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August 13, 2019

Help Train Future Doctors

Patient Partners are ‘patient’ volunteers who help train our future doctors Last year, Anglia Ruskin University opened a brand new School of Medicine in Chelmsford, to help address the urgent need for more doctors and healthcare professionals in the UK and specifically Essex. We are recruiting further volunteers* to our Patient Partners group to help

June 25, 2019

Staying healthy and happy

How to Stay Healthy and Happy when times are difficult …   It’s been said that our mental health is suffering because of the difficult times in which we are living so I was interested when I came across an article giving suggestions on how to cope when the going gets tough. Exercising, spending time

June 28, 2018

Volunteering opportunity from your own home.

Would you like a volunteering opportunity that you could do from your own home, at a time that is convenient for you? Healthy Life Essex is looking for volunteeers to help keep the events section of our website up to date, in particular the Wildlife & Countryside events, and Open Gardens. Volunteers can decide the

June 13, 2018

Could you be a befriender?

Could you become a befriender and support the elderly in Southend, Rochford and Castle Point? Loneliness and isolation is an increasing problem for many people in their later years, particularly those over 75. Even if they are physically capable of looking after themselves sufficiently to remain in their own homes – and an estimated 2

February 28, 2018

Blood Donation – You don’t have to be a doctor to save lives

Blood donation is so vital and so simple, and yet not enough people do it. People refusing to donate blood means more people dying. Of course, it is your decision entirely, but you should at least be clear about the blood donation process as silly reasons can often put people off donating. This infographic from

February 02, 2018

Volunteering in Essex news – February 2018 update

Whatever your interests and skills are, and however little time you have available, there are always plenty of volunteering opportunities in Essex that you could get involved with. And as serial volunteer Sharon Cattermole explains, there are numerous benefits to voluntary work Below are just a few current options on the Volunteering for Essex website

March 21, 2012

Get Involved today with this new incentive by Essex County Council

Essex is a great place to live and we need people just like you to keep it that way! There are loads of ways you can get involved to help your local community,

October 27, 2010

Mendip Wildlife Garden update

On Tuesday 26th October, Residents and Volunteers turned up at the Mendip Wildlife Garden to help with the planting, guided by the Essex Wildlife Trust – many of the visitors didn’t know of the gardens existence until a few days ago. People were pleasantly surprised and amazed at the amount of work that had been

August 09, 2010

Mendip Wildlife Garden

Back in March I posted information about the Mendip & Treecot Residents Association, Wildlife Garden project. The site has now been transformed from what was effectively a rubbish tip. With new trees and whip planting It is getting the feel of a nature garden and you can start to visualise where it is going. (see

August 09, 2010

Need help with your garden?

Then Groundworks GREENAIDERS could be for you! The GreenAider Garden Project is a free service for the elderly and vulnerable adults who need assistance to get control of their garden. What can we offer?  A free half day session to help get your garden under control and make it more manageable for the future with

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