It’s Nutrition and Hydration week on 14th June 2021 and we want all our services across Potens to get involved. This is an annual event with a shared objective to highlight promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration.
National Volunteers’ Week took place from Tuesday 1st – Monday 7th June 2021 – an annual campaign organised to recognise the contribution that millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. Huw, who is supported by Potens in Parc Morfa, has been benefitting from a group of volunteers who run a disability cycling club in Conwy.
Paxton House in Borrowash, Derby, have been working hard in their spacious garden and greenhouse over the past week to grow their own vegetables for home cooking.
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 10th to 16th May 2021 just after the launch of Potens Health and Wellbeing new policy and action plan.
Our world is an unequal one. As COVID-19 has highlighted, some people are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than others. Continue reading “BUILDING A FAIRER AND HEALTHIER WORLD”
Congratulations to Victor who lives at Walker Heights in Wirral for winning third place in IHL’s Easter bake off competition.
Daniel who lives a Potens’ residential service, The Barn, in Leyland has received recognition this week for influencing positive changes for other children and young people across Lancashire as part of his work with POWAR.
Continue reading “Daniel is influencing positive changes for young people in Lancashire”
Paxton House have raised £300 for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day 2021 by completing a series of sponsored walks around their home in Borrowash.
Keeping active during lockdown has been a challenge for many people. Westhead, our West Lancashire based supported living service have been coming up with some creative ways to keep everyone engaged – this time involving a treasure hunt!
Across our services the people we support have been celebrating their mums. Here are some wonderful photos from Larwood House enjoying a beautiful spring day, making mother’s day pots for their loved ones.
