Beat the winter blues with Rotherham United Community Trust
Did you know just 30 minutes of activity a day, a good old chat and a smile from a stranger can all help to lift your mood and pop that spring back in your step. Rotherham United Community Trust have a wide range of activities for adults ranging from badminton,...
Lottery funding a Pivotal step towards improving health and wellbeing
Rotherham’s Pivotal Health and Wellbeing CIC are offering free health and wellbeing sessions across the town after securing over £150,000 in lottery funding. The Eastwood-based organisation was awarded a grant of £153,788 from The National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund. This will fund a three-year project to deliver new sessions to...
You and Your Ho Ho Health
As it’s the season of festivities, this edition’s health topic is a light-hearted take on what advice I would give to three popular Yuletide characters. Father Christmas The outlook for jolly old Saint Nick is bleak, as his poor diet, busy lifestyle and lack of exercise are wreaking havoc on...
75 years of the NHS in Barnsley and Rotherham
As celebrations begin for the 75th anniversary of the NHS, we reflect on the achievements, challenges, and lasting impact it has had on the lives of so many in Barnsley and Rotherham.
Life-saving lung health checks launched in Barnsley and Rotherham
The only scanners you usually find in supermarkets are at the checkouts. But a new NHS initiative has seen mobile lung scanners set up in places like supermarket car parks to screen patients most at risk of lung cancer. Free lung health checks are currently being offered to people in...
Advocating for you during cancer
Being diagnosed with cancer can stir up a lot of questions. Not just about your health and what treatment you might need, but also how the diagnosis will affect the practical matters of your life. Sometimes, you just need someone to talk to about any worries or uncertainties you might...
