Bring your bike and join our free leader-led rides which are an easy way to get active and meet new people. Every Friday 10am - 12pm We go at a gentle pace, suitable for anyone who is not seriously unfit. Rides are about 2 hours long, including a coffee stop. Shortcuts will be available, if you prefer a shorter ride. We will ride on quieter roads and alongside the canal, a perfect place to boost your mood and improve your physical and mental health. Points to note: • Ages 18 and over only. • We can only take people on the ride who have booked a place. • Please only book onto the dates you know you can attend. If you book and then can’t come, please cancel your place by emailing jeorgia@healthboxcic.com. This frees up the place for another person. • The first meet will involve a free assessment of your bike as well as a short ride. • The canal side paths are (unfortunately) not suitable for non-traditional cycles e.g. tricycles. • Bookings close 24 hours before the ride starts. • No dogs please • To help with parking, arrive no more than 15 minutes before your booked time. • Rides may be cancelled at short notice due to weather conditions, please keep an eye on your emails. • We try to include a coffee stop at a café, and we will identify toilet stops along the route. Each ride lasts up to 2 hours. There is a café and toilets available at the start point. Equipment You will need your own bike that should be in reasonable condition (working brakes etc). Please wear suitable clothing (no loose fitting items). Helmets are required on all our rides. Funded by Cheshire West & Chester Council and UK Government. Book here: www.healthboxcic.com/service-page/port-pedalers-cycling-group

Just some of the amazing services The National Lottery Community Fund funding has enabled us to deliver. From supporting local schools with health and wellbeing workshops to social prescribing, running a number of community activities to support people suffering from differing presenting issues and mental health counselling. The flexibility of the funding has enabled us deliver a combined partnership approach to support over 5,500 people across Ellesmere Port in the last 3 years. A huge thank you to One Ellesmere Port Primary Care Network for supporting this project to develop a team of 7 social prescribers working to support the people of Ellesmere Port. Additionally, a big thank you to Mrs Ackers and Mrs Quayle from the Pastoral team at William Stockton Primary School for sharing their experience with Healthbox's services in this video!

Dean and Laura have created and delivered some Safeguarding training to support the team. The training is a reflective, interactive and informative workshop designed to supplement existing safeguarding training staff complete around how we implement safeguarding in our roles here at HB! Here is some of the feedback following the training.

Join us in this episode as student nurses on a placement at Healthbox CIC share their transformative journey into the world of social prescribing. Despite initial reservations, they recount how these placements significantly reshaped their views on patient after care. Hear their personal stories and testimonials from the patients they've helped, as they seek to dispel the myths surrounding social prescribing among their fellow students. Tune in as they highlight how broadening our perspective to include social prescribing can not only revolutionise healthcare but also weave it intricately with the fabric of our communities and breaking free from the traditional confines of medicine.

Christmas is not always the happiest of times for everyone, this short video is just to let you know there is always someone here for you. Supported by Steve Morgan Foundation, Department for Media, Culture & Sport and The Big Lottery.

Blacon Community Store is based in an area of high deprivation. They aim to improve the health and general wellbeing of the residents by providing affordable food and household items, and delivering services to tackle social issues.

KidsBank Chester promotes sustainable living by encouraging recycling of children's clothing, equipment, and toys. At KidsBank Chester, we distribute resources from where they are abundant to where they are lacking, reducing parental stress, anxiety and depression, in turn helping children and instilling in them a sense of value and confidence.

We all know that getting out for a walk is good for us and can help our heart stay healthy. It can help lift our mood, it can help us improve our fitness, activity levels and walking in a group can help us connect with others. Do you want to get out a bit more? Perhaps you'd like to meet other people? Maybe you want to increase your steps? Then please join us for our Weekly Wellbeing Walk in Tattenhall. The weekly wellbeing walks are hosted by your Healthbox Social Prescribing team and all abilities are welcome. The walk is at your own pace, all ages welcome, buggies and well behaved dogs on leads are also welcome. Coffee at Alison's café usually follows.

With the support of Steve Morgan Foundation & Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, we have visited 5 local Chester businesses and asked them why shopping local is so important to them? There are so many reasons why shopping local is the best way to shop, businesses like these really are at the heart of our community. We would like to say thank you to all the stores who have helped to be part of our shop local campaign: Just Footprints Chester , Francis Thomas Groceries, Naughty badger coffee house and bistro, Vivo Care Choices & Purely Pots! Over the next week, we'll be running a feature on each of these fantastic local independent businesses!

Falls not only induce injury in older people, but can have a detrimental impact on the person’s confidence and independence, increasing isolation and impacting on both physical and mental health. Our evidence based programme reduces falls risk, improves physiological and psychological health and encourages independent living.

Introduction to relaxation techniques.

Body scan to relaxation techniques.

Breathing to relaxation techniques.

Stretching to relaxation techniques.