Our next in person Pain Café event : Monday, 13 July 2026 at 11:00
At: Shaftesbury Theatre, 2 Brunswick Place, Dawlish, EX7 9PB
The Dawlish Pain Café is a local peer support group for people with pain. The aim is to create a space (sometimes in-person, sometimes online) for you to meet, learn and share tips and experiences.
You are not alone.
Patricia Angrove, Kassie Foran and Kevin Feaviour
Patricia is centrally involved in the theatre and also a therapist. Kassie and Kevin work for Imagine If.
Pain Cafes are run by ‘baristas’ who are trained as facilitators and come from a variety of backgrounds. Like any good cafe, we hope that you enjoy your visit, and come away feeling refreshed and energised, with a ‘take away’ of skills or new techniques to help you live well with pain.
Pull up a chair, let’s pour you a brew...
Time for a caffeine fix - a bold and engergising session
This is where we focus on a monthly topic - developing skills, learning, and engaging in an activity. It may be led by the baristas, or there may be an invited speaker or activity leader. Popular sessions include armchair yoga, a visit from a nutritionist, a session about mindfulness, a discussion about retraining your brain, a cafe user leading us in a craft, discussions about improving your sleep, or even taking part in some creative writing. Each month is different, with the intention of empowering cafe users to build up a bank of ‘tools’ to use to help you overcome your pain with skills not pills.
End on a sweet note
In the words of one our our cafe users:
"Being with people with similar problems really does help. The group is friendly and welcoming, listening to others who have experienced similar problems to me is excellent - you are not the only one with that particular pain”
We look forward to you joining us.
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Can't get enough or just can't wait for the next session? Join our Cornwall-wide group
This online cafe meets from 12 noon on the last Thursday of each month. If you are unable to attend a cafe in person, this e-cafe is for you! We meet online, and try to encourage people from Mid Cornwall to visit this e-cafe. (However, all e-cafe's are open to all) . We are trying to group the e-cafes together in regions, to allow for sharing of local relevant information or possible future in-person social opportunities.
Next Topic: Footstep 10: Managing setbacks
Next event: TBC
This online cafe meets from 6-7pm on the third Tuesday of each month. If you are unable to attend a cafe in person, this e-cafe is for you! We meet online, and try to encourage people from the North of Cornwall to visit this e-cafe. (However, all e-cafe's are open to all) . We are trying to group the e-cafes together in regions, to allow for sharing of local relevant information or possible future in-person social opportunities.
Next Topic: Footstep 1: Pain and the Brain
Next event: Tuesday, 21 July 2026 at 18:00
This online cafe meets from 9:30-11:00am on the third Tuesday of each month. If you are unable to attend a cafe in person, this e-cafe is for you! We meet online, and try to encourage people from the West of Cornwall to visit this e-cafe. (However, all e-cafe's are open to all) . We are trying to group the e-cafes together in regions, to allow for sharing of local relevant information or possible future in-person social opportunities.
Next Topic: Footstep 4: Setting goals
Next event: Tuesday, 21 July 2026 at 09:30
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Our next Pain Café Event
Monday, 13 July 2026 at 11:00
Shaftesbury Theatre, 2 Brunswick Place, Dawlish, EX7 9PB