Author: Rebecca Lea

Huge thanks to the ladies of Happy Valley in Bloom for planting up lots of lovely plants at the Bridgend Centre to give us some splashes of bright colour through the winter months. It looks beautiful.

We are pleased to announce that the Bollington Walking Festival is now available to pick up from various outlets in Bollington, including the Bridgend Centre or download from the website www.bollingtonwalkingfestival.co.uk.

We are super-excited about the event and hope to see you on a walk!

Due to very wet and muddy conditions on the original planned route for the Bridgend walk next Wednesday 2nd August, we are changing it to Heritage Trail 6 which goes to Higher Hurdsfield and back.

It is the same length and difficulty as the route planned at 5.5 miles and two boots.

If you have any questions about this, please do drop us a message.

Great news! The Bridgend Centre has been awarded a grant of £9,585 to help fund our Drop-in Kitchen and Support service this year by the National Lottery Community Fund. This will allow us to continue supporting people when they drop-in to Bridgend for a cuppa and maybe someone to talk to. The National Lottery Community Fund

A huge thank you to the National Lottery, this is a great boost to our charity this year.

There is a free bus from Bollington to this great event next week. Starting at 10:45 pick-up and drop-off points for the bus will be the Bridgend Centre, the Medical Centre (Hawthorn Road) and Bollington Cross (Princess Drive). It will be returning from Poynton at 1:30pm.

Please ring the Bridgend Centre on 01625 576311 or email info@bridgendcentre.org.uk to reserve your place.

There are a few more places available on this course that takes place next Monday and the Monday after at the Bridgend Centre. Run by local youth charity Just Drop In, it is for people who work with, live with or support young people aged 11-18.

It is a great course for the adults in a young person’s life to have the skills and confidence to step in, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need. It also gives these adults the information and skills to look after their own mental health.

The course aims to give people the tools to open up these conversations, we can empower them to create mentally healthy, supportive environments in their families, schools, youth groups and communities.

Details on the poster on how to sign up. Places are free of charge.

Change of date for the Mental Health First Aid course for parents and carers run by the fabulous young people’s charity Just Drop In at the Bridgend Centre. Contact them to book your place.