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Do you know your blood pressure numbers? One in three adults in the UK has high blood pressure but might not be aware.
 It’s Know Your Numbers Week (4th-10th September).
Do you know your blood pressure numbers? One in three adults in the UK have high blood pressure but might not be aware.
High blood pressure doesn’t have any obvious symptoms but it is a major cause of heart attack and stroke, and can also lead to a number of serious long-term health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease and kidney disease.
If you are over 40, you can get your blood pressure checked for free at most pharmacies across Derby and Derbyshire.
Our Live Life Better Derbyshire team will also be carrying out FREE blood pressure checks around the county during Know Your Numbers week.
We're beginning a major countywide £1 million repair programme targeting 124 residential roads this week.
You'll see us using a process called micro-asphalt – a liquid mix of stone, cement and bitumen, which seals the road, preventing any further damage and repairs existing potholes.
Because it can be done in cooler weather conditions, it's ideal preparation to protect roads before the arrival of the colder, winter weather.
The repair can be completed in around 20 minutes, meaning you shouldn't be delayed or inconvenienced for too long.
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If you’ve been keeping up with what’s happening at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, you’ll be interested to know that work is continuing to protect, pack and move exhibits and artefacts and clear space across the building for structural investigation work to begin.
The museum and art gallery in Terrace Road, which is part of the Peak Buildings complex, has been closed temporarily since the beginning of June following the discovery of dry rot in structural timbers and floor joists.
Detailed investigations need to be carried out which will involve removing parts of ceilings and taking up some floors, meaning the building can't be open to visitors.
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Have you heard about Oxfam's Second Hand September?
We reckon that Oxfam’s Second Hand September is a first rate idea and we’re encouraging Derbyshire residents to get on board. The campaign is all about clothes - encouraging us to shop second hand and donate, reuse, rewear and restyle during September and beyond! It shows how stylish you can be in second hand and restyled clothes.
And when you shop and donate second hand, you reduce waste, save money, take a stance against climate change, and help create a fairer world.
And here are other ideas for what you can do with unwanted clothing and other textiles in Derbyshire.
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We're supporting World Suicide Prevention Day with a series of events and training opportunities.
World Suicide Prevention Day takes place on 10 September and is a chance for communities to come together to raise awareness of suicide prevention.
There will be a variety of events taking place across Derbyshire.
These include volunteers handing out mental health support information at local football matches, a suicide prevention roadshow and a Baton Of Hope event on 16 September at Glossop.
There’s lots of mental health support online at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/mentalhealth
If you want to know more about our proposals to change our community care charging policy, you'll be interested to hear that we've arranged extra consultation dates.
The consultation on three options designed to make the policy fairer, more sustainable and protect those most in need runs until 4 October 2023.
People who receive adult social care and support in the community and/or their representatives have received a letter including a copy of a questionnaire to fill in and return.
An online version of the questionnaire is also available for you to give your views.
As part of the consultation a series of face-to-face and virtual consultation events have been organised. Extra dates have now been added to give you more chance to hear about the plans and ask questions.
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Our Derbyshire Woodland Festival, now in its 22nd year, is fast approaching. The place to be is the beautiful setting of Elvaston Castle Country Park on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September, for a weekend of good value entertainment for all the family, celebrating traditional and contemporary woodland crafts.
Professional demonstrators will be showcasing their skills with some offering the chance to have a go from wood carving, turning, willow weaving, wattle and daub and bushcraft, to furniture makers, tools, arts and sculpture. Watch the art of the wheelwright.
There’s outdoor theatre from Pif-Paf with their highly entertaining Bee Cart and Seed shows encouraging us to look after nature, Green Man storytelling, an invasion from Vikings of Middle England, working horses, a traditional fairground, unique gifts and crafts and more.
Find out more about our Million Trees Project and what you can do to help reach the target of planting a million trees across the county by 2030 as well as other tree initiatives. And our Climate Change Team will be there as well with the Fantastic Homes Van – offering home energy efficiency and domestic renewables advice.
A wide range of refreshments including vegetarian and vegan options will be on offer. Special event charges apply and offer great value for money given that most activities are free of charge. The cost is £15 per car or £7.50 per motorcycle per day. A weekend ticket is available for £20. Payment is by cash only. Dogs are welcome on leads.
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