by Westway Westway | Jun 11, 2025 | Other News
How you feeling? ‘I’m fine’ – must be our favourite response to ‘How are you?’ But are you, really? It’s National Loneliness Week, hosted by The Marmalade Trust, so we can’t all be fine, given that a quiet epidemic is...
by Westway Westway | Jun 3, 2025 | Other News
It’s National Volunteer Week – a time to celebrate the incredible impact of volunteers across the country. But with 15 million people* giving their time to over 166,000 organisations, you could argue that every week is volunteer week. Volunteers are the backbone of so...
by Westway Westway | May 21, 2025 | Other News
This week is National Dementia Action Awareness Week 19 -25 May 2025, led by Alzheimer’s Society. By 2040 it’s expected that 1.4 million people will be living with dementia. This condition has a huge impact on individuals and families, it’s confusing and...
by Westway Westway | May 14, 2025 | Other News
“Using your services keeps me out of the doctor’s surgery” says Jessie. “I was married for 60 years and, having lost my husband, I feel loneliness and isolation even more if I have nothing to do. Without Westway we’d be trapped indoors.” This week is...
by Westway Westway | May 9, 2025 | Other News
When did you last go to a museum? How did it make you feel? GPs in a Swiss town are prescribing museum visits as part of a social prescribing plan to help find pathways to healing for those struggling with mental health. The idea came about from the World Health...
by Westway Westway | May 2, 2025 | Other News
One of the longest studies carried out by Harvard University reveals that the #1 predictor of long-term happiness isn’t wealth, diet, or genetics. It’s community. Close relationships and social connections become increasingly important for our well being as we age. ...
