Welcome to the Health BOCS update, the monthly update on Health and Wellbeing activities at the Brothers of Charity Services in England.
Read the full Health BOCS 2016 Booklet here.
Click here to view the BOCS Health and Wellbeing Calendar for 2017/2018.
Last month we were promoting:
World Alzheimer’s Month
To raise awareness of World Alzheimer’s Month, the official promotional material and information from http://www.worldalzmonth.org/en was shown on the reception screen at Thingwall Hall and Lisieux Hall.
Jeans for Genes Day
The Brothers of Charity Services over did it with denim for Jeans for Genes Day on 22nd September! Across the services, we raised over £30 for Genetic Disorders UK.
To find out more about Jeans for Genes Day, click here.
National Fitness Day
National Fitness Day 2017
Our Merseyside Services held a Walk in the Park on 23rd September at Sefton Park. Everyone who took part had a great time and they managed to raise an impressive £115! The money raised from tickets and sponsors will be donated equally to Macmillan Cancer Support and the clients Christmas Party.
In Lancashire, Charlotte’s Tandem helper, David came to Lisieux Hall demonstrate tandem bikes and trikes to the people we support and staff. The people who came along had lots of fun riding the tandem cycles around the Lisieux Hall site, the perfect place to practice and get used to a new bike.
Click here to find out more about our National Fitness Day events.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
The Brothers in Charity services in Merseyside and in Lancashire both held Macmillan Coffee Mornings on Friday 29th September. Over all the services managed to raise over £210 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Well done and congratulations to everyone involved!
October promotion
This month we are promoting:
– Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a worldwide annual campaign involving thousands of organisations, to highlight the importance of breast awareness, education and research.
Click on the following links to find out more information on Breast Cancer.
- Breast Cancer Care – Infographic
- Breast Cancer Care – Facts and Statistics
- Wear it Pink
- Cancer Research – About Breast Cancer
– Stoptober
Stoptober is a national 28-day stop smoking challenge that encourages smokers to quit after those 28 days. If you take part in this challenge and stop smoking for 28 days you’re five times more likely to stay smoke free for good.
We encourage everyone who does smoke to take part in this challenge and see if you can quit!
To find out more about Stoptober, visit their website at: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/stoptober/
Upcoming Health and Wellbeing Champions meeting:
- Merseyside Services – 6th December
- Lancashire Services – 14th December
- Greater Manchester Services – 22nd December