Community
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Hertfordshire
What We Do
Community Help Hertfordshire works with seven Hertfordshire-based voluntary sector infrastructure organisations to provide projects to the local community. We currently have four projects that we work on to assist those in need, especially during COVID-19.
Who We Are
Community Help Hertfordshire is being delivered in partnership with seven Hertfordshire-based voluntary sector infrastructure organisations.
These include Communities 1st, Welwyn Hatfield CVS, Community Action Dacorum, North Herts CVS, Watford & Three Rivers Trust, CDA Herts, and Broxbourne & East Herts CVS.
Funding is provided by Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group, Borough & District Councils, and Herts County Council.
Volunteers This Month
Twitter Updates
Are you interested in how sport and physical activity can be used to benefit people's mental health?
@sportinherts have a free learning and networking opportunity on Wednesday 29th March from 9am-1.30pm, which you can attend in person or online. Book: https://sportinherts.org.uk/east-of-england-mental-health-in-sport-and-physical-activity-conference/#content
FREE to all NHS, care workers, and Covid-19 volunteers!
This concert is a 'Thank You' to everyone who played a part in helping the country during the pandemic. It will be held on Saturday 25th March from 3-4.30pm in Harpenden: http://www.catholicchurchharpenden.org.uk/category/whats-on/
During strike action, it is important that patients who need urgent medical care continue to come forward as normal. This includes using 111 online or by phone as the first choice for urgent health needs, and calling 999 if it is an emergency: http://www.111.nhs.uk @HWEICB
Are you part of a Voluntary, Community, Faith or Social Enterprise group in Hertfordshire?
Or would you like to work in the #VCFSE sector?
Visit Working Herts, a website created for advertising such job opportunities: http://www.workingherts.org.uk
Enjoy coffee, cake and a chat with local health professionals to learn about services in Hertsmere.
Wednesday 29th March (1-4pm) at Aberford Community Centre in Borehamwood.
Sign up for free: https://www.communities1st.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=3451&reset=1
@HertsmereBC @macmillancancer @HWEICB
We spend a third of our lives asleep!
Sleep is vital for maintaining good mental health. @HertsMind are hosting a FREE Sleeping Well Workshop for #WorldSleepDay on Friday 17th March, 2-4pm (online).
Book your place: https://buff.ly/4189e14
Do you live or work in Hertsmere?
A @HertsmereBC small grants scheme to support voluntary and community groups to celebrate the Coronation of the King and Queen Consort is now live: https://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/Community/Community-Information/Kings-Coronation-grants.aspx
Help relieve pressures on the NHS by becoming a No Place Like Home volunteer or NHS Buddy. With your help, we support patients in the community, as well as International NHS Recruits in local hospitals.
Register your interest now: http://ow.ly/N7Ms50Nfglp
@HCTNHS @WestHertsNHS
We spend a third of our lives asleep.
Sleep is vital for maintaining good mental health. For #WorldSleepDay, @HertsMind are hosting a FREE Sleeping Well Workshop on Friday 17th March, 2-4pm (online). Book your place: https://buff.ly/4189e14
Want to hold a street party with your neighbours for the Coronation of King Charles III? @hertscc is offering FREE road closures for the weekend of 6th-8th May.
Apply by 26 March: https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/highways-roads-and-pavements/changes-to-your-road/street-parties-and-special-events.aspx?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0
#CancelOutCancer
Cervical screening helps save around 5,000 lives each year. Those who receive a letter inviting them for an appointment are urged to take it up.
Find out more https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/stay-well-1/get-checked-get-clued-cervical-screening
Practicing self-compassion can help build a better relationship with yourself and improve your perception of your body image.
Free resources are available to professionals, parents/carers and young people on the @JustTalkHerts website: http://www.justtalkherts.org
A Live Longer Better in Hertfordshire Champion will advocate the importance of Active Ageing in Hertfordshire's older adults or organisations working with them.
Learn more: http://www.livelongerbetterinherts.co.uk/champions/
@sportinherts
Bookings for the @sportinherts Easter HAPpy Camps are now open!
Camps are for children in receipt of benefits-related free school meals. Contact your school for your booking code to secure your FREE place.
Visit the website to book: https://sportinherts.org.uk/happy/booking/
Remember F.A.S.T for the signs of a stroke:
- Face
- Arms
- Speech
- Time
When stroke strikes, remember to Act F.A.S.T. Learn more: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stroke/
Another successful picking 💚 in #Hatfield don’t forget to join all of us #litterpicking this month for the #GBSpringClean
#welhatlitterpickers #cleanupuk #lovewhereyoulive #cleanstreets https://twitter.com/UHSustainable/status/1632131371895226369
It was great joining in the #communitylitterpick today, striving for a #cleanerHerts 💚 Thank you for having us Tim and @WH_CVS it was great to meet you 🙌 The next one is on the 1st April. It will be good to see more of the uni community there ☺️ #goherts
Are you part of a charity or community group in North Herts? We invite you to our Community Conference! This FREE event will engage with our sector (YOU!), listen to your experiences and focus on the solutions to the issues we all face. Book your place: http://nhcommconf.eventbrite.co.uk
Symptoms, screening, and lifestyle changes to help reduce the risks of some cancers are all covered in our flagship Cancel Out Cancer campaign, run with volunteers. Sign up to the next session on Zoom on Monday 13 March at 6-7 pm, by using Eventbrite at http://bitly.ws/zXFo
Have you seen the @actionhappiness Mindful March calendar?
It isn't too late to start being mindful this month: today, if you find yourself rushing, make an effort to slow down.
Slipper Swaps are back!
Pick up FREE slippers to prevent slips and trips. Learn how to stay steady on your feet and get information to help with money and the cost of living. No booking needed, just come for a cuppa, a chat, and FREE slippers: http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/slipperswap