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North Lincolnshire Council is urging residents to keep warm and well during this extreme cold spell, and look after their health – especially those most at risk, as the cold weather and freezing temperatures set in.
If you are aware of a neighbour, friend, or relative who is over 65 or has a long-term condition, and may find it difficult to get out, check that they are warm, well and their medicine cabinet and food supplies are stocked up. Having some company may also reduce social isolation.
The NHS Stay Well This Winter campaign gives advice on being prepared for winter.
There is also the NHS 111 service. This is a free number to call when you have an urgent healthcare need. It directs you to the right local service, first time. It is available across the whole of England making it easier for you to access urgent healthcare services when you need medical help. It is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
You can find advice on winter health and keeping warm on the winter health pages. To find out more about support and activities for older adults, visit the Adult Information Hub website.
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The NHS Health Check is a health check-up for adults in England aged 40-74. It's designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia. As we get older, we have a higher risk of developing one of these conditions. An NHS Health Check helps find ways to lower this risk.
If you're in the 40-74 age group without a pre-existing condition, you can expect to receive a letter from your GP or local authority inviting you for a free NHS Health Check every five years.
Read the NHS Health check leaflet for more information.
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and this March, for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, men are being encouraged to be aware of the symptoms and not to shy away from any symptoms they have.
North Lincolnshire Council and Humberside Fire and Rescue Service have joined forces to back this campaign and raise awareness.
Prostate cancer is the third most common cancer in North Lincolnshire, potentially affecting an estimated one in six men.
Nearly a quarter of all new cancer diagnoses in males are prostate cancer.
Each year an average of 120 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in North Lincolnshire.
Most diagnoses are in men aged 50 and over, with more than half of cases diagnosed in males aged 70 and above.
Read more on the council website or visit the Prostate Cancer UK website.
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Scunthorpe Community Wellbeing Hub has reopened following some essential maintenance. The normal timetable of events and activities has now resumed.
Read the latest Wellbeing Hub Newsletter for information about what is happening at your local Wellbeing Hub over the next couple of months.
Did you know you can order a fresh cooked meal to be delivered to your local hub? Orders need to be made in advance and there is a great selection to choose from. Contact your local hub for more details.
Would you benefit from a Wellbeing Check? Ask at your local Hub for more details.
The check covers topics such as:
- Home and personal safety
- Accessing your local community
- Social activities
- Preventing falls
- Remaining independent
- Preventing loneliness
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Would you like to drop in to
a ready made social group at one of our libraries?
Winterton
Library is based in a lovely new purpose built building. Every
Wednesday, from 2pm to 4pm, a group meet there to share hobbies, games and
crafts, and anyone is welcome to drop in and join in.
Research
is proving that we are all happier when we get out and about, meet new people
and try new things, so why not pop in?
If you would like to find out about activities and groups in your area why not visit the Adult Hub Activity website. There are over 300 listings to suit all tastes and abilities.
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Peggy’s World Community Interest Company (CiC) provides services for families with dementia, older age and
frailty and return profits to enable the provision of additional free services
available to this community.
They also provide:
- a community café in New
Holland, the Ferryboat Café based in the new community centre
- companionship and 1:1 support (this may include getting to
appointments for example)
- home care
- day activities
- an Admiral Nurse service
(including Peggy’s Place) to provide specialist support to families living with
dementia.
They are currently in the process of developing further to
include; a dementia friendly building and support including day time activity
and overnight stays, and will be holding an event for families, who may require their support, in March.
If you are a carer or person living with dementia and you would like to be involved; please contact Cathy Gibbs,
registered manager, on 01652 648335, or keep in contact by following them on Facebook @peggysworldcic.
Visit the Adult Information Hub - Dementia pages for useful information and advice on living well with dementia.
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Hall Farm is a Care Farm in Eastoft, North Lincolnshire for adults and children with various special needs and mental health conditions.
The Dementia friendly workshops are open to all, at a cost of £12 per person
including the use of all materials and refreshments.
Dementia carers attend free of charge. The workshops run from
10am-1pm, and booking is essential.
Thursday 29 March - Alpaca Care Workshop.
Learn how to take
care of these gentle animals! Workshop includes feeding,
halter training on an alpaca trek, and how we look after
the environment for their benefit. Take home a snapshot
of your experience!
Friday 27 April - Horticulture Workshop.
Enjoy the Spring with us! We’ll be
planting out a variety of vegetables and plants in our
newly revamped Kitchen Garden, and start off your own
seedlings to nurture at home!
Contact:
Hall Farm, The Old Moorings, Eastoft, DN17 4PG
Call Caitlin on 07715215718 or email her at
caitlin@hallmarkfarming.co.uk to reserve a place or to find
out more.
Keep an eye out on our website or Facebook
page @hallfarmeastoft for future events
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Do you know someone who would benefit from a monthly outing?
Contact the
Elderly are a national charity who organise free monthly tea parties for older
guests, and are currently looking for guests for new groups in Grimsby and
Scunthorpe.
Guests are collected by a volunteer driver and accompanied to tea
in a volunteer host’s home for tea, cake, sandwiches and a good chat! The group
of guests and volunteers is the same each month meaning that over time some
lovely friendships develop.
Older guests are aged 75 or over, live alone
(including in sheltered housing), and either struggle to get out or have become
a bit isolated for other reasons. To find out more please see www.contact-the-elderly.org.uk, Freephone 0800 716543 or email jenny.bright@contact-the-elderly.org.uk
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If you can spare a couple of
hours each week to help drive our carers to peer support groups, training and
meetings then we would like to hear from you. You will be helping the Carers' Support
Service by providing a friendly face and support to enable a carer to get out of
the house and have a much needed break from their caring role.
Expenses are paid at 40p per mile
and you would need a clean driving licence and a DBS check which the Carers' Support Service will pay for. Safeguarding training must be attended once a
year.
If you would like to volunteer, please call Sharon Wright on
01652 650585.
The Carers Support Service is base at 11 Redcombe Lane, Brigg, North Lincolnshire, DN20 8AU
Visit their website for lots of useful information for carers.
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Visit the Adult Information Hub; your 'go to' website for advice and information about adult social care services and much more...
- resources to help you live independently
- helpful articles to support carers and those they care for
- guides to paying for care
- online assessment forms to complete a Care Needs initial assessment, Finance Assessment or a Carers' Assessment.
- information on a range of groups and activities in your area
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The Adult Information Service has launched a new Adult Activity Hub website - you can find information on a whole range of activities, from New Age Kurling to coffee mornings, from lunch clubs to Yoga. Over 300 activities across the whole of North Lincolnshire are currently featured.
If you are involved in a group or activity and it is not listed on the Hub Activity website, please contact us with the details and we will add it to our listings.
If you are looking for a specific activity or would like more information, you can call 01724 296607, or email ais@northlincs.gov.uk
You can search for
adult clubs and activities on our Adult Hub Activities website.
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North Lincolnshire Libraries, North Lincolnshire Museum and 20:21 Visual
Arts Centre are joining forces this March to mark BBC Civilisations. This season of programmes and events aims to get
us all thinking about our shared and varied cultural identities, and here in
North Lincolnshire we need your help to create a pop-up exhibition.
Get involved...
On Saturday 10 March, the library service will be putting on show some
curiosities from its collections, but we need you to complete it. Bring along
an object that reflects your relationship to North Lincolnshire, and it will be
featured in our exhibition for a day. We would also love it if you were willing
to record a short video on the day, or write a short explanation, of why your
object is important.
The exhibition, “Treasured Belongings”, is at 20:21
Visual Arts Centre on Saturday 10 March between 10am and 4pm.
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Do you have something to say
about the newspaper headlines? Perhaps you enjoy talking about what is in
the papers with other people, and listening to what they have to say. Why
not stimulate your mind with some lively debate.
Current affairs do not have
to be boring or stuffy. Airing your views on whatever is in the public
eye can be fun and light-hearted as well as thought-provoking.
Drop in to our Newschat at
the Central Library for lively debate about current affairs and whatever else
the papers have to say.
Please note that Newschat
will meet at The Base while the main Central Library is being
refurbished, every Thursday morning from 10.30am to 12 noon.
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Join the Holy Trinity hand bell ringers at
Messingham Library 2pm to 4pm on Monday 19 March. The group will ring some
songs, and are also offering tasters for anyone who would like to give hand
bell ringing a try.
If you have any queries, please contact Ian Till on 01724 764738.
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Life Drawing
Saturday 10 March, 10:30am to 12:30pm, £6 per person
Next Steps: Felt-Making Workshop with Tracy Gaytor
Saturday 17 March, 10:30am to 3:30pm, £30 per person
Getting Back to Basics: Acrylic
Workshop with Dominic Heffer
Saturday 31 March, 10:30am t0 12:30pm,
£20 per person
Advanced booking required
for all adult workshops. For more information or to book your spot, visit our website or call 01724 297070.
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