Diabetes Awareness at Kingsbury Library.

Come along to Kingsbury Library for a coffee morning on 29th July run by  Brent Council Active Lifestyles Team

Diabetes Awareness at Kingsbury Library.

 Kingsbury Library Coffee Morning

Date: Wednesday 29th July 2015

Time: 10:30am to 12.30pm

 

  

Brent Council Active Lifestyles Team is providing 2 hours of Diabetes Awareness including the following:

 Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

 Know Your Risk Assessment

 Healthy Eating advice

 Physical Activity and basic exercise tips with an instructor (please ensure you wear suitable clothing)

 

The main purpose of the coffee morning is to promote better health and well-being within the community of Brent. Come along to find out how you can benefit

 

 For more information please contact:

020 8937 6252

Email: healthyliving@brent.gov.uk

Fryent Councillors

Getting Fit in Fryent

Today one in four adults are obese, according to the Health Survey for England, compared to less than 15 per cent in 1993. By 2050 these figures are predicted to have more than doubled.

Brent has one of the lowest levels of participation in physical activity in London and England, according to Sport England’s Active people survey. The Active People 2 survey (2008) showed that 53.3% of Brent’s population do no physical activity and only 19.5% of the adult population undertake 3 occasions per week of moderate intensity physical activity or sport. The Active People 3 (2009) survey showed that 53.1% of Brent’s population do no physical activity but only 15.8% of the adult population were undertaking 3 occasions per week of moderate intensity physical activity or sport.



So how about getting active this summer and become healthier?
There are lots to offer in Brent, there are opportunities around every corner - especially in Fryent.

You could get moving with exercise -  free classes in Roe Green Park - Tuesday 9.30am.

How about Free Swimming for over 60`s @ Vale Farm, Sudbury or Willesden Sports Centre.

Then there`s the Outdoor Gym - Free to use seven days a week and are suitable for anyone aged 12 and over. It`s on your doorstep.
Free training sessions Roe Green park Weds, 9 - 10 am. No need to book - just turn up.

Want something a little less energetic "Walk this Way" - Free guided walks, led by experienced walk leaders. Walking is really good for you.
Roe Green Park - Sundays 10.30 - 11.30 am
Meet by playground. for more info www.brent.gov.uk/guidedwalks.

Anyone for Tennis? Just in time for Wimbledon.
www.openplay.co.uk to book and pay for tennis courts in Roe Green Park
It couldn`t be easier.

Why is this so important?

Studies have shown that obesity reduces life expectancy by an average of three years, while morbid obesity reduces it by eight years – the same effect as a lifetime of smoking. This is because being obese can increase the risk of developing a range of diseases and health problems.

The physical changes caused by increased fat cause musculoskeletal problems, from wear and tear on the joints to back pain, while changes in the body are also linked to mental health and social difficulties.

So you know it makes sense - and it will also reduce the dependency on the NHS in future.

Lets get to it - summer is the best time to get out and get fit.

Fryent Councillors, Shama, Ruth and George

New Health Centre for Kingsbury

Multi-million pound plans to build “urgently needed” doctors surgeries in Kingsbury have been approved to cope with a growing number of new patients.

The empty patch of land in Stag Lane, Kingsbury, near the Village School will be transformed into a new centre including a pharmacy and 11 new flats.

The Fryent Medical Centre in Church Lane and the Willow Tree Doctors Surgery, which operate from small residential houses in Kingsbury, will relocate to the new centre to accommodate the growing need for improved health care facilities in the area.


The 11 flats are expected to be completed by winter 2014 and the medical centres will be built by summer 2015.

The housing will consist of one, two and three bedroom apartments for shared ownership, and priority will be given to social tenants, people on the housing register and first-time buyers.

Fryent Councillors have been working closely with the GP Practices and the wider NHS, Brent Council and the Network Housing Association. We are delighted that this scheme has finally been approved, this scheme delivers a solution with great benefits for Kingsbury and its residents and patients and adds much needed housing.

Cllr George Crane, Cllr Ruth Moher and Cllr Jim Moher.

KINGSBURY AND KENTON AREA FORUM

The next meeting of the area forum will take place on Tuesday 17th July at Kingsbury High School, Princess Ave, NW9.
Some of the agenda items that will be discussed are:

· Localisation of Council Tax Benefit

· Draft Cemeteries Strategy (consultation takes place from 2 July to 28 September)

· An update on local Policing

· Shaping a Healthier Future – consultation by NHS

In addition, there will be a written feedback on the Ward Working sessions that took place at the last forum meeting.

The item on the future of the NHS locally is very important as radical changes are being proposed that affects the way the Hospitals are managed.

Fryent Councillors