New MEND Programmes - January 2010 - April 2010
MEND - Mind, Exercise, Nutrition.... Do It!
MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It!) is a free 10 week course for families with children aged 7-13 years whose weight is above the healthy range for their age and height and runs twice a week after school. The programme helps children and their families manage their weight better and lead healthier lives by teaching them how to eat a balanced diet and how to become more active. Each two-hour session includes one-hour of fun games for the children and a one-hour healthy lifestyle workshop for the whole family.
SBC Leisure Services has been running the MEND programme in partnership with the NHS Swindon for the last 18 months and is now looking for more families to sign up.
The MEND 7 - 13 courses begin again in January through to April and will be held at three different venues across the Borough:
- Dorcan Recreation Complex every Monday and Wednesday, 5pm-7pm from 11th January to 24th March 2010.
- Greendown School every Tuesday and Wednesday, 4pm-6pm from 19th January to 31st March 2010.
- Link Centre every Tuesday and Thursday, 5pm-7pm from 5th January to 18th march 2010.
Parents also have the opportunity to sign up for MEND 5-7, a healthy lifestyle programme for children aged 5-7 years. A ten-week course will start in January 2010, comprising of one two-hour session every week based on active play, arts and crafts, food tasting and nutrition workshops.
- Dorcan Recreation Complex every Thursday, 3:45 - 5:30pm from 7th January to 18th March 2010.
There are details of more activities on the Healthy Families page.
For more information about the MEND programme please contact Emma Creighton on 07818 510 563 or email Emma at ecreighton@swindon.gov.ukLink
For more information on the MEND programme visit www.mendprogramme.org