September / October 2010 - Hounslow Homes
September / October 2010 - Hounslow Homes
September / October 2010 - Hounslow Homes
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You are invited to<br />
Hallogreen!<br />
‘Hallogreen’ Friday, 29 <strong>October</strong>, 2–5pm at Clayponds<br />
Community Centre, Clayponds Gardens, Ealing W5 4RQ<br />
AirTEXT<br />
airTEXT is a free service available for people who<br />
live or work in <strong>Hounslow</strong> and across London who<br />
suffer from asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, heart<br />
disease, angina or any other form of respiratory<br />
disease<br />
Whether it’s switching from<br />
conventional chocolate treats<br />
to Fair-trade, or creating your<br />
own costumes by recycling<br />
old clothes and bits‘n’bobs<br />
from around the house, or just<br />
spreading the word… everyone<br />
can play a role!<br />
How you can take part<br />
Fancy dress competition –<br />
come along to the event in a<br />
Halloween fancy dress costume<br />
which has been completely<br />
made from recycled items or<br />
take part in some of our other<br />
competitions including: a poster<br />
competition and best ecofriendly<br />
bag design.<br />
Categories will be for different<br />
age groups with many prizes up<br />
for grabs<br />
Also available on the day will<br />
be:<br />
• Healthy and sustainable<br />
living advice<br />
• Weird and wonderful<br />
animals to admire<br />
• Face painting<br />
• Healthy, organic and Fairtrade<br />
goodies<br />
• Info on <strong>Hounslow</strong> <strong>Homes</strong>’<br />
Greening Campaign<br />
• A magician<br />
• HFTRA stall<br />
• Local sports clubs promoting<br />
fitness and activities<br />
Hallogreen is an opportunity<br />
to make not only Halloween<br />
but also our lifestyle more<br />
environmentally friendly. So<br />
make a difference by making<br />
different choices!<br />
By accessing this service you<br />
will be able to take some simple<br />
steps to reduce the impact<br />
to your health on days when<br />
pollution levels are forecasted to<br />
be high.<br />
You can register online by<br />
visiting: www.airtext.info<br />
When you register, you can<br />
choose to either receive the<br />
alerts by:<br />
• Text message<br />
• Voicemail on your home<br />
number<br />
• Email<br />
By receiving one of<br />
these alerts you will be<br />
able to take some simple<br />
steps to help you reduce the<br />
impacts of pollution to your<br />
health. For example carrying<br />
your inhaler with you, avoiding<br />
outdoor activities on days<br />
when pollution levels are high,<br />
avoiding areas where pollution<br />
levels are high i.e. along<br />
congested streets etc.<br />
For more information visit<br />
Air Quality: Health Effects<br />
- http://www.hounslow.gov.<br />
uk/index/environment_and_<br />
planning/air_quality/health_<br />
effects.htm<br />
Fun Days<br />
Summer Fun days across the borough were a ray of sunshine for Southern Avenue, New Chapel<br />
Square and Worton Road Estates<br />
Face painting, rides, bouncy<br />
castles, BBQ’s and great weather<br />
(sometimes) all made this a<br />
memorable summer.<br />
The opening of Sutton Lane’s<br />
new Multi Use Games Area<br />
was celebrated by a football<br />
tournament run by Brentford<br />
FC as well as plenty of fun and<br />
festivity.<br />
Deputy Mayor, Councillor<br />
Poonam Dhillon officially<br />
opened the area which has<br />
been a much wanted recreation<br />
space on the Sutton Lane<br />
estate.<br />
WHAT’S ON?<br />
A slimming and fitness club<br />
will be starting in Feltham in<br />
January for all residents. A £2<br />
fee will go towards the cost<br />
of classes which will consist<br />
of gentle exercise so it will be<br />
suitable for all ages and fitness<br />
levels.<br />
Also starting in Feltham in<br />
January is a free monthly<br />
Art & Craft group that all are<br />
welcome to.<br />
Volunteers book club. Any<br />
book can be read, the only<br />
pre-requisite is to participate!<br />
The first meeting will be held<br />
on Thursday 23 <strong>September</strong> and<br />
then every month, 7–9pm at<br />
the Oriel Community Centre,<br />
Oriel Estate, Hanworth.<br />
Refreshments provided.<br />
Congratulations to Southern<br />
Avenue on being granted<br />
£3,000 through grass roots<br />
applications to fund football<br />
on the estate. For the next 12<br />
months Brentford FC will run<br />
training for the kids in their new<br />
ball game area, funded by the<br />
Rainbow Project.<br />
For more information on any of<br />
these activities please contact<br />
the Tenant Participation team<br />
on 020 8583 4602. More<br />
information will be published in<br />
<strong>Hounslow</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> News closer<br />
to the date.<br />
Want to quit<br />
smoking, but not sure<br />
how?<br />
Quit smoking classes are being<br />
run by <strong>Hounslow</strong> <strong>Homes</strong><br />
and the NHS <strong>Hounslow</strong> Stop<br />
Smoking Service for 6 weeks<br />
on Monday evenings from<br />
7-9pm starting the 1st of<br />
November.<br />
Some of the benefits include<br />
saving money, convenience,<br />
you are four times more likely<br />
to quit with NHS support and<br />
of course your health.<br />
Classes will be held at the<br />
Oriel Community Centre,<br />
Oriel Estate in Hanworth.<br />
Please contact the tenant<br />
participation team on 0208<br />
583 4602 to book your place.<br />
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