Saturday, 21 November 2015, 1Pm - 4Pm
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Boothstown Mosley Common St John's Church Medical Centre PPG Children's Centre Mosley Common Saturday, 21 November 2015, 1pm - 4pm, at St John's School, Mosley Common Our aim is to create awareness about the existing services in our area, to identify the needs of the local population and see if gaps in provision can be followed up by relevant organisations to enhance all round ~ ~ the Health & Wellbeing in our Community. We would like to thank YOU for coming to our event and also all the organisations who have responded so readily to network and help make this a worthwhile event. G/R M/CR Fire & Rescue Arthritis Care Engagement Officer Beating Bowel Cancer Makants Greyhound Rescue British Lung Foundation Health Champions CPR & Prostate Cancer UK Defibrillator Training Think Ahead Community Young People's Drug & Alcohol Stroke Group Service Young Carers British Heart Foundation W & L Carers' Centre Age UK Community Link Astley CF Workers Singing Group Healthy Networking Dementia Routes ~beneficial Friends W & L Homes U3A Healthwatch to all. WBCCG NWAS PCSO Active Living Unify C U Mosley Common Care & Repair Community Health PPG Walks CAB Creative Support Grow for Giving State of Mind Sport Trim Down Local theatre Shape Up Empathy Northwest Recovery Partnership The details of the organisations attending or those that have given us literature for our 'Finding Out ..... the services in your community' Day are below. We hope you find them useful. If you ask most people about what Age UK Wigan Borough do they may say that we provide Insurance and have Charity Shops! In actual fact we have a host of services to help people over 50 to remain independent and safe in their own homes, supporting them when they are going through tough times and have no-one else to lend a hand. Sharon who is our Advocacy Co-coordinator comes into Boothstown Medical Centre one Wednesday a month to have a chat and provide more info about all the projects we are currently providing. We feel this is the best way to get information circulated, by word of mouth. If you would like more information about these & other services or if you just need information & don’t know who to ask, ring our Starting Point Staff~ 01942 828 079. Arthritis Care is a National Charity committed to helping all people with Arthritis. Arthritis Care is the UK's largest organisation working with & for people with Arthritis, providing much needed support nationally & locally. Support groups are very important to the area. Leigh Arthritis Care Support Group Meeting every 3rd Wednesday each month, 1.30pm~4.00pm at Kingsleigh Methodist Church, King Street, Leigh, WN7 4LR. Chair: Mr John Knowles Tel: 01942 704704 Email:[email protected] Astley C F Singing Group ~ Sing-A-Long We meet for an informal sing-a-long on the first Wednesday evening of each month at Astley Independent Methodist Church. We have a fun time singing together: traditional, folk and gospel, sixties, seventies and pop. Open to all. We also lead a sing-a-long at The Foresters Arms (near Bents Garden Centre) usually the last Tuesday evening of each month. Contact: Janet Walch 07773 441014 Beating Bowel Cancer Beating Bowel Cancer is committed to providing information, advice and support to all people affected by bowel cancer. This includes: people with bowel cancer, of all ages, gender, sexuality, and ethnic, social and economic backgrounds, people with bowel cancer who are at different stages of the condition (awaiting diagnosis, newly diagnosed, undergoing treatment, with advanced disease, receiving palliative care, post treatment but living with the consequences of bowel cancer) families, carers, friends and associates of people with bowel cancer. We also provide authoritative advice to the general public on prevention, symptoms and screening for bowel cancer. Tel: 02079401760 email: [email protected] One person in five in the UK is affected by lung disease. Millions more are at risk. We are the UK’s lung charity and we are here for every one of them, whatever their condition. Lung disease can be frightening and debilitating. We offer hope and support at every step so that no one has to face it alone. Helpline: 03000 030 555. www.blf.org.uk [email protected] Many health and wellbeing issues may be helped by people becoming involved in groups and activities already provided in the community. Wigan Borough CCG and Wigan Council has commissioned Community Link Workers to work with GP practices to help and encourage people to access local services, groups and activities that are suited to their individual needs. We are a Charity providing free, confidential, impartial general and specialist advice to help people find a way forward, whatever problems they face. People come to us with all sorts of issues such as money, benefit, housing, relationship or employment problems. Local people helping local people ~ Volunteers are essential to our service. Tel: Leigh 01942 709709 Wigan: 01942 489933 Creative Support in partnership with Catch 22 and Imagine will be providing a new community resilience, wellbeing and recovery support service from the 1st December. The service will deliver focused tenancy and wellbeing support from three community hubs based in Leigh, Platt Bridge and Wigan for adults with a range of support needs. Tel: 0161 236 0829 email: [email protected] Transforming Lives-Changing Communities Empathy North West Empathy North West CIC is a communi interest company comprising of 4 (four) directors & a team of 10 qualified counsellors, 6 (six) student counsellors,1 (one)psychotherapist & 2 play therapists. The company was formed in April 2012 with the goal of providing a quality therapeutic service ‘at point of need’, for the well being of our community. We work with schools & colleges across Wigan Borough. The Youth Offending Team, Gateway Services, Self-referrals, Drug & Alcohol Team, GP Surgeries, Adolescent Education Programmes such as Rathbone, Sure Start centres & many more. Empathy Northwest CIC, 19 Upper Dicconson Street, WIGAN, WN1 2AG, Tel: 0303 303 1333 Registered Company No. 7964003 www.empathynorthwest.com [email protected] [email protected] Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service offers help, particularly to all vulnerable people in Wigan Borough that are at risk of fire. Reg Dempster, Fire Community Safety, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Tel: 07734275762 'Grow for Giving' offers personal experience for people with learning difficulties and mental health issues including Dementia consisting of unique day care, a community seasonal market stall, a food bank, numerous volunteer opportunities, children's groups: 'Tender Saplings' and 'Budding Stars' and also domestic and community gardening together with larger projects. This non-profit organisation relies on donations and has grown from strength to strength in just two years. Grow for Giving has developed a caring ethos together with strong links and support and continues to work in partnership with numerous local organizations. Tel: 07772481421 www.growforgiving.org email: [email protected] To book your place or for more information on Dementia Friends or CPR & Defibrillator training sessions please contact Public Health - Live Well on 01942 404243 or email [email protected] Healthy Routes Wigan offers FREE health improvement services to support people with a range of needs to eat well, stop smoking, become more active, improve their well-being and develop healthier lifestyles. Working in Partnership with Health First who offer free health checks (for people aged 40-74), Healthy Routes Wigan can offer 1 2 1 lifestyle advice with a Health Trainer at venues across the Wigan Borough for anyone aged 16+. City Health Care Partnership CIC Healthy Routes Wigan services are commissioned by Wigan Council to help meet its aim to reduce the prevalence of smoking and obesity and extend life expectancy in the borough. www.healthyrouteswigan.co.uk Healthwatch Wigan helps children, young people and adults speak up about local health and care services. Our goal is to make sure people's views and experiences are listened to, understood and acted upon. Healthwatch will listen to you to find out what you think about the health and care services you use. Tel: 01942 489737 Email: [email protected] Makants Greyhound Rescue is based in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester. The rescue primarily re-homes retired racing greyhounds from all over the country but also helps find homes for greyhounds from individuals who can no longer provide the love & care they require. All of the dogs are assessed, neutered, vaccinated & micro-chipped prior to re-homing. Caring for animals is important for our health & wellbeing. Tel: Siobhan 07960561988 Angela 07779913089 Charity number 1161079 North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides a 24/7 emergency service to a population of over 7 million people in the North West. It also provides the NHS 111 service for urgent medical help and advice and non-emergency patient transport services for patients in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside and Cheshire. Patient Participation Group ~ Boothstown Medical Centre We welcome new members to join our PPG. Contact: Dorothy Casey (Practice Manager) or Joan Lunn (Practice/PPG Liaison) on 01942 483828. We value your constructive views to help improve the Practice. www.boothstownmedicalcentre.co.uk The PCSO role involves High Visibility Patrolling providing reassurance to the general public. We also tackle antisocial behaviour on a regular basis. 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