Visit My Mosque

On behalf of the congregation and Events Committee of East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic Centre, I would like to invite you to an Open Mosque Day, to be held on 5^th February 2017 at East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic Centre.

Our mosque is taking part in the national #VisitMyMosque initiative organised by Muslim Council of Britain (MCB). In the spirit of friendship and conversation, we hope to give members of the local community an engaging insight into the life of the mosque and to promote greater understanding of Islam. We anticipate welcoming local people from all walks of life to visit the mosque and meet with its diverse Muslim congregations.

The Mosque has a daily congregation of multi-cultural people and on Friday prayers, it attracts more than 300 worshippers. Its open and friendly approach draws visitors from schools and the public throughout the year. The open attitude of the mosque and its people make a major contribution in fostering interfaith and intercultural understanding within the local community. We very much hope that members of your Organisation will be able to attend. If you would be happy to pass on some invitations to your congregation and to display a poster in your reception area. I can send you these materials, or if at all possible perhaps I could attend a meeting within the next few days and invite the congregation in person?  If that would be possible I will bring some written invitations and posters for your members’ future reference.

We would be honoured to have your presence on the day between 10AM to 3PM. In particular, if you are able to arrive by 1PM we would like to invite you to observe the midday prayer.

Please contact me by telephone or email to confirm your attendance or for further information. If you are able to attend, please also let me know of any dietary requirements as well.

Yours sincerely,

Sirajul Islam

General Secretary

East Anglian Bangladeshi Islamic Centre

Mental Health, Drugs, Alcohol - Complex needs Conference

Mental Health, Drugs, Alcohol …

Complex needs. Effective responses?

 

Thursday 2nd March 2017, from 12.30 to 4.30pm

King’s Centre, King Street, Norwich, NR1 1PH

 

A free half-day event organised by our Council of Governors for Trust members and anyone interested in the complex needs and support for people who have mental health problems and use substances. This is sometimes called dual diagnosis.

 

The event will include:

·         a service user’s story

·         a carer’s perspective

·         a veteran’s view

·         local health needs

·         homelessness and housing support

·         primary care insights

·         effective interventions

 

There will be opportunities for audience involvement and stalls from various organisations. Flyer attached. Please forward as appropriate.

 

Please book your place by clicking:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Substancemisuseandmentalhealth2017Mar

Hallucination in Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Types of hallucination in Charles Bonnet Syndrome - There are two main types of hallucination that people with Charles Bonnet syndrome tend to experience.

They may see:

**simple repeated patterns

**complex images of people, objects or landscapes

Simple repeated patterns can take the form of grids, shapes or lines, which can appear in bright or vivid colours. The patterns may lay across or cover everything the person sees.

More complex hallucinations can involve people, places, animals and insects. Most people don't see hallucinations of people they know or past events they've experienced.

The hallucinations aren't usually unpleasant or threatening, but they may be slightly frightening when first experienced. The can sometimes occur out of the blue, and can last for a few minutes or several hours. They may be moving or static.

Simple repeating pattern hallucinations

Many people with CBS experience hallucinations of repeating patterns. These may be grids or shapes or lines, which can be quite vivid in colour, like bright green dots surrounded by vibrant pink squares. You may also see complicated brickwork or mosaic patterns that grow in size to cover more and more of your vision. People can also see patterns that look like a network of branches or roots from a tree, growing over everything they see.

People usually describe this type of hallucination as being laid on top of everything they see, or growing across any surface they look at. Sometimes people also experience patterns of distorted faces, which appear in their vision and can change shape or move towards them.

Complex hallucinations

The second type of hallucination people can experience are more complicated and include hallucinations of people, places, insects and animals. Like the pattern type of hallucination, these hallucinations also come in different types.

You may experience hallucinations where whole scenes appear, such as landscapes with waterfalls, mountains or a garden full of flowers. At other times, you may see individuals or groups of people. You may see people dressed in costume, like Edwardian families, Roman soldiers or small children in bonnets. The figures of people in your hallucinations may be life size, larger than life sized or very commonly very small. All these types of figures may move or remain still.

At times, the hallucinations may fit with the room that you are in when you experience them, so that you may see animals in your bed or people working in your garden. At other times the hallucinations can appear very odd, such as double-decker buses in your kitchen or hallway.

In most cases, CBS hallucinations don’t include familiar people or past events that you may have experienced. The things that you see are usually not threatening or unpleasant, but of course most people are frightened when they first start to have their hallucinations. Over time, the more you experience the images, the more comfortable you may become with them. You may begin to recognise similar things appearing in your vision, such as the same tiny people, or the same field of flowers.