In lots of pain with my back I was willing to try anything and everything to get relief and decided…read moreto give acupuncture a go as I know several people who found it beneficial. My husband attended here about 4yrs ago for treatment of sciatica. He had paid for a block of 6 treatments but had only used 4, when I rang up to enquire they said remaining treatments were still valid and as his wife was welcome to use them, and could get an appointment the following day. I arrived at my appointment a little early and was warmly welcomed by Cathy. She asked me to complete a short form with my contact details. On entering the treatment room she asked about my medical history, current problems, felt radial pulse in both wrists and looked at my tongue. I was then asked to remove my trousers and lie on my side on the comfortable bed. Insertion of needles was quick, most I didn't feel although some gave a bit of a sting. About 20needles were inserted into my back and leg, a heat lamp was placed near my back and I was left to lie for about 30mins listening to some twinkly music. Cathy popped in a few times to check on me but I felt so relaxed I actually dosed off for a few minutes. The sensation was strange, my legs felt really heavy and afterwards I did feel more relaxed. As for my back pain I did find movement a bit easier and pain slightly reduced, don't know how much was down to the acupuncture itself but certainly relaxation would have helped.

V bad experience, hurt my skin, left me feeling sick due to the impact of overly long exposure…read more Cannot recommend to others. Didn't feel safe and no customer service at all. Avoid.

Slimming World in Newtownards is held in St Marks Church Hall and I am certainly not reviewing the…read moreChurch here but the classes. I went for about 6 months and saw great success with Slimming world. I lost about a stone, my mother in law to be lost 2 stone and my mum went to another class and lost 2 stone as well. The diet plan really works and this class is particularly busy so be prepared to queue up. At 4.95 a week for a weigh in and a talk I found it good value and inspirational for about 1 month, then I decided to do it myself as the talks are so boring! Lots of clapping and going over old ground - there are thousands of ways that the leader could make the classes more interesting - share recipes? have cooking lessons? have competitions? prizes? I would recommend the diet plan but not this particular class.