Health and Wellbeing Newsletter 3 May 2014

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1 Page 1 of 5 View in browser Unsubscribe Forward to a friend Health and Wellbeing Newsletter 3 May 2014 Welcome to the May edition of the Winchester District Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board E-Newsletter. We are always keen to hear from you, so do get in touch with any exciting information from your organisation. If you wish to feature in our newsletter please contact and send your articles to: glinter@winchester.gov.uk. Starting and Developing Well Mind, Exercise, Nutritionâ Do it!! A free Healthy lifestyle programme is being offered in the Winchester District starting May 13th. MEND 5-7 (Mind, Exercise, Nutritionâ Do it!) helps 5 to 7 year olds who are above a healthy weight. It involves a 1 hour 45-minute session once a week for ten weeks for children and their families. The programme empowers parents and children to: Take the fuss out of food Be active and learn fun ways to play Learn how to stop temper tantrums Make new friends Learn to read food labels Learn how to set goals and rewards to encourage healthy behaviour Take early action to avoid later problems with your childâ s weight Develop healthy habits together The Winchester programme will run on Tuesdays from 4:30pm â 6:15pm at Stanmore Primary School, Stanmore Lane, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 4AJ, starting on the 13 th May 2014 for ten weeks. If you would like to register your family please contact sport@winchester.gov.uk or call Alternatively info@mytimemend.co.uk or call MEND free on Please note places are limited so register as soon as possible if you would like to join the programme Living and Working Well Winchester Live at Home Scheme The Winchester Live at Home Scheme are starting two new exercise classes aimed at helping elderly people maintain their independence and well-being are being launched in Winchester.The Exercise Plus sessions, run by the Winchester Live at Home Scheme (WLAHS), will be held in Weeke and Colden Common. Potential participants are encouraged to come along and try the first class for free to discover if it is suitable for them. The Weeke class will begin on February 6 and will take place every Thursday from 11am. It will be held at Weeke Community Centre on Taplings Road. The Colden Common sessions start on April 12 and will take place at 11am every Saturday. All sessions last one hour and be taught by qualified stability instructors. They are designed to maintain and improve posture, strength and balance. Our other classes are as follows: The United Church, Jewry Street, two classes, at 10.30am and 11.45am every Tuesday

2 Page 2 of 5 Makins Court, Windsor Road, Alresford at 2.30pm on Tuesdays St Mark's Church Hall in Oliver's Battery at 2.30pm on Thursdays The Exercise Plus sessions are supported by Hampshire County Council's Steady and Strong initiative. To book a place at the class or for more information contact the WLAHS office on or office@wlahs.org. Winchester District CAB Hampshire Adviceline Winchester District CAB with offices in Winchester city and at Bishops Waltham and weekly outreaches at Alresford, Denmead and Wickham have just implemented Hampshire Adviceline. This is the telephone advice service across most bureaux in Hampshire. The client will phone from a landline: and from mobiles They will be then be asked in key in their local telephone code eg Winchester is 01962, and will be automatically put through to their local bureau and if they are busy the technology then finds a bureau that is free to take their call. If the advice then given is that a full advice interview is required at their local bureau the bureau will then contact the client direct to make a suitable convenient time. The 0844 number will be changed shortly to a 0300 number making it more affordable to our clients. Clients can of course still drop in for advice at our offices and outreach during opening times. Ageing Well Time to Talk Age Concern Hampshire launches counselling service for people with memory loss or dementia. Over 18,000 people in Hampshire live with dementia, with one third of them living alone. By 2021, this figure is predicted to rise to 26,000. Counseling can help someone with memory problems or dementia to live with their condition more positively. Sharing experiences with someone who understands in a therapeutic setting can help reconnect, engage and empower individuals. It can also have an effect on reducing feelings of anxiety, loss or isolation. Age Concern Hampshireâ s new Time to Talk service is offering professional counselling sessions in Fareham and Wickham for anyone in Hampshire who is over 50 with memory loss or dementia. There is no charge for counselling, although donations towards the service are gratefully received at the end of each counselling relationship. Age Concern Hampshire South East Health & Wellbeing Manager Kym Devine said: â œno matter what stage the memory loss, or where the person may be on their dementia journey, Age Concern Hampshire can now offer professional, non-judgmental and caring therapeutic support when they most need it. â œthis new counselling service forms part of our wider services for people with dementia and memory loss. These include specially trained day care staff at our Wellbeing Centres and our Knowing Me project which helps individuals express and record their unique life story so that it can be communicated more easily with the various people who work with and support them.â For more information about Time to Talk call Age Concern Hampshire on Steady and Strong Classes For over 50â s, these individually tailored community based balance and strength classes, are delivered by qualified professionals. The classes look at preventing falls in older people and helping them to stay independent for longer. The classes consist of low intensity exercises, helping to improve strength and balance, therefore helping to improve the quality of life and helping build confidence in day to day tasks. (All classes are  1.50 per person excluding river park leisure centre). Find steady and strong classes in the

3 Page 3 of 5 following venues:  Harwood Place, Kings Worthy, SO23 7PS - Thursdays 1pm-2pm  Compton Scout Hut, Compton, SO21 2AZ - Fridays 3pm-4pm  Greens Close Bishops Waltham, SO32 1JT - Fridays 11:15am-12:15pm  Firmstone Road Sheltered Housing Scheme, SO23 OPB - Thursdays 2pm-3pm Sessions coming soon at River Park Leisure Centre! Spotlight on Dementia Andover Mind are organising a Spotlight on Dementia event, open to everyone. It will be focussing on what we can all do to help make the Winchester District generally more dementia friendly, including the Dementia Friendly High Street initiative. The event is being held on: When: Tuesday 3rd June Where: United Reform Church, Jewry Street, Winchester Time: 1.45pm for a 2pm start - 4pm. It's going to be a lively, interactive event so I look forward to seeing many of you there! VOLUNTEERS HELP OLDER PEOPLE UNLOCK  100,000 A new service, providing information and advice for older people is already paying dividends. In its first 12 months, Age UK Winchester's team has supported older residents on a range of issues, including helping them claiming over  100,000 in annual benefits that they were entitled to. Already, 1,000 older people, their families and carers, have used the free service with queries about care options, finding a home, social activities, money & benefits, utility bills, local services and products for the elderly. Feedback shows that that the information is "down to earth, helpful and easy to understand." We provide advice in the office or by telephone and can arrange home visits for those cannot get into the office. Our benefits experts can check what benefits people are entitled to and help fill out forms for benefit applications. Our team is made up of volunteers, who are fully trained to offer clear, professional, confidential advice. To find out more, call Lyn Gardner on or pop into the office in the Colebrook Centre in Colebrook Street.Age UK Winchester depends on volunteers and fundraising. It would love to hear from anyone who might be interested in volunteering, however much time they have to spare. Call Carole Beecraft on or at: admin@ageukwinchester.org.uk Age UK Winchester depends on volunteers and fundraising. It would love to hear from anyone who might be interested in volunteering, however much time they have to spare. Call Carole Beecraft on or at: admin@ageukwinchester.org.uk Age Concern Hampshireâ s Food & Friendship Scheme Celebrates A Successful First Year Age Concern Hampshireâ s Food & Friendship scheme is celebrating a successful first year after offering hundreds of befriending visits to older people across Hampshire. Then Food & Friendship service, which is funded by Hampshire County Council and the district councils provides company to Meals On Wheels customers who would like a regular visit from a friendly volunteer for at least half an hour, between the hours of 11.30am and 4pm. Food & Friendship Co-ordinator Paul Simmonds says: â œgood food and good company is something that we all enjoy. â œwe are delighted that the scheme has been able to reach so many people across the county and have had funding confirmed from Hampshire County Council and ten district councils for another year.â To find out how Food & Friendship scheme can support you or to sign up as a partner organisation or volunteer, contact Paul Simmonds on Healthier Communities Good Neighbour Awards

4 Page 4 of 5 Hampshire County Council hosted the Good Neighbour awards and the Making a Difference awards for young people, where 70 county residents were honoured for making a positive difference to the life of others in their communities. Local Winchester resident Tania Russell was one of those honoured for her volunteer work with the Community Cookery skills courses. Tania has successfully run two community courses in Bishop's Waltham and Swanmore. The course is primarily aimed at men over 55 years of age who are single or finding themselves with increasing responsibility of cooking, due to ill health or infirmity of their spouse of partner. The course promotes good nutrition and the part it has to play in maintaining health and wellbeing. Community Cookery Skills Thanks to money awarded by a Public Health Funding grant from Hampshire County Council, Winchester City Council will be running another six week course of Community Cookery Skills classes for men over 55 years of age. The class will be held at Colden Common Community Centre, starting on Monday 9 th June until 14 th July. The weekly sessions will be from 11:30am- 1:30pm. The course will demonstrate how to cook a range of simple, nutritious meals from start to finish with an opportunity for refreshments & socialising afterwards. In a friendly relaxed atmosphere those attending the course will learn: How to cook a range of simple meals from start to finish Food shopping ideas Food hygiene and storage The importance of healthy eating to health and well-being All places must be booked in advance. Please contact Nicola Lawrence on or nlawrence@winchester.gov.uk The six-week course costs just  1 per session and all ingredients are provided. Approved Public Health Funding Bids We are delighted to report that the Winchester District Health & Wellbeing Board has secured funding of  62,789 from the second round of the HCC public health grants programme. The funding has been allocated to a carefully selected number of exciting projects which will be delivered over the course of the year to address specific priorities identified in the district action plan. These are: Lanterns Childrenâ s Centre - Breastfeeding Welcome Scheme: The aim of this scheme is to encourage parents to continue to breastfeed in designated places within the community. Shops within the community will be certified with a logo to indicate that this is a breastfeeding friendly place. The Carroll Centre - Young Parentsâ project: This Young Parentsâ Support Group offers 2 hour weekly sessions for mothers in their late teens and early 20â s. This programme aims to offer Healthy Lifestyles to young people and their families. The Trinity Centre - Head to Toe initiative for vulnerable/homeless people: A Trinity Centre run service that aims at reducing health inequalities and improving life chances for people made vulnerable by homelessness, vulnerable housing and social isolation. Alzheimerâ s Society - Kit Bags & Berets: Kit bags & berets is a reminiscence service run by the Alzheimerâ s Society. This project offers an interacting and engaging environment for Armed Forces veterans with dementia who have the shared experience of life in the services. Winchester City Council - Community Cookery Skills: A course of Community Cookery Skills classes to help gentlemen over 55 learn the basic cookery skills. Winchester Churches Nightshelter - Healthy Eating project for Nightshelter Clients: A Health & Wellbeing service for Nighshelter clients offering healthy eating projects aiming to indicate nutrition for people on a budget. Sessional specialist advice workers will be at hand to aid in the project. Registered Address & Company Number Follow us on:

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