A Cardiff man, who has epilepsy, has climbed 334 spiral steps up the Clock Tower of Big Ben today. Andrew Hackett has climbed the tower on behalf of charity Epilepsy Action in celebration of Purple Day (26 March), a worldwide epilepsy awareness day.
Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy organisation, is launching a new drop-in centre in Newport to support people with epilepsy.
A seminar will take place on Saturday 31 March at The Share Centre, 88 Stow Hill, Newport, from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Epilepsy Action, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy organisation, is hosting a workshop on epilepsy and depression.
It will take place on Thursday 15 March Hotel Commodore, Spa Road, Llandrindrod Wells, Powys, from 6.30pm to 8.00pm.
Professor Mike Kerr, Professor of Learning Disability Psychiatry at the Department of Psychological Medicine, Cardiff University School of Medicine, will be speaking.