Fantastic Friday Update

We have an engaging week ahead! This newsletter highlights some upcoming important and meaningful campaigns which may take your interest.

Sunday 4th February is "World Cancer Day". This day contributes to give its contribution in the fight against cancer through education, raising awareness and encouraging well informed positive actions. You 'll find new ideas on how to make your contribution here.

The following campaigns all hake place next week (5th-11th February).

National HIV Testing Week 2024 is an annual campaign that aims to promote HIV testing, raise awareness about HIV, and reduce the stigma surrounding the virus. You can find out more about this campaign here.

RaceEqualityWeek24 is an annual UK-wide movement uniting hundreds of thousands of organisations and individuals to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. This year’s theme is #ListenActChange – because we all need to focus on action, change and impact, not just words.

Children's Mental Health Week is an awareness awareness week seeking to empower, equip and give a voice to all children and young people in the UK, enabling an openness about mental health struggles.

Come to see us in our community centres next week and attend our "Grow Your Own Sunshine - Family Activity & Learning Sessions", an inclusive community gardening project for all ages.
There will be lots of activities and complimentary refreshments for everyone! More information is available in the newsletter below.

We wish you a lovely weekend!

Nicola Oneill

Wellbeing Services Manager

COMMUNITIES 1ST INFORMATION AND SUPPORT

If you or someone you know is in at-risk group or is isolated, and needs help or support with shopping, prescription collection, pet sitting, urgent supplies or tech support, you can contact us.

Email: help@communities1st.org.uk.
Phone: 01727 649930.

Alternatively, if you would like to volunteer yourself to support this service, please contact us or visit our website for further information.

INFORMATION TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS

Grow Your Own Sunshine - Family Activity & Learning Sessions

This is an inclusive community gardening project for all "ages taking place as part of "Feeling Good Week".
Come rain or shine, there will be gardening activities for you to enjoy outdoors and indoors, talks and exercises, health checks and complimentary refreshments for everyone!

Activities will include:

Seed planting
Preparing planters and baskets for spring
Building bug hotels and bird feeders
Garden decorating and decorating plant pots
Learning about seed growing stages
Learning about your green footprint.

Dates:

5th February (3.30pm-5.30pm) - Borehamwood - Farriers way
6th February (3pm-5pm) - Radlett - Phillimore Community centre.
7th February (3pm-5pm)- Borehamwood - Aberford Community Centre.
9 February (3pm-5pm)- Borehamwood - Organ Hall.

For more information and full list of days

Our Health Matters - Support for Wellbeing Event

Save the date for our next health event!
We're delighted to be welcoming:

Alzheimer's Society
Citizens Advice Hertsmere
GP surgeries: Fairbrook Medical Centre, Manor View Practice, and The Grove Medical Centre
Hertfordshire County Council's Learning Disability team and Public Health's Health Improvement Service.
Hertfordshire Mind Network
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Hertsmere Healthy Hubs
Music for My Mind
New Leaf Recovery and Wellbeing College
Para Dance UK

Join us for an afternoon of support and information, talks and exercises, health checks, and free refreshments. More information will be released soon!

Monday 26th February, 1pm - 4pm

Aberford Community Centre in Borehamwood

More information

Mental Health Awareness
There is an increasing acknowledgement of the importance of the role of mental health in the wellbeing of individuals and the community as a whole. Being aware of your mental health can substantially reduce long term physical and mental health conditions and the stigma around it.

The objectives of this course, that is aimed at residents across Hertfordshire are:

To be able to recognise stress and anxiety and other mental health conditions.
To have a good understanding of what support is available to people with mental health conditions
To be able to manage stress in day-to-day life.

- IN PERSON COURSE - Goffs Oak
07th February 2024, 10am - 1pm
St James Church, St James Road, Goffs Oak,
EN7 6TP
Register here

- IN PERSON COURSE - Wormley
07th March 2024, 9.30am -12.30pm
Wormley Community Centre, Fairfield Drive,
EN10 6DX
Register here

- IN PERSON COURSE - Cheshunt
19th March 2024, 10am -1pm
Cheshunt Football Club, The Stadium, Theobalds Ln,
Waltham Cross, EN8 8RU
Register here

Healthy Hubs Hertsmere

Come and visit us at one of our Hubs this week!

MONDAY 5th FEBRUARY: Creative Community Cafes at Windsor Hall, Borehamwood (10.30am - 2.30pm), Computers and a Cuppa at Radlett Centre (10.30am - 12.30pm), Borehamwood Foodbank (12.30pm - 3.3pm), NHS Health Check at Healthy Hub in Leeming Road, Borehamwood. Please contact the hub to book it.
TUESDAY 6th FEBRUARY: Creative Community Café at Phillimore Place, Radlett (12pm - 4pm), Men That Meet, Windsor Hall (1.30pm - 4 pm).
WEDNESDAY 7th FEBRUARY: Creative Community Café and Computers and a Cuppa at at Aberford Community Centre (12pm - 4pm).
THURSDAY 8th FEBRUARY: Computer's and a Cuppa, Bushey Library (12pm - 2pm), Creative Community Café, Farriers Way Community Centre (10am - 2pm), Drop-in Session on Domestic Abuse with ASAHWR Outreach at Healthy Hub in Leeming Road, Borehamwood (10am -12pm).
FRIDAY 9th FEBRUARY: Creative Community Café and Computers and a Cuppa at Organ Hall, Borehamwood (10am - 2pm).

Home Upgrade Grant opportunities for households in St Albans

The Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2) Scheme that has been launched to assist families living in energy inefficient properties that are not connected to the gas network in the St Albans District. The grant is available to home-owners and private tenants.

The Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) is open to homes that meet the following criteria:
• Homes not heated by mains gas, which includes oil, coal, LPG or electric heating.
• Households with a combined annual income of less than £31,000 (gross) or receiving an income-related means-tested benefit such as Universal Credit.
• Hard to heat homes–(EPCs rated D or lower).

More information

Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people, and to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically, and creatively.

VACANCIES

Mental Health and Homelessness Outreach Team Leader

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours a week
Salary: £28,000 – £29,000 per annum per annum incl. Outer London Weighting (OLW).
Location: Flexible to one of our seven Wellbeing Centres dependent on location.

More information

Crisis Centre Coordinator