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Bro Ddyfi Keep Safe and Well Day hailed as a huge success

17th Mar 2009

More than 500 people attended a Keep Safe and Well Day at the Bro Ddyfi Leisure Centre, Machynlleth on Wednesday 18th February. This completely free event was organised by Bro Ddyfi Communities First in response to Health Challenge Wales, national focus for better health in Wales. 

 

The Leisure Centre was filled with a wide range of exhibitors highlighting services and activities available locally and Powys wide that can help improve and maintain people’s health and wellbeing. There was Information and advice available on crime prevention, local transport, volunteering, eco footprint, Keep Wales Tidy, income, pension, housing, healthy lifestyles, loss of or diminishing sight and hearing, social care, and lots more.

 

The event offered a fun filled free day out for all the family that included a Healthy Lunch and lots of activities including a Bouncy Castle, Face Painting, Wall Climbing, Swimming, Soft Play Area, Bowls, Dance Tuition & Performance, Group Walk, and Yoga/Pilates for Children & Over 50’s.

 

The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service were present to test Electric Blankets and provided free replacements as the need arose, as well as providing an opportunity to sign up for a Home Fire Safety Audit, whilst local nurses were at hand to help with the fitting of the very popular free slippers for the elderly that were provided by Powys Social Care Service.

 

There was also be an opportunity to have a look at some of the local Red Cross vehicles and to have a chat with the carpenter on the Bobby Van (Dyfed – Powys Police) who was on hand to provide advice to the elderly and other vulnerable members of the community with regard to property crime.

 

The winners of the free Prize Raffle were:

 

1)     Stella Maddock - Compost bin and kitchen caddy (Donated by PCC Waste Management)

2)     Tegwen Morris -  Family Swim (Donated by Bro Ddyfi Leisure Centre)

3)      Non Bleddyn Jones - Family Swim (Donated by Bro Ddyfi Leisure Centre)

4)     Valerie Heard - Communities First Umbrella

 

Cyril Evans the Bro Ddyfi Communities First Co-ordinator said “In a very rural area like Bro Ddyfi it’s sometimes difficult for people to access information and to find out what’s going on locally. We are very pleased to have been able to work in partnership with Powys County Council and Health Challenge Wales to enable us to put on such a really enjoyable, worthwhile, and informative day for the whole community, and I would also like to say a big thank you to the Bro Ddyfi Leisure Centre and Coffee Shop staff for all their assistance in helping to make the day such a huge success.”

 

For more information on the Bro Ddyfi Communities First programme please feel free to call in at the office at Yr Hen Siop, Bryn y Gog, Machynlleth, or visit our website http://commfirstpowys.org.uk/broddyfi/

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