Fantastic Friday Update

March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Sign up to our online Talk Cancer Workshop, that will help arm you with the tools needed to raise cancer awareness in your community. The session will help you encourage people to make healthy changes, access local services and visit their GP promptly with any concerns.

You can find lots more ideas on how to help raise awareness on the Ovarian Cancer Action website.

Next week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week. This year the event highlights how important is not to ignore hidden requests for help. If you or one of your families suffers from an eating disorder you can contact BEAT, a charity that offers practical guides to help you identify and control eating disorders.

Remember, on Monday 28th of February you can find us at the Borehamwood Foodbank, from 1pm to 3:30pm!

Many Thanks,

Nicola Oneill

Wellbeing Services Manager

COMMUNITIES 1ST INFORMATION AND SUPPORT

If you're in an at risk group or having to isolate, and need help or support with shopping, prescription collection, pet sitting, or urgent supplies or tech support, you can contact us.

Email: help@communities1st.org.uk.
Phone: 020 8207 5115.

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

Talk Cancer Online Workshop
Our online workshops help you to raise cancer awareness in your community by giving you knowledge around cancer prevention, screening and early diagnosis. This will help you talk to people about cancer and encourage them to make healthy changes, access local services and visit their GP promptly with any concerns.

8th March 2022 - 10:30am - 12:30pm
Register here.

Walk All Over Cancer
Cancer Research are encouraging people to walk 10,000 steps every day in March, to raise money for life-saving research. Those signing up will receive a free t-shirt and their own Just Giving page.

Computer Friendly

Computer Friendly have a course for everyone, from very beginners to those wishing to develop hobbies like photography through their devices. Their drop-in sessions have now restarted, while face to face courses will resume in March 2022.

For more info email: courses@computerfriendly.org.uk
or call: 01727 617359.

This Girl Can and parkrun to team up for International Women’s Day 2022

For International Women’s Day 2022, This Girl Can and parkrun have once again joined forces to encourage thousands more women and girls around the country to take part in a parkrun event on Saturday 5 March.

Are you an Adult with a Learning Disability?

Hertfordshire County Council want to find out
more about what has happened to people with
learning disabilities in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Find an easy read information leaflet here.

To take part, email: Kit.Whiting@hertfordshire.gov.uk.

What do you think of Hertfordshire's bus services?

The Intalink Enhanced Partnership want to hear your thoughts, so they can ensure standards are met on every journey. Take part in the short survey here.