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Southwest seniors keep fit for their health
Keeping healthy and mobile is the reason why 68.29% of physically active seniors in the Southwest say they keep fit. That’s according to a UK-wide survey of more than 2000 people aged sixty and over. Just under half of respondents in the Southwest (46.65%), said...
Delve into the past at Dudley History Festival
Dudley Libraries are running their first ever Dudley History Festival from 12-26 October. Each of the thirteen libraries and the Dudley Archive Centre will be hosting at least one specialist talk over the period and the range of topics covered is broad. They...
Stourbridge Library book sale
Stourbridge Library is holding a book sale from Saturday 26 October to Sunday 3 November. From children’s classics and thrillers to murder mysteries and romances, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at a bargain price. Audiobooks and large print versions are also...
Spooktacular half term library fun
Dudley libraries will be a hive of activity during October half term – and plenty of them will be spooky. From Halloween craftmaking, storytelling and witches’ potion trails to batty bats, an articulated skeleton and 3d black cat creation, spine-tingling fun is...
Healthwatch Cornwall Launches Mental Health Partnership Board
Healthwatch Cornwall is launching a new Mental Health Partnership Board and invites anyone with an interest in improving mental health services to get involved. The event will take place on Tuesday, 8 October at Lanivet Community Centre from 12pm to 4pm....
Delve into local history
Saturday 26th October 2024 is an opportunity to step back in time and explore the past at Dudley Archives Centre. The free event includes Ned Williams’ talk entitled ‘Farewell Eve Hill – a tribute to Dudley’s vanishing satellite’ at 10.45am, Craig Denston talking...
Preliminary cost of living report published
Healthwatch Cornwall has published the results of a cost-of-living report carried out late last year. Described as a ‘snapshot survey’ of more than 400 people across Cornwall, it will be used as a comparator in much broader research being published by the...
BID Camborne invests in crime control
BID Camborne is going ahead with the purchase of a licensed, app-based tool that will enable local businesses to quickly report crime and anti-social behaviour. BID:BIS, the BID Camborne Business Intelligence Scheme, is the name being given to the new Disc system....
Better leisure centres in Cornwall offer FREE activities to celebrate National Fitness Day 2024
Better leisure centres across Cornwall are supporting National Fitness Day on Wednesday 18th September 2024 by offering a range of FREE activities to local residents. Now in its 13th year, National Fitness Day is run by leisure industry body...
Launch raises money for after school classes
Completion of the second phase of work at the Create Contemporary Crafts Hub in Camborne has been celebrated in style. People visiting the new studio during its official launch were treated to a display of pottery, a look around the facilities and a glass of wine....
Get with the biking B.E.A.T. at Bodmin Leisure Centre
Making better travel choices is better for the environment and better for mental and physical health. That’s the message behind the free B.E.A.T. (Better Engagement in Active Travelling) days being held at Bodmin Leisure Centre on Monday 16th September from 10am...
Author talks about footballer Cyrille Regis
The late Cyrille Regis will be the subject of a talk and book signing by author Laurie Rampling at Kingswinford Library and Dudley Library on Thursday 26 September. ‘Cyrille Regis – Working Class Hero’ tells the story of the local, much-admired footballer who died...
Lye Library closes for refurbishment
Lye Library in Stourbridge will be temporarily closing for major refurbishment from Saturday 5 October. The work is expected to take twelve weeks, and the library will reopen in January. VR headsets, IT hublets and improved seating, moveable shelving and new...
Opening of Camborne’s new pottery
Saturday 7th September 2024 sees the much-anticipated opening of the new pottery at CREATE Contemporary Crafts Hub in the centre of Camborne. From 3-6pm, Create CIC will be opening their doors and welcoming the local community to their new, fully accessible...
‘Move over Jack – the women are back!’
Jack the Ripper has been a source of intrigue and speculation since his terrible, macabre murders in Whitehall, London, during the late 1800s. But who was Jack the Ripper and, just as importantly, who were the women he killed? Two talks being given by author...
Getting better with Healthwise
Learning to swim after suffering a brain injury has proved a significant milestone for Zarria Phillips, 62, from Bath. With impaired mobility, memory and speech, Zarria joined Bath Sports and Leisure Centre’s Healthwise scheme in June 2023 following a medical referral...
Library becomes Makaton Aware
Brierley Hill Library, Dudley, has officially been recognised as a Makaton Aware venue. More than 100,000 adults and children throughout the UK use Makaton symbols and signs to help them communicate. Developed over fifty years ago and entirely different from British...
Camborne hosts ‘Cornwall’s Most Powerful’
Tyacks Hotel in Camborne has provided the backdrop for some of the strongest men and women in Cornwall being put through their paces. The day-long ‘Cornwall’s Most Powerful’ event saw competitors take part in five gruelling challenges that had all been sponsored by...