Community Wellbeing Outreach Team celebrates successful month of community support and recognition
Shropshire Council’s Community Wellbeing Outreach Team is celebrating a successful October after receiving recognition for its work supporting local communities and helping residents access health and wellbeing services closer to home.
Throughout the month, the team has continued its programme of outreach activity across the county, delivering health checks, wellbeing advice and support in community venues, workplaces and rural locations.
One of the month’s highlights was a visit by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Farmers Butty Van at Felhampton Farm, Affcott, as the initiative celebrated the start of its tenth year. During the visit, the Archbishop met members of the Community Wellbeing Outreach Team and learned more about how the team’s mobile health and wellbeing hub brings preventative support directly into rural communities.
The Archbishop of Canterbury meets the Community Wellbeing Outreach Team earlier this month
The visit highlighted the value of partnership working between public health services, farming communities, community organisations and faith partners, as well as the importance of reaching people where they already live, work and meet.
The team also celebrated the success of Ornela Angelova, who received the LiveLife Cancer Awareness Award at the Lingen Davies AGM and Celebration Evening.
Ornela pictured at the Lingen Davies AGM and Celebration evening
The award recognised Ornela’s dedication to raising cancer awareness within Shropshire’s Bulgarian community, which she has been involved with personally for almost four years.
The Community Wellbeing Outreach Team works across the county to improve access to health and wellbeing support, helping residents connect with services and advice that can help them stay healthy and independent. This supports Shropshire Council’s Corporate Plan priority of giving everyone the opportunity to be healthy and thrive.
Ruth Houghton, Shropshire Council’s Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health, said:
“October has been a fantastic month for our Community Wellbeing Outreach Team and a well-deserved opportunity to recognise the difference they are making in communities across Shropshire.
“The Archbishop’s visit to the Farmers Butty Van and Ornela’s award both highlight the importance of taking support directly into our communities and working closely with trusted local partners.
“This team is helping people access advice, support and health checks in places that are familiar and convenient, particularly in our rural communities. Their work is a great example of our commitment to prevention and to ensuring everyone has the opportunity to be healthy and thrive.”
To find out more about the Community Wellbeing Outreach Team and see where they will be visiting next, visit the Healthy Shropshire pages on the Shropshire Council website: Community Wellbeing Outreach team | Shropshire Council
