18 February 2025
 A new Stay Steady Otago programme providing tailored chair-based classes for the over 60s is now at Hanworth Leisure Centre, every Thursday from 12pm - 1pm. Classes are £5 per session and pay-as-you-go. No membership is required to attend.
Each class is designed to improve strength, balance, and coordination. The Otago Exercise Programme is newly available in Hounslow to help residents master a series of 17 strength and balance exercises.
To book your space, please email Jardel.Williamson@lamptongroup.co.uk.
Please arrive 15 minutes before your first class to allow time to register and pay. Free tea and coffee is offered at the end of each session.
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The Teashop+ programme, run by Mind Axis, is now being launched on Sunday, 23 February.
The free wellbeing and mindfulness programme is aimed at young ethnic minority women aged 18-30 with mild to moderate mental health concerns.
The programme consists of weekly in-person group support sessions and free access to Be Mindful, a self-guided mindfulness-based cognitive therapy digital course.
Teashop+ will run for five weeks, with in-person sessions being held at Hounslow Arts Centre, TW3 1ES, 12.45pm - 3pm
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 Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in England. The chance of getting breast cancer increases as you get older. Regular breast screening is one of the best ways to spot a cancer that is too small to feel or see yourself.
Anyone registered with a GP as female aged between 50-71 will be invited for NHS breast screening every three years. You will automatically get your first invite by post between the age of 50 and 53.
Finding cancer early can make it more likely that treatment will be successful. Breast screening can detect cancer long before you can even feel it. So when you're invited, save the date, it could save your life.
 The next Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) families evening session will take place on Wednesday, 5 March, online at 6pm.
Participants can join this event to explore ways to reduce isolation, develop independence, and discover employment opportunities, including local internships with DFN Project SEARCH.
 Grace Café (85 Bedfont Lane, Feltham) is the latest to sign up to the Council's Healthier Catering Commitment (HCC). This is a London-wide voluntary scheme helping businesses to offer healthier food options.
The HCC helps businesses to make small changes to the way they cook and serve food and improve their customer’s health. Adriana, the owner of Grace Café, is passionate about offering her customers a range of delicious and healthy choices.
If you're going out to eat or ordering takeaway, make the healthier choice and order from a food outlet that is signed up to HCC. If you run a food business, find out how to sign up for the HCC by clicking the link below.
 There are many pieces of equipment, such as walking frames, crutches, shower chairs, commodes, and more, that are no longer needed or used by recipients.
You can return these items so they can be recycled and passed on to another resident in need. Small items of equipment can be dropped off at the Health Outreach Team (HOT) shop in the Treaty Centre, or at the HOT bus. See opening times for the shop and locations for the bus here.
Alternatively, you can request a free collection directly from your home by contacting Medequip on 020 8750 1580.
 Brentford FC Community Sports Trust is currently running a number of health and wellbeing sessions, including:
The Trust is also hosting workshops and courses to explore the connections between food, body image and eating challenges, with a focus on men's experiences. Visit their website to find out more.
If you would like more information on any of the health and wellbeing sessions, please email Brentford FC Community Sports Trust using the button below.
 This spring, NHS North West London wants to hear residents' views on planned care. This refers to non-emergency healthcare, such as hospital outpatient appointments or planned surgery.
To help improve waiting times, fair access and patient experience, they need to consider the changing needs of people in north west London, the increasing number of people who are seeking care, and how to tackle the unfair differences in waiting times and care experiences.
You can share your views through this short survey. Residents are also invited to join the virtual Residents’ Forum on Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 6pm - 7.30pm. Key items to be discussed include planned care and NHS waiting times. Please register here.
 Hounslow Family Hubs, in partnership with Solihull Approach, inourplace, and the NHS, is offering free online courses to support emotional health and wellbeing for families with children aged 0-19 years, or up to 25 years for children with SEND.
Designed by clinical psychologists, these courses help you better understand your child at every stage. The courses can be translated into 108 languages using the Google Translate widget, with some of the courses including voiceovers in languages such as Modern Standard Arabic and Urdu.
Use the code LBHPARENTS to register for courses through the inourplace website.
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Autism Hounslow is hosting a number of events in February, including:
- Training on Mondays for Hounslow Lions
- Monday Group, 10am - 12pm at the Hounslow Youth Centre
- Book Club on Wednesday, 26 February, 6.30pm - 7.30pm, online
- Online groups, including Thursday Group, Women's Group, and LGBTQIA+ Group
Email Autism Hounslow to find out more.
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 Hounslow's Health Outreach Team (HOT) will be out offering free blood pressure checks, BMI weight checks, balance checks for residents aged 60 plus, and advice on health concerns, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, stop smoking services, mental health services plus much more.
The HOT team will be at the following locations over the next week:
- Wednesday, 19 February – Age UK, Feltham – 1pm to 3pm
- Thursday, 20 February – Cranford Community College – 3pm to 5pm
- Friday, 21 February – Treaty Centre Shop, Hounslow High Street – 9am to 5pm
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