the calderdale voice issue 7 oct-nov 2014
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Bonfire Night can be one of the most exciting nights of the
year and it should be, but it is important to keep safe whilst
at a bonfire event.
www.bonfire-night-safety.co.uk
Welcome to the October - November
edition of The Calderdale Voice.
With Halloween and Bonfire Night
coming up soon, we decided that the
Did you Know? Facts in this issue needed
to be all about these fantastic Autumn
events. We also have some tips to keep
safe this Halloween on page 16 and also
safety tips for Bonfire Night on page 12.
The Healthwatch Calderdale team have
been really busy with our current Task
and Finish group research so watch this
space for an update in our next issue of
The Calderdale Voice.
To all of you taking part in Movember
this year, we have some lovely designs
on page 15 to help you style your
moustache!
Emma Worsley, The Calderdale Voice Editor
The first recorded fireworks in England were at the wedding of King Henry VII
in 1486.
Healthwatch Calderdale is a membership
organisation. We make sure that all our
members are kept up to date with
everything related to Health and Social
Care at both a local and national level.
Becoming a member is free of charge and
is open to anyone who lives in Calderdale
and/or receives substantial health and
social care services from any provider
within Calderdale. It is also open to
voluntary and community groups who
supports users of health and social care
services.
To become a member, please email
Healthwatch is the new Consumer Champion,
or Watchdog, for health and social care. The
aim of local Healthwatch will be to give
citizens and communities a stronger voice to
influence and challenge how health and
social care services are provided locally.
Healthwatch Calderdale is an independent
body that will raise your views and opinions
on Health & Social Care in Calderdale and to
help make your voices heard.
The feedback we receive from local
residents allows us to understand what the
issues are from the people that use the
services. Your views will help us identify
areas that need to be looked into further.
Please get in touch by calling 01422 431099
or you can email us on
You can also give us your feedback by using
the ’Talk to Us’ page on our website
www.healthwatchcalderdale.co.uk
Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween
The Healthwatch Calderdale website offers a number of different services:
Send us your feedback using the ‘Talk to Us’ page
Sign up to be a member of Healthwatch Calderdale
Find out about our volunteering opportunities
Search for local Health & Social Care services
Keep up to date with news from Healthwatch
Find out where your nearest Healthwatch drop in session is
Watch videos from Healthwatch England
See our Healthwatch Calderdale Twitter feed
Read the Healthwatch Calderdale Pledge
Find out about Healthwatch Calderdale local meetings
www.healthwatchcalderdale.co.uk
Twitter @hwcalderdale
Facebook Healthwatch Calderdale
Sparklers get five times hotter than
cooking oil
High Five is a friendly, active group that
holds classes for over 50s in Pellon,
Halifax. It only costs £1 for membership
this year!
They do a varied set of activities such as:
The group are also looking for new
volunteers to join their managing
committee. If you would like an informal
chat about what might be involved, you
can contact the committee by phone on
07407531481 or by email at
Do you need a safe space where you can
make a positive change in your life?
Well… Noah’s Ark Centre in Ovenden is here
to help. They offer counselling for adults and
young people (age 11 upwards) for
depression or anxiety, childhood abuse,
bereavement, low self-esteem and
relationship issues.
Rainbows international offers a structured
programme to support children between the
ages of 4 - 11 who have experienced loss.
Group sessions are on Tuesdays or Thursday
3.15 - 4.30pm in term time at Noah’s Ark
Centre, Ovenden. Every programme runs for
12 sessions ending with a final "Celebrate Me"
Day. Each small group has at least two adult
facilitators who are CRB checked. Ring
01422 300457 for counselling services.
Their Money Advice Service is for those
struggling in this economic climate with
debts, the impact of the Bedroom Tax,
changes to the benefits system or any other
money management issue. Ring their money
adviser on 01422 364664 to book an
appointment.
IDENTITY is a LGBTQ group situated in the
Halifax area. The group itself offers 1:1
confidential support and advice to all
young people regarding sexuality, home
and school concerns and any other issues
or worries a young person may have.
The group itself is run by qualified
members of staff and volunteers that are
all hand selected by the young people and
that are all qualified to deal with and
provide advice on any sexuality issues.
Identity understand that meeting new
people can be a worrying time for any
young person, so they offer the opportu-
nity to meet privately with one of the
youth workers before attending the group.
To find out about identity, please email
Beat It Nightclub at The Salvation, is a fully
accessible nightclub Halifax. Imagineer CIC
have been running the Beat It nightclub
since September 2013 in Leeds and now they
are EXPANDING to Halifax.
The Halifax Beat It Nightclub has been made
possible by funding from Creative Minds.
After hunting for the perfect venue that was
fully accessible nightclub in Halifax, they
came across The Salvation. The Venue is
mostly flat access except the stage area
where entertainment is held.
The Halifax Beat It Nightclub is fully
accessible so people with all abilities can
join in the fun. The night will take place on
the third Thursday of the month so come
and join the Beat It party at The Salvation in
Halifax (7pm start).
Tickets are £6.00 on the night or £5.00 if
you book them before the event.
Contact Imagineer CIC 01422 363817 to chat
more about the Beat It Nightclub.
The Young at Heart Singers is a singing
group for people over 50. They meet on
Tuesdays from 1-2 pm at Mytholm Court,
Church Lane, Hebden Bridge.
They are a group of 12 to 15 people who
sing for health and pleasure. They are all
over 50 and some are in their 90’s!
The Young at Heart singers are always
keen to welcome new members to their
group especially male voices.
For more information about the group,
please call 01422 842093
Living Well is for women from Calderdale
and all surrounding areas with, or who have
had cancer. If you want to bring a close
friend, partner or carer with you then they
too will be able to take part in activities and
talk with others in a similar situation.
Living Well offers you the opportunity to
take time out, come and talk to others, find
useful information and approaches to help
you in your recovery.
The group, which meets on the last
Saturday in the month at Todmorden
Methodist Church, is an opportunity to learn
new skills and approaches to aid your long
term recovery; eg. visualization,
meditation, and Tai Chi.
The next dates of the Living Well Support
Group are:
25th October
29th November
For more information, please visit
www.livingwell-cancer-support.org.uk
The Turning Point exists to offer help to
those who need someone to talk to -
someone who will listen and understand,
someone specially trained, someone they
can trust. Though the project is
Christian based, you do not have to be a
Christian to use the service. Issues of
faith and spirituality are discussed only if
you raise them.
When you call you will be offered a first
appointment and given more
information. If you are happy a
counsellor will be chosen especially for
your circumstances and the help will
begin.
This could be the Turning Point in your
life! For more information please visit
www.turningpoint-brighouse.org.uk
Overgate Hospice Choir, based in Halifax,
was founded in 1991 specifically to support
the work of Overgate Hospice, Elland, West
Yorkshire – over £240,000 has been raised
for Hospice funds so far.
Overgate Hospice provides specialist pallia-
tive care for adults in the Calderdale area.
All patients have a life-limiting, advanced,
progressive illness.
The choir presents four concerts annually of
music from the standard choral repertoire
along with Christmas Carols, Hymns, Opera
Choruses and Songs from the Shows.
As far as is known, Overgate was the first
hospice to have its own choir formed
specifically and solely for the purpose of
raising money for the hospice. Other groups
have followed but it is believed that
Overgate was the very first in that particular
field.
For more information about the Overgate
Hospice Choir, please visit
www.overgatehospicechoir.com
Yorkshire Smokefree is a stop smoking
service run by South West Yorkshire
Partnership NHS Foundation Trust which
gives smokers the chance to quit their way
using tailored support.
Smokers in Calderdale can choose to pick
and mix their support from:
- Face to face support in a local and
convenient quit shop
- Telephone support from trained
advisors, available 7 days a week with
extended opening hours
- Online support using Yorkshire
Smokefree’s innovative online quit tool
which is available 24/7
It’s free, flexible and run by NHS experts
who have already helped thousands of
people across Yorkshire to stop smoking.
To find out more about how Yorkshire
Smokefree can help, visit
www.yorkshiresmokefree.nhs.uk
or call 0800 6120011 (free from landlines) or
0330 6601166 (free from mobiles).
Reading Well Books on Prescription is the
first national scheme for England. It
provides self-help reading for adults based
on cognitive behavioural therapy for a
range of mental health conditions
including anxiety, depression, phobias and
some eating disorders.
Books can be recommended by GPs or
other health professionals from
the Reading Well Books on Prescription
core booklist. They are available from the
public library where they can be borrowed
free of charge. The books have been rec-
ommended by experts. They have been
tried and tested and found to be useful by
others.
For more information visit the Reading
Well Books on Prescription website
www.booksonprescription.org.uk
or visit your local library for more
information.
About half of all heart attacks are caused
by raised cholesterol. Cholesterol levels
also increase the risk of stroke, angina
and other circulatory diseases.
At HEART UK, they are passionate about
preventing premature deaths caused
by high cholesterol and cardiovascular
disease. They are also committed to
raising awareness about the risks of high
cholesterol, campaigning for better
detection and treatment of those at risk
and to supporting health professional
training. HEART UK also run a Helpline
for anyone seeking advice and guidance
on the condition.
For more information, please visit
www.heartuk.org.uk
Get involved with British Dental Health
Foundation Blue Lip Selfie campaign and
show your support for mouth cancer!
This year, they’ve joined forces with main
sponsors Denplan and created a fantastic
new campaign to help raise awareness of
mouth cancer.
The British Dental Foundation are asking
people to wear blue lips as a visible sign of
support for mouth cancer and take a selfie.
They hope this positive, interactive approach
will significantly boost awareness of the
disease and get everybody taking about
mouth cancer, the risk factors involved, the
signs and symptoms, and what we can do to
help reduce our risk.
So what are you waiting for? Show the world
your perfect pout and be part of something
huge that aims to get everybody talking
about mouth cancer! Don’t forget to share
your selfies with the hashtag #bluelipselfie to
help raise awareness and get the campaign
going viral.
For more information, please visit
www.mouthcancer.org
Movember, the month formerly known as
November, is when men around the world
grow a moustache for 30 days, with the
support of the women in their lives, to raise
awareness and funds for men’s health -
specifically prostate cancer, testicular
cancer and men’s mental health.
Since Movember’s humble beginnings in
2003 in Melbourne, Australia when 30 men
grew moustaches, Movember has become a
truly global movement, inspiring more than
4 million men and women to participate
across 21 countries. The Movember
community has raised over £345 million, and
has funded more than 800 programmes to
date.
Funds raised around the world are directed
to the Movember Foundation and the
organisation’s men’s health partners in each
country - In the UK they are Prostate Cancer
UK and The Institute of Cancer Research.
To get involved and sign up visit
www.movember.com
We all use roads to get around and most
of us use them in different ways: often a
mix of walking, catching the bus or driv-
ing, and maybe cycling, running or skating
too.
Yet sometimes it can feel like roads are
angry places. A lack of consideration and
care can have awful consequences. It can
mean people feel less able to get out and
about and less likely to choose walking
and cycling. It can also lead to tragedy:
people suffering horrific injuries or even
being killed because of someone going too
fast or not looking out.
In this year’s Road Safety Week, Brake are
asking everyone to look out for each other
on roads, because being selfish can easily
lead to tragedy.
For more information, please visit
www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk
Ghost, ghouls and monsters aren't the
only things to be afraid of on Halloween.
Accidents and mishaps can increase
dramatically when children are out
trick-or-treating.
Trick or Treating Tips
Trick or treat in streets that you are familiar with.
Carry a torch!
Always trick or treat in groups, accompanied by an adult.
Stay on the pavements and off the streets.
Don't enter any houses unless you know the people.
Always watch for cars backing up or turning.
Never accept rides from strangers.
Don't eat any candy until it's inspected
Avoid any sweets that has loose wrappings or is unwrapped. Be aware of
nuts if you have an allergy.
Child Alert
www.childalert.co.uk
Trick-or-treating evolved from an ancient
Celtic tradition of putting out treats and food to calm spirits still wandering
the earth
