Winter Health Hub
This winter our Age UK Sutton Winter Health Campaign is here to help you get access to the information, advice and support you need whether it be advice about heating costs, guidance on the benefits of the flu and covid boosters, to getting Bad Weather Alert calls from our wellbeing team.
If you want to stay up to date with news and updates you can sign up to our newsletters and follow our social media channels Facebook and Twitter
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Keeping Warm and Well – Information & Advice
Find out more or speak to one of our Community Support Team about how this winter will affect you or find out how to maximise your income to ensure you can manage your money, housing and access to support
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Winter Wellbeing Pack
Our team have created a wonderfully interactive and informative wellbeing pack full of handy tips, information and even some recipes and wordsearches – these can be downloaded from here or we can post one – please register your name and address so we can send one to you or someone you know.
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Bad Weather Alerts
If you would like to have one of our team contact you when the weather is bad – the mean temperature is less than 2 degrees Celsius for more than 48 hours or widespread ice or heavy snow – sign up with your preferred contact method so we can get in touch
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Staying healthy – Staying connected
Staying connected and reducing isolation is important for your wellbeing at any time of the year but more so in the winter with colder darker evenings. We have an activity programme available for residents of Sutton 50+ You can also find out more in the Winter Wellbeing Pack where we share information about local groups and things to do to keep you connected
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Festive season – what is available and open
The festive season can be a joyous time and a difficult time, especially for those who live alone. Here is a list of things happening locally that you can access if you choose to – and some handy numbers to contact if you are feeling lonely and want someone to talk to
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Volunteering
If the New Year has inspired you to do something NEW – have you considered volunteering for Age UK Sutton? Our volunteering opportunity commitments range from 30 mins a week to 1 day a week. Many of our volunteers tell us they get so much from their role helping others in Sutton, could that be you?
Keeping well this winter
This winter its more important than ever to keep well – we encourage you to think about some of these Top Tips from Age UK.
- Keeping your spirits up
- Manage your money
- Look after each other
- Find out about the flu and covid vaccinations