St Helens
Qwell - Adult Digital Mental Health Support
Qwell (www.qwell.io) is free, safe and an anonymous mental health and wellbeing online service. There are no waiting lists, no referrals and no thresholds required to access Qwell and is delivered by Kooth plc, the UK’s largest digital mental health provider.
Liverpool and Manchester Community Rail Partnership
It is hoped to establish a Community Rail Partnership (CRP) for the Railway lines connecting Liverpool and Manchester, (see attached Route Map).
CRP's are all about communities so at this early stage we are trying to make contact with ordinary local people who care about their communities and who are interested in trying to improve the impact that the railway has on their local community.
The proposed CRP covers the following stations which fall within the boundaries of the St Helens and Halton Local Authorities:
YMCA St Helens Welcomes New Community Engagement Manager
YMCA St Helens is excited to welcome Matt Moreton as Community Engagement Manager, a role designed to reach out to all the members of the St Helens community and develop new ways of supporting, serving, and inspiring across the borough.
For 135 years, YMCA St Helens has been making a difference and providing a helping hand where it’s needed most – now providing support & advice services, supported housing, family work, health and wellbeing activities, and training & education programs.
Walk, Talk and Focus Sessions
Focus Employment Hub Limited are now offering free walk, talk and focus sessions to people of all ages with long term health conditions or disabilities. This is an opportunity for you to improve your health and look at your personal and professional goals in an informal setting.
Four walks will be on offer of around an hour in length, go at your own pace. Benefits include talking to others in a non-judgemental way, improving your emotional and physical health, connecting with nature. The walks will be based in St Helens, but individuals are welcome from across Merseyside.
A Place to Grow Open Day - St Helens Mind
St Helens Mind run an allotment project called 'A Place to Grow'. This is a safe and welcoming environment for people with mental health difficulties, helping them to feel better and have a greater sense of wellbeing as well as learning about gardening and growing vegetables.
Women's Wellness & Women in League programme
Saints Community Development Foundation Women In League programme is about to be fully launched.
Details and how to contact the Foundation & the programmes are included in this link which also gives details of the Young at Heart project:-
https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2021/06/21/young-at-heart-sessions-starting-this-friday/
Final Recommendations For Future Electoral Arrangements For St Helens Borough Council
ocal Government Boundary Commission for England have published their final recommendations for future electoral arrangements for St Helens Borough Council.
They are proposing that St Helens Borough Council should have 48 councillors. Those councillors should represent 13 three-councillor wards, four two-councillor wards and one one councillor ward, across the borough.
They are also proposing that the boundaries of most wards should change, and the number of wards to be increased from 16 to 18.
NHS St Helens CCG TALKFEST Engagement Sessions
NHS St Helens CCG is pleased to announce that their TALKFEST engagement sessions are back beginning w/c 26th July 2021.
This year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the TALKFEST events will take place virtually using Microsoft Teams and they have also set up a freephone telephone number so that anyone who isn’t able to use Microsoft Teams is able to dial in and listen.
They will be holding two events, a morning and an evening session, to enable as many people as possible to join:
PH Holt Resilience Fund for groups in St Helens
PH Holt £250,000 Resilience Fund now open
PH Holt Foundation has opened a new £250,000 Resilience Fund specifically for Merseyside charities aiming to address the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic upon vulnerable or disadvantaged communities across the region.
The Resilience Fund seeks to support activities that enable people to access opportunities which improve their well-being and connectivity. Charities should already be working with people in one of the following priority areas :
LCR Active Travel Stakeholder Group (St Helens)
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is creating an Active Travel Stakeholder Group to ensure that as schemes develop, the views and inputs of stakeholders are appropriately considered.
They are keen to make sure St. Helens is represented in this group, as it will contribute towards development, design and decisions around walking and cycling.
If you are interested in taking part, please register at: