Cleckheaton pub welcomes visual impairment charity and Huddersfield university wellbeing service
A Cleckheaton pub welcomed a local visual impairment charity and a University of Huddersfield wellbeing service through its doors last month.
Part of the Rose and Crown pub, on Westgate, was given over to the Outlookers charity, which runs support services for people with visual impairments, as well as students from the university’s Get Set Goal programme, which includes a wellbeing service committed to improving the health and wellness of individuals and communities.
Members of the Outlookers group, which has bases in Batley and Huddersfield, were offered free health checks, including blood pressure and heart rate monitoring, as well as general wellbeing advice.
The friendly team of mental health students were carrying out the checks as part of their year two university placements.
Kim Leadbeater, the MP for Spen Valley, who was invited to the session, said: “It was great to see this important health and wellbeing work being carried out in the community, and the students taking such care to put the attendees at ease and explain the purpose of the checks and the results.
“I love to see groups and organisations working together in this way and want to say a big thank you to everyone involved.”
Get Set Goal delivers health and wellbeing support through community events and local venues, working in close partnership with a variety of organisations across the region.