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Community partnership helping people to stay fit and active
Have a look at this video from Bay Health Festivals partner Better, which operates Kendal Leisure Centre. University Hospitals of...
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Dec 21, 20231 min read
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To start a revolution, bake a biscuit
By The Rev Ian Dewar, Lead Chaplain, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Would you like emulsifier with your tea,...
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Dec 20, 20233 min read
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Book review: Faith, Hope and Carnage by Nick Cave and Seán O’Hagan
Review by Bob Hart. In 2015, Arthur Cave, the son of musician and songwriter Nick Cave, died in a fall from a cliff near his home in...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read
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Book review: The Butchering Art by Lindsay Fitzharris
Review by the Rev Ian Dewar, Lead Chaplain, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. This is not a book for the...
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Oct 17, 20234 min read
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Book Review: Atomic Habits, by James Clear
Review by Andreya B. Platia, Trainee Clinical Librarian at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. This book has proven to be one of our most...
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Sep 18, 20234 min read
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Community Collage Competition winners announced
It's time to announce the winners of the 2023 Bay Health Festivals Community Collage Competition in Lancaster. Each year we provide a...
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Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Book review: One Small Step Can Change Your Life - The Kaizen Way, by Robert Maurer PhD
Review by Helen Miller, Macmillan Right By You Project Manager, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Kaizen is an...
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Aug 14, 20233 min read
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Hundreds flock to Lancaster's Community Collage Competition Exhibition
Hundreds of people have dropped in to the gallery at The Storey in Lancaster to enjoy our exhibition of collage competition entries. ​...
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Jul 13, 20231 min read
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Thousands visit Bay Health Festivals in Lancaster and Kendal
Photos by drewsphotos.co.uk, Brandwood Photography, and rosebankpr.com Thousands of people visited Bay Health Festivals events in...
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Jul 13, 20232 min read
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Bay Health Festivals returns to Kendal in 2023!
Join us at Kendal Leisure Centre on Saturday July 8 for a host of fun activities, educational stalls and much more. You'll be able to...
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May 12, 20231 min read
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Children cover thousands of miles in 'Walk the World' challenge
Schools all over the Lancaster area are making impressive progress in the Bay Health Festivals ‘Walk the World in 80 Days’ Challenge. We...
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May 11, 20231 min read
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Artists start work in our community collage competition
Artistic participants in our Community Wellbeing Competition have started work on creating their own vision of Lancaster's iconic St...
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May 10, 20231 min read
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Two festivals for the price of one in Lancaster
Join Bay Health Festivals and Lancaster BID on July 8 & 9 for two fantastic family events. Dalton Square in Lancaster will host a range...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
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Letter from Malawi
UHMBT chaplaincy volunteer and retired doctor Gill Pilling visited Malawi last year to support healthcare charity Tiyanjane. Gill, who...
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Mar 10, 20236 min read
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Book review: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Bay Health Festivals began as a series of events and activities designed to provoke conversations and reflection on the topic of death...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
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If you want to be financially healthy, eat cake!
By The Rev Ian Dewar, Lead Chaplain, UHMBT. Not the advice that you would expect? Well, let me explain. A number of years ago someone I...
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Feb 28, 20233 min read
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Looking back at the 2022 Bay Health Festivals
We can't wait for the 2023 Bay Health Festivals this July. In the meantime, check out this gallery packed with highlights from the...
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Feb 13, 20231 min read
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New project aims to harness the skills of retired professionals
Are you a retired professional or academic? Would you like to be able to use your knowledge and experience to continue being part of the...
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Dec 16, 20222 min read
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Five things to do with money worries
By The Rev Ian Dewar There are hundreds, if not thousands of sites out there telling you how you can get a loan, reschedule your debt and...
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Dec 14, 20225 min read
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Mysteries of Roman medicine and surgery in Lancaster
By Bryan Rhodes For several years I have organised a ‘Special Study Module’ (SSM) for the Lancaster medical students using a selection of...
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Dec 14, 20222 min read
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