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KENT BUSINESSMAN LIVING WITH PARKINSON ’ S RUNS HEVER CASTLE HALF MARATHON
Kent business coach , Dario Bucceri , ran the Hever Castle Half Marathon on Sunday 25 September to raise awareness of Parkinson ’ s . He wanted to encourage others living with the disease to do all they can to resist allowing it to become the defining force in their lives . Dario , the founder of Manna House Consulting and Sensemaker ® in Margate , was diagnosed with Parkinson ' s in 2019 . In May this year , Dario led a TED Talk at the Parkinson ' s Centre in Canterbury . He spoke about his Parkinson ' s diagnosis and how he set a series of goals that would help him not only live with the condition but thrive in all aspects of his life . As a result , Dario now runs all his coaching and mentoring sessions from his home office , achieving new business records . “ When I considered the heartaches and hardships being dealt with by people around me , I resolved to accept my situation with thankfulness and a positive attitude . I would take control of my life , lose weight , get fit and work hard to build and hold onto a positive mindset .”
CHARITY TRAINING FILM FOR MIDWIVES PREMIERES AT THE CURZON ON 10 OCTOBER
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During Baby Loss Awareness Week , the charity Abigail ’ s Footsteps will premiere a new training film for midwives and health professionals . On 10 October , at the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week , the charity will premiere its latest film Deafening Silence 2 at the Curzon Soho in London . The film , a sequel to the groundbreaking Deafening Silence , will form part of the Abigail ’ s Angels Training programme for midwives and health professionals around the world to better understand how to support bereaved parents and families . Deafening Silence 2 focuses on the experience of mothers having a second child following a stillbirth or neonatal death and is the sequel to Deafening Silence , the hard-hitting training baby loss film for midwives . Written and directed by Chris Godwin , the first film had an immediate impact leading to positive changes in maternity wards and this second film is destined to also have a huge impact in the care that is offered . Find out more about Abigail ’ s Footsteps via www . abigailsfootsteps . co . uk .
AIMREC CELEBRATES ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY WITH ASHFORD180 EXHIBITION
AIMREC is to conclude its first full year of operations with a celebratory event in Ashford to mark the 180th anniversary of the South Eastern Railway arriving in the town in 1842 . To be held over the weekend of the 19 and 20 November at venues linking the town centre with the home of the Railway Works in Newtown , Ashford180 will feature a wide range of exhibitions , displays and activities with a strong link to local railway history . Two model railway exhibitions will feature new layouts alongside well-known favourites and a month-long photographic exhibition at the Gateway will showcase the work of local photographers in capturing Ashford ’ s railway history alongside a selection of images from the Rail Camera Club ’ s Rail Cameramen exhibition first exhibited at NRM Shildon in 2018 . A highlight will be the return to Ashford of two models built by apprentices at the Railway Works ; a 7 1 / 4 inch gauge Bulleid Pacific ‘ Fighter Pilot ’ made for the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951 , and the last ever locomotive built in the works - a 5 inch gauge 0-4-0 suitably named Ashford and in SECR livery . These will be on display at Ashford College , alongside other largescale models of Ashford-built locomotives , heritage organisation and society stands , and rare screenings of local filmmaker Sonny Hanson ’ s film of the Railway Works from 1947 .
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