Connections meetups
Connections meetups are a safe and supportive environment where you'll join other men to discuss and deal with a range of issues – trusting each other and being open to sharing.
Our 2022 programme is in development, with our first meetup in January open for booking - see below! Check back for further meetups, or register for our newsletter to hear about the full programme when it's launched.
Our 2022 programme is in development, with our first meetup in January open for booking - see below! Check back for further meetups, or register for our newsletter to hear about the full programme when it's launched.
2022 Programme
Men's Health and Nutrition, with Mark Francas of Nourish Men's Nutrition & Health
Thursday 20th January 2022, 7pm - 9pm
Free, donations welcome
It's so important to look after your health, particularly as we get older and enter middle and later life. Men very often overlook this! Our Connections programme kicks off again on 20 January 2022 with a fascinating session run by Mark Francas of Nourish Men's Nutrition & Health - www.nourishmensnutrition.com. We will look at men and men's health as we get older and look at ways to improve health and slow down the ageing process! Attending the session will put you into our Prize Draw for one of two free Health Checks with Mark (value £50).
For further information and to book your place, visit www.bookwhen.com/OpenDoor
Craft beer tasting event, with Platform Wines
Thursday 17th February 2022, 7pm - 9pm
Further details to follow
Setting your purpose and focused carer planning, with Iain Manson, retired Recruitment Specialist
Thursday 17th March 2022, 7pm - 9pm
Further details to follow
Men's Health and Nutrition, with Mark Francas of Nourish Men's Nutrition & Health
Thursday 20th January 2022, 7pm - 9pm
Free, donations welcome
It's so important to look after your health, particularly as we get older and enter middle and later life. Men very often overlook this! Our Connections programme kicks off again on 20 January 2022 with a fascinating session run by Mark Francas of Nourish Men's Nutrition & Health - www.nourishmensnutrition.com. We will look at men and men's health as we get older and look at ways to improve health and slow down the ageing process! Attending the session will put you into our Prize Draw for one of two free Health Checks with Mark (value £50).
For further information and to book your place, visit www.bookwhen.com/OpenDoor
Craft beer tasting event, with Platform Wines
Thursday 17th February 2022, 7pm - 9pm
Further details to follow
Setting your purpose and focused carer planning, with Iain Manson, retired Recruitment Specialist
Thursday 17th March 2022, 7pm - 9pm
Further details to follow
If you would like to find out more about Connections, or suggest future meetups, please get in touch with Iain Manson at iain.manson@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk.
Previous Meetups
Coping with mental health challenges
Facilitator: Jon Russell, local businessman and community activist
As we have all gone through this last year of lockdown, there has been greater attention paid to the mental health challenges that we can face. Jon Russell, who lives and works in Berkhamsted, will lead our discussion, in which he'll share the challenges that he's faced in this area, and talk through some of the coping and support mechanisms that can be put in place to deal with them.
Doing my dream job
Facilitator: Peter Drury, leading football commentator and Berko resident
The Connections Quiz
The importance of positive lifestyle choices
Facilitator: Richard Bailey, Berko resident and businessman.
Introduction to photography
Facilitator: Steve Slater, Chiltern Photographic Club
Setting your purpose and focused career planning
Facilitator: Iain Manson (Retired Recruitment Consultant)
Work is so important to our lives. For many people, it defines them! Building a career or finding a job that fulfils your purpose is not easy. Nothing happens by accident. We discussed career planning and strategies for tracking down and getting the job that you desire. Iain Manson, a highly experienced senior level recruitment consultant, was on hand to help you discover your true purpose and consider how you can make it a reality. See Iain's PowerPoint presentation, Career planning.
Coping with addiction
Facilitator: Michelle Smale, The Living Room
This was a powerful session, building a very enlightening picture of the cycles of addiction and what can be done to break them. Find out more about The Living Room and the support they offer at livingroomherts.org.