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The Singing For Lung Health initiative continues into 2025 with the Spring Course, about to start.

Formed in 2022, the Singing for Lung Health initiative supports patients who live with chronic respiratory conditions by offering group sessions at St Johns Church, in Ben Rhydding.

Delivered by respiratory nurse Sophie Wallace and musical co-lead Keely Hodgson from the 'Bring Me Sunshine' musical trio, the programme is supported by WACA.

To read more how the programme has helped patients, visit https://bdcpartnership.co.uk/a-local-singing-initiative-is-supporting-people-one-breath-at-a-time/

WACA recently held a Special Educational Needs Support Event at The Skipton Hotel which was really well attended by both local organisations and families and carers of young people with special educational needs.

The WACA Children's Social Prescribing Team, 'GR8 Minds', who arranged the event were there alongside eighteen other local voluntary and community organisations' including AWARE, Mencap, Treacle and Exclusively Inclusive covering a wide geographical area including Keighley, Settle, Ilkley and Skipton.

The event gave the opportunity for families and carers to meet with specialists who were on hand to offer practical advice on accessing additional support and to foster greater understanding, support, and advocacy for children with special educational needs.

Attendees were asked to feedback on the event as well as local provision in SEN services which will help to identify gaps in services and to shape future events.

" We found it a great event to make connections with organisations and the range of people there was impressive. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Thankyou"

" I am so grateful for the opportunity to speak with someone who could help me; I was feeling so lost with no support from school and came away from the event with contact and am now just awaiting an appointment with one of the teams you had there. Thank you!"

If you would like more information about the support available locally for people with learning disabilities, please contact your Social Prescribing team at your WACA GP Practice

Our Community Cancer Champion, Sharon Cope, will be at Keighley Healthy Living on Tuesday 4th February for World Cancer Day where she will be on hand to talk about local cancer support services, screening programmes and how to spot early warning signs of cancer.

Walk in cervical screening will also be available just aroud the corner at at Ling House Medical Centre.

WACA are holding a Special Educational Needs (SEN) Event at the Rendezvous Hotel on Tuesday 4th February.

The WACA Children's Social Prescribing Team, 'GR8 Minds' will be there, alongside other local voluntary and community organisations that help support parents and carers of young people with special educational needs.

The event will give an opportunity for families and carers to meet with specialists who will be on hand to offer practical advice on accessing additional support and promoting the well-being of children and young people with SEN.

The event will also provide a valuable platform for community organisations to come together, share insights and foster collaboration.

The event is free to attend and Parents and Carers can drop in anytime between 10-3pm.

You do not need to be registered to a WACA GP practice to attend.

The organisations attending cover a wide area including , Settle, Ilkley , Keighley and Skipton.

SENDS Event

The Keighley Association for Women and Children’s Centre (KAWACC) has led on a new project to train community champions to raise awareness of cancer and to support local people to attend their routine cancer screening.

The project been supported by partner organisations within the Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership, including WACA, with funding from CORE20PLUS5.

Sharon Cope, the Cancer Community Champion for WACA has been out in the community speaking with people to raise awareness of screening programmes, and how to spot early warning signs of cancer.

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New Singing For Lung Health Course about to start

SEN Event was very well attended

World Cancer Day Event in Keighley

GR8 Minds Team, SEND Event on Tuesday February 4th

Community Cancer Champions support local women to attend their cervical screening

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