Halton Community Hub

Thursday 20th June

1.30pm – 3.30pm

The Halton Community Hub is being organised by Age UK Lancashire - it is for all age groups - and there will be lots of useful information so do please come along. There will be some refreshments too!

Drop in and learn about local services, how to access them and gain advice on health and wellbeing. Everyone is welcome!

Organisations in attendance include: Age UK Lancashire, Citizens Advice, Trading Standards, Advocacy Focus, Lancashire Fire & Rescue, Community Police, Defying Dementia, Just Company, Progress Lifeline, Home Improvement Agency, Macular Society, plus many more!

For more information contact Anne Oliver (Age UK Lancashire), tel: 07807 338783 or email: aoliver@ageuklancs.org.uk

Future Event

A date for your diary is a Charity Fun Day on 25th August from 2pm to 6pm. This is being organised by Cox Motor Group. More details to follow nearer the time.

If you are interested in having a stall at this event please contact Kerry, tel: 01253 600964.

Halton Community Association - Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 3rd July starting at 7.00pm.

The AGM will be followed by light refreshments.

All local residents and regular visitors to the Centre are warmly invited to attend.

It’s an opportunity to meet Halton Community Association (HCA) committee members, look back at the last year, ask what they do and find out about plans for the future. 

New people are invited to join the HCA committee. Do come and have a chat. Ideally HCA would like new people who are prepared to take on roles, for example - organising events and helping at events, health & safety and maintenance checks, helping to publicise events e.g. putting up posters in Lancaster, Morecambe and surrounding areas, and sharing your skills and ideas.

Being a committee member is not an onerous task. Meetings are held once a month. When there are some jobs to do it is very useful to share them out among a wider number of people.

The monthly management meeting will start at 7.45pm.

For more information please contact Maureen Richardson: Tel 01524 811316.

Activity Groups

Staying Strong - formerly known as Fun and Flex
This class for over 55s offers gentle activities and advice on healthy eating and well-being. It's on every Wednesday from 10.30am to 11.30am. More participants are very welcome.

Normally £3 per week - the first session is free! Contact instructor Sheryl Coultas for more details tel: 07779 962415.

Luncheon Club for over 55's is on 28th June, from 10am to 1.30pm. Speaker Andy Lowe looks at old farm buildings of the Lakelands.

At Luncheon Club there's time for a sociable chat, a speaker gives an informal talk or another enjoyable activity, and you get hot drinks, a tasty cooked lunch and a delicious dessert all for only £5.

Note that the speaker for Luncheon Club on 12th July will now be Lorna-Ann McCabe, a creative artist who explores techniques such as encaustic art (made with wax), bookmaking, cardmaking, and knitting. Come and see her demonstrations.

There will then be a break until September. So do take the opportunity to come along to these two talks. Please contact Maureen to book a place and advise if you have any dietary requirements,

Wellness Lounge is a drop in opportunity for anyone who would like to talk about their health condition informally and receive support.  It's on every Thursday from 2.30pm to 3.30pm in the Coffee Shop. Relax and enjoy refreshments.

Wellness Lounges are a service provided by Wellness Grove CIC. All welcome. Share your experiences.

Free Adult Learning Courses

Free Adult Learning Courses are being held here by Lancashire Adult Learning.

Courses poster

If you would  like to book a place on any of the free Adult Learning courses please contact Lancashire Adult Learning on 0333 003 1717. 

Last month's course 'Get to Know your Tablet/ Ipad' was well attended. Participants all found it useful and got something from it.

There are two courses next month:

Get online and Prevent Identity Theft -Wednesday 3rd July, 1-3pm 

On this course you will find out what you need to know and do in order to protect yourself from such instances such as strong passwords, using security software and what to do if you think someone has accessed your information.

Zentangle - Wednesday 10th July, 1-3pm

Zentangle is described as a form of artistic meditation and you don’t need to be the next Van Gogh to do it. It allows you to each create your own pattern using your own style and feelings. A teacher will help guide you throughout this process.

Zentangle is known to relieve stress, increase focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal wellbeing. It is an adaptable tool which can be practised anywhere and at any time, all you need is a pen and paper.