Keeping warm during the winter is essential for good health and wellbeing. However, when money is tight, turning off the heating is one of the first sacrifices people make. Heating should not be a luxury and there is help available for those who are struggling to pay for the cost of heating their home. You can check if you could be eligible by contacting your energy supplier or following one of the following links: Warm Home Discount Scheme British Gas EDF Energy Co-operative Energy Scottish Power etc.
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‘Snug as a Bug’ and ‘Switch to Save’
Come and join us at our next Forum meeting on September 22nd 2 – 4pm. Admission £2 includes refreshments and a raffle ticket.
Looking after oneself is very important to us all so we are revisiting this topic. Our speaker this time will be Helen Brown who is not only the NEA representative for the Harrogate District but also the Lead Officer for the Health and Social Care Liaison Development Team. She is an excellent person to provide guidance and information about the latest and best ways of keeping warm and snug during the winter both inside and outside the house. In the second part of the meeting, Helen will talk about the advantages (and disadvantages?) of switching our utilities provider; most people can make considerable savings by shopping around. This will be an interesting talk and we hope to learn new ways of keeping warm and well.
Are you keeping an eye on your elderly neighbours?
People are being urged to help the frail and elderly this winter. This is a key message of the NHS ‘Stay Well This Winter’ campaign. Keep a watchful eye on elderly neighbours and relatives, and encourage them to stay warm and visit their pharmacist at the first sign of a cough or cold and to get their flu jab. Find out how some of Britain’s favourite and best known TV stars and celebrities have backed this year’s NHS winter campaign. Age UK is also running the ‘No one should have no one at Christmas’ campaign, which highlights that over a million older people say they haven’t spoken to a friend, neighbour or family member for over a month.