Archive for the “Leisure activities” category
Denhale Active Recreation Centre
Using the new Denhale Recreation Centre in Wakefield as a base, Disability Sport Yorkshire are now able to open up new sports and leisure opportunities for people with a disability (and other people with a social care need). We intend to make this facility a …
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Good Mood League
What’s it about? The Trust has its own football league for people who use our services – it is called the Good Mood Football League. The league enables people with an interest in football of varying levels of ability and at different stages of the …
Building resilience
The building resilience project aims to build on Huddersfield Mission’s existing work to support people in need, by offering a range of activities that will increase self-esteem and resilience. Organised through the Mission cafe, which provides affordable and nutritious food and is recognised as a …
WCCA – health and wellbeing project
Worsbrough Common Community Association (WCCA) delivers a range of community activities that address physical and mental health inequalities. In the last census 17.8% of residents living in our area described their health as ‘not good’ (national 9.2%). The activities we run aim to improve this, …
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The Leanne Baker Trust
The Leanne Baker Trust was set up in memory of Leanne Baker who sadly took her own life in June 2013 after suffering from clinical depression. The charity’s trustees, including Leanne’s brother Darren, his wife Abigail, and Leanne’s friend Kerri, want to be able to guide …
Admiral Nurses – creative activities
Admiral Nurses are mental health nurses specialising in dementia. Admiral Nurses work with family, carers and people with dementia in the community and other settings. Kirklees Admiral Nurses use Creative Minds funding to provide a series of workshops for carers of people living with dementia …
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Huddersfield Mission – building resilience
The Huddersfield Mission café provides affordable and nutritious food but is also a recognised safe place and a source of support and advice for a wide range of vulnerable people. It provides advice to about 70 people a week and a similar number use the café each …
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Women’s Activity Centre – creative relaxation
The Women’s Activity Centre in Halifax offers a programme of aromatherapy, massage and sauna sessions to older South East Asian women with mental health issues. Aromatherapy is a natural treatment where oils are absorbed through the skin, enabling the body to relax, re-energise and rebalance. …
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Going up in the world
The ‘going up in the world’ project enables service users at Newhaven, a low secure learning disability service in Wakefield, to try something new and take part in indoor climbing. Following requests from service users, the project was set up to enable them to learn …
Open Door
Open Door is a project being run by 611 Asylum support in Huddersfield. They are based at Oasis Youth and Community Centre and support asylum seekers and refugees in the area. They provide a safe environment to express themselves in a positive way. Our aim …