Cancercourse tobeginwith PurpleHouse Bray’sAware supportgroup

Purple House’s ‘Moving Beyond Cancer’ course will start on October 17.

The course is for anyone one year or more post treatment and covers adapting to changes post-illness, new perspectives, building self-esteem, self care strategies and more.

This is a confidential, closed group, run by Purple House counsellors and therapists. The course starts on Tuesday, October 18, from 7 p.m. in Purple House, Bray. To book call 01 2866966. animals right up close including Santa’s deer (including Rudolph), pygmy goats, miniature donkeys, rabbits and guinea pigs.

All the family will also enjoy meeting Robby the Christmas Robin with kids wildlife guru Dale Treadwell at Powerscourt Garden Pavilion. Dale will be reading his children’s books ‘Robby the Christmas Robin’ and ‘Harry the Hedgehog’ as part of fun interactive Christmas activities.

Mental health organisation Awarehosts a support group every Wednesday at 7.30 p.m. in the Villa Pacis Centre, on the grounds of Our Lady Queen of Peace Church on Putland Road in Bray.

Aware support groups offer individuals the opportunity to talk openly about depression, bipolar and other related mood disorders and their impact.

For more information, visit aware.ie. St Columcille’s Hospital and Community Health in south Dublin and Wicklow.

The service is free of charge and welcomes people with all types of dementia and their family members and carers.