Health and Wellbeing Team's September Newsletter

East Riding of Yorkshire Council sent this bulletin at 09-09-2021 04:46 PM BST

Welcome to the Health and Wellbeing Team's September newsletter!

We are delighted to share with you our second newsletter. These newsletters are intended to be every 3 months, to keep you up to date with exciting things that are happening in your community including activities and events you can get involved with.

Within this newsletter you will find information on:

Older Peoples Partnership Week
Active Towns
Active Coast
Showcasing your Community - Ticktons Outdoor Gym
Walking for Health
Talk Suicide
Fun Palaces
Showcasing your Community - Bridlington MASH
Beecan
Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Christmas Grant Programme
Meet the Team

We hope you enjoy this newsletter and find lots of useful information. Thank you to all those who participated in our Equipment Loan Survey. Your feedback was most valuable.

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The Hull and East Riding Older Peoples Partnership Group

The Hull and East Riding Older Peoples Partnership Group are putting on a ‘Celebration of Older People’ host of events which will take place from 28th September to 1st October 2021. There will be a range of events, activities, information sharing and what’s on locally plus opportunities throughout the week for all to enjoy in Hessle, Cottingham and Hull.

For more information on how to get involved click on the link below...

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Get involved with Active Towns

In the first round of Active Towns Community Grants, a total of just over £35,000 is to be paid out, with thirteen Grants going to Goole, nine to Pocklington, thirteen to Howden and five to Market Weighton.

Active Towns Round Two grant funding is currently up and running closing date Friday, 24 September.

For more information about applications for Grants, contact: active.towns@eastriding.gov.uk or visit www.activetowns.co.uk.

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EXPLORE - JOIN IN - ENJOY with Active Coast

Active Coast has planned, coordinated, and are currently delivering a range of safe activities as part of the Health & Wellbeing Teams summer programme.

These have included weekly coastal explorer family sessions, beach yoga, beach sports activities, coastal community beach cleans, sand and stone art weekend workshops, All Ride cycling open days, Skyball beach volleyball camp, relaunching parkruns and much more!

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Showcasing your community - Ticktons Outdoor Gym

A successful launch of an outdoor gym group for residents of Tickton and the surrounding area. Encouraging all to socialise and get active at the same time.

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The informal, fun and friendly sessions run every Thursday at 10am and attract people of all ages and abilities. Participants can have a go on the equipment in a safe group who can offer guidance and a chance to have a good catch up afterwards with a cup of tea and coffee and maybe a sweet treat or two!

Celia has been going since the start of the session and has noticed that her confidence has increased dramatically. She said 'I was nervous about attending a group, especially with Covid-19 but when I first arrived, I was put at ease straight away. All the equipment is sanitised and as we are out in the fresh air we can easily socially distance. My confidence has increased dramatically, and I can now step onto the equipment with ease".
The group is going from strength to strength and is now putting in a funding bid for some further equipment to offer a variety of light exercises.

Get back to walking with Walking for Health

The volunteer led Walking for Health Scheme, supported by East Riding Council has now relaunched!

So why not go on a walk in a group with experienced and trained walk leaders? If you would like to be trained to become a walk leader, please get in touch with Laura Hutchinson, 07887 653489.

Click to find out more information about your friendly local walking groups...

Find your local walks

Talk Suicide

As we enter into Autumn we are reminded of World Suicide Prevention day on the 10^th September, we mustn’t ignore the fact that there are many out there who suffer in silence and unfortunately manage to reach crisis point and need urgent help.

All we ask is for 20 minutes of your time in order to develop a set of skills which could potentially save a life. Please visit https://talksuicide.co.uk/ and complete this free online suicide prevention training and share it further amongst friends, family and colleagues.

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Driffield's Fun Palaces - 1st to the 3rd of October

Fun Palaces create events that bring together arts, science, craft, tech, digital, heritage and sports activities – but above all PEOPLE – to work together, create together, have FUN together, and in doing so, connect our own communities, from the grassroots up.

We think this will be a great way to re-connect the community, showcase what local groups, services and organisations have to offer, inspire people to try something new, make them feel good – and have fun!

To find out more dates, times and location, please click the link below...

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Showcasing your community - Bridlington MASH group

Since launching a new local group called MASH, which is aimed at Armed forces Veterans and their dependants on the 20th July 2021, the group has steadily increased with new members regularly attending. The groups primary aims are to combat social isolation and to be able to signpost those who require support to the relevant organisations. We are looking for keen pro active volunteers who wish to support with this new venture going forward.

To find out further details on how you can support as a volunteer please contact Michelle Leach on 07929 773575 or michelle.leach@eastriding.gov.uk

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Beecan

Would you like help for your community group? Beecan are a part of The HEY Smile Foundation and are here to help your organisation.

They can help with understanding funding, have access to free resources, have a peer support network and much more!

Please visit https://beecan.org/ to sign up for free or call 01482 590 270

Email: hello@heysmilefoundation.org

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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Christmas Grant Programme

East Riding of Yorkshire Council are delighted to be taking part in the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) scheme during the School Christmas Holidays.

HAF provides opportunities for children and young people aged 5-19 who are eligible for free school meals, to participate in fun engaging activities and holiday clubs in a safe environment. The food component of the scheme is designed to tackle holiday hunger by providing quality nutritious food and promote good health by increasing knowledge of nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices.

Applications are now open for organisations to apply for funding to run face to face and online holiday clubs and activities within the East Riding.

To apply go to https://eastridingofyorkshirecouncil.flexigrant.com

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If you ever need any support for your group or would like to find out what's going on in your area, please contact one of our local team members.

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Meet the team

The Health and Wellbeing Team are the Community Builders for Social Prescribing. We work in partnership with the NHS Community Links, The British Red Cross and The HEY Smile Foundation.

Our team's role is to find, support and create social and activity groups for people to attend to improve their health and wellbeing.

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