We are delighted to be working with the team from Lancashire Adult Learning on a programme of free, local courses for residents aged 19 and over to learn extra skills or take up a new hobby and by doing so support their health and wellbeing . Whether it be improving your Maths and English or
On Wednesday 5th June we held our monthly Open Meeting at Emmanuel at the Mount Church. Pauline welcomed everyone to the meeting and invited a first speaker …. Karen started by advising of the opportunity for a free smoke alarm safety test from Lancashire Fire & Rescue, particularly for anyone who was bed-ridden or isolated.
Fleetwood residents have been enjoying a free, weekly art session, discovering new creative talent and seeing the benefit to their wellbeing. The ANON project is led by and for local people as part of Healthier Fleetwood following on from the original course funded by Red Rose Recovery. Recently the group were proud to exhibit their
Fleetwood Men’s Shed officially opened it’s new Adelaide Street shop and drop-in centre on Bank Holiday Monday. At the ceremony were founder and committee member Tony O’Neil and representatives from two of the agencies who have supported the group, Gail Martin of Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and Mark Spencer of Healthier Fleetwood who cut the
Local resident and Healthier Fleetwood trustee Pauline Kennedy opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and explaining how we’d change the format a little again this month to encourage conversation. From the chatter in the room before we started, it was working! Pauline told us that Fleetwood had been recognised in the Health Service Journal Value
A group of mums from the Fleetwood area and have set up a new support group to promote the benefits of breastfeeding and to help change attitudes to the practice of nursing their babies in public. In 2012 it was headline news when a sign was unveiled that read “Fleetwood … Where Breastfeeding Is Always
Healthier Fleetwood is delighted to be nominated for the HSJ (Health Service Journal) Awards and recently a small party went down to London to meet the panel of judges. Local resident Pauline Kennedy has been one of our most passionate ambassadors from the start and takes up the story … “It was a very ordinary
Healthier Fleetwood has been referenced in a report by a House of Lords Select Committee looking at the future of seaside towns. The committee, which included members with personal knowledge of Fleetwood, was appointed in May 2018 to consider the opportunities for and impact of regeneration. Dr Mark Spencer met the committee during a visit to
Fleetwood has a thriving community of talented creatives, professionals or those who create amazing work just for pleasure. Residents are also now represented on an arts partnership group with local agencies that share new commissions and projects. Although not in Fleetwood itself we are pleased to share such an opportunity with local artists …. Wyre
Wyre Council has commissioned local artist Lisa Wigham to lead a new project for the community to get involved in at Memorial Park in Fleetwood. The project, known as ‘breathing space’ will emphasise the council’s vision for a healthy town and the park’s role as a place of memorial and also a place for relaxation