Wokingham

Just as those worthy new year’s intentions are fading Wokingham District Council’s libraries are giving residents the chance to do their brains and bodies a favour throughout February.

The district council’s library service has teamed up with The Complementary Therapy Clinic Wokingham in Denmark Street, Wokingham to get people thinking about their health – and doing something about it.

Anybody joining any of the Wokingham district’s libraries in February will get a £5 voucher towards treatments or products at the clinic. And all the clinic’s customers during the month will get a flyer entitling them to two free DVD rentals if they join a district library.

All district libraries will be offering free bookmarks explaining where health related books are found in the library.

Cllr Dianne King, executive member for Wokingham community development, said: “This is a great campaign to encourage people in the Wokingham district to stay healthy and to use our libraries. I hope as many people as possible will make use of it.”

There will also be a series of free demonstrations, tasters and drop-in sessions about complementary health courtesy of The Complementary Therapy Clinic Wokingham. These will be:

# Introduction to complementary therapy: Wokingham Library, 10am-4pm, Saturday February 3; Woodley Library, 5pm-7pm, Monday February 5; Lower Earley Library, 4pm-6pm, Thursday February 8; Winnersh Library, 6pm-8pm, Tuesday February 20

# Nutrition advice: Wokingham Library, 10am-12noon, Saturday February 3; Winnersh Library, 6pm-8pm, Tuesday February 20

# Craniosacral therapy and reiki: Wokingham Library, 10am-12noon, Thursday February 1 / Tuesday February 20 / Tuesday February 27

# Reflexology taster: Wokingham Library, 10am-12noon, Monday February 5 / Monday February 19

# Acupuncture: Wokingham Library, 11am-12noon, every Wednesday in February

# Baby massage: Wokingham Library, 10am-12noon, Thursday February 8

# Seated acupressure massage taster: Wokingham Library, 10am-12noon, Saturday February 10 / Thursday February 22; Lower Earley Library, 4pm-6pm, Thursday February 8; Winnersh Library, 6pm-8pm, Tuesday February 20

# Complementary therapy for children: Wokingham Library, 10am-12noon, Thursday February 15; Wokingham Library, 2pm-4pm, Thursday February 15

# Reiki and head massage: Woodley Library, 9am-1pm, Tuesday February 20; Wokingham Library, 9.30am-1pm, Saturday February 24

All events are free to attend. No booking is required – drop in at any time during the session.

Wokingham District Council