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.
Health and Wellbeing Report 2016
Click here for Merseyside’s Health and Wellbeing Report
Click here for Lancashire’s Health and Wellbeing Report
Click here for Greater Manchester’s Health and Wellbeing Report
Last month we promoted:
Throughout January, Brothers of Charity Services in England supported Dry January.
Alcohol Concern’s campaign allows you to ditch the hangover, save a lot of money and feel healthier by giving up alcohol for 31 days.
Click here for further information on Dry January.
With the start of a new year, why not take control of your finances throughout 2017.
Step Change, a debt awareness charity, offer a 7 day email programme called 7 Days, 7 Ways.
Each day for a week you will be sent an email linking to practical advice to help you with your finances. Written by expert debt advisers, the programme is the perfect starting point in dealing with your debt.
Sign up for Step Change’s 7 Days, 7 Ways programme here.
Click here for more information on Debt Awareness.
February Promotiom
This month we are promoting:
Throughout February, Brothers of Charity Services are supporting Dignity Action Day.
We have already had Digni-tea Parties in Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester to support the cause. Click here to read more on our Digni-tea Parties across the Services.
Dignity Action Day gives everyone the opportunity to contribute to upholding people’s rights to dignity and provide a truly memorable day for people receiving care. Dignity Action Day aims to ensure people who use care services are treated as individuals and are given choice, control and a sense of purpose in their daily lives.
Click here to find out more about Dignity in Care and Dignity Action Day.
Next month we are promoting
National No Smoking Day
On Wednesday 8th March, Brothers of Charity Services will be taking part in National No Smoking Day and would like to encourage the staff that do smoke and are trying to quit, to take part in the day.
Their missions is to appeal to all smokers – whether their age, sex or social class. They want to publicise and explain the help that smokers can get when they want to stop.
If you would like further information on National No Smoking Day, click here.
National Apprentice Week
Brothers of Charity Services have a lot of apprentices working in both Support Work and Business Admin. To celebrate this, we are going to promote National Apprenticeship Week throughout the services.
Our apprentices will be given the opportunity to work in a different area of the service, giving them a wider perspective on what the Brothers of Charity Services do.
Click here for more information on National Apprenticeship Week 2017.
Red Nose Day
Red Nose Day is a UK-wide fundraising event organised by Comic Relief every two years. On Red Nose Day everyone is encouraged to cast inhibitions aside, put on a Red Nose and fund-raise!
For Red Nose Day, Brothers of Charity Services are holding a 5-a-Side Football Tournament at both Thingwall Hall and Lisieux Hall. The winners of these tournaments will go on to play a cup final at the Annual Heritage Day. For more information, click here.
We will be doing a lot more to fundraising events for Red Nose Day across the services!
If you would like further information on Red Nose Day, click here and see what you can do to support the day!
Down Syndrome Awareness Day
Every year the voice of people with Down Syndrome, and those who live and work with them, grows louder!
Down Syndrome International encourages our friends all over the world to choose your own activities and events to help raise awareness of what Down syndrome is, what it means to have Down syndrome, and how people with Down syndrome play a vital role in our lives and communities. This day falls on the 21st March every year!
Brothers of Charity Services will be supporting this day by getting involved in ‘Lots of Socks’. To get involved with this you can wear brightly coloured socks, odd socks, long socks, printed socks, 1 sock or even 3 socks for 3 Chromosomes!
For more information on Down Syndrome Day, click here.
Future Events
BOCS 5-a-side Football Tournament
Brothers of Charity Services is holding a 5-a-Side Football Tournament on Friday 24th March 2017 at both Thingwall Hall and Lisieux Hall.
If you are interested in taking part in the tournament, please sign up yourself or as a team! *Please take note that there will be a limit of 4 teams per tournament!*
Click here to download a sign-up sheet.
Read more about the Football Tournament here.
Upcoming Health and Wellbeing Champion Meetings
Lancashire – Thursday 16th February at 11am (Downstairs Meeting Room, Lisieux Hall).
Greater Manchester – Friday 24th February at 11am.
