Epilepsy Action is celebrating National Epilepsy Week by holding a series of advice and information days from Monday May 21 to Friday May 25 at Gateshead Metro Centre.
A tin collection will also be held at the shopping centre to raise funds for the Epilepsy Action Tyneside Branch on Saturday May 26. All the events will run from 10am until 5pm.
Bob Dennis, regional services manager, North East, said: “Epilepsy Action Tyneside have organised the Metro Centre Charity Barrow, which will provide a wide range of fact based information about epilepsy and related subjects. There will also be a daily tombola with a variety of prizes. All proceeds will be going to the local branch of Epilepsy Action in Tyneside”.
Anyone who is interested in joining the support group, or who would like to find out more but cannot attend on any of the days, should contact Bob Dennis on 0191 2845892 or 0776 724 2658, or Julie Andrusyschyn on 0191 2869401