WENDY WELCOMES SUPPORT FOR LINWOOD

- £114K LOTTERY FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH INTIATIVE -

Renfrewshire Community Health Initiative have been allocated £114,000 through a grant from the Big Lottery Fund Fair Share Trust programme to carry out health improvement work in Linwood.  

Community Health Development Worker Carolann Watson was appointed in September 2005 to drive this project.  Carolann has been working closely with local health visitors, community learning officers, local voluntary and statutory organisations and the local councillor to discuss options with the Linwood community.

New initiatives such as the planned Buggy Fit, encourages parents to get fit whilst pushing buggies has attracted interest from local MSP Wendy Alexander. 

Wendy said:

“I would encourage folk in Linwood to get in contact with Carolann and make a New Year resolution to commit to a healthy lifestyle change in 2006. As an ‘about to be new mum’ I hope I will get the chance to try out Buggy Fit later in the Spring.”

Carolann says:

 “This is such an exciting opportunity to drive forward community health in Linwood and I am really looking forward to working alongside the Linwood community.”

The Chair of Renfrewshire Community Health Initiative, Doreen Polson added that she was delighted that RCHI were given the opportunity to bring the skills that the team have applied to other parts of Renfrewshire to develop community health in Linwood.

Doreen said,

“I think it is a great opportunity for the people of Linwood to get involved as they have missed out in what has been going on in different areas for such a long time.  It is an opportunity to meet new people in Linwood who they might be living next door to but never have met.  It is all about working together and could open doors for the future”.