 The Healthy Lives Team supports schools, pupils and families with everything to do with health and wellbeing. We want to help you to live fitter, healthier and happier lives.
We are incredibly proud in Tower Hamlets to have supported schools to gain more Healthy Schools awards than any other borough in London. So please use this newsletter in whatever way suits you best to stay as fit and healthy as possible.
If you're in a school, please share this newsletter using your social media or website using the following share button, or you can click the hyperlink in the top right corner of this email:
Just to let you know, you're receiving this because you have either opted in to get emails from the council relating to children and education, or you are one of the Healthy Lives team's regular contacts, or you may also have been forwarded this email from your school.
If you know anyone who would like to sign up to this newsletter, please send them the following link. They will need to close the initial pop-up subscription box and complete the one on the main webpage. They will then need to choose Children and Education as their preferred topic:
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/signup
Take care,
The Healthy Lives team at London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Here's a selection of fun activities for you and your family...
 Gardening benefits to the mind, body and soul
The Royal Horticultural Society outline their top tips for harnessing the power of gardening to improve your mental health and wellbeing. This includes tips on how to start growing; the benefits of learning a new skill and ideas to visit gardens. You could even join a community gardening project, where you will make friends and transform the world you live in at the same time!
 Top tips for field sketching nature
Darwin's Rival, a children's book by Christiane Dorion, is all about Alfred Russel Wallace, Charles Darwin's rival. He spent years taking accurate drawings of the natural world around him. Even though we can now take instant photographs, field sketching really helps us to slow down and really see all the nature around us.
Now you can learn to field sketch by following along with the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF's) Learn to Love Nature Live event, where they teach observers how to make their own field sketch.
 Move Crew
Nike Move Crew is a programme designed alongside the expertise of teachers, physical activity specialists, elite athletes, children and coaches. Each mission aims to help children unlock their 60 minutes of daily recommended activity. There are also lots of resources including family-friendly activities and fun movement games and challenges. You can join in using #nikemovecrew.
 Tofu recipe ideas
Tofu is a great alternative to meat and an easy way to add variety to vegetarian meals. These delicious BBC recipes featured on the BBC Food website range from a tofu & peanut vegan stir-fry, tofu Thai green curry and spicy tofu fajitas.
 “There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
Henri Matisse
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The Healthy Lives Team want to support you with all aspects of health and wellbeing. We will be sending you regular newsletters that will be relevant whether you are at home with your children, working from home or at school.
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 Coronavirus updates and advice
The council is supporting the nation's efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus, while running our most critical services and supporting our residents, including those that are vulnerable.
We are regularly publishing advice for residents, local businesses and more at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/coronavirus
We are also sharing updates with our subscribers in regular emails, and publishing stories on social media using #TowerHamletsTogether.
Sign up to our 'health and wellbeing - coronavirus' newsletter to get regular updates delivered to your inbox.
 More on staying healthy, happy and entertained at home
In addition to the highlights featured here, the council has put together a whole host of resources to help families and individuals stay happy, healthy and entertained while they spend more time at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
From online Idea Store materials to educational activities, learning a new skill or hobby, taking a virtual museum or zoo tour, keeping fit or just having pure fun, we've got it all in one place.
Did you know that Tower Hamlets offers other email newsletters to keep you up to date on a variety of topics?
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