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31 August 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Free Swimming Extension for Under 16’s and over 60’s

In June the government announced that it was scrapping the Free Swimming scheme for under 16 and over 60’s as part of government cuts, BUT there is good news for Wednesfield residents.
Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust has announced that due to the success of the scheme in Wolverhampton it would continue to fund swim sessions until [...]

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20 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Six Short Steps to Weight Loss Success (Part 2)

Step Four: Reward Yourself!
Have you set a goal to go out walking five times this week and achieved it? Great, reward yourself…
Did you want to avoid eating any puddings this week and achieved it? Great, then reward yourself!
Here’s a list of potential gifts to get you started, why not add your own:
· A Book, CD [...]

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18 August 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Six Short Steps to Weight Loss Success (Part 1)

Earlier this week we introduced local NHS health trainer John Russell who is going to be contributing to WV11.co.uk with tips on health and fitness.
This post if the first of two this week covering John’s “Six Short Steps to Weight Loss Success” – today we’ll cover steps 1-3, with 4-6 following later in the week.

Six [...]

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16 August 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Introducing John Russell, Health Trainer

Whilst attending the recent Wednesfield Community Fayre at Wednesfield High, Wv11.co.uk bumped into NHS health trainer John Russell.
John was very interested in the website and offered to write a monthly(ish) column with tips on getting fit and staying healthy.
Although this won’t appeal to everyone, we’re pretty sure there’s a few people out there (ourselves included!) [...]

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14 June 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Ashmore Park Community Centre open day this Tuesday

We recently received this email from Gwen Sadler at Ashmore Park Community Centre:
“On Tuesday 15th June from 11am to 3pm we are holding an open day at the Community Centre on Griffiths Drive to showcase the work of the groups using the centre. We will also be marking  the official launch of our new Over [...]

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11 May 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon 2010

Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon 2010

The Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon takes place this year on Sunday 5th September.
There are several opportunities to get involved either running (full marathon, half marathon, relay challenge event or the children’s mini-marathon) as well as the 19.4km cycling event which includes wheelchair racers.
The WV11 team are considering entering the cycle event – is anyone [...]

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09 May 2010 ~ 1 Comment

New Dental Surgery coming to Wednesfield?

A planning application was recently lodged for a change of use at 49-53 High Street, Wednesfield.
The applicant (Mr H.S. Gill) has requested a change of use of the ground floor from retail (Use Class A1) to a dental surgery (Use Class D1).
View the full application here.

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