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| Hello everyone and welcome to the SDCVS Health and Wellbeing Bulletin. This bulletin is compiled as part of our Community Connector Initiative. Community Connectors has a simple aim – to make sure important information gets to where it is most needed in our communities. LEARN MORE SIGN UP  COMMUNITY CONNECTORS: SIGHT SUPPORT DERBYSHIRETuesday 25th June 2024 at 10:00 am Come along to learn more about Sight Support Derbyshire!BOOK YOUR PLACE HEREOTHER UPCOMING EVENTS: Funding Workshop with Sport England Funding Workshop with Foundation Derbyshire Community Connectors: SoBS (Suicide of Bereavement by Suicide) Community Connectors: Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support ServiceClick here to view all upcoming events.  Men’s Health WeekIt’s Men’s Health Week from the 10th to 16th June and this year’s theme is ‘Let’s Talk Prostates’Men’s Health Week aims to raise awareness of preventable health issues and encourage men and boys to seek professional advice for health-related problems.Find out more on the Men’s Health Forum website: We need to share our stories | Men’s Health Forum (menshealthforum.org.uk)Diabetes Prevention WeekIt was Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week from Monday 20th May to Sunday 26th May. Find out more about diabetes, the risks and how to manage the condition at Diabetes UK: Diabetes UK – Know diabetes. Fight diabetes. | Diabetes UK Clean Air DayNational Clean Air Day on June 20th is a chance for the whole country to come together and improve air quality through collective action.Find out more here: Clean Air Day | Action for Clean Air Healthier FuturesCalling all Derbyshire parents and carers – have you heard about Healthier Futures? It’s a free family support service to help you and your loved ones on the path to a healthier future. If you’re a parent or carer of children aged 0 – 12 and would like some help to get you and your family healthier, then find out about our free Healthier Futures service.Find out more here: https://www.livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk/services RSE DayRelationships and Sex Education (RSE) day this year is on 27th June and the theme is Embracing Change.Find out more here: RSE Day – RSE Day Cervical Screening Awareness Week 17th – 23rd June 2024Going for your cervical screening isn’t always easy, and everyone’s experience is different. So many changes in life, from big milestones to how we feel day-to-day, can have an impact. This Cervical Screening Awareness Week, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust is sharing different experiences from women and other people with a cervix: screening after giving birth, after menopause, after transitioning, after receiving the first invitation, and after being refused it altogether. They will also be sharing information, tips, and support on how to make attending your screening a little bit easier. Carers WeekIf you’re a carer living in Derbyshire, you may be interested in information events and activities being held during Carers Week from 10th June.A carer is anyone including children and adults who provide unpaid support with day to day living tasks or personal care to a family member, partner, or friend. The person they care for could be ill, frail, suffers from a physical or mental health condition or impairment, is autistic, living with dementia, or drug or alcohol dependent.Carers Week aims to raise awareness of the support available for unpaid carers and the huge contribution they make to their families, communities and society.Events for unpaid carers in Derbyshire during Carers Week hosted by the Derbyshire All Age Carers Support Service (DAACSS) range from relaxation and mindfulness sessions, wellbeing walks and a carer-friendly employment webinar.To access the events and activities, you’ll need to be a carer and registered with the Derbyshire All Age Carers Support Service. For more information click here: Carers week – Derbyshire County Council Exam Stress SupportDuring exam season pressure and stress can be incredibly high. If you’ve got children or other family members studying at the moment, then there’s support to help their emotional health and wellbeing.Derbyshire County Council have put together a range of quality assured health apps to help. Find out more, and download them, here: https://derbyshire.orchahealth.com/en-GB/youth-stress-apps National Smile MonthNational Smile Month is a charity campaign all about championing the benefits of having good oral health and promoting the value of a healthy smile.Between 13th of May and 13th of June 2024, the Oral Health Foundation will be raising awareness of important health issues and ready to put a smile on everybody’s face. For more information click here: https://www.dentalhealth.org/national-smile-month  Learn more about the Derbyshire Home From Hospital support ServiceFree Asda £5Newbies to its rewards app can get a £5 voucher to spend on almost anything. For more information click here: Free fiver What To Do If You’re Struggling to PayIf you’re struggling, it’s always worth talking to your energy firm. Be polite and straight with it, and make sure you explain if you’re vulnerable. There can be hardship & debt grants from energy suppliers. For far more guidance, see the Money Experts full What to do if you’re struggling to pay energy bills guide: What to do if you’re struggling to pay your energy bills (moneysavingexpert.com) Call DerbyshireIf you are concerned about anyone you can Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190.Call Derbyshire is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday and from 9.30am to 4pm Saturdays. Free Activities in South Derbyshire Parks: The Parklife Project has been developed to get local people more active in our parks by offering a range of free and low-cost events and activities.The project aims to:Encourage more families to use the parksAttract people to the parks who are physically inactive and would like to be more activeWork towards local ownership and greater community involvementEducate local people in the history and natural environment of the parksImprove the natural environment and biodiversityLEARN MORE Community Groups in South DerbyshireAre you looking to join a group, or do you have an idea for a new group? If the answer is yes, then contact us at South Derbyshire CVS and we can get you the information you need.Call us on 01283 219761Also, if you run a community group and would like to tell us about what you do or you need support then please get in touch with our development team on the number above or email at development@sdcvs.org.uk Bee-FriendingSouth Derbyshire CVS are delighted to be attending a number of family friendly community events this summer. We thought this would be a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness of one of our longest running services – befriending.Whilst this service is often assumed to be for older people, we know first hand that anybody can struggle with loneliness and isolation. We are proud to offer a brilliant service that is available for anybody over the age of 18 who is in need of support. We love seeing the impact this service has and it’s incredible that many of our befriending service users go on to volunteer themselves.That’s why we have created our own short story about befriending, so that everybody (including children and younger people) can understand the value of friendship and caring for one another…Learn more about our new Bee-friending campaign here!  |