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Jun 11 2008

Newhall Park Primary School - HAL Project

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May 8 2008

Health MOT checks at the Activity Centre, Holme Wood

One of our health MOT checks held at the Activity Centre Holme Wood. For more information please click on photo

May 1 2008

Week 3 of the course at St. Johns Primary School

This week the  children drew fruit and veg 'super hero's ' with their mums, there were some brilliant pictures. click on picture to see more

Apr 29 2008

Wellbeing Cafe April

Another successful cafe event, entertainer Lorretta seranaded us for the afternoon while dancing took place.

Apr 23 2008

St. Johns Primary School, Bierley

  Week 2 of the Community Food and Nutrition Skills course through family learning

Apr 18 2008

OCN tutor training day

Today future OCN tutors attended a course run by Highfield Healthy Lifestyle.

Apr 15 2008

Marshfields Primary School

Community food and nutrition skills course at Marshfields - click on picture for more information

Feb 27 2008

Our Februaryh Well Being Cafe event

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Feb 6 2008

Accredited course in Bereavement Support

for people working in Holme Wood - click on picture for more information

Feb 5 2008

Lister Primary School - Aromatherapy session

Lister Primary School parents enjoying massage

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Feb 5 2008

St Matthews Primary School - family learning

Parents and children learn together - click on picture to see more

Jan 29 2008

Wellbeing Cafe Event

  This was our Well Being Cafe at our new venue - the Liberal Club on Tong Street.  CLICK ON PICTURE FOR MORE DETAILS

Jan 24 2008

Opening event at the TFD Centre

Opening of refurbished TFD Centre, Holme Wood

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Dec 16 2007

Community Food and Nutrition at Copthorne Primary School

Everyone gets a certificate at the end of our course at Copthorne Primary School - click on picture to see more

Dec 9 2007

Trip to the White Rose

Our visually impaired group enjoy a trip to the White Rose Centre

Dec 9 2007

Our Christmas 'DO'

Yes, the staff do let their hair down once a year!!!  Click on picture to see more

Dec 4 2007

Young People's Themed Event

At the Salvation Army in Holme Wood - CLICK ON PICTURE TO SEE MORE

Nov 28 2007

Lidget Green Primary School - Family Learning

Funded through Family Learning, Education Bradford - Click on our picture for more information

Nov 22 2007

Health MOT Morning at the Heaton Housing Conference

Staff were invited to have health checks at their conference. CLICK ON PICTURE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Nov 22 2007

Copthorne Primary School learn about food labels

Funded through Family Learning - Education Bradford.  Click on picture for more information

Nov 9 2007

Visually Impaired Support Group

The groups meets Monday mornings at the Activity Centre, Holme Wood.  10 a.m. to 12 noon...  click on picture to see more

Sep 25 2007

Wellbeing Cafe September

Our Wellbeing cafe for this month was held today. It was a great success, everyone had a wonderful time. Please click on the picture for more photos.

Sep 24 2007

Wellbeing Older People's Group - Highfield Health Centre

This is Eric from our group, click on his picture to see the rest of the group.

Sep 24 2007

Introducing Newhall Park Primary to our new project HAL

Tom met the children and parents who will be taking part in out new project HAL at Newhall Park Primary.

Sep 4 2007

Health MOT afternoon at Bingley Voluntary Action

35 people came along for health checks; blood pressure, carbon monixide, bmi, peak flow, blood/sugar. It was a very worthwhile event.

Jul 17 2007

Clayton Primary School parents end the course

Parents completed today their OCN accredited course in Community Food and Nutrition Skills, which was funded through Education Bradford.

Jun 27 2007

Health MOT afternoon in Shipley

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Jun 27 2007

Healthy Lifestyle at Bowling Primary Health Day

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Jun 26 2007

Bowling Primary OCN Course - last session

This was the last of our 10 week course funded through Education Bradford. The parents have done really well, here they are celebrating.

Jun 26 2007

Clayton Primary School

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Jun 26 2007

Our fabulous Well Being CAfe

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Jun 25 2007

Hilltop Primary after school club

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Jun 20 2007

Bankfoot Primary closing session

Today was the last day of a ten week accredited course in Community Food and Nutrition. We therefore celebrated with parents, children and food!!

Jun 20 2007

Woodlands Primary School getting fit

Here we see Tom putting the pupils through their paces in the weekly after school club at Woodlands Primary

Jun 15 2007

Team work at Woodlands Primary School

This was actually an oral session, which evolved into a teambuilding exercise!!!

Jun 13 2007

Healthy Morning at St Matthews Primary School

This morning parents were invited to a morning of advice and information on health issues. (click on picture for more information.)

Jun 12 2007

Five a Day at Bankfoot Primary School

Parents attended a health day at Bankfoot Primary School today. We had a stand encouraging parents and children to eat '5' a day fruit and veg. Everyone was given a fruit pack to take home with them and recipe cards to try out new fruit and veg.

Jun 6 2007

St Marks Primary learn about Healthy Families

Using puppets the children acted out a healthy and unhealthy family in groups. They had great fun performing for each other.

May 29 2007

Wellbeing Cafe at Branches Community Centre

What a fabulous afternoon, entertainment, tea, raffle and lots of fun. The next cafe will be held on June 31st, watch this space!!!

May 15 2007

Afterschool club at Worthinghead Primary

This was our first session of a regular weekly after school club, to promote physical fitness in pupils. 28 pupils turned up for this session.

May 15 2007

Lowerfields pupils have fun keeping fit

17 pupils stayed afterschool to keep fit through fun games. Click on the picture to find out more.

May 10 2007

St Pauls Primary school try the bactive challenge

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May 9 2007

Keeping fit at Woodlands Primary School

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May 4 2007

St Pauls School

Today in the afterschool activity funded by the Children's University, the pupils learned about food groups and nutrition through play.

May 2 2007

Goodbye Laura

Laura Flannagan has spent 2 years with the Healthy Lifestyle on a placement as part of her degree course. Today we said goodbye and thanks to her. We all wish her all the very best.

Apr 24 2007

Bowling Primary School

Children played health food bingo today watched on my their parents

Mar 22 2007

Tong Pupils learn about Food and Nutrition

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Mar 22 2007

Children give their mums a massage

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Mar 21 2007

Healthy Eating at Newhall Park Primary

Week 9 of our 10 week course, click on picture to find out what we have been doing.

Mar 15 2007

Lister Primary children draw their SUPER FRUITS

This is 'SUPER CARROT', drawn by one of the children at Priesthorpe Primary. click on the picture for more details.

Mar 14 2007

Woodlands Primary act out jobs in health

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Mar 7 2007

EXTEND - exercise for the over 60's

Every Monday morning in Highfield Health Centre a group of ladies come together to do seated and standing exercise to music. click on picture for more details.

Feb 27 2007

Lowerfields Primary School after school club

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Feb 27 2007

Dementia Cafe opens in Holme Wood

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Feb 7 2007

OCN Level 2 Course - Cooking on a Budget

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Feb 7 2007

Woodlands Primary School

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Feb 5 2007

EXTEND class Highfield Health Centre

Our EXTEND class runs every Monday morning in the Health Centre. The class is now full, however we are looking at starting a new class shortly. If you are interested please phone 01274 471328

Jan 29 2007
Dec 19 2006

Healthy Lifestyle Xmas 'do'

We had a great time ten pin bowling down in Bradford - Laura won, closely followed by Paul - who we all believe had been practising all week as he definately had a technique. We then went for something to eat. Click on picture to see more

Dec 14 2006

St Williams Primary - OCN Last day of course

Today was the last day of the 10 week course we have run with parents and children at St. Williams Primary School in Girlington.

Dec 13 2006

Visual Impaired Group Xmas Trip

Today we went to the White Rose Shopping Centre and then out for lunch. Click on picture

Nov 6 2006

Worthinghead Primary School

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Nov 1 2006

BACC Conference at the Mayfield Centre

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Oct 22 2006

Apple tasting

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Oct 10 2006

OCN Tutor Assessor Induction

Today we held an induction for people who will be delivery training courses in the community.

Oct 10 2006

Gym at Yorkshire Martyrs

We had an introductory visit to the gym at Yorkshire Martyrs. From next week we will have use of the gym for local women on a weekly basis.

Oct 10 2006

COOK AND EAT SESSIONS

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Sep 22 2006

Aromatherapy at the Activity Centre

A four week aromatherapy course is proving very popular at the activity centre in Holme Wood. With 13 ladies a week learning how to use essential oils and do various massages. (click on picture for more)

Aug 22 2006

WOMENS DAY for the Neighborhood Action Plan

Empowering local women to have a wide vision of their possiblities for the future, through a range of activities - click on picture

Aug 18 2006

Health MOT morning at Scholebrook Court

Residents had their blood pressure, weight, sugar levels and carbonmonoxide levels checked.

Aug 17 2006

Aromatherapy Afternoon

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Aug 15 2006

Course visit Food Cooperative

Our Community Food and Nutrition course members visited the food coop at St. Christophers Church.

Jul 13 2006

Great Fun at Low Moor Primary School

We had a really fun afternoon looking at exercise with parents and pupils, click on picture for more information

Jul 13 2006

RYECROFT PRIMARY - WHAT I WANT TO BE

Children at Ryecroft Primary have looked at jobs in primary care over a 5 week course. This week they did a collage of their favourite job.

Jul 3 2006

Dentistry at Rycecroft Primary

The children had a great time learning about what happens at the dentist and all the people who work there.
We did lots of role play, here a girl is coming to see the receptionist about her toothache.

Jun 26 2006

Workshop at Heaton St. Barnabus Primary School

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Jun 21 2006

Healthy lunch boxes and Bowling Park Primary School

Tom and Julie went to Bowling Park Primary school to show how to make lunch boxes more interesting for the parents and the children

Jun 20 2006

Aromatherapy at Ley Top Primary School

This was the last week of our Healthy Lifestyle Course funded by Education Bradford, which we finished off with an aromatherapy session.

Jun 7 2006

Healthy Lifestyle Workshop at St Matthews Primary School

Working out our body mass index.
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May 24 2006

Last day of course at Horton Grange Primary School

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May 23 2006

Making smoothies and testing apples

At St Matthews Primary School today the children made up recipes for delicious smoothies and even named them!
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May 18 2006

Healthy Teeth at Allerton Primary

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May 10 2006

Aromatherapy at St Matthews Primary School

Last day of 15 hour course today, funded through Education Bradford. Here are the learners with their certificates.

May 10 2006

Horton Grange Primary School

Mums enjoying relaxing doing aromatherapy hand massages as part of a 10 week Healthy Lifestyle Course

May 8 2006

Healthy Eating

Today Sam and Katy looked at the food they eat at home. Here is David helping Sam with her work
Click on the picture to see Katy working away.

Apr 26 2006

Healthy Lifestyle Workshop at Peel Park Primary School

Through out partners Education Bradford we delivered a workshop at Peel Park - Click on the photo for more information

Apr 24 2006

VISIT TO ASDA

Today our group who are working towards a Healthy Lifestyle Course accreditation visited ASDA. Please click on the picture

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