Links Healthy Living Centre is based in the town centre of Ellesmere Port and is a drop-in centre that offers a one-stop shop for information and advice on health and wellbeing. The centre opened in September 2002 with a five-year lottery grant from the Big Lottery Fund. Since then the centre has received mainstream funding from NHS Western Cheshire and Cheshire West and Chester Council
The centre hosts a number of services and activities ranging from cookery classes and fruit and vegetable bag schemes through to fun exercise classes, holistic therapies and advice sessions on how to give up smoking and lose weight.
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- Heartstart – FREE 2 hour Emergency Life support course
- Cookery Courses – FREE
- Recipes
- Previous Events
Timetable Click on images to view them full size
| Monday | |
12noon – 1pm |
Hoola Hooping – FREE NEW CLASS x At the Royal British Legion Club in Stanney Lane. Special exercise hoops (supplied) anybody can hoola hoop. Fun high energy workout that builds overall fitness and endurance, develops balance & co-ordination. To book call in or phone 0151 356 6970 |
12noon – 2pm |
FREE Cookery class – Learn how to cook simple, basic healthy meals. Please phone Links HLC to reserve your place. |
| 1pm – 4.30pm | Quit smoking session – One-to-one help and advice on giving up smoking. Please ring 0800 043 5134 for an appointment. For more information log onto www.quit4good.org |
| Tuesday | |
| 9.30am – 12.30pm | Quit smoking session – One-to-one help and advice on giving up smoking. Please ring 0800 043 5134 for an appointment. For more information log onto www.quit4good.org |
| 10.45am -11.30am | Zumba Gold – Lower impact Zumba for the older adult or those returning to fitness. Fun & easy to follow. £2.00 |
11am – 12noon |
‘In The Bag’ fruit and vegetable bag scheme @ Links HLC – Fresh fruit and vegetables, only £3.00 a bag, we also sell 6 free-range eggs for £1.20. Please phone Links HLC for more information or drop in. |
| Wednesday | |
9am – 12.45pm |
Holistic Therapies – Choice of Aromatherapy, Reflexology or Indian Head Massage. Please ring Links HLC for an appointment; charges and certain restrictions apply. |
10am – 12noon |
FREE Cookery class – Learn how to cook simple, basic healthy meals. Please phone Links HLC to reserve your place. |
10.30am – 11.30am |
Otago – Gentle, controlled exercises to improve balance, mobilise joints, strengthen muscles and bones and increase confidence. Suitable for all abilities, £2.50 per session. |
11am – 12noon |
Buggyfit – FREE 6 week fitness class for mums and babies. This power walking class is ideal for new mums wanting to get back into shape after their new arrival. Meet up at children’s play area in Whitby Park. |
12.30pm – 1.30pm |
Get fit on foot – Guided walk around Whitby Park – starts at Links HLC. |
| Thursday | |
| 10am – 10.45am | Diddi Dance - Dance classes for 2-4 year olds. £3 per class. For more information call Danielle on 07870 664734. |
11am – 12noon |
‘In The Bag’ fruit and vegetable bag scheme @ Westminster Community Centre – Fresh fruit and vegetables, only £3.00 a bag, we also sell 6 free-range eggs for £1.20. Please phone Links HLC for more information or drop in. |
1pm – 3pm |
FREE Cookery class – Learn how to cook simple, basic healthy meals. Please phone Links HLC to reserve your place. |
| Friday | |
| 12:15pm – 1:15pm | Stretch & Tone – Gentle yoga style class, £2 per session. No need to book, just turn up. |
1.30pm – 2.15pm |
Zumba FREE – At the Royal British Legion Club in Stanney Lane. Latin-inspired, easy to follow, calorie burning dance fitness party, booking essential |
| Monthly | |
| Last Saturday of the month, xxxxxxxxxx 10am – 12noon | Prostate Cancer Support Group – Support group for prostate cancer sufferers and their loved ones. For further information please telephone Calvin Wood on 0151 648 4466. |
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Heartstart - FREE 2 hour course 
Would you like to learn Emergency Life support skills?
In an emergency your actions could mean the difference between life and death.
♥ General care and getting help
♥ Recovery position
♥ Dealing with choking
♥ Dealing with a serious bleed
♥ Dealing with a suspected heart attack
♥ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Don’t delay book today. Please phone Links on 0151 356 6970
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Cookery Courses
These courses are FREE and all ingredients are provided, and you get to take whatever you make home with you.
Each cookery course consists of 3 sessions, as listed below.
March xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Monday 5th, 12th and 19th at 12-2pm xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Wednesday 7th, 14th and 21st at 10-12pm
For more information or to book your place, please phone 0151 356 6970
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Recipes
We have now uploaded some very tasty healthier recipes for afternoon tea, why not have a go and see if your friends and family can guess the unusual ingredients in the cakes.
Please click on the links below to view the recipes, these are in PDF format.
Scone Recipe Chocolate Beetroot Muffins Parsnip Fruit Cake
Tasty Tuna and Sweetcorn Pasta
Enjoy making and eating these delicious and healthy recipes.
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Previous Events
Click on the link below to view previous event – PDF format
Links Healthy Living Centre Older Peoples Day Event 30th September 2011
Do you still have a holistic therapist based at the Ellesmere port H.L Centre, I met someone there a few years back, not sure if she still offers her services though the centre. If you could let me know
thank you
Joanne
Hi Joanne, thanks for your enquiry. Yes we do have an Holistic Therapist based at our Ellesmere Port HLC and she has been with us since 2004. She offers Indian Head Massage, Reflexology and Aromatherapy Back, Neck and Shoulder Massage every Wednesday from 9am until 1pm. Feel free to contact the centre to make an appointment on 0151 356 6970 or lhlc@nhs.net. Many thanks,
Lydia
Hi, do you offer antenatal classes, e.g. pregnancy yoga? Many thanks, Emiliya
Hi Emiliya, thanks for your message. Unfortunately we do not offer any antenatal classes at the centre. You may want to contact your midwife or Stanlaw Abbey Childrens Centre – their number is 0151 337 6425 Hope that helps, Lydia
Hi
A few years ago you held activities for the children in the summer holiday, karate, judo etc, will you be having any classes on this year.
Thanks
Thanks for your message and interest in the centre. If you would like to contact the centre directly they will be able to tell you what sessions they have planned. They can be contacted on 0151 356 6970 or lhlc@nhs.net.
Thanks again