HEALTH + WELLBEING

Info about health and wellbeing support in Forfar.

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BLF Singing for Lung Health

 

There’s increasing evidence that singing regularly as part of a group is good for your general health and wellbeing. It seems to be especially good at improving your quality of life if you’re living with a lung condition. This group is run in partnership with Nordoff Robbins Scotland and is led by a music therapist who has taken part in our BLF Singing programme. This means they’ve been trained to lead singing groups for people with lung conditions. 

The group also links with Forfar Airways, but those who are not part of Forfar Airways are welcome to attend the singing session.

 

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Forfar Sensory Group by North East Sensory Services

 

The group is a social and information group for people experiencing sensory loss in the Forfar area. Meets monthly on a Wednesday 1 – 3pm.

 

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Sensory Impairments | IT Support | BSL | Social Groups | Volunteering | Aids For People With Vision Loss | Aids For People With Hearing Loss | Employability

Forfar Stroke Club

 

Forfar Stroke Club welcomes you to join them for a fly cup and activities that aid recovery. People with chest and heart conditions are also welcome. 

Tuesday 10 am-12noon

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Hearing Loss Support in Forfar

 

Do you or someone else you know have a hearing loss? FREE Lipreading classes can help. Come and join a lipreading class today.

Learn skills that will help you to cope with everyday situations that you may be struggling with and share your experiences with other people who have a hearing loss.

Learn how your hearing aids works and about equipment to help with your hearing loss e.g. smoke alarms, television aids, flashing doorbells, alarm clocks and amplified phones. (Most of the equipment is FREE).

You will also learn about communication; including coping with the impact of deafness, looking, listening, problem solving, facial expressions, body language and relaxation.

Visits from outside agencies will include:- Deaf Action, Action on Hearing Loss, Hearing Link, Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, Fire Service, and many more.

Advice on tinnitus cochlear implants, access to work, getting benefits and much more. For more information contact:.

 

 

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Letham Health & Wellbeing Centre

The Letham Health and Wellbeing Centre provides an excellent opportunity for people to access health services locally. Our volunteers play an important role in helping people use the services in the Pod (including blood pressure monitoring).
 
Our volunteers can also guide people to services and activities in their local community such as volunteering or support groups.

Tuesday 10 am-12noon

 

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Lochside Connections

 
Lochside Connections is a dementia Meeting Centre that supports people living with the early stages of Dementia and their family carers. We are open 3 days a week from 10am – 3pm, we do different activities (which are chosen by the members) and share lunch together. Our Meeting Centre is based at Strathmore Cricket Club and is a social group for members to come along to a friendly, welcoming space and take part in activities that help keep their skills and encourage independence, which helps them adapt to the changes that dementia can bring. Every second Monday afternoon our carers group meets, this is where carers can get any support/advice they require and we work closely with other organisations such as Alzheimer’s Scotland, Angus carers centre and the post diagnostics team.
 

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