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Winter Warmer Event – Prudhoe
The annual Winter Warmer events from Ageing Well in Northumberland provide information on how to stay safe and well this winter, with organisations present from your local community. The events are free and friendly – come along for a cuppa and a chat.
If you would like more information about this event please contact Mark Pae on: mark.pae@karbonhomes.co.uk.
SEND Information Roadshow – Alnwick
These roadshows from In It Together Parent Carer Forum and Northumberland County Council are for families of children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) in Northumberland and the professionals who work with them.
Each event will include:
- Information stalls representing a wide range of services and organisations, including Healthwatch Northumberland
- Workshops on the Graduated Approach for children and young people with SEND
Booking is not required. Just come along when you can between 10am and 4pm.
For further information please contact In It Together Parent Carer Forum, at info@in-it-together.org.uk or by calling 07729 192909.
SEND Information Roadshow – Ashington
These roadshows from In It Together Parent Carer Forum and Northumberland County Council are for families of children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) in Northumberland and the professionals who work with them.
Each event will include:
- Information stalls representing a wide range of services and organisations,.
- Workshops on the Graduated Approach for children and young people with SEND
Booking is not required. Just come along when you can between 10am and 4pm.
For further information please contact In It Together Parent Carer Forum, at info@in-it-together.org.uk or by calling 07729 192909.
SEND Information Roadshow – Hexham
These roadshows from In It Together Parent Carer Forum and Northumberland County Council are for families of children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) in Northumberland and the professionals who work with them.
Each event will include:
- Information stalls representing a wide range of services and organisations, including Healthwatch Northumberland
- Workshops on the Graduated Approach for children and young people with SEND
Booking is not required. Just come along when you can between 10am and 4pm.
For further information please contact In It Together Parent Carer Forum, at info@in-it-together.org.uk or by calling 07729 192909.
Living With and Beyond Cancer Community Event
The Living With and Beyond Cancer team are organising a health and wellbeing event at East Bedlington Community Centre. This is open to anyone who has had a cancer diagnosis (current or previous) and lives in the Northumberland area. You can also book an additional place for a friend, family member or carer. Your guest can attend sessions or enjoy a break in the on-site coffee shop.
The day will include the opportunity to find out what’s on in your local area, including groups, services and activities as well as the chance to try some of our fun, practical sessions for happiness and health.
Practical sessions (lasting 30 minutes to an hour) at the event include:
Men’s Sheds and Outdoor Projects – your chance to learn more about woodland walking, outdoor adventuring, wood carving using a shave horse, allotment projects and the local Men’s Sheds projects.
Talking Matters Northumberland – need a little help on how to get a good night’s sleep? Would you like to learn how to feel calmer or lift your mood? This session is packed full of top tips from the experts. A session guaranteed to get you feeling good.
FACT (Fighting All Cancers Together) – FACT is a North East based charity which has new bases in Bedlington and Whitley Bay. The heart of the work they do is to strengthen the network of support available in the area, and to make it easier to access support at a time when people least feel like looking for help. FACT offer direct support to those diagnosed with cancer, their family, carers and friends. They offer regular help, support and social opportunities for people going through the cancer journey.
Health Trainer Service – Bursting with nutritional goodness, this session is perfect for you if you’d like to learn more about making healthy lifestyle changes in a fun way. This session will talk you through how to make small changes that will improve your health and wellbeing and link you in with local activities. Our very own healthy lifestyle team will be ready to serve you up the very best knowledge on how to make healthy changes using tried and tested methods.
There will also be an opportunity to wander around our stalls and chat to organisations such as The Northumbria Cancer Patient and Carer Group, Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group, Support Planners, Family Gateway, Active Northumberland, Age UK Northumberland and many more. There will also be a number of Cancer Nurses Specialists’ available to chat to on the day.
Free parking is available and refreshments will be available during the day, including a lunchtime buffet.
Places can be booked via the following ways:
- Contact Tracy Bruce and Adam McGill on 01670 623863
- Email LivingWithAndBeyondCancer@nhct.nhs.uk (please highlight that you would like to book places for the event on 28 September in Northumberland)
- By directly booking tickets online at Eventbrite – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/northumbria-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-17599402441
Demand is expected to be high and will be allocated on a first-come-first served basis.
For more detailed information, please contact The Northumberland Living With and Beyond Team 01670 623863 or email LivingWithAndBeyondCancer@nhct.nhs.uk
Northumberland County Blind Association Information Day
Come along to this Information and Equipment Event from Northumberland County Blind Association and try the latest equipment from some of the leading suppliers of low vision aids and solutions for blind and partially sighted people.
- Associated Optical
- Enhanced Vision
- HumanWare
- Optelec
- Orcam
- Pamtrad
Free information and advice will be available from the following sight loss organisations:
Northumberland County Blind Association, British Wireless for the Blind, Macular Society, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Blind Veterans UK.
For more details contact Northumberland County Blind Association: info@ncba.org.uk or call: 01670514316.
Bellingham Show
We have our wellies ready for the Bellingham Show – we’ll be there with our Healthwatch Northumberland stand and bright green polo tops! This is a great opportunity for people living in rural locations in Northumberland to talk to us about their and their family’s experiences of health and social care. We’ll have lots of activities for children and giveaways – sign up to our newsletter or give us some feedback and you could get a fluffy pen or stress ball!
Entertainment at the show this year will include live bands, horses, sheep, terrier racing, children’s activities, good food, crafts, sheep, traditional games, wrestling, Northumbrian piping, beer tents, children’s rides, vintage vehicles, dog show, fell racing and a motocross stunt display team as the main attraction.
Glendale Mental Health Forum
The Glendale Mental Health Forum is a chance to hear from key speakers about emerging issues. Taking place at The Cheviot Centre on Friday 28 September from 5pm – 7pm, speakers for this first meeting will be:
- Paul Nicol – Nursing and Chief Operating Officer and Patient and Carer Involvement Facilitator (Northumberland and Tyneside) at St George’s hospital in Morpeth
- Angela Hara – Development Counsellor for Cygnus Support
- Stephanie Golder – ReVoc Project Lead and Northumberland Development Worker for Tyneside and Northumberland Mind
For more information please contact Jane Pannell on: 01289 388321 or email: jane.pannell51@btinternet.com.
Have your say on health and care: Alnwick Event
Northumberland County Council and NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are working together to improve the overall health and wellbeing of the county’s residents and reduce inequalities over the next ten years.
Health and care leaders from the Health and Wellbeing Board have drafted a new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the county. This explains what health and wellbeing priorities the board has set in order to tackle the county’s health needs. Rather than taking action on everything at once, it sets priorities for joint action with the aim of making a real impact on people’s lives.
People living and working across Northumberland are being asked to share their views on future health and care priorities by completing an online survey. Your feedback will be gathered and considered to help shape the final Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy which is due to be published later this year. Four enagement events are taking place across the county. The other events are:
- Wednesday 15 August: 2.00pm – 4.30pm, Morpeth Town Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1LZ
- Thursday 16 August: 2.00pm – 4.30pm, Isabella Community Centre, Ogle Drive, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 5JF
- Friday 17 August: 2.00pm – 4.30pm, Hexham Abbey, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3NB
The online survey can be completed here until Friday 7 September.
More details can be found on the council’s website here.
If you would like to attend one of the events or for further information please email: melodyprice@nhs.net or call 01670 335 185.
Have your say on health and care: Hexham Event
Northumberland County Council and NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are working together to improve the overall health and wellbeing of the county’s residents and reduce inequalities over the next ten years.
Health and care leaders from the Health and Wellbeing Board have drafted a new Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the county. This explains what health and wellbeing priorities the board has set in order to tackle the county’s health needs. Rather than taking action on everything at once, it sets priorities for joint action with the aim of making a real impact on people’s lives.
People living and working across Northumberland are being asked to share their views on future health and care priorities by completing an online survey. Your feedback will be gathered and considered to help shape the final Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy which is due to be published later this year. Four enagement events are taking place across the county. The other events are:
- Wednesday 15 August: 2.00pm – 4.30pm, Morpeth Town Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1LZ
- Thursday 16 August: 2.00pm – 4.30pm, Isabella Community Centre, Ogle Drive, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 5JF
- Monday 20 August: 2.00pm – 4.30pm, Northumberland Hall, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1TN
The online survey can be completed here until Friday 7 September.
More details can be found on the council’s website here.
If you would like to attend one of the events or for further information please email: melodyprice@nhs.net or call 01670 335 185.
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