led by CoEL Volunteers Jenny and Carol. Please contact Gemma on gemma@coel.org.uk if you are interested in joining this group.
This support group is open to all unpaid carers who are supporting someone with mental health issues and is held at Port Seton Community Centre. The group is open to new members. The group offers the opportunity for carers to connect with other carers of people with mental health issues as well as accessing psycho ... Read more
Have you ever helped someone in crisis? Have you ever wondered if you did enough? Would you like to feel confident about helping someone in crisis? The training will give you the knowledge to help someone in any crisis as well as the specific crisis of suicide. Please contact us if you would like to ... Read more
Join CoEL and Art In Healthcare for the second year of the Caring Spaces art group. Working with Juliana Capes, Edinburgh based artist from Art in Healthcare, this group will try different techniques and materials each month such as ink, mosaic, collage and printmaking. No art experience necessary and all materials provided. If you’re totally ... Read more
Our Musselburgh Support Group runs on the last Wednesday of every month at Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre from 10:30am - 12:00pm. If you are interested in attending this group, please contact Carer Support Worker Susan Queripel on Susanq@coel.org.uk
Our weekly Carers Singing Group is held at East Lothian Community Hospital in the Community Hall. Please contact our Volunteer Jenny on jennyswanvolunteer@coel.org.uk if you are interested in participating.
Our Legal Advice Clinics for unpaid carers take place on the last Thursday of every month. The clinic is open to ALL carers, regardless of age, including parent carers. The clinic offers carers 30-minute telephone appointments for FREE legal advice on the following issues: Guardianship (Adults with Incapacity) Advanced Directives Wills Power of Attorney We ... Read more
Trauma Informed Parenting Course (online) Following the success and popularity of our recently run Trauma Informed Parenting sessions, we will be running this online course for the third time. Sessions are open to all parent carers, The sessions will cover how to manage children's challenging behaviours by applying a trauma informed approach. This two part ... Read more
We run an online support group to offer carers who are less able to meet in person to connect with other carers. The group is held online using the platform - Zoom. 15 carers can attend the group. At the moment the group is at full capacity however active membership is reviewed every 6 months. ... Read more
Our weekly Carers Singing Group is held at East Lothian Community Hospital in the Community Hall. Please contact our Volunteer Jenny on jennyswanvolunteer@coel.org.uk if you are interested in participating.
Trauma Informed Parenting Course (online) Following the success and popularity of our recently run Trauma Informed Parenting sessions, we will be running this online course for the third time. Sessions are open to all parent carers, The sessions will cover how to manage children's challenging behaviours by applying a trauma informed approach. This two part ... Read more
Starting on 11th March, for four weeks, we will be collaborating with Changes to offer a Wellbeing in Nature course. This course is designed to help improve wellbeing using nature-based experiences and spending time outdoors. The course will be based at Cockenzie House and Gardens. (There will be indoor space available in case of extreme ... Read more