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Brilliant NHS Community Programme for Wirral Residents for May 2012. Something for everyone!
The Community Programme Information on free local healthy activities and courses The Health Action Team Community Programme is a range of healthy... -
Get your Wirral Passport and save money on council leisure and cultural facilities!
Do you live on the Wirral? Do you receive benefits such as Income support or Housing Benefit? Do you want... -
Food Myths. Some of the hype we are being fed about foods!
The biggest food myths in Britain What are the biggest food myths you shouldn’t believe? It seems every day a new miracle... -
Cup-cake tastic! Building Bridges wins tender for cafe at the new St Caths in Tranmere.
Building Bridges (Advocacy in Wirral’s Social Enterprise) Wins tender for cafe service to new St Caths Hospital in Tranmere. The cafe will be... -
Lots of great things to do for wellbeing at Wirral MIND Fountain Project. Do come along!
FOUNTAIN PROJECT ACTIVITY SHEET MONDAY Reading Group 10am – 11.30am Reiki & Thai massage with Claire (Call Claire for prices & to book – 07817 727... -
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust’s NEW Advance Statement. “What I would like to happen if I become unwell.” Start your own today!
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust’s NEW Advance Statement. “If at any time I experience a mental health crisis, I would like the following statement to guide... -
Very important information about ESA and Work Capability Assessments! Please read if you are in care of a psychiatrist or CPN.
Very important information about ESA and Work Capability Assessments! At the moment there is a lot of confusion around ESA and Work... -
Benefit cuts are fuelling abuse of disabled people, say charities. Guardian
Benefit cuts are fuelling abuse of disabled people, say charities Rising public resentment blamed on government focus on alleged ‘scrounger’ fraud and inflammatory... -
Cheap and healthy food to warm the cockles in this cold weather!
Food to warm the cockles in this cold weather! It’s freezing cold outside at the minute, with no sign of spring... -
Great news from Advocacy in Wirral & APEx! Update from Chris Shaw. All welcome to come along and visit.
Hi some good news about AiW.. and that means APEx as well. The long planned for, AiW as a User Led... -
What’s On at St James Centre, Laird St, Birkenhead. Loads of Great Free Activities!
There’s always a warm welcome at St James Centre! Lots of free activities and lovely cheap cafe. Get on down and make... -
Worried about your finances or benefits? Don’t forget Advocacy in Wirral are there to help and support you!
What is Advocacy ? People experiencing mental ill-health are entitled to be in control of their own lives, but factors such... -
Food and Mood. Great advice and tips from the Mental Health Foundation.
Food and Mood. Great advice and tips from the Mental Health Foundation. Most people are aware that a healthy diet is important... -
Concerns Expressed Over Benefit Assessment Company
As most people know, the government has plans to phase out incapacity benefit and replace it with employment and support... -
Protests highlight severity of benefit cuts for disabled people: Hardest Hit marches all over UK. Guardian.
Protests highlight severity of benefit cuts for disabled people Hardest Hit marches have taken place across the UK in response to... -
How Mind’s spoof paper aims to set the record straight on benefit fraud. A spoof paper is doing the rounds at the party conferences, produced to highlight the often unfair portrayal of welfare claimants. Guardian.
How Mind’s spoof paper aims to set the record straight on benefit fraud A spoof paper is doing the rounds at... -
The Daily Hate strikes again! With emotive headlines like this does anyone stand a fair chance? “The shirking classes: Just 1 in 14 incapacity claimants is unfit to work”
Once again the Daily Mail is waging a war on those in society who are sick and disabled or simply... -
Love food Hate Waste – campaign to make us all think about the way we use food
The Love Food Hate Waste organisation campaigns to end the prolific waste of food, which we can all be guilty of. ... -
BREAKING NEWS BBC. Tory MP Eric Pickles’ office warned Prime Minister on welfare reforms
Tory MP Eric Pickles’ office warned PM on welfare reform The letter was sent from the office of Communities Secretary Eric... -
Wirral woman’s hard-hitting poster campaign against welfare cuts for disabled people.
Wirral woman’s hard-hitting poster campaign against welfare cuts for disabled people. A WIRRAL woman is leading the fight to protect disabled... -
BBC reports on Disability Alliance legal move over welfare changes
Disability Alliance legal move over welfare changes Charities taking legal action! Disability Living Allowance is paid to 3.2 million people A group representing... -
Isn’t life hard enough for those with mental health problems??? Charities warn over changes to incapacity benefits. Many claimants will find employment and support allowance payments automatically cut off after 12 months.
Charities warn over changes to incapacity benefits. Many claimants will find employment and support allowance payments automatically cut off after 12... -
Centre for Mental Health. (Used to be Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health). An excellent website with lots of up to date info for everyone.
Centre for Mental Health aims to help to create a society in which people with mental health problems enjoy... -
The Freecycle Network for Wirral. Being Green is Fun!
Ive recently joined the Freecycle Network Wirral Group and have found it to be really good for sourcing articles I... -
Bupa cuts off mental illness payments after two years. Depression sufferer tells how his payments were cut short under two-year rule – which does not apply to other illnesses. Guardian
Is mental illness the Cinderella of the private health insurance world? Bupa this week came under fire after it emerged... -
Left Out In The Cold – Tweet If you Object To Benefit Reform
A Hoylake woman has started a Twitter campaign to highlight the potential problems with the governments planned cuts to benefits... -
How have the cuts affected mental health services? Guardian reports on latest findings.
Day centres and support groups for people with mental health problems could be forced to close. Photograph: Alamy Total cut:... -
Mental Health and debt – get free booklet published by Moneysaving expert.com in conjunction with MIND
Many people with mental health problems find that they struggle with money, and problems with money can excerbate or even... -
Brilliant website for more money saving ideas!
At this time of year we all worry about money. Higher heating bills, needing warm clothing and Christmas on the... -
How to make money working from home
The following article looks at ways of making money from home. Have you got lots of stuff at home that you... -
Need advice with money problems? Advocacy in Wirral is there to help.
Money Advice Project Our Money Advice Project works with clients to help them cope with financial difficulties that might be impacting... -
Window Dressing!
Do you have a spare windowsill with plenty of light and not too much direct sun? Are you interested... -
Would you like to see Foreign Language films for free?
Do you enjoy seeing Foreign Language films? Would you like to see them for free? The John Moores University in Liverpool... -
Save money by using your computer!
Check out these 20 online bargains on everything from entertainment to household running costs. Your PC is a powerful gateway to... -
Get an 08 card for free and save money on concerts and days out!
The 08 card is free and available to all UK residents. It was originally given out in Capital of Culture... -
Money Management
Money Management Martin Lewis is the best person I have found to give advice on money matters. His no nonsense approach has...
