Wigtown Poetry Competition

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Monday Club - Healthy Foodie Session

On Monday, the group who attended the Monday club were invited to have a go at a Thai cooking workshop led by Dave from Building Healthy Communities.



The group were given the choice of cooking Beef served in a cabbage cup, or Chicken in a lettuce cup.



What a fantastic session it was, with everyone either eating or taking home their results.

"Really nice and tasty" "What a good idea"  "never thought of doing that" were just a few of the positive comments. 

After clearing away, everyone relaxed with Pam's gentle exercise to music. A great morning!!




Next meeting is on 14th March, with a talk by Julie Gorman on the Keep Well programme.

Healthy Lifestyle Consultation - Wigtown School

The BHC team were invited to do a consultation with all the children of Wigtown School to fit in with their Healthy Lifestyle topic this term.

This involved the team visiting all classes over a period of 2 weeks and asking specific questions about lifestyle, activities and finishing with a task on naming fruit and vegetables in their growing phase as well as how they look when ready for sale in shops.

All the classes did really well and contributed greatly to the activity.

A report will be sent to the School on completion with a summary of the results. This will help them plan activities in the future.

Positive Engagement Event - Loreburn Housing

There is an event taking part on March 4th hosted by Loreburn Housing. Please view poster below

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Isle of Whithorn Youth Group - Naughty and Nice

Last night, Wednesday, the Isle of Whithorn older youth group had a "Naughty and Nice" session. This involved melting plain chocolate as well as chilli flavoured chocolate and then drizzling this onto fruit kebabs which the group prepared themselves. A bit messy at times, but a great way to tempt people to eat various fruits.

Great fun was had by all!! 

Dumfries and Galloway Wellness and Recovery College - March - May 2016

To view the courses available at the Wellness and Recovery College from March to May 2016, click HERE

Community Learning and Development Newsletter.

To view the most recent newsletter from the Community Learning and Development team in Wigtownshire, which includes what is available in all the area, click HERE.

Monday Club - African Drumming

At our Monday Club meeting last Monday, we had the pleasure of being involved in an African Drumming Workshop. We all had a go at an instrument from a Xylophone to a Djembe (African Drum).

We would like to thank Stranraer African Drumming Group for entertaining us.  Hope to see you all again next year!!

Next meeting is the 29^th February where we are having a Healthy Foodie Session.

Pain Association Scotland - Stranraer group

Please see the poster below for dates and content of the monthly meetings of the Pain Association Scotland.

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BHC Machars Initiatives and Activities

To view the latest information on the BHC initiatives and activities available in the Machars and Newton Stewart area, please click here

Jills in the Community - Kaos Cafe

Yesterday saw the completion of the decorating in the main room of Kaos Cafe in Wigtown. This little project has involved the Jills, along with Youth Workers from the CLD service as well as young people from the youth group, preparing the doors, walls, windows and woodwork for re-painting.

The Jills were in the Cafe yesterday, applying 2 coats of gloss paint to the skirting boards and doors.

Later in the year, an artist is coming in to design a new mural for one wall and the Jills will be returning to re-decorate the kitchen area.

Well done ladies.... A great effort!!!

Monday Club - Tom Dingwall

The Monday club were treated to a variety of sounds from Tom Dingwall at their recent meeting in Penninghame Church Hall. Tom sang a mixture of songs from the 1950's to the 1980's and it was appreciated by all who attended.

Next meeting is the 15th February where there is an African Drumming Workshop. Come along and Beat out a rhythm !!

Jills in the Community - Puppy Box update

Remember the Puppy Box that the Jills made in summer of last year?

Well, a couple of weeks ago, the box was put to use as a litter of puppies are now in residence!!

Really great news!!

Jills in the Community - Kaos Cafe Wigtown

The Jills have been asked to assist the young people from Kaos Cafe in Wigtown with the redecoration of their club room. This is being done in partnership with Community Learning and Development.

The task has involved washing and sanding walls and woodwork in preparation for undercoating. The young people have been involved in all stages as shown in the photos.

After preparation, a first undercoat was completed, including a colour change. Compare the photos!

The Jills are revisiting the cafe on Wednesday to give the woodwork a final coat of White Gloss paint. The finished job will be available to be seen next week.

Well done to all who have assisted. A new carpet and some new furniture will finish it off within the next few weeks!!.

Kirkinner after School Youth Club

A new After School youth club has been started at Kirkinner School and Building Healthy Communities were asked to come along to give a talk and provide some fruit kebabs for the children to try. As can be seen, all the fruits were soon eaten!!

The children were asked if they would like to try cooking their own tea in the future and the response was " Yes Please". We will be visiting the youth group again after Easter.