Building Healthy Communities (Machars): July 2012

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Self Defence Awareness Session

Self Defence Awareness Session

BHC Machars are offering a Self Defence Awareness session for female volunteers and their families on Tuesday 14^th August 2012.

The session will take place at Whithorn Community Centre, starting at 10am and finishing at 2pm.

The course will include:

Types of aggression
What is self defence?
Body language
Diffusion/de-escalation techniques
Principles of physical self defence
Break away techniques
Use of keys/change/mobile phones to aid self defence

Anyone interested should contact the office.

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Community Learning and Development Summer Programme

The summer programme covering the Machars area for Primary and Secondary schoolchildren and their families, is being supported by BHC Machars.

BHC are providing tasty fruit kebabs for all to sample during each event!!

Fruit Kebab made by Nathalie

The programme is being organised by Family Learning and the CLD team from Dumfries and Galloway Council. Building Healthy Communities are happy to work in partnership with these organisations to promote a healthier lifestyle.

The dates for future events are as follows all times are: 18.30 - 21.00

Tuesday 24^th June: Wigtown County Buildings

Thursday 2^nd August Whithorn Community Centre

Tuesday 14^th August Newton Stewart Community Centre

Wednesday 15^th August Wigtown County Buildings

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Jills of all trades

Yesterday, Wednesday, The Jills turned their hands to plastering. There was a wee bit more on the floor than on the wall, but the result was fantastic!! All thoroughly enjoyed the experience and thanks to Tracy for the sweeties!

We have just had an enquiry to take our skills into the community. More on this soon!!

Welcome

Welcome to the Building Healthy Communities Machars Blogpage.

Building Healthy Communities in the Machars is part of a region wide programme and is a partnership of public, community and voluntary organisations that meet and work together in the Machars.

As part of the BHC programme, we work with local people, agencies and community groups to improve community resilience. We establish and deliver a range of health and wellbeing interventions, help people develop new skills, increase their knowledge and encourage and support individuals to become volunteers.

Area Partnership Vision

Machars Area Partnership is a community partnership whose aims are to promote health and wellbeing, providing an impact on health & quality of life.
Through joined up working, BHC intends to improve the health and capacity of all the community it serves.

Taking a community development approach, the partnership will empower volunteers & the wider community to improve their own health & social wellbeing.

Its our community; lets come together and work in partnership to build a safer, happier, healthier environment.

If you wish to contact Building Healthy Communities, please phone on 01671 404267, or email one of the team below: