Events

Beethoven Centre Healthy Activities The Beethoven Community Centre, Queens Park A range of activities, community events and support including affordable fitness activities for adults and children, a weekly food co-operative, cook and eat classes, housing and benefits advice, and job searching. Contact Debbie Fearnley, Debbie.Fearnley@a2dominion.co.uk or visit the website.  Changing Minds Programme, Lewisham August 2010 - February 2011, Bellingham Leisure and Lifestyle Centre A series of fun, active sessions offering learning about various topics including mental health, stress, money issues and exercise. Contact Miriam Mica, 0203 228 9005 or Miriam.mica@slam.nhs.uk. Open spaces, well-being and the Big Society Wednesday September 22nd, 9am-1.30pm, Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, Waterloo  A Wellnet event exploring the potential of urban open spaces for health and wellbeing in the context of the new politics and the Big Society.  To register your interest in attending please complete this form by 31st August. Mayor of London's Sky Ride Saturday 5th September, 9.30am-4pm, Central London Join the traffic-free streets of London where cyclists will have a rare opportunity to enjoy a day of exploration on two wheels. There will be a wide variety of entertainment to enjoy, from music and fancy dress to sporting challenges and cycling tips. Visit the website for more information.   Mayor's Thames Festival 11th - 12th September, 12-10pm, Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge London's largest free outdoor arts festival with street arts, performance, carnival, pyrotechnics, illuminations, art installations, exhibitions, river events, choirs, circus, music and dance, food and feasting. Visit the website for more information. Stockwell Festival 25th September 2010, 12am-6pm, Larkhall Park The festival returns for another interactive community family fun day of music, dance and performances, with a Children’s Village full of magic, shows and workshops. The Health and Wellbeing zone will contain food, demonstrations and information. Contact Angela Coley, angela.coley@slam.nhs.uk or visit the website for more information.

Active Living Maps The second edition of these maps detailing health and well-being activities available in all the Well London areas are now available to be downloaded from the Active Living Map and Well London websites. MindSpace This report from the Institute for Government draws on academic evidence and explores existing good work in applying behavioural theory across the public sector, showing how these insights could be put to practical use. Healthy Foundations Life-stage Segmentation Model Toolkit A multi-issue segmentation toolkit  from the Department of Health that enables you to pool resources with colleagues to target public health interventions most effectively. View London specific presentation. London's Poverty Profile Now updated with the most recently available figures showing that child poverty has remained the same in London, despite significant rises in child benefit and child tax credit. The proportion and number of working age adults living in poverty has increased across England, including in London. Right Here, Right Now This July 2010 report from the New Economics Foundation charts ways ahead for public services, arguing that co-production should be central to delivering the "Big Society" vision of the coalition government. For all these and more health and wellbeing signposting, visit the Wellnet resource pages.

Camden 'Handbuilt' Art Project ‘Handbuilt’ was a Well London project that challenged the perceptions of different generations by bringing them together to produce a creative arts piece. Artists ‘Face2Face’ helped participants make casts of their hands and to share experiences through creative writing. The casts have been used to build a wall that represents diverse members of a community working together to promote greater understanding and respect between generations. One older participant said; 'The younger people - they need TLC. I think they're so brilliant. I know we get some bad ones but there’s bad in everyone. If you talk to them nicely, they will respond'. Contact Jessica.Robinson@groundwork.org.uk for further details.  More on this case study, and others, can be found on the Well London website.

For all enquires about Wellnet: Jane Mulholland - Partnership and Communications Co-ordinator j.mulholland@lsx.org.uk Also on the team: Gail Freeman - Partnership and Communications Director g.freeman@lsx.org.uk Gayle Burgess - Behaviour Change Programme Director g.burgess@lsx.org.uk Jude Luckett - Behaviour Change Programme Officer j.luckett@lsx.org.uk Sumi Ejiri - Behaviour Change Programme Assistant s.ejiri@lsx.org.uk Rosalind Bacon - Well London Projects Intern welllondon@lsx.org.uk London Sustainability Exchange 84 Long Lane, London, SE1 4AU T: 020 7234 9400 F: 020 7234 9419 E: info@lsx.org.uk W: www.lsx.org.uk   is the Well London learning network funded by the BIG Lottery. The network is for communities and professionals across London to share what works in delivering community-led interventions to increase health and well-being. The main channels will be through the Wellnet bulletin, local and pan-London events, regular publications and tool kits. For more information, contact Sumi Ejiri: s.ejiri@lsx.org.uk / 020 7234 9407

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