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Are you eligible for the Healthy Start scheme?
| Are you eligible for the Healthy Start scheme? |
| You can receive £4.25 each week of pregnancy from the 10th week £8.50 each week for children from birth to 1 year old £4.25 each week for children between 1 and 4 years old Visit www.healthystart.nhs.uk to find out how |
Covid-19 Booster Clinic
There are two drop-in Covid vaccination sessions at Adeyfield Community Centre next week – one on bank holiday Monday (29 May) followed by the regular Wednesday session on 31 May.
No appointment needed – just drop in.
Monday 29 May (bank holiday Monday)
9.30am – 3pm
Adeyfield Community Centre, The Queen’s Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4EW
Wednesday 31 May
9.30am – 3pm
Adeyfield Community Centre, The Queen’s Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4EW
These sessions are for over 75s and people aged 12+ who are immunosuppressed – please check the NHS website at www.nhs.uk/covid-booster for details of who is eligible before attending.
Vaccination teams will be there from 9.30am until 3pm. Please be prepared to wait a short while if the sessions are particularly busy.
Covid-19 Spring Booster
COVID-19 spring booster vaccinations are available in Hemel Hempstead over the next few days. No appointment needed – just drop in.
Wednesday 24 May
9.30am – 3pm
Adeyfield Community Centre, The Queen’s Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4EW
These sessions are for over 75s and people aged 12+ who are immunosuppressed – please check the NHS website at www.nhs.uk/covid-booster for details of who is eligible before attending.
Vaccination teams will be there from 9.30am until 3pm. Please be prepared to wait a short while if the sessions are particularly busy.
Covid19 Booster Clinic
COVID-19 spring booster vaccinations are available in Hemel Hempstead again this week, Wednesday 17 May, at Adeyfield Community Centre, The Queen’s Square, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4EW. No appointment needed – just drop in.
This session is for over 75s and people aged 12+ who are immunosuppressed – please check the NHS website at www.nhs.uk/covid-booster for details of who is eligible before attending.
The session will run from 9.30am until 3pm. Please be prepared to wait a short while if the session is particularly busy.
Junior Cricket Coaching
Flamstead Cricket Club is launching its new Junior Cricket Coaching club on May 20th which is a great way for youngsters to get an introduction to cricket and pick up new skills. The hour long sessions run on Saturday mornings for 8 weeks and is run professionally by All Stars Cricket under the England Cricket Board. Each child will receive a goody bag with their own bat, ball, cap and t-shirt. If you would like to find out more – check out Flamstead Cricket Club’s website:
https://flamsteadcc.play-cricket.com/web_pages/junior_cricket_at_fcc
or you can book the All Stars and Dynamos sessions directly on the ECB website.
All Stars
https://ecb.clubspark.uk/AllStars/Course/b2e0e6ff-8d63-49df-8f53-e3d1acdbaed1
Dynamos
https://ecb.clubspark.uk/Dynamos/Course/b1e8e2eb-4804-4beb-afef-dde7e3eec02e
National Walking Month – May 2023
| May 2023 |
 Tips for walking 20 minutes every day National Walking Month 1st-31st May is National Walking month and a wonderful opportunity for you to increase your steps. Walking is one of the cheapest ways to get more active and it provides an opportunity to discover local greenspace that you may otherwise miss when travelling by car. By walking for just 20-30 minutes per day, you can reduce the risk of many preventable health conditions such as cardiovascular or coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and obesity. Living Streets is a UK charity whose aim is to make walking an everyday activity. For National Walking month they have come up with 20 tips to help you to fit 20 minutes of walking into your day over the next month. Click on this link to take a look: #Try20 tips |Living Streets |
 Summer timetablesMay to August Mass Hertfordshire Health Walk Monday 15th May 2023 Hertfordshire Health Walks are holding a Mass Health Walk on Monday 15th May for National Walking Month. Our aim to get as many people out together to enjoy the simple and FREE activity of walking. We have 15 fantastic walks taking place across the county and we invite you to join us for this exciting event. Encourage friends, colleagues, family and community members to join us, to get as many people walking across Hertfordshire as possible. Have a look at our summer timetables to find a Monday walk near you. |
 Health Walks Summer Timetables Our summer timetables for May to August are available on our website. As well as regular walks that take place all-year round there are some additional walks planned for the lighter evenings ahead. Visit our website to register as a new walker and book onto a walk. By registering as a walker, you will have access to your own Health Walks Hub account where you can see all the walks that you’ve been on. You could even set yourself a challenge to go further than usual and monitor the distance you achieve during the month of May. |
 Hertfordshire Health Walks& air quality monitoring Walking for a cleaner, greener Hertfordshire Air pollution is one of the biggest health risks facing everyone in the UK and Hertfordshire County Council is aiming for cleaner air for everyone by 2030. Hertfordshire Health Walks volunteers recently helped the Hertfordshire Sustainability Team by carrying an air quality monitor on a number of walks. You can find out more about what they did by clicking the green button on the left to watch a short video on YouTube. During National Walking Month, why not do your bit to improve air quality and personal fitness by walking short distances that you would usually drive? If you would like to know more up to date information about air quality or to receive local pollution alerts, you can sign up and join the ‘Let’s clear the air’ campaign. You’ll find out how air quality is measured, how to reduce air pollution in your area, and what is being done across Hertfordshire. To view the commitments and strategy for a cleaner, greener, more environmentally sustainable county, visit our website at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/Sustainable Hertfordshire |
Final thought Featured in our last newsletter was the walk planned to see the bluebells that took place at Stream Woods in Hatfield. There was a great turnout with people coming from surrounding areas. Everybody was delighted with the weather and the bluebells were just coming out beautifully. Thanks to Marian, Sue, Tony and Teresa who led the walk, and for everyone who turned up to make it so enjoyable.  |
Covid19 Booster Drop In Clinic
Get your COVID-19 spring booster jab at Adeyfield Community Centre, Hemel Hempstead next Wednesday 10 May. Drop-in open to all over 75s and people aged 12+ who are immunosuppressed – please check http://nhs.uk/covid-booster for details of who is eligible before coming. Please share!
Flood Storage Area Maintenance
The Environment Agency will be carrying out some maintenance works at Markyate Flood Storage Area this summer, adjacent to St John’s church.
They will be replacing the existing crest curb and reinforcing a section of the shoulder with a subsurface geotextile mesh.
The works will take about 3 weeks and it is anticipated works will start late June.
DENS Hillbuster 2023
DENS Hillbuster is back and taking place on the 21st May! This year we have revamped our routes and added an additional 120k route for those wanting to take on the next challenge.
There could be a large number of cyclists passing though Markyate Town Centre on Sunday 21st May. They will be taking part in the Hillbuster cycle ride to raise vital funds for DENS to help families and individuals facing homelessness, poverty and crisis across Dacorum.