 The Council has launched a new digital Swap to Stop offer, designed to help smokers in our borough make the switch away from cigarettes. Hounslow smokers aged 18 and over can apply for the scheme via the Council website.
Once registered, participants will receive a voucher by email, which can be redeemed on the Totally Wicked website. The fully automated 6-week programme includes a free vape starter kit, two top-up vouchers, and a four-week survey check in.
For individuals who want more structured help, vapes and other stop-smoking aids can be accessed via Healthy Hounslow, including one-to-one support from a stop-smoking advisor.
 If you are looking for some fun social activities to take part in, all in a friendly and welcoming environment, check out the Hounslow Wellbeing Network's schedule of events for December.
There's everything from physical sessions like Zumba and chair exercise, to coffee mornings and talking groups for women. There is something for everyone.
Check out the full schedule below to find ways to get involved, including joining the WhatsApp group to keep you informed of all future events.
 Five Ways to Wellbeing is now in its fifth and final week. Across five weeks, it highlights five simple steps you can take to feel better as we head into the winter months.
The theme for this week (1-7 December) is Give. The Council is supporting local charity Inspired by Hope to set up a new foodbank at Holy Trinity Church on Hounslow High Steet.
If you would like to donate food, money or your time, please get in touch.
 You can now register for several adult learning and wellbeing courses run by Learn Hounslow.
Head to the Learn Hounslow website to find a full list of available learning opportunities. To register or ask any questions, please call 020 8583 6000 or email courses@hounslow.gov.uk.
The 2026 courses now accepting registrations include:
- Yoga for Wellbeing
- Gentle Yoga for Wellbeing 2
- Pilates for Wellbeing
- Drawing for Wellbeing
- Cooking for Diabetes Prevention and Management
- Cooking for a Healthy Heart
- Cooking for a Healthy Menopause - International Women's Day Special
 Thank you to everyone who entered the Five Ways to Wellbeing photography competition. The standard of entries was once again very high this year.
The 10 finalists have now been selected and you have the chance to vote for your favourite. The deadline to submit your vote is midnight on Tuesday, 9 December.
If you would like a closer look at the finalists' photos, they will be on display on the ground floor at Hounslow House from Wednesday, 3 December until Tuesday, 9 December. Otherwise you can see all the photos online and choose your favourite below.
 Coughs and colds are very common in little ones, and although they can sound worrying, they’re usually mild and viral so antibiotics won’t help. Green snot, a noisy chest, or night-time coughing are all normal parts of these infections.
If you are concerned and want to know what symptoms to look out for, and when to seek help, visit the Healthier Together website.
 Meet the Council's fostering recruitment team at the Hounslow Jamia Masjid Centre (TW4 5HU) this Friday, 5 December from 12.30pm to 2.30pm to find out more about becoming a foster carer in Hounslow. Find out how your existing skills, experiences and values can make you an ideal carer.
In addition to a generous allowance of up to £1,696 per fortnight (subject to a child’s need), the Council offers a full package of benefits and the chance to change a child or young person’s life.
Fostering not only transforms the lives of children and young people, but also enriches the lives of those who foster. All are welcome.
 Our South Asian residents are at higher risk of flu than other ethnic groups and are more likely to experience severe complications from the illness.
Getting vaccinated can prevent you and others from becoming seriously ill and needing hospital treatment if you get Covid or flu.
You will also be helping to slow the spread of these viruses throughout your wider community, which will help to protect elderly and vulnerable people, including family members who live with you and who you may look after.
Head to Healthwatch Hounslow to find out how you can get vaccinated this winter.
 Hounslow’s Health Outreach Team (HOT) will be on the road this week and next offering free flu and Covid vaccinations to all eligible residents.
The last date they'll be offering the roving vaccinations is Thursday, 11 December:
- Wednesday, 3 December – Alice Way Gurdwara – 10am to 1pm
- Thursday, 4 December – Shewise Community Centre, Convent Way, Hounslow, Southall UB2 5UG – 10am to 12.30pm
- Friday, 5 December – Brentford Library, 11F Boston Manor Rd, TW8 8DW – 10am to 2pm
- Thursday, 11 December – Ivy Bridgelink Centre, Summerwood Rd, Isleworth TW7 7QR – 11am to 1pm
 To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Hounslow residents are invited to an event that will be held on Thursday, 4 December at Holy Trinity Church on Hounslow High Street.
The event will outline how the Council is striving to make Hounslow a fairer, more equal borough. It will also include advice on the new benefit changes coming into effect and the potential impact on disabled residents who live in the borough.
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