Former England cricket captain, David Gower, and a number of local MPs are among a host of supporters backing Epilepsy Action’s Take Control campaign, launching in the South Coast region today.
George Newman from Quainton will be joining Epilepsy Action’s fifth National Tea Break putting the kettle on at North End nurseries for members of the public on Friday October 19.
The event was organised as part of Epilepsy Action’s fifth National Tea Break to help raise vital funds for the estimated 456,000 people living with epilepsy in the UK.
A free public seminar on epilepsy is being held on Wednesday November 7 by Epilepsy Action, the UK’s leading member-led epilepsy charity. The evening will run from 7:30pm – 9:30pm in the Waterhouse Chamber at the Old Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading.
The seminar, entitled ‘Epilepsy and You’, will include a talk from Dr Yvonne Hart, consultant neurologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Dr Hart will be speaking about the developments in treatments for people with epilepsy as well as answering questions.