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North Lincolnshire Council is supporting Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in April and is raising awareness of bowel cancer screening at home for men and women over 60 years-old.
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month aims to raise awareness of bowel cancer screening to improve early diagnosis of the disease.
Bowel cancer is the UK’s second biggest cancer killer but it is treatable and curable especially if diagnosed early.
Nearly 98 per cent of people will survive bowel cancer for five years or more if detected at the earliest stage compared with seven per cent diagnosed at the latest.
About one in 20 people will develop bowel cancer during their lifetime, with more than 80 per cent of cancers detected at 60 years of age or older.
In North Lincolnshire there is an average of 125 new cases of bowel cancer diagnosed each year, with slightly higher rates amongst men than women, with the risk increasing with age. Read more on the council website or use the links below to the current campaigns on the Bowelcancer.co.uk website:
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The Community Responder Service is a service to support vulnerable adults.
The service will operate across North Lincolnshire and will be available between 8am and 8pm, (with an out of hours service available to registered users) 365 days a year and will build on the existing Community Wellbeing Hubs.
It will deliver services through a targeted approach to those who need it and will enable vulnerable adults to remain active and live independently for as long as possible.
Read the leaflet for more information about who can access the service, what the team provides and when they are available. Community Responder leaflet.
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Taking care of your general health and your mouth is the key to making the most of your smile.
Brushing your teeth twice a day (last thing at night before you go to bed and on one other occasion) with fluoride toothpaste and having regular check-ups with a dentist can help to keep your teeth healthy. Diet, smoking and drinking alcohol also have an effect on dental health.
A healthy diet is good for your teeth
What you eat and drink can cause tooth decay, so a healthy diet is important for your teeth.
A balanced diet includes plenty of fruit and vegetables, as well as starchy foods, such as bread, rice, potatoes and pasta (choose wholegrain versions and eat potatoes with their skin where possible).
You should also eat sources of protein such as meat, fish, eggs, beans or other non-dairy sources of protein, and some milk and dairy foods (ideally lower-fat options).
Only eat small amounts of food and drinks high in fat and sugar. The eatwell plate shows how the different types of food should make up your diet.
Public Health England have produced a 'quick guide to a healthy mouth' guide. Download a copy here.
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Would you like to
improve your skills or learn something new?
Adult Community
Learning could have just the course for you. Courses start on 24 April, you can enroll on a course now.
There are great offers on some of the courses that you won’t want to miss out on. Go along to Ashby
Link or Providence House, Barton to find out more details on the courses
available and to enrol or download the flyers below:
You can contact the
Adult Community Learning Team on nlacl.enquiries@northlincs.gov.uk or by calling
01724 862217 for further details.
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Lindsey Lodge Hospice on Burringham Road has seven shops across North Lincolnshire and they simply couldn’t run without the help of volunteers on the shop floor, behind the scenes sorting stock and at the warehouse with online sales.
One Lindsey Lodge Hospice charity shop in Scunthorpe, Laneham Street, is struggling with an all-time low of volunteers.
The hospice are looking for some outgoing people who can meet and greet people on the shop floor and also sort, steam and tag stock to put on the shop floor.
Full training is provided for volunteers and it’s a great way to gain new retail and social skills to put on your CV and make new friendships for life.
Do you have some time to spare? Find out how you can get involved.
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The North Lincolnshire Community Wellbeing Hubs have lots of activities and groups that you can get involved in whatever your interests.
Chair-based exercises, new age kurling, boxercise, craft groups, singing groups, the list goes on. Take a look at the activities on the Hubs webpages for timetables of activities at each Hub. Check out the Easter activities at the Hubs.
If you need to contact your nearest Wellbeing Hub for details, all the numbers are listed on the council website or in this contact sheet.
Read the Wellbeing Hub newsletter that is published bi-monthly for a variety of information and advice and What's On in your local area. In this month's edition, read about the Daredevil daughter who raised funds in aid of Lindsey Lodge Hospice.
Laura Hill raised a sky-high £910 in memory of her father, Les Pike, who peacefully passed away at the hospice on Burringham Road after a short battle with colon cancer.
Do you know you can order a hot meal to be delivered to your local wellbeing hub? You need to order by Friday of each week for meal the following week.
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The Carers’ Support Centre is always looking for
volunteers to help with driving, befriending, counselling, therapy treatments,
admin work – practically anything!
So, if you have a few hours to spare why not give
Sharon Wright, our Volunteer Co-ordinator, a ring on 01652 650585 for a
chat.
The Bon Ami Friendship Service is particularly
valuable and as long as you are a sympathetic listener, this could be for you.
Volunteers offer informal support to Carers who are vulnerable and need that
bit of extra time and the opportunity to talk with someone who is not going to
criticise or judge them. Find out more from Sharon.
Expenses are paid and training is available, and Sharon will
offer ongoing support.
Listening to feedback from Carers who are working, we have decided to hold the next Caring with Confidence sessions at the Redcombe Lane Centre from 6pm
to 9pm starting on Wednesday 5 April for four weeks. Tea is available at 5.30pm. Why not give it a go? Ring Rosa on 01652 650585 for
more information and to book your place.
12 to 18 June is National Carers Week. There will be various events taking plaec and information
points so watch out for the next issue to see when and where they will be.
Don't forget the Charity Ball on Friday 16 June at Forest Pines Hotel & Golf Resort. If you’d like to come along please
ring 01652 650585 to reserve your tickets.
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If you would like to know more about the topics below, please click on the links.
April
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Annual pass
Make the most of Normanby Hall Country Park and buy an annual pass - it allows you to visit as many times as you like over the next year.
The annual passes are great value for money. They are valid from the date you buy it until 31 March 2018. You can buy them online or from the Normanby Hall Gift Shop. A family annual pass costs £29, a pass for two costs £23 and a pass for one person is £16. Entry to the park is free for children under the age of five.
For more details about Normanby Hall Country Park and what’s happening during the summer season, visit the Normanby Hall website.
Easter at Normanby
Join us in the park this Easter for tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, and Easter egg hunt, and a gardening workshop for under 5s.
- Potter in the Park, 12 April
- Easter Egg Hunt, 14 to 17 April
- Springtime Tots, 19 April, 1pm
More detailed information is available on the Normanby Hall website
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- Check out the What's On guide on the homepage of the council website for lots of ideas of things to get involved in, especially over Easter
- Visit the Leisure Services webpage to see what's happening in the leisure centres and local communities
- Easter at Normanby Park, lots of activities for children and families to join in
- Staff at the Brigg Tourist Information Centre have a vast knowledge of things to do in the local area. Pop in and see them or visit their website Visit North Lincolnshire.
- Visit the Community Wellbeing Hub webpages to see what activities are taking place in your local Hub.
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