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World Autism Acceptance Week March 28 – April 3, 2022
It is estimated that there are around 700,000 people in the UK who are Autistic which is more than 1 in 100. If you also consider families, then Autism is part of daily life for around 2.8 million people. In 2009, the Autism Act was introduced which was the first disability-specific piece of legislation in England. The aim of the act […]
World Sleep Day, 18th March 2022… Tips on improving your sleep
One of the best things you can do to protect your brain and long-term mental health is to ensure restful sleep. While you sleep your brain begins the nightly process of reorganising the events of the day. Important details and information are embedded while insignificant ones are archived or allowed to fade. How to deal with difficulties with your sleep R.E.S.T […]
New Support Website from West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership have launched a comprehensive website dedicated to helping people with suicidal thoughts and those concerned for the mental wellbeing of anyone who lives in West Yorkshire. The West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention website is an information portal coproduced by a group of organisations including voluntary, NHS and local authorities who are all working to […]
International Women’s Day 2022 @ Diamond Wood Community Academy
On Friday 4th March the local community of Dewsbury and Ravensthorpe gathered to celebrate International Women’s Day 2022. The event was held at Diamond Wood Community Academy and attended by over 150 parents, children and members of the local community. Kirklees Wellness Service, Community Plus, Prevent, RASAC, Road Safety, Kirklees Apprenticeships, S2R, Community Cohesion, Uniform Exchange and Locala were just some […]
Intensity – Am I working too hard or too easy?
Intensity – whenever this is mentioned we instantly think of slogans such as, ‘no pain, no gain’ or ‘go for the burn’ which if you are training for a competitive sport, they are great. For everyday fitness we need a measurement more realistic to what our goals are and include and element of some fun. The government guidelines for physical activity […]
Are you supporting a family member or friend with a long-term condition? See our latest support sessions
What sessions are available? Building Resilience A reflective and motivational session exploring a number of topics to help carers build on their existing strengths and knowledge to be able to look after their own emotional and physical wellbeing and better manage their caring role. Topics explored include acceptance, managing difficult emotions such as guilt, fear and resentment. We also look at […]
KAL Exercise Referral Programmes
Refer to the Exercise Referral Scheme via the below link: CLICK HERE TO REFER TO THE EXERCISE REFERRAL SCHEME Both KAL’s Livewell and Fitness for Health programmes require a referral from a Health Care professional. Refer to the Exercise Referral Scheme via the below link: CLICK HERE TO REFER TO THE EXERCISE REFERRAL SCHEME
Soup glorious soup!
Dewsbury Soup welcomed a great turn-out of North Kirklees’ Third Sector movers and shakers at their 7th gathering. The regular event, which organisers are keen to stress is ‘not just for Dewsbury’, was held at Ponderosa Business Park this time but moves venues for each meeting. Dewsbury Soup has an innovative and effective format: Community groups submit an application with a […]
Warmer Winter Drop In
Are you staying warm and well over winter? Come for a free cup of tea and a chat at the Greenwood Centre in Ravensthorpe between 1.30pm and 4pm on Thursday afternoons to discuss your wellbeing. The Wellness Service and Community Plus are there to chat with you about your personal wellbeing, as well as having the Green Doctors on hand to […]
Partnership-building at Community Plus
Earlier this year, Community Plus welcomed a new team member to support the Coordination Managers in delivering the Do Something Now fund. Community Partnership Manager Dianne Watkinson is now the fund’s single-point-of-contact for enquiries, applications and monitoring, supporting Kirklees’ thriving voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. Dianne said: “Do Something Now is about ‘people helping people’ and, at Community Plus, we work in […]