Bassetlaw Place - October News

October News

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we are continuing to inviting encourage all partners and local organisations to join us in highlighting the mental health support available in Bassetlaw.

Please visit our dedicated webpage for resources, information, suicide awareness training and social media assets.

Don't forget to wear green on World Mental Health Day - Thursday 10th October - and please send us your photos so we can showcase the support from you all.

This World Mental Health Day, head to the walled kitchen garden at Clumber Park to enjoy a variety of activities to soothe your mind.

Taking place throughout the day from 11.00:

- Pop-up floristry in the Palm House

- Knitting workshop in the east bay of the Glasshouse

- Apple picking in the Nottinghamshire orchard

- Pop-up book shop

- Meet Therapy Dogs Nationwide

Timed activities include:

10.00 - run with Clumber Runners (meet at the gates to the walled kitchen garden)

11.00, 12.00 & 13.00 - Sound Bathing

12.00 - Men’s Walk & Talk

14.00, 14.30 & 15.00 - Yoga

In addition, local community wellness and support groups will be on hand, and our Active Outdoors team will be available to discuss our regular walking, running, and cycling activities.

They'll also be a tea party in the rose garden and lawn games to enjoy, so wrap up warm, bring along a picnic and relax in the beautiful surroundings.

There is also LOTS MORE going on in October in terms of 

Awareness Campaigns.

If you are running a campaign on any of the following themes, please let us know so we can help you share them.

October Support Booklet

We are currently adding the finishing touches to our October Support Booklet for the half-term holidays. This booklet is to support parents, carers, families and grandparents with the extra cost and associated concerns that can come with school holidays. 

If you have any low cost or free events, cost of living guidance, support sessions, activities or health workshops taking place during half-term then please send them to us no later than Friday 11th October at 5pm.

Other News

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is running a Pension Credit campaign to raise eligibility awareness.



If you or someone in your family is over State Pension age and on a low income, Pension Credit could provide extra money to help with living costs, even if you own your own home or have savings. It could be worth an average of £3,500 a year.  



People who claim Pension Credit may also be able to get:

• help with heating costs
• help with housing costs and council tax
• a free TV license for those aged 75 or over

Thousands of people are already claiming Pension Credit. It’s easy to check eligibility, just visit Pension Credit: GOV.UK

There are still some spaces available on the Bassetlaw Action Centre 6-week Staying Well Programme. If you have a long term health condition or long covid you are eligible to attend - please also pass this on to your 

service users and patients.

Please continue to share health messages on the subject of checking our bodies, especially as it is  

Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Ansar Projects have created a series of accessible resources with Coppafeel! and Orchid to support people with a learning disability to know their body.

The resources are the first of their kind and include accessible breast and testicular cancer information packs, self-checking cards, breast and testicular cancer symptom guides, self-checking social stories and information on what to expect if you notice a change.

Click the image below for the full suite of resources.

Are you a stroke survivor?

Have you received care in Nottinghamshire as a result of your stroke?

Please click HERE - to help us with a short survey so that we can work together to see where we can improve services to stroke patients.

Please also share this with anyone you know that has survived a stroke in Nottinghamshire.

Thank you.

BCVS Anti Racism Awareness Training

This training will be taking place at Bassetlaw Community and Voluntary Service from 1pm to 4pm Thursday 7th November.

This is free of charge to BCVS members (and membership is free to all VCSE organisations operating in Bassetlaw & Bolsover).

Sign up to the training here

Join as a BCVS member here

The NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Co-Production Newsletter is out now - click the banner below to read it.

Do you, or someone you know, use an electric blanket on your bed?

Last year, safety tests revealed that shockingly, more than two thirds of electric blankets 

in Nottinghamshire have the potential to cause deadly housefires.

You can make sure your electric mattress blanket is safe by bringing it to Retford safety testing event that the Trading Standards team is running next month.

Testing will take just 5 minutes and if your electric blanket is found to be unsafe, we will replace it for FREE.

Thursday 24 October: Retford Fire Station

To book an appointment please call 0115 804 4555.

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