March 2020 Issue One

Finding New Ways to…...

BE YOU

Who would have believed we would find ourselves in our current climate? Covid-19 has

impacted on all our lives and we find ourselves not able to go about our normal everyday

activities from taking the kids to school, going to work, visiting family, shopping, taking

exercise classes, socialising and everything in between.

The challenge is to find ways to adapt and to make the next few weeks the very best we

possibly can while staying safe and healthy. This newsletter will look at different aspects

of our wellbeing while we stay indoors and offer some ideas you may wish to try.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Be Active ...................................... 2

Nutrition ...................................... 3

Connect / Take Notice ................. 4

Keep Learning ............................. 5

Give .............................................. 6

YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NETWORKS:

• Causeway Rural & Urban Network, Coleraine

• Building Communities Resource Centre, Ballymoney

• Northern Area Community Network, Cushendall

The community networks will be posting updates, advice and news from our local areas on a daily basis. See Facebook pages to best stay connected and up-to-date.

“Exercise has great benefits for mental health, it releases endorphins which make you happy”

BE ACTIVE….

Your usual routine may be no longer be possible but regular exercise is still important for

both your physical and mental wellbeing. Exercise can help manage stress, boost the immune

system and improve energy levels, Thankfully there are still ways to get active even at home!

These are just a couple of suggestions and are by no means an exhaustive list.

JOE WICKS BODY COACH

Find Joe on You Tube for work outs suitable from primary school age right up to gentle

exercise for seniors. Tune into ‘Body Coach TV’ Monday—Friday at 9am for live workouts.

WELL WORTH IT

Dr Anne Monaghan, Well Worth It, is offering free yoga for kids every Monday at 12noon via

Facebook live. She is also offering gentle and chair yoga on Saturday afternoons at 12noon—

this is suitable for those with limited mobility. See Well Worth It (Facebook).

SHRINK HEALTH COACH ESTELLE WALLACE

Subscribe for free to this You Tube channel for a variety of options from power pilates, cardio

workouts, box fit to chair fitness. Keep an eye on Facebook for updates too.

OTHER OPTIONS

MOVE IT OR LOSE IT UK

Log on to You Tube—Move it

or Lose it UK.

Move it or Lose it! was founded in

2010 by award-winning exercise

instructor, Julie Robinson, who

has dedicated her career to

motivating thousands of people to

keep active in later life. You can

log on to Facebook and request a

support pack.

JOEY DUNLOP LEISURE

CENTRE

Log on to Facebook to stay up to

date with posts and exercise

videos to keep you fit and healthy.

KPE HOME WORKOUTS

Join KPE Home Workouts on

Facebook to get active every day,

This is a closed group but is free to

join.

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NUTRITION DINE AROUND BUSHMILLS

Join Stephen Lampard, Head Chef from Tartine at Distillers Arms (Bushmills) to try new

restaurant standard recipes while you’re at home and may have more time on your hands. Log

on to Facebook—Dine Around Bushmills.

CAN’T COOK—BUT NOW I HAVE TO!

The Millside Restaurant in Cloughmills has responded to the Covid19 epidemic by setting up a

dedicated ‘Millside Kitchen’ Facebook page and You tube channel to give the local community

an opportunity to learn more about the culinary arts. The aim is to give customers and the

wider community the opportunity to develop their own cooking skills by harnessing the

expertise of the Millside’s kitchen and frontline staff. Follow their Facebook page and You tube

channel the ‘Millside Kitchen Cloughmills’

SAFE FOOD—101 SQUARE MEALS

While you’re cooking more from home these days log on to www.safefood.eu/recipes for their

interactive 101 Square Meals cook book. Here you will find easy recipes that the whole family

can enjoy.

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“At times of stress, we work better in company and with support.”

CONNECT AND TAKE NOTICE…..

The government is telling us to stay at home and only go outside for food, health reasons or essential work, to stay two metres (six feet)

away from other people and wash our hands as soon as we get home. It will mean a different rhythm of life which can be difficult.

NORTHERN EMOTIONAL WELLBEING SERVICE– LINKS

If you are feeling anxious, low mood or suffering from mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Set up an appointment for telephone

or video counselling at www.linkscounselling.com/NEWS or call 028 3834 2825. This service is for people living in the Northern Health

& Social Care Trust.

AWARE NI

Log on to Aware NI Facebook or website for resources to help. There are two weekly online support groups—Tuesday (2.30pm-3.30pm)

and Wednesday (11am—12noon) via skype. Email caroline@aware-ni.org for information or call 028 9035 7820 or 028 7126 0602.

THE SUNSHINE PROJECT

Starting on 1st April, Michele Major at the Sunshine Project, is offering 15 minutes Monday—Friday of her Breathe, Laugh & Relax

Programme. This is a free service and is suitable for all ages. Log on to Facebook and the zoom link will be made available each day.

ASHES TO GOLD –OASIS

Drop-In activities are on hold, but Oasis are still available if you need to speak to someone. Telephone - 028 703 43245

Text Service - 07860 021 262. There is an OASIS WhatsApp group which keeps everyone connected even though they can't meet

together, get in touch if you would like to join.

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MOVE IT OR LOST IT UK

Log on to You Tube—Move it or

Lost it UK.

Move it or Lose it! was founded in 2010

by award-winning exercise instructor,

Julie Robinson, who has dedicated her

career to motivating thousands of people

to keep active in later life. You can log on

to Facebook and request a support pack.

KEEP LEARNING

OPEN LEARN

The popular online site is The Open University’s home of free learning, offering a chance

for anyone to explore relevant topics, from teaching online and courses designed to aid

mental and physical health, to family friendly interactives, animations and quizzes,

providing thousands of pages of content to help you cope with the effects of Coronavirus

and the impact it is having across society.

www.open.ed/openlearn

LIBRARIES NI

Use your membership (or sign up) to access thousands of e-books, e-magazines and audio

books for free at the Northern Ireland Libraries website.

www.librariesni.org.uk

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

The Royal Opera House will be offering a free programme of curated online broadcasts,

musical masterclasses and cultural insights that get under the skin of both ballet and

opera and offer everyone a unique look behind the scenes at one of the world's most

famous cultural institutions.

In this uncertain time, and as productions and events are postponed at the Royal Opera

House and around the world, they have created a schedule of free broadcasts and live

content that audiences can access for free anywhere.

This will include the following productions offered on demand and for free via the ROH’s

Facebook and YouTube channels:

Peter and the Wolf, The Royal Ballet, 2010 – 27 March 2020, 7pm GMT

Acis and Galatea, The Royal Opera, 2009 – 3 April 2020, 7pm BST

Così fan tutte, The Royal Opera, 2010 – 10 April 2020, 7pm BST

The Metamorphosis, The Royal Ballet, 2013 – 17 April 2020, 7pm BST

Gloriana, The Royal Opera, 2013 – 24 April 2020, 7pm BST

The Winter’s Tale, The Royal Ballet, 2014 – 1 May 2020, 7pm BST

www.roh.org.uk

BBC LANGUAGES

Brush up on your foreign language skills or start to get to grips with a new language at

www.bbc.co.uk/languages

Alcohol Support

ALCOHOLICS Anonymous is urging members and new-comers to contact a helpline to allow them access to new online meet-ings as the coronavirus lockdown begins.

Those affected by this issue

should contact AA's central office

number at 028 9035 1222. They

will then be given an appropri-

ate website link for online sup-

port.

OTHER IDEAS TO KEEP BUSY

Roe Valley Arts & Cultural

Centre

Stay at Home Art Club! Some

brilliant online art activities so

you can stay home, stay safe and

make art every day!

Daily activities for kids by 12pm

and weekly projects for adults

every Monday! Check it out:

https://www.roevalleyarts.com/stay

-at-home-art-club

Flowerfield Arts Centre

Are hosting their first virtually-flowerfield online exhibition for April which will be shared in the Flowerfield Creatives Facebook group as well as being promoted across social media and a cu-rated online gallery via their website.

The first theme is ‘Space’... all of us have been reflecting on space recently... in terms of being iso-lated, remote, more aware of personal physical, mental and emotional boundaries..both in-side the house and public social distancing!!

Deadline is next Friday 3 April, 5pm. Please share a good high-res image/video of your work to this forum, with name, title, me-dium (if applicable).

All disciplines welcome, includ-ing visual arts, craft, dance, per-formance, music, writing, verbal arts.

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SPRING Social Prescribing

helps people aged 18+ to

address emotional and practical

needs by connecting them to

sources of support within their

community to improve their

health and wellbeing.

SPRING Social Prescribing

enables a GP or Primary Health

Care professional to refer

patients who suffer from; social

isolation, low mood, mild

depression, chronic conditions

or physical inactivity to

community support

programmes and activities.

Your local Social Prescriber is

LORNA O’NEILL who is based

at Causeway Rural & Urban

Network in Coleraine. Please

call Lorna on 07909447781 or

lorna@crun.org to find out

more about how we can help

you both at this time and in the

BE COLLECTIVE

Wanting to volunteer during this time of crisis and not sure where to go or what to do?

Register with BeCollective through Volunteer Now and you will be alerted to what

opportunities are available.

https://uk.becollective.com/register…

DEAF BLIND UK

People with sight and hearing loss need our support now more than ever, and we can

make a huge difference to their lives through phone and email contact. They urgently

need volunteer befrienders, based from home, to do more of this vital work. A quick chat

with you on the phone, or a daily email, could mean so much to someone right now. So, if

you have any time at all you can spare, please call Vanessa on 01733 316587 or see

website for details: www.deafblind.org.uk

FOOD BANK DONATIONS

81% increase in demand at Causeway Foodbank with many locals having lost jobs or had

hours drastically cut. Please support the Foodbank with food or financial donations as

Vineyard Compassion continues to offer emergency provision to local families in crisis.

Contact Vineyard Compassion office 028 70220005 or

email info@vineyardcompassion.co.uk

“I am not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.”

GIVE……….

028 3026 4606