Our second community arts course ‘ANON’ begins soon and anyone interested in being involved is invited to the welcome session on Thursday, 14th February, from 10am to 1pm at the YMCA Lofthouse Building on London Street. You’ll meet some of those who took part in the first course and hear their stories, and also the

A new community group has been launched in Fleetwood to help tackle social isolation by giving men a place to share skills and knowledge and meet new people. The group is part of the UK wide Men’s Shed movement. These groups have been set up at locations all over the country to give people the

Fleetwood residents are invited to the world premiere of ‘Fleetwood Voice’, a specially commissioned composition and multimedia performance by composer John McHugh of Music In Mind, performed by musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at Marine Hall Fleetwood, 22nd February. Based on the melodies and rhythms from the speech of the Fleetwood people, this

Do you want to be part part of something new and creative? Our Big Green is an artist and participant-led group who will meet weekly to paint, draw, photograph, make and learn while also getting some fresh air and meeting new friends. Sessions start on Tuesday 5th February, 11am – 12.30pm, meeting outside McDonalds, Fleetwood

The ANON Community Arts project began in the Autumn with around a dozen local residents signed up for the first session. Three months later and the group were proudly displaying their work at an exhibition event held at the North Euston Hotel. Red Rose Recovery had funded the project and Healthier Fleetwood had been successful

Monday 12th to the Sunday 18th November is Self Care Week; an annual initiative organised by the Self Care Forum to raise awareness about the benefits of self care and what people can do to take care of their health. Locally, organisations with an interest in health are using the week to encourage people who

Katie Stafford is the new Fleetwood Young Chef of the Year. The 10 year old student from Charles Saer school was awarded the title after a ‘cook-off’ at Twelve Restaurant, Marsh Mill, Thornton with 4 other local primary age children. The competition, in its second year, is organised by Healthier Fleetwood to develop cookery skills

Healthier Fleetwood is about improving the health and well being of residents by encouraging individuals to take more control. There are lots of things that we can all do to keep ourselves well but what happens when we do become ill. This is when we turn to the NHS for care, help and support. Even

As you are probably aware 2018 marks the end of the Centenary of the First World War. Across the country events are happening to help commemorate this. In Fleetwood and the rest of Wyre, a number of community projects and events will take place from October up until Armistice Day, which this year of course

We can’t claim to be the first or the only ones but we have been saying for some time that dancing was a great way to improve your wellbeing. Seems like the message is out there as the following is taken from an article on the BBC website published today, 15th October 2018… “GPs in England