WINDHILL WELLBEING

Health activities funded by

Bradford & Airedale PCT

for local residents

Nutritional Development Work

Introduction

We have been very successful with re-commissioning and have secured another two years funding from NHS Bradford and Airedale.  This means the Nutrition and Health activities will continue with Nazia Naureen our Nutritional Development Worker.  Nazia be running her Cook and Eat Sessions and Nutritional Sessions alongside a new Exercise Session.  The exercise is a gentle seated one with the option of a standing routine and is aimed at individuals who are over 50 and are less able to do an energetic routine.  The session is only 30 minutes in total and has incorporated some fun movements to get individuals smiling.  Day trips out are still being organised come rain or shine! There is more demand for Healthy Eating Sessions at Windhill School and sessions have been booked with Reception class.  The adult walking sessions have been replaced with the exercise

sessions but the Baby & Toddler Group at Windhill School are still walking every four weeks.  Nazia is still involved with recruiting volunteers for the cafe and helping out whenever she can around healthier meals.  So if you have a flavour for food, why not volunteer in the cafe? Come and give it a trial run and see how you feel.  Contact Nazia for more information.

Cook and Eat:

The Cook and Eat Sessions have been a real success in the past and are continuing at the Community Centre and at Windhill School.  If you have a family or you just want to join a few sessions around healthy eating, learning new recipes, wanting nutritional information or just wanting to spend some quality time with the family, these sessions enable you to do so.  Please contact Nazia and you will be allocated a suitable course catered to your needs on 01274 588831.

Photos of Cook ‘n’ Eat - click here

Walking Group:

 The walking group has been a bit hit and miss with the adults.  However, the Baby & Toddler Group have been walking since 2009 and it has been a real success with this group.  The group have walked in parks and woods in and around the Bradford area.  The children have had activities to do whilst walking and nothing has stopped them walking not even the bitterly cold winter we have had!

Day Trips Out 

There was a free day trip to the Good Food Show in November.  We went to the N.E.C, Birmingham to enjoy free food tasting from around the world, and see celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.  See photos here.

We hope to organise more free treats like this in the near future.

So if you’re interested why not join any of the above activities or volunteer and take advantage of all the fantastic opportunities we have on offer as well as improving your health and well being in the process!

Future Events

There will be a visit to a farm with the Baby & Toddler Group sometime in May.  There is also going to be a special cook and eat around Polish food for the residents of Windhill to come and sample, sometime in May or June.  Watch out for dates on the website in April.  We are hoping to go to the Good Food Show again this year and then run a couple of workshops afterwards around what individuals have

experienced and try new recipes and have the residents of Windhill come and sample the cuisine.  This trip will be offered to cafe & Food Co-op volunteers as well as all the parents/carers who have been on the Cook and Eat courses and Nutrition and Health sessions run this year.

Exercise Classes

‘Mind, Body and Soul’ - a class full of relaxing slow movements and stretching. To improve your flexibility, relax you and make yourself more agile.

Tuesday mornings 10.30 to 11.30am with Zoe.

Exercise - an aerobic exercise session which will give you a real workout.

Wednesday mornings 10.30 to 11.30am with Zoe.

Dance Classes

Salsa - an enjoyable and lively dance session which gives you a workout too! It’s sociable as well.

Thursday mornings 9.30 to 11.30am with Sharon.

Free Creche places available.

Disco Dance - have some fun and learn some lively moves to film and dance music.

Thursdays 11.45am to 1.15pm with Zoe

Womens Support Group

If you feel the need for support from other women coping with the stresses of life and from tutor Maggie Chilvers then this group could be for you. The session includes discussion and relaxation.

Friday mornings from 9.30 to 11.30am with free Creche places.

This course is very busy so please phone to see if places are available.