Foyer Health: 2009

Friday, 30 October 2009

Loughborough Foyer Tenant Times September 2009

Have a look through Loughborough Foyer's Tenant Times.

http://www.foyer.net/pdf/LoughboroughTenantTimesSept2009.pdf

Wolverhampton Foyer Go Ape for Foyer Health

Wolverhampton staff and residents went to Go Ape for a bit of adrenaline and excitement on the zip wires and climbing up trees as part of their Foyer Health Programme.

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Ready, Steady, Cook at Weston Foyer

Weston Foyer have been busy running their very own 'Ready, Steady Cook' competition as well as a 'Foyer comes clean' event where residents were given a come clean pack to tidy up their flat as well as personal hygiene items. Staff judged their efforts, and the resident with the most improved flat won a cinema voucher.

The Quay Foyer are inspired to get healthy

The Quay Foyer in Poole, who are part of Year One of the Foyer Health Programme, have been busy with health taster sessions; from swimming in the sea to iceskating, to fishing and sculpture staff and residents have been inspired to get healthy!

The Foyer took a trip to the beach to host a sports day for staff and residents as part of their Foyer Health Programme. Residents got involved in games of volleyball and rounders and went for a swim in the sea.

They also visited Brownsea Island for a healthy picnic and sculpture session where residents were invited to make their own sculptures with the title 'Animal'. The winning sculpture was a brilliantly inventive turtle.

The Foyer ran a mental well-being session and took residents on a fishing trip.

Staff and residents also took a trip to Monkey World a chimpanzee rescue centre in Dorset.

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Community Involvement at Salford Foyer

On Sunday 21st June Salford Foyer staff and residents took part in the Race for Life for Cancer Research. Sponsorship money looks to total a whopping £300.

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Foyer Health Resources

Download some useful resources for the Foyer Health Programme and display them in your Foyer for all to see.

http://www.foyer.net/mpn/downloads/Foyer_Health_Info.pdf

Quick and easy tips for a healthier you!

Learn about "breaking the fast" and getting a healthier start to your day
Budget friendly tips for getting your 5-a-day without compromising what you want
Easy ways to burn calories without knowing you are exercising
Ways to reduce those "sweet tooth" cravings and still get your fix

Monday, 20 April 2009

Foyer Health Celebration Event 2009 Photographs

Foyer Health Celebration Event 2009 Photographs

Here are a few snaps from this year's Foyer Health Celebration Event, held in Birmingham on 31st March 2009.

It was a smoothie soiree as the young people experimented with all different flavors of this fruity and refreshing treat!

Everyone had fun and got a little messy with their creations...

The day was a great success attended by around 100 Foyer staff and residents involved in the Foyer Health Programme. The event was all about celebrating the success and highlights of the Foyer Health programme and demonstrating the unique work of Foyers.

Residents Jess Lawrence, Darren Hobden and Ben Munnrey kicked off the event by sharing their experiences of setting up their Breakfast and Sandwich Club at Brighton and Hove Foyer

Keynote Speaker Paul Hooper, Regional Tobacco Policy Manager for the Department of Health addressed how Foyer staff and residents can explore alternatives to smoking and how we can all engage in healthy lifestyles

Over the course of the day Foyer staff and residents shared information and experiences of their Health programmes, other highlights included:

-Foyer staff and residents had an opportunity to practice some Tai Chi and to understand the benefits with Jon Price from the Rising Dragon Tai Chi School

- A British Military Fitness session helped to get the blood pumping for young people as they participated in the exercises

- NEF explored the Foyer Health slogan Take a positive step for your well-being and examined what people really mean when they talk about well-being

- Crewe YMCA Foyer, Exeter Foyer, Salford Foyer and West London YMCA all shared their highlights and lessons learnt from year one of the programme

Residents relaxed between information sessions and smoothie making as the day came to an end

Monday, 6 April 2009

Foyer Health Celebration Event 2009 Presentations

The Foyer Federation hosted the Foyer Health Celebration Event on Tuesday 31st March 2009 at Aston University's Lakeside Centre to celebrate two years of the Foyer Health Programme, funded by the Big Lottery Fund's Well-being programme and delivered in partnership with the Foyer Network throughout England.

Presentations from the conference can be dowloaded here.

Healthy Assets: ' A Transformational Approach' By Colin Falconer, Head of Innovation at The Foyer Federation.

Health Presentation from Michael Chuter, Chair or Greenwich PCT

Review of Year Two's Foyer Health Coaching Skills Training with Dave Pendle, Network Support Adviser and Coaching Skills Trainer at The Foyer Federation.

New Economics Foundation's presentation on Understanding and MeasuringWell-being.

Thursday, 26 March 2009

Cars and Cakes make money for Comic Relief

Swindon Foyer residents raised a staggering £162,38 for Comic Relief in March 2009!

Hamud Saleban, Alex Rigley (to the right of photo here), Chantal McAdam, Shinette Woodward and Anwar Chema (to the left of photo here) washed and vacuumed cars all day for Jephson Housing Association staff and their Swindon Office raising £91,10.

Lucy Morgan, Leroy Allen, Callum Stone, Andrew Wilson, Robbie Ruddock, Christina Taylor, Kaylie Fitchett, Katie Ettenfield and Bryn Harding baked and sold cakes outside the Foyer to passers by raising a furher £71,28.