Wellbeing

Good start with Bookstart

Nov 6, 2018 | Arts and Culture, Good vibes, Living, Wellbeing

Families with young children across Sunderland are being reminded of the free books and literacy support available locally through their libraries and the national 'Bookstart' programme. The parents/carers of every pre-school child, are eligible to receive the free...

Meet our new lifesavers – they’re ready for action

Oct 24, 2018 | Good vibes, Wellbeing

A new generation of lifesavers is ready to get to work, as the University of Sunderland’s first cohort of paramedics graduate. The team is the first in a long line of freshly University-trained North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) paramedics ready to help address the...

Fast Feet Football Academy kicks off UK-wide franchising

Oct 24, 2018 | Good vibes, Wellbeing

Sunderland-based Fast Feet football academy is opening up opportunities for passionate coaches who would like football to be their career through a nationwide franchise, to bring Fast Feet skills to youngsters across all parts of the UK and beyond. Fast Feet is now in...

University leads way in fight for mandatory learning disability training

Oct 23, 2018 | Good vibes, Wellbeing

Academics from the University of Sunderland were meeting health ministers today amid calls to train all health care professionals to support people with learning disabilities. It comes as efforts are stepped up for mandatory basic training for health care staff in...

Energy employees descend into muddy madness to support charity

Oct 22, 2018 | Good vibes, Wellbeing

A group of local hardcore energy employees put their physical and mental strength to the test by completing a gruelling, mud filled event in aid of Breast Cancer Now. A team of eight EDF Energy employees from the company’s Sunderland based Doxford Park Customer...

Against the odds: How single mum Aimee fought her way to success

Oct 15, 2018 | Business, Good vibes, Wellbeing

A single mum who was inspired by her boxer grandfather has battled against the odds to make it to the top of her profession. University of Sunderland graduate Aimee Appleby was determined she wanted to devote her career to helping others after she witnessed first-hand...

Brew’s the best at hospice fundraiser

Oct 11, 2018 | Good vibes, Wellbeing

Fundraisers at a North East hospice proved there was tea for more than two at their Big Brew Up fundraiser. Each of St Benedict’s Hospice’s charity shops in Sunderland have taken turns to host a different Big Brew Up every day as part of national Hospice Care Week,...

Work, rest and fair play

Oct 11, 2018 | Business, Wellbeing

Employers from across the city gathered at a conference hosted by Sunderland City Council to discuss people’s health and wellbeing at work. The event at Hope Street Xchange was organised by the Sunderland Workplace Health Alliance in partnership with Pioneering Care...