New art and wellbeing project for all women starting in September

 

 

 

Don’t be sad!

Women’s Day 2013

Women! new year, new you

Womens Safety Circle – Personnel and Home Safety

You are invited to the next Women’s safety circle, focusing on personnel and home safety. This meeting is open to all women living in the central Halifax area, please let your colleague, friend, neighbourhood and family member know.

Tuesday 18 December 2012

12.30pm to 2.30pm at

Queen’s Road Neighbourhood Centre, Queen’s Road, Halifax, HX1 4NE

Organised by Halifax Central Initiative

Mr Wrong and Mr Right

These heels were made for walking…

Wanted: Husbands, Brothers, sons, Male Friends…….. YOU?

Take part in a sponsored walk in heels for the White Ribbon Campaign who involve men in pledging never to commit, condone or remain silent about domestic violence against women.

Starting at The White Swan Hebden Bridge on 24th November at 11.00
Sponsorship and registration forms are available from White Ribbon Campaign 1 New Road, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge.

Telephone: 01422 886545
http://www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk
info@whiteribboncampaign.co.uk
Registered charity: 1123874

 

Walk, Jog or Run – It’s at your pace

Looking after your breast health – session in Illingworth

LA Group and Bradford Teaching Hospitals invite you to an informal session:

LOOKING AFTER YOUR BREAST HEALTH

 Illingworth Moor Methodist Church

Tuesday, 18th September 2012 starting at 2 pm

This informal session provides an opportunity to learn about breast health and breast screening. The session covers:

• the signs and changes to look for
• the breast screening programme
• breast cancer risk factors
• breast health awareness for women and men

Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

For further information contact either: Lynn Clark, Health Promotion Specialist Pennine Breast Screening Lynn.clark@bthft.nhs.uk 01274365042 or Secretary of the LA Group at LAGroup50@hotmail.co.uk 01422 249070

Eid Mubarak to all our readers, especially those from GupShup

Don’t forget to come to Gupshup on Thursday 23rd August
10.00am Sue Edgely Gentle Exercise to Music
11.30am Healthy Eating, using produce from our allotment

The Freedom Programme Support group for women

GupShup goes Gardening!

GupShup goes Creative – new programme of events for March – May

More exciting new activities for GupShup

Women’s information meeting at Queen’s Road Neighbourhood Centre

Sisters Shout! A group for lesbian and bisexual women

On the last Tuesday of each month a group of lesbian and bisexual women gather at WomenCentre, Silver Street, Halifax. We meet in a welcoming, safe and supportive women-only space…. sisters shhhOUT!

If you identify as lesbian, bisexual or are questioning your sexuality, feel free to come along for a cuppa, to voice some of your thoughts, feelings and views, to develop friendships, share and celebrate your unique strengths, engage in themed group discussions and activities.

The space focuses on well-being issues and offers advice, information, social opportunities, creative projects and one-to-one support sessions (by appointment).
Time: 5.30pm until 7.30pm. For more information, contact Fiona Beattie on 01422 386500 or email fiona.beattie@womencentre.org.uk

Charity No: 1118366 Company No: 6084795

Freedom Programme – for women affected by domestic abuse

Posted on December 8, 2011 by halifaxnorthandeast

The Freedom Programme is delivered at the WomenCentre Calderdale and is a weekly support group for women who want to learn more about the reality of domestic abuse and.

• The daytime group will start again on Monday 9 January at 10am-12pm.
• The evening group will start on Tuesday 10 January at 5.45pm-7.45pm .

The group runs on a 12 week rolling programme throughout the year (not school holidays).

If you want to find out more about the Freedom Programme or want to make a referral, please call the Domestic Violence Support Team on 01422 323339. We accept agency and self referrals and we also have limited childcare places available, please let us know your requirements as we may be able to help.

Website: www.womencentre.org.uk