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Report from Chris Shaw CEO AiW Health. Walking, running, water polo and future plans. And tales of Hadrians Wall!
Report from Chris Shaw CEO AiW Health. Walking, running, water polo and future plans. And tales of Hadrians Wall! Just a quick note... -
Walking for Health’s ‘Walk On’ programme on Wirral. Lots of great walks all over Wirral. All welcome!
Wirral: ‘Walk On’ Programme of Health Walks. ‘Walk On’ is a programme of short health walks designed to increase the health... -
Birkenhead Park Spring Events and Weekly Activities . Something for everyone!
Birkenhead Park Spring Events. Something for everyone! Gallery exhibitions: 2nd to 6th April Autism Awareness Week Arts and crafts by Wirral Autistic Society. 10th to 19th April Michele Dalton: Wish you were... -
Wirral Walking Festival. Exciting and varied walks all over Wirral in month of May!
Wirral Walking Festival This festival is a series of exciting and varied walks in the parks, open countryside, coast and heritage sites... -
Why not join a walking group on the Wirral?
Why not do something different and join a walking group? Why should I bother, you may say? Well, walking is... -
Latest APEx newsletter. Lots of great activities. All welcome!
APEx Newsletter Thursday *The Brambles (every Thursday @ 13:00) Location may vary (Call/email to confirm) Our Brambles community-gardening continues this Thursday @ 13:00 (please... -
Chris Shaw (CEO Advocacy in Wirral) reports on APEx, Health and Wellbeing models and too much TV!
APEx Activities.. Johnson’s quote, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, might equally be applied to... -
Zumba Gold Class. Birkenhead Scout Hut. North Road. Birkenhead. Thursdays 9.30am. Fun fitness!
Zumba Gold Class (Low Impact, easy to follow class) Thursdays 9.30am – 10.30am At Birkenhead Scout Hut North Road Birkenhead Just £3.00 per person. All... -
APEx weekly update. Lots to fun ways to better health and wellbeing. All welcome!
Monday G.I.T.E. (Gentle Introduction to Exercise) Programme (every Monday @ 14:00) Top Floor, Rooms 3 & 4, St. Cath’s Hospital Our GITE sessions... -
Get your Wirral Passport and save money on council leisure and cultural facilities!
About the Passport Scheme: A Wirral Passport entitles residents and non-residents to a range of discounts on sport and leisure activities... -
Your body’s natural tranquilizers. Exercise and mental health. Get moving and feel better today!
Your Body’s Natural Tranquilizers In the 1970s, scientists located certain Chemicals in the body called endogenous opioids that have the qualities... -
Effects of yoga on severe mental health difficulties.
Effects of yoga on severe mental health difficulties. Yoga has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the... -
Wirral Health Walks from Birkenhead Park. Everyone welcome!
Wirral Health Walks Wirral Health Walks are FREE short weekly walks for all abilities: Everyone is welcome! Meet new people. Get healthy. Enjoy the fresh... -
FREE activities with The Community Programme for Wirral.
The Community Programme Information on FREE local healthy activities and courses What is The Community Programme? The Community Programme is a range of... -
Wirral Tennis and Leisure Centre. Lots of brilliant ways to keep fit indoors! Just next door to Tesco Bidston Moss.
Wirral Tennis and Leisure Centre Wirral Tennis and Leisure Centre Valley Road Birkenhead Wirral CH41 7EJ Contact us Tel. 0151 606 2010 E-mail. sportandrecreation@wirral.gov.uk Book online Opening hours Monday to Friday: 9am –... -
Wirral Countryside Volunteers. A great way to enjoy the outdoors and meet new people!
Wirral Countryside Volunteers (WCV) An enthusiastic weekend volunteer group Established in 1985 we are involved in approximately a dozen different sites a... -
Bidston Hill & Flaybrick Cemetery – Volunteer conservation work every Friday. Join in!
Bidston Hill & Flaybrick Cemetery – Volunteer Conservation Work Every Friday an opportunity to work as a volunteer carrying out conservation... -
Volunteering at Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm. Mucking out is good for everything!
Practical Work on the Farm – Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm Starts 12 January 2013 – 9:00am - 13 January 2013 – 4:30pm Come and... -
APEx coached football continues once again every Friday. All welcome!
APEx coached football continues once again… For those of you who came to the coached football sessions in the past - or... -
How does Exercise Improve Mental Health? by Leonard Holmes
We know that exercise has positive effects on the brain. Researchers at Duke University demonstrated several years ago that exercise... -
Report from Chris Shaw – Bird-ringing Guided Tour. Sunday 21st October 2012
Hilbre Island 21st October– Bird-ringing Guided Tour. Report from Chris Shaw CEO Advocacy 17 fine folk. some fine and fabulous weather to... -
New mental health ‘disorder’ been identified by National Trust! Another ‘diagnosis’ to burden parents and children with. When is this going to end?
Comment from Chris Shaw CEO Advocacy in Wirral. Blimey! Even the National Trust and other similars are at it now! This is... -
Advocacy in Wirral presents their newest issue of ‘Mental Health Matters’ – their online newsletter.
Message from Advocacy in Wirral Here is the the August / September issue of Mental Health Matters, the newsletter of Advocacy... -
FREE Tennis coaching in Birkenhead Park! Sunday mornings 10.00am – 12.00 noon
Tennis for Free – Wirral Sessions The FREE coaching sessions at Wirral’s Birkenhead Park have moved to a new time. They will now... -
BBC shock report – Inactivity ‘killing as many as smoking’. Best join APEx 60k challenge then! Chris Shaw comments.
After the hooo-haaa around the urban-myth nonsensical interpretation of the Report into Exercise and depression a few weeks back here... -
An 11 mile Lancastrian Smile – (Written as an active Member of APEx!). Report from Chris Shaw CEO AiW on walks, trundles, swims and thoughts on current mental health system and Wirral’s progressive future.
An 11 mile Lancastrian Smile (Written as an active Member of APEx!). Runs, Trundles and Walks with Historical Theme – Ely and... -
How soil acts as an antidepressant. Gardening really is good for you!
Perhaps you’ve had a diagnosis and prescription from a doctor that you thought a bit odd. But if you go... -
Chris Shaw’s Trundling Historic Tales of Y Gododdin and an invitation to an 8 mile Llandudno Trundle on Easter Sunday 8th April
Chris Shaw’s Trundling Historic Tales of Y Gododdin! Plus an invitation to an 8 mile Llandudno Trundle Easter Sunday 8th April We were... -
Message from Chris Shaw AiW. Tales of Olympic Torches, Open Water Swims and Running Around the Wirral. Literally! And Some Thoughts on Mental Heath and Impact of Diagnosis.
Hi everyone, I am over the moon that our APEX project has been recognised by the Olympics and with being chosen as one... -
APEX – Making Opportunities and sometimes taking calculated Risks. Report from Chris Shaw CEO Advocacy in Wirral.
APEX – Making Opportunities and sometimes taking calculated Risks I know that it’s a clichéd line now and now’t new, but... -
The Men’s Activities Hub. Many great opportunities for men on the Wirral!
The Men’s Activities Hub Many great opportunities for men on the Wirral! The Men’s Activities Hub is a Men’s Group for men... -
The Edward Kemp Community Garden and Growing Area Introduce “The Good Life”. All Welcome!
The Edward Kemp Community Garden and Growing Area Introduces The Good Life Would you like to learn how to design and build... -
Trail Trundlings Through Traditions and History. Would you like to go jog-walking in the countryside? An invitation from Chris Shaw APEx@AIW.
Jog-walking in the beautiful countryside. In mid-February we will be starting a small trundling group focusing on gentle cross country jog-walks... -
Get in shape at Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre – just next door to Tesco Bidston Moss.
Wirral Tennis and Leisure Centre Wirral Tennis and Leisure Centre Valley Road Birkenhead Wirral CH41 7EJ View the location of Wirral Tennis and Leisure Centre on a... -
Lots of fantastic opportunities for activities with Age UK Wirral (formerly Age Concern). Qualify aged just 50!
Active Ageing activities The Active Age Centre is based at Grange Baptist Church Hall in Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead, offering an exciting... -
Chris Shaw AIW and his more than 50 Mile “Over the Hill Challenge” Run around Wirral’s new Circuit Trail!
Hi everyone, Bit disjointed grammatically but here’s a hastily written account of a Wirral winter challenge 20thDecember 2011. The idea of having...
