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For people aged 50+ living with dementia and their carers. £2.50 per session.

If you are caring for a family member or friend who has been diagnosed with dementia then starting Tuesday 7th March 2023, Halton Carers Centre will be delivering a 7 week training course in St Maries Church, Lugsdale Road, Widnes.

The course will look at some of the behaviours associated with dementia, the trigger or cause of these behaviours and strategies to help manage these behaviours. Each session will last for 90 mins and the weekly sessions are as follows
                       Stress and Wellbeing
                       Reasons for behaviour
                      Making a behaviour plan
                      Behaviour strategies and unhelpful thoughts
                       Communication styles
                      Planning for the future
                       Introduction to pleasant events and your mood
                      Using your skills in the future

Online coffee morning.

Digital drop-in at Eccleston Library.
What can you get help with?
Getting online. Phone, tablet and laptop set up. Emails, social media and online entertainment. And many other issues.

£4.00 a session. Sports sessions for those hard of hearing aged 8-16

Meet at the Pavillion. A get together for people who may feel lonely, isolated or are struggling with their mental health. No need to book, just turn up.

Weekly Meetings: We are also hosting weekly meetings with tea/coffee and cake for £2 per person. See all dates below.

Our ‘Eat @ The Heath’ meetings are aimed at over 50’s who are interested in getting out of the house to enjoy some social time – a great opportunity to meet new people and to make new friends.
Don’t worry about coming alone as our staff and our local police community support officers will be there to welcome you and introduce you to new people – you’ll feel at ease in a very relaxed setting.
For anyone struggling for transport we have access to a minibus which can pick up & drop off guests locally (limited spaces available – contact Eileen for details).

WEEKLY MEETINGS

11.30AM – 1.30PM, £2 PER PERSON – no need to book:

September – Wednesday 07th, 14th and 21st
October – Wednesday 05th, 12th and 19th
November – 02nd, 09th, 16th and 23rd
December – dates to be confirmed

Tea/coffee & cake, board games, quizzes, card games, dominoes etc

The Heath Café is open to everyone Monday – Friday for hot/cold meals, snacks and drinks

Charge is £3 per person. Monthly 2 course meal and entertainment. Transport can be arranged if you need someone to come to collect youand take you home, in The Heath's minibus.

We provide a community based welcoming environment where emotional and psychological support is available for people from Halton whose lives have been touched by cancer, whether they are patients, carers, or those who have been bereaved. The Centre is open for pre-arranged appointments between 10am and 3pm Monday to Friday. Please call us to make an appointment and one of our support team will arrange a time to be here for you.

They are hosting a series of family art clubs at various libraries around St Helens - the intention being that they try to foster relations between different groups within the community.

The sessions are FREE and open to all and they would love it if some of your group members attended- could you please circulate the information about the upcoming sessions to your members.

They are currently exploring re-imbursing bus fares etc for attendees.

Jim will be at the next Refugee Week meeting, so if you have any questions about the sessions, please feel free to ask him.

The full details & list of dates are below:

FAMILY ART CLUB
St Helens Library - Saturdays (25th March & 1st April) 11am - 3pm
Moss Bank Library - Mondays (27th March, 3rd 17th, 24th April) 4pm - 6pm
Newton-le-Willows Library- Saturdays (15th, 22nd, 29th April & 6th May) 10.30am - 12.30pm
Are you looking for a fun-filled activity for the whole family? Do you live in St Helens Borough? Are you & your family looking to meet new friends?

Then our new Family Art Club is for you! Join artists Amina Atiq and Emmer Winder for these new interactive workshops where you get to be creative, learn new skills and meet new people!

FREE - Everyone is welcome! No experience required! just turn up!