NG3 July/August 2020

Relate Nottinghamshire - Offers family counselling,
relationship counselling, sex therapy and young peoples
counselling. Costs negotiated according to income. Tel:
0115 958 4278 from 9am to 9pm.
Rushcliffe & Gedling Voluntary Transport
Scheme - providing safe, affordable & reliable journeys
for appointments & social activities, for people who find it
difficult to use public transport, taxis & with no access to a
car. Volunteer drivers always needed. For more info call 0115
969 9060 or email: transport@rushcliffecvs.org.uk
tfn triathlon club race to
hawaii
by TFN Triathlon Club
Run Talk Run - a running group where we chat about
mental health. Every Sun beginning at The Bridge Sandwich
Bar, Victoria Embankment, NG2 2JY at 10am. Contact
Maisie Cropley on 07717 007023 for more details
SMART Recovery Groups - help people to gain control
over their drinking, drugs and other addictions. Peer-led
meetings are held in Nottingham on Thurs evenings & Sat
mornings. New groups are also starting in the County. For
meeting details please visit www.smartrecovery.org.uk/ or
contact Self Help Nottingham’s Information Line 0115 911
1661 (Mon-Fri 9am - 1pm) or email: info@selfhelp.org.uk
Smile! Stop Hate Crime - raises awareness and tackles
disability hate crime. People with learning disabilities should
not have to put up with harrassment and violence. REPORT
it to the police on 101.
The Wolfpack Project - a Nottingham based support
group reaching out to younger people & adults (16-50)
to help reduce loneliness & social isolation through our
Buddy Scheme (online, telephone and/or face-to-face).
Contact: hello@thewolfpackproject.org.uk or visit www.
thewolfpackproject.org.uk
Tea Dance - run by Nottingham Osteoporosis Society.
Every Thurs: 1.30pm - 4pm at Sherwood Community Centre.
£2.50 includes tea and biscuits. All welcome.
West Bridgford & Sherwood Versus Arthritis
- monthly groups held in West Bridgford & Sherwood. We
support people with any types of arthritis & invite interesting,
informative speakers to our meetings. We also organise day
trips twice a year & join together for Xmas lunch. Please
contact Lorraine on 0115 981 6646 or lorrainesalt81@gmail.
com or Muriel on 0776 484 6257
Nottingham based TFN Triathlon Club have kept
active during lockdown by taking part in a duathlon
race to Kona, Hawaii (virtually, of course!) to raise
money for local charities.
Clubs from all over the UK entered the Corona to
Kona race. TFN entered two teams consisting of
novices right up to European and World champion
level athletes.
Kona is where the Ironman World Championships are
held. Ironman is an iconic race where athletes cover
2.4 miles swimming in the sea, 112km cycling and a
26.2 marathon run, all in one go.
The distance from Manchester (where the race
will start) to Kona saw a total of 570 athletes in 18
teams covering a distance of 2300km running and
13000km cycling. The first club to reach Kona won.
Jo Mallinson, from TFN said;
“It’s great to bring everyone together and contribute to
an event as a whole club. This is extremely important
now as we can’t have club sessions; it gives people
a sense of being in a community while still social
distancing.”
It was a fantastic achievement for the club, finishing
the challenge and they raised over £1500 for some
exercise equipment for the Nottingham Cancer Ward
at City Hospital.
If you would like more information on the club
please visit www.tfntriclub.co.uk or call Jo on 07545
052225.
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