Chris Brown

Sep 17, 2024 | cureparkinsons.org.uk | Chris Brown

How do you welcome someone new into your home and heart? A week before Christmas 2022, former BBC journalist, award-nominated podcaster and Cure Parkinson’s Patron Rory Cellan-Jones received a special delivery that changed the course of his life. In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie Cross, Cabbage. Newly retired, Rory had become inseparable from her during daily pandemic walks which alleviated his Parkinson’s Disease symptoms.

Aug 1, 2024 | chatnewstoday.ca | Chris Brown

August Teens can drop in for Zine Week (Aug. 6-10), Perler Bead & Button Week (Aug. 13-17), Music Bookmark Week (Aug. 20-24) and Recycling Week (Aug. 27-31) to beat the summer blues. —International Youth DayAug. 12, 1 p.m.This will be at this fun celebration for youth from eight to 17 years old. Traditional gym games, a foam dance party, a slip and slide and more will be part of the free event. —Christoper CoolAug.

Jul 1, 2024 | chatnewstoday.ca | Chris Brown

Starts July 2 Playground Passport (ages 0-9) – Get your passport at the Kinsmen Children’s Library, stamp it when you visit our city’s playgrounds and return it to us by Sept. 3 to be entered in a prize draw. Screen-Free Summer Tween Kit (ages 10-12) – Pick up a kit at the Kinsmen Children’s Library and find great ideas, a bingo and challenges to take a break from screens and enjoy real-world activities. Return your sheet by July 31 and Sept. 3 for the chance to win prizes.

Jun 1, 2024 | chatnewstoday.ca | Chris Brown

June 8, 2 p.m. Join us for the first-ever session of the InbeTween Movie Club! We’ll be screening movies based on beloved books that we all know and love. A few days before, registered tweens will have the opportunity to vote for one of five classic picture books that have become movies and the winning film will be shown that day. Popcorn and water will be provided; please refrain from bringing outside snacks.

May 5, 2024 | themountaineer.com | Chris Brown

During the month of May, we celebrate three important national observances that recognize the hard work and dedication of our nurses, hospital teams, and EMS professionals. May 12 marks the birthday of Florence Nightingale — a caregiver during the Crimean war, whose bravery and leadership helped create the nursing profession as we know it today. Each May, we set aside these observance weeks to highlight the bravery of our own caregivers.