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Health Buzz 
Cancer awareness presentation
Bangor Street Community Gym
Induction at Highercroft gym
Highercroft gym
Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living
Welcome to Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living's new website. The aim of the charity is to maintain and develop a creative partnership to tackle the social and economic inequalities experienced in Blackburn to ensure people living in these areas can achieve their optimum state of well-being and health. The project will ensure that the communities have ownership and involvement in the project to design local solutions to meet health needs.
Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living is based at Bangor St Community. The charity aims to provide training and educational opportunities for the community to develop health and fitness opportunities, healthy eating programmes and various activities and projects, all aimed at improving the health and mental well-being of residents living in Blackburn.
Our vision is "To ensure that local people have access to, and are involved in the design and delivery of services that improve their health and well-being."
Latest Newsroom
News
***LATEST JOB VACANCIES***
Casual Physical Activity & Gym Instructor
Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living are looking to recruit a
number of experienced instructors to deliver a range of
classes including spin, circuit training, aerobics, boxercise and
to carry out gym inductions.
Activities will be delivered in various venues throughout
Blackburn and Darwen.
Applicants must have a recognised fitness and or gym
qualification and be flexible and reliable.
An enhanced CRB disclosure is a requirement of the post. All relevant forms can be downloaded below.
Application Form click here
Job Pack click here
Casual Sports Leader
Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living are looking to recruit a
number of Community Sports Leaders to deliver a range of
fun physical activities for children in schools and community
settings. Applicants must have a recognised Sports Leaders qualification
and be flexible and reliable.
An enhanced CRB disclosure is a requirement of the post. All relevant forms can be downloaded below.
Application Form click here
Job Pack click here
Casual Community Bus Drivers
Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living are looking to recruit a number of Community Bus Drivers to drive our Health Buzz to various venues.
Application Form click here
Job Pack click here
Woman 2 Woman is a new scheme launched by Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living aimed at increasing cancer awareness. The aim is to increase awareness of cervical and breast cancer screening, particularly in ethnic minority women, in the north neighbourhood. For more information click here
Health Buzz has been launched. Blackburn with Darwen have unveiled a new innovative Health Bus. For more information click here
Sexual Health & Risk Taking Board Game Resource is now available to be purchased. Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living worked in partnership with Brook and Young People Services to develop an education resource with White N.E.E.T (not in education, employment or training) young men living in Shadsworth around sexual health and risk taking behaviour. For more information click here
Highercroft Citizen's Jury have re-launched their newly refurbished Food Co-operative and Community Gym at Roman Road Community Centre. Healthy Living have provided support and training to enable the group of volunteers to set up both initiatives.
For more details and information about the Food Cooperative click here
The Citizens Jury training was provided by Peter Bryant, a private consultant. To find out more about the services he can provide visit www.communityinvolvement.org.uk
New Initiatives
Cancer-Public awareness campaign.
The aim of the campaign is to increase public awareness of four major cancers, thus increasing the chances of early detection and survival rates. The campaign was launched on the 4th December at a well attended event held at Ewood Park. Delegates from community groups were invited to attend workshops relating to breast, cervical, colorectal and smoking related cancers. The delegates were provided with training on the various cancers and then subsequently supported in delivering information back to their group members. They have now completed their sessions with their own groups and attended a presentation at Bangor Street where they provided feedback on how successful the project had been.
Community Gyms
Blackburn with Darwen Healthy Living now supports two community gyms:
Bangor Street Community Centre has two gyms, one male, one female. The gyms have a well organised layout and are fully equipped with:
- Cardiovascular - Treadmills, Cross Trainers, Bikes and Steppers
- Resistance equipment for weight training
The gyms also have changing rooms and showers.
Highercroft gym has recently re-opened in Roman Road community centre and has a well equipped room with bikes, treadmills, cross trainer and small weights.
Membership forms are available at reception both at Bangor Street and Roman Road community centres.. A yearly membership costs £40 at Bangor, plus a £5 one off induction fee. While at Highercroft it is £15 for the year, or £10 for 6 months, with no induction fee.
Gym membership forms can be picked up from reception at each of the community centres.
Supervised sessions are available through Fitness for Life.
Opening Times Bangor Street
| Monday - Friday | 9:00am - 9.30pm |
| Saturday | 10:00am - 1:00pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Highercroft
| Monday
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8:00am - 2:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8.00am - 8:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8.00am - 2:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am - 2:00pm |
| Thursday | 6.00pm - 8.00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am - 2:00pm |
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