How can people find out more about the free courses and activities and access them?

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2 About The Livewell Programme: supports local people to make positive lifestyle changes o get more active o eat healthier o quit smoking o lose weight o relax and unwind encourages people to get involved in local activities and courses near to where they live helps people reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (e.g. stroke) supports local organisations and workplaces with training, advice and resources around health and wellbeing promotion How can people find out more about the free courses and activities and access them? Option 1 Read about the list of free activities and courses on the following pages. Most sessions do not require booking so people can. Option 2 Call the team on Monday - Thursday, 8.30am pm Friday, 8.30am pm Option 3 Visit Don t forget, you can also like our new Facebook page at and follow us on 2

3 HEALTH TRAINER SESSIONS Have a free lifestyle assessment with a health trainer to see what support you could benefit from. Your health trainer can give you information about activities and courses to help you make that first step to a healthier lifestyle. Just drop in to speak to a health trainer (or call to make an appointment, if required) 2.00pm 6.00pm 9.15am-1.00pm 12.30pm 4.30pm 2.00pm-3:30pm (drop in) 3.30pm-5.00pm 2.30pm 4.00pm 2.00pm 3.30pm 8.30am 10.00am 9.30am 12.00noon (drop in) 09.15am 12.15pm 10.00am 3.00pm Fenderway Health Centre Fender Way Prenton CH43 9QS One Stop Shop, Conway Street (opposite bus station) CH41 6JD Vittoria Medical Centre Vittoria Street,, CH41 3RH Call Vittoria Medical Centre to book an appointment *please note you must be registered with this GP practice to attend this session. Charing Cross Methodist Church CH41 4DX Rowlands Pharmacy, 9 Princes Pavement (near Argos) CH41 2XY St. James Centre Laird Street CH41 7AL Cavendish Medical Centre, Medical Building, 31 Laird St,, Merseyside, CH41 8DB Call Cavendish Medical Centre to book an appointment *please note you must be registered with this GP practice to attend this session. Tomorrows Women Wirral St Laurence s School Beckwith Street East CH41 3JE Eastham One Stop Shop Mill Park Drive (at the front of library) Eastham CH62 9GB Parkfield Medical Centre Sefton Rd BEECHWOOD EASTHAM NEW FERRY 3

4 9.15am 11.15am Wednesdays 17:15 17: am 11.30am First Tuesday of the month 10.00am 12.00noon 2.00pm 4.30pm 1.00pm 4.00pm 9.30am 12.00noon (appointment only) 1.30pm - 4:00pm 9.30am 12.30pm 1.30pm- 4.00pm New Ferry CH62 5HS Rock Ferry Library/One Stop Shop Urban Village Old Chester Rd CH42 3TD Medicx Pharmacy (in the grounds of St Catherine s Health Centre, Derby Road) CH42 0LQ Swettenhams Chemist 4 Tranmere Court Tranmere CH42 5AB St Catherine s Health Centre Heart Support, Ground Floor CH42 0LQ Wirral Heart Support St Catherine s Health Centre, (moved to first floor) CH42 0LQ All Day Health Centre Arrowe Park Hospital CH49 5PE Central Park Medical Centre Victoria Central Health Centre Mill Lane Wallasey CH44 5UF Call Central Park Medical Centre to book an appointment *Please note: you must be registered with this GP practice to attend this session. Please book through Practice Reception staff. Somerville Medical Centre 69 Gorsey Lane Wallasey CH44 4AA Call Somerville Medical Centre to book an appointment *Please note: you must be registered with this GP practice to attend this session. Please book through Practice Reception staff. St George s Medical Centre Field Road New Brighton ROCK FERRY UPTON 4

5 8.30am 3.30pm 1.30pm 4.00pm LiveWell One Stop Drop in Tuesday 9.30am 4.30pm 4.00pm pm CH45 5LN Call St George s Medical Centre to book an appointment Victoria Health Centre Walk In Centre Victoria Central Hospital Mill Lane Wallasey CH44 5UF Wallasey One stop shop Town Hall Wallasey CH44 8ED Health Trainer Shop for information, help and support to help you to achieve a healthier lifestyle. Cherry Tree Shop (next to Spec savers) Cherry Square, Wallasey CH44 5XU Telephone Clinic WIRRAL WIDE Campervan Roadshow Look out for our branded campervan at Grange Road West (Outside the Pyramids Shopping Centre) on Tuesday 8 th, 15 th, 22 nd and 29 th March for a FREE Health MOT. This includes a blood pressure check, personalised action plan and signposting to FREE community based activities. 5

6 EAT HEALTHIER Free cookery demonstrations, learning tasty, low-cost, easy and healthy dishes. There are different recipes each week; come to as many of the sessions as you like. For more information contact Activity Date/Time Venue & Additional Info Location Cookwell 12.00noon pm Vincent Naughton Court Rodney Street (Near Central train station. Can also be accessed on Borough Road. No need to book.) Call to book a place Cookwell 14.00pm 15.30pm Thorburn Court Thorburn Road New Ferry CH62 1EU Call to book a place NEW FERRY GET MORE ACTIVE Free activities designed to help people become more active. Activities available to suit all fitness levels. Just turn up unless otherwise stated. For more information or to book a place call Chair based exercise Ideal for clients with long term health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and bone or joint problem per session. 3.00pm 3.45pm St. James Centre Laird Street CH41 7AL Circuit training and toning Circuit session to improve cardiovascular health, strength and endurance. Helps weight loss and positive wellbeing Women Only Exercise Low to Moderate all over body cardiovascular and strength workout for women only. All ladies welcome. Sit-Fit Sessions can help to improve cardiovascular health, strength and 6.00pm 7.00pm Weigh In 7.00pm 7.30pm Aerobics 10.00am 11.00am 1.00pm 2.00pm St. James Centre Laird Street CH41 7A Tomorrow women Beckwith St East, CH41 3JE Moreton Presbyterian Church Moreton MORETON 6

7 endurance and mobility. Helps with weight loss and positive wellbeing *Wear suitable clothing/footwear and bring water Circuit class Circuit class designed for people of all fitness levels. Rolling Programme Clients can attend any or all Chair based exercise A low level chair based class to help with weight loss and improve strength and mobility. Weight Management & Gym Course For clients attending the Livewell Weight Management Course. Call to book an appointment Weigh in with chair aerobics Designed for those that want a high impact all over body cardiovascular and strength workout with the support of a chair *Wear suitable clothing/footwear and bring water Weigh in with Low mid level circuits *Wear suitable clothing/footwear and bring water Weigh In 2.00pm 2.30pm Wednesdays 5.30pm 6.30pm 10.30am 11:30am 1.30pm 4.00pm Weigh in 1.30pm 2.00pm Aerobics 2.00pm 2.45pm Weigh in 10.30am 11.00am Low mid level circuits 11.00am 12.00noon CH46 6DF Rock Ferry Library/ One Stop Shop Old Chester Rd,, Merseyside CH42 3TD Victoria Park Cricket Club Victoria Park Bebington Road CH42 6SH St Catherine s Heart Support Gym Ground Floor, CH42 0LQ St Paul s Hall St Pauls Hall ROCK FERRY MEN S HEALTH Free courses / activities aimed at supporting men in making positive lifestyle changes. The majority of sessions are aimed at men aged 40+. Just turn up unless otherwise stated. For more information call Activity Over 40s Football Fitness For more information call Date / Time 6.00pm 7.00pm Venue and Additional Info Beechwood Recreation Centre 18 Beechwood Drive Beechwood CH43 7ZU Location BEECHWOOD 7

8 RELAX, UNWIND, POSITIVE MIND Free activities designed to support clients with relaxation, decrease anxiety and depression and promote positive mind. Just turn up unless otherwise stated. For more information or to book a place call Course / Activity Colouring Cafe The craze for adult colouring is sweeping the nation A great way to relax, get creative, and find some me time. All materials provided Relaxation (Women over 18 years only) Singwell Breathwell Singing has been shown to improve wellbeing, and can help improve breathing for people with COPD. Fun and free! Call to book a place Give Time to Relax An on-going relaxation course. Livewell Allotment Come join our Livewell Allotment. Me meet weekly and tend to our veg and flower plot. All produce grown can be taken home and recipes provided to help make cheap healthy meals. Call to book a place Relaxation Including guided imagery Date / Time, 1.00pm 2.00pm 3rd March 10 th March 17 th March 24 th March 11.45am pm Wednesdays 1.30pm 3.00pm 2.00pm pm 10.00am-11.30am Venue and Additional Info St James Centre 344 Laird St WIRRAL CH41 7AL Tomorrows Women Beckwith St East CH41 3JE Fire Station Exmouth St, CH41 4NF St. James Centre Laird Street CH41 7AL Edward Kemp Community Garden and Growing Area Ashville Road Wirral CH43 8SA Location 10.30am 11.15am Harvest Court Harvest Lane Moreton MORETON CH46 7UD Tai Chi Chi-Kung Rock Ferry Library/One ROCK FERRY Combines gentle stretching, mobility, coordination and breathing exercises with mindfulness 10.30am 11.30am Stop Shop Urban Village Old Chester Rd CH42 3TD Relaxation Rock Ferry Library/One ROCK FERRY 8

9 Including guided imagery Be Mindful four short workshops helping you learn some mindfulness based skills Introduction to mindfulness Mindfulness and creativity Mindful breathing Mindful eating Please call for further information Relaxation Including guided imagery Colouring Cafe The craze for adult colouring is sweeping the nation A great place to relax, get creative, and find some me time. All material and a cuppa provided Relaxation 11.40am 12.30pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 2.00pm 3.00pm 12.45pm-1.45pm Wednesdays 2:00 pm 3:00 pm Stop Shop Urban Village Old Chester Rd CH42 3TD Serpentine Road Family Church, 100 Liscard Road, Wallasey, CH44 0AA Maritime Grange Borough Road Seacombe CH44 6NB Maritime Grange Borough Road Seacombe CH44 6NB Wesley Grange, Pemberton Road, CH49 8JL WOODCHURCH HEALTHY HOMES Free Home Safety Check & Health Support (joint project with Wirral Council and Wirral Community NHS Trust) Healthy Homes includes support for people concerned about the condition of their property free support may include: Carbon monoxide detectors Child safety measures for homes with children up to four years Home insulation and heating grants Jobs and training Smoke alarms and fire safety checks Welfare and benefit checks For further information or to book either a FREE Home Safety Check or a combined Home Safety Check and Health Support appointment please call or healthyhomes@wirral.gov.uk WIRRAL WIDE As part of the free Home Safety Check people are also offered free health support including a health MOT. 9

10 HEALTH PROMOTION RESOURCE CENTRE Opening hours Monday: 9.00am - 12:30pm / 1.30pm pm Tuesday: 9.00am - 12:30pm / 1.30pm pm Wednesday: 1.30pm pm Thursday: 9.00am - 12:30pm / 1.30pm pm Friday: 9.00am - 12:30pm / 1.30pm pm Come and see the wide range of FREE visual resources, DVDs, leaflets and posters that we have available. Also, seems its Dry January why not come try one of non-alcoholic mocktails? Activities DVDs Leaflets and posters Teaching packs Visual prompts If you work in Wirral, you can register with the Centre and loan resources for FREE by calling Health Promotion Resource Centre, lower ground floor, St Catherine's Health Centre,,, CH42 0LQ The Livewell Programme Health Trainer Free lifestyle assessments with a health trainer to assess what support people will benefit from, providing: personalised health action plans, with realistic goals information on how to get involved in a range of local health and wellbeing activities motivation and encouragement Stop Smoking We provide: up to 12 weeks motivational support and advice for smokers who are ready and willing to quit nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) vouchers, if necessary (prescription charges may apply) liaison with GPs for Zyban or Champix brief intervention and intermediate training courses to equip community staff to provide stop smoking support Smokers can also self-refer by texting Quit with their name and postcode to Physical activity Wide range of physical activities catering for all levels of health and fitness, encouraging local people to get more active, including: chair aerobics circuit sessions men only football fitness walking and cycling groups Mental wellbeing Group based activities for people with low-confidence/self-esteem, anxiety or mild depression. These include: Allotment project learning to grow a variety of plants, meeting new people, relaxing, and connecting with nature Creative sessions - helping people relax and feel good through art and craft Relaxation sessions learning a variety of skills to unwind and switch off Tai Chi and Chi-Kung - Combines gentle stretching, mobility, coordination and breathing exercises with mindfulness. The teams are also trained to appropriately signpost people to other mental health and wellbeing services where necessary. 10

11 Specialist Health Promotion Support for local organisations, agencies or groups promoting health and wellbeing across Wirral. Our expert team provides advice, knowledge and training around: brief intervention skills food and nutrition health and wellbeing in the workplace healthy weight maternal and infant nutrition oral health physical activity Health Promotion Resource Centre Do you work in health promotion or are you studying health? Our Health Promotion Resource Centre houses a wealth of topic related resources to support you in the delivery of health promotion. Topics include infant feeding, child development & safety, cancer awareness, nutrition & healthy eating, mental wellbeing, sexual health and much more. You can to join for FREE and take full advantage of the wide range of visual resources available including DVDs, leaflets, posters and visual aids. To register please complete our form or for more information call the team on or resourcecentre@wirralct.nhs.uk For more information please call or visit Don t forget, you can also like our new Facebook page at and follow us on 11