Update: Mayfield and Easthouses Healthy Living Group

The Mayfield and Easthouses Healthy Living Course kicked off at the MAEDT Centre on Monday 14th April, with participants getting the chance to try some beauty therapies and learn hand massage techniques. We also had a planning session to decide what people would like to have a go at over the rest of the course.

 

The next session on April 28th marks the start of the full programme. We’ll be taking health checks and deciding what changes people want to make in their lives during the progress of the course. To help with this there will be input from Jennifer Russell, a Midlothian based Life Coach, who will run an introduction to the principles of coaching and help with goal setting.

 

If there are changes you’d like to make in your life, whether you want to feel fitter, more active or just to feel better about yourself, this is the course for you. If you’d like to come along there are still places available, so feel free to get in touch.

You can find out more about this group on the HELPP website or give Rob a call on 0131 660 5055.

HELPP @ Glencorse

HELPP is delighted to announce the launch of a new course aimed at the partners of soldiers stationed at Penicuik’s Glencorse barracks.

The free Healthy Living Course will cover salsa, yoga, pilates, healthy eating and relaxation. As part of our ongoing commitment to working with different groups to tailor courses specifically for their needs we’re holding an introductory session so that participants have their say about the content and structure of the course.

The introductory session will take place on Tuesday 15th April at 5.30pm, Scot’s Corner at Glencorse.

For more information please contact Dawn Muir on 07780 957 291 or visit our publications page.

HELPP Staff: Laura

Laura Adamson is one of HELPP’s Development Workers:

“I am one of the Development Worker’s and have been with HELPP for just over a year and a half. Before joining HELPP I worked for six years with Midlothian Sure Start as Project Co-ordinator of the Hand In Hand Centre in Woodburn. I have worked in the Midlothian area for many year (no, I am not telling you my age!) and have found it both rewarding and ‘challenging.’

I am also a Youth worker as was involved in the setting up of the Youth 2000/Y2K Project in Mayfield. I am currently working in the Gorebridge area doing ’street work’ with the young people and this has brought many positive outcomes.

I was previously a board member for Y2K and HomeLink and I am currently on the board of the Gorebridge Community Development Trust.

My work with HELPP involves working with the Grandparents Parenting Again and Kinship Carer’s Group and the WHO Group (Women’s Health Organisation in Gorebridge). I have been involved in the last two year’s International Women’s Day events. I am currently implementing eight week courses for young people at the GO Project in Gorebridge and for the elderly at St David’s Day Care Centre in Newtongrange.”

Laura can be contacted on 0131 660 5055 or by email: laura@helpp.org.uk

HELPP Update: Evaluation and Monitoring

HELPP’s Business Plan, which was agreed in December last year after our major community consultation exercise, included an extensive monitoring and evaluation commitment.

As well as continuing our equal opportunities monitoring we are also now evaluating the affect all our groups, courses, programmes and events have on mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing, behaviour and community involvement.

So far the results from our Pilates Group (a spin off from WWHAM in Woodburn), our Men’s Health Group and our work with Ageing Well at Baldwin Court sheltered housing have been overwhelmingly positive.

You’ll be able to read the results soon – they’ll be posted on our Publications Page and a summary of all the findings so far will be included in our next newsletter and on this blog. The newsletter will be available before the end of April.