Welcome to One Oswestry’s Health & Well-Being page. Here’s a range of useful resources and services that provide you with options, ideas, support and help, in handling life’s challenges and coming through it as best as we can.
Tip No. 1: Check this excellent guide on support, resources, and helpful ideas around well-being.
Shropshire Council which provides practical guidance on a range of important and relevant topics, such as:
- Local Immediate Support
- Online Resources for managing wellbeing during the Coronavirus pandemic
- Resources for Parents, Carers and Services working with young people
- Resources aimed at Children & Young People to keep mentally well
- Physical Health and mobility
- Additional helpful documents providing Advice & Tips
- Money Worries
Check out Togetherall, a free-to-access online community for any Shropshire residents aged 16 and above for people who are stressed, anxious or feeling low. The service has an active forum with round-the-clock support from trained professionals. You can talk anonymously and confidentially to other members.
Free Bereavement Support for Shropshire Residents: https://next.shropshire.gov.uk/public-health/healthy-shropshire/mental-health/bereavement-support/
24/7 Urgent NHS Mental Health Telephone Support. If you live in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin call: 0808 196 4501.
Pick up the Phone you are Not Alone. Suicide affects all types of people and communities and is linked to a wide variety of factors including depression, alcohol and drug misuse, unemployment, family and relationship problems, social isolation and loneliness.
Tip No. 2: Read the national guidance on mental health, well-being & staying active
Tip No.3: Stay Active and Healthy at Home.
Staying physically active during this time is important not just for your physical healthy but your mental well-being as well. Official advice is to stay at home, and to only go outside for one form of exercise a day, to shop for basic necessities, if there’s a medical reason and travelling to and from essential work. This means that that we need to find different ways to keep moving.
Tip No. 4: Local inspiration for keeping active & creative.
– Local dance and fitness group, OPEN SPACE STUDIOS CIC, based by Oswestry Library, are doing some wonderful online classes for all the family from Movement Pilates to Dance Fitness, you can enjoy and take part online – pop over to https://www.cedc.co.uk/ to find out more.
– QUBE have some wonderful ideas for creative arty fun with children, and writing competitions too. Follow Qube’s Facebook page to learn more.
– The delightful OSWESTRY LIBRARY have kept busy too providing a links and ideas for learning and playing on their lively Facebook page.
– Also, if you need herbal remedies or guidance from a qualified herbalist, get in touch with Louise at Oswestry Herbarium.
