PLEASE NOTE - the events and activities listed on this page are subject to possible change or cancellation without prior warning, which we have no control over. Therefore, we strongly suggest you contact the venue or organiser to confirm date, time, venue and cost before attending any of the listed events or activities.
St Edmunds Church Living Well, Healthy Living Centre
Community Chef is a fun and informative healthy eating pilot that aims to teach people how to cook healthy and affordable meals for themselves and their families. As well as promoting healthy eating through one off activities, the chef will deliver courses which cover hygiene, health and safety, the principles of good nutrition, working to a budget and practical skills needed to produce healthy meals from fresh ingredients. The course will be tailored for all age ranges. For more information, please contact Meryl O'Shea on 01322 311201 or email meryloshea@yahoo.co.uk.
St Edmunds Living Well also provide exercise and stop smoking services.
Address: St Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, DA1 5ND
Phone: 01322 311201
email: info@stedmundsdartford.org.uk
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The Gr@nd Healthy Living Centre
Various healthy lifestyles projects and activities for all ages.
Address: 1st floor, Civic Centre, Windmill Street, Gravesend, DA12 1AU
Phone: 01474 320123
email: grand@gravesham.gov.uk
Internet: www.thegrand.org.uk
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Fusion Healthy Living Centre (formerly Parkwood Plus)
The centre hosts a range of community activities including healthy eating courses, exercise courses, a community cafe, the sale of cheap fruit and vegetables, access to a range of services, residents groups and multi agency meetings.
Address: 4 Parkwood Parade, Parkwood, Maidstone, ME15 9HL
Phone: 01622 691177
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Get S.O.R.T.ed
What is Get S.O.R.T.ed? If you would like free help to become more physically active or fancy getting tips to make healthier food choices, then Get S.O.R.T.ed is for you. The project aims to help you to make small changes towards a healthier lifes tyle. If you ever wanted tips to improve your diet, help to encourage you to become a little more active or just general information regarding healthier living then just meet the Get S.O.R.T.ed team - it’s a great place to start! This project is currently available for people over 16 years old.
How does it work? A member of the Get S.O.R.T.ed team will chat to you to learn about your current lifestyle. Using their nutrition and fitness expertise, they will work with you and help you begin to make small and manageable changes to improving your health. The team will be able to give free nutritional advice and give you ideas of activities and projects in your area that you may want to try. The choice is yours!
How do I get involved? The team regularly visits libraries, market places, community groups and businesses in the Sevenoaks District to give free individual advice on diet, nutrition and physical activity. You can just turn up at one of the venues or call to book Get S.O.R.T.ed to attend your group.
For further information, please click here! Alternatively, please call the Healthy Living Team on 01732 227000 or e-mail: healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
Fun with Food
These are free workshops, working with children between the ages of 3 – 8 yrs old, that provide games and activities to encourage children to learn about different foods and make healthier choices. Fun with Food workshops are free and we are looking for venues & community groups in the Sevenoaks District that the team can visit.
Fun with Food can be arranged for community groups, if there are children between the ages of 3 – 8 years old in your group based in the Sevenoaks District just contact Sevenoaks District Council on 01732 227000 or email healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
For more information on future sessions, please click here! Alternatively, please contact The Healthy Living Team on 01732 227000 or email HealthyLiving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
The Why Weight Plan
Why Weight is a 12 week adult weight management course run by qualified professionals. It focuses on helping people to understand the relationship between food, exercise and weight control. Each weekly session focuses on a particular subject, such as food labels, portion sizes and eating out as well as a weekly weigh-in. At the end of each session there is the chance to take part in an 30 minute gentle exercise class specifically for Why Weight Plan members only.
The Why Weight is for anyone, over the age of 18 with at least two stone in weight to lose.
Please click here for further information and a downloadable information flyer. Alternatively, please call the Healthy Living Team on 01732 227000 or e-mail: healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
The Why Weight Plan is organised by Sevenoaks District Council and funded by NHS West Kent as part of The Choosing Health Agenda, which aims to make healthier choices easier.
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Swanley
Get S.O.R.T.ed
What is Get S.O.R.T.ed? If you would like free help to become more physically active or fancy getting tips to make healthier food choices, then Get S.O.R.T.ed is for you. The project aims to help you to make small changes towards a healthier lifes tyle. If you ever wanted tips to improve your diet, help to encourage you to become a little more active or just general information regarding healthier living then just meet the Get S.O.R.T.ed team - it’s a great place to start! This project is currently available for people over 16 years old.
How does it work? A member of the Get S.O.R.T.ed team will chat to you to learn about your current lifestyle. Using their nutrition and fitness expertise, they will work with you and help you begin to make small and manageable changes to improving your health. The team will be able to give free nutritional advice and give you ideas of activities and projects in your area that you may want to try. The choice is yours!
How do I get involved? The team regularly visits libraries, market places, community groups and businesses in the Sevenoaks District to give free individual advice on diet, nutrition and physical activity. You can just turn up at one of the venues or call to book Get S.O.R.T.ed to attend your group.
For further information, please click here! Alternatively, please call the Healthy Living Team on 01732 227000 or e-mail: healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
The Why Weight Plan
Why Weight is a 12 week adult weight management course run by qualified professionals. It focuses on helping people to understand the relationship between food, exercise and weight control. Each weekly session focuses on a particular subject, such as food labels, portion sizes and eating out as well as a weekly weigh-in. At the end of each session there is the chance to take part in an 30 minute gentle exercise class specifically for Why Weight Plan members only.
The Why Weight is for anyone, over the age of 18 with at least two stone in weight to lose.
Please click here for further information and a downloadable information flyer. Alternatively, please call the Healthy Living Team on 01732 227000 or e-mail: healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
The Why Weight Plan is organised by Sevenoaks District Council and funded by NHS West Kent as part of The Choosing Health Agenda, which aims to make healthier choices easier.
Choose Health (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council)
Choose Health is the name for the new service that the Communities and Health Team will be delivering from April 2010.
The service aims to support anyone who wants to make a change to lead a healthier lifestyle. This is done through a number of different programmes and courses which we can refer you onto.
For further information on the Choose Health healthy lifestyle schemes and services, please visit the Tunbridge Wells Internet site, click on the link that says Health and Caring, then click on the link that says Choose Health.
Alternatively, please contact the Communities and Health team:
Communities and Health Team
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Town Hall
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN1 1RS
Tel: 01892 554411
Email: health@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
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