News LIVES CEO and Medical Director take on 50,000 step challenge to celebrate 50th Anniversary Lincolnshire charity LIVES is celebrating 50 years of responding to 999 emergencies and helping to save the lives of thousands of patients across the county. To help mark this milestone, LIVES Chief Executive, Nikki Cooke and Medical Director, Dr Simon Topham, are taking on a ‘stroll-a-thon’, aiming to dance 50,000 steps in a day for the ‘Stroll for your LIVES’ event. The event, which will take place on Saturday 28th March at Hubberts Bridge Community Centre in Boston, is in collaboration with Boston Jive with founder, Claire Seabrook, also taking on the challenge. The challenge will involve Nikki, Simon, Claire and anyone who wishes to join them to ‘stroll’ 50,000 steps in a single day. Stroll dancing became popular in the 1950s and is a form of line dancing with no partner needed. In a 45 minute stroll class you will typically reach about 5,000 steps, so their 50,000 step target will require a full day of dancing. Nikki Cooke, CEO of LIVES, said: “LIVES turning 50 is such an achievement and something Lincolnshire should be proud to celebrate. LIVES has come a long way since it started in 1970 but the core principles and passion remains the same. Taking on 50,000 steps in a day through stroll dancing is no mean feat but we’re looking forward
to having fun and raising awareness of LIVES and the great work our army of Community First Responders and Medics do across Lincolnshire.” Claire Seabrook, founder of Boston Jive, added: “We at Boston Jive are so proud to show our support for LIVES. We are extremely lucky to have this incredible service here in Lincolnshire
and long may it continue! Hopefully our challenge will help raise more awareness as well as raise money for LIVES. We would love everyone to come along and join in, whether it’s one of the smaller challenges, the full 50,000 or for an hour or two of dance. We may ache the next day but I’m sure it will be worth it!”
Are you or someone you know living with a Cancer diagnosis? A new piece of patient experience work is being carried out to better understand what it’s like for people to live in the community with a cancer diagnosis. We are encouraging the community to share as many personal experiences as possible to influence and improve our local cancer support. This piece of work is supported by the East Midlands Cancer Alliance in partnership with Macmillan and Health Education England, its findings will feed directly into the Lincolnshire Living with and Beyond Cancer project. How to share your experiences. To understand
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and support patients, it is vital we talk to those with lived experiences. People might want to tell us they have everything they need in the community, they may tell us they don’t know where to start, or even, that something vital isn’t available where they live. Whatever it is, we want to hear it, and people can share their views by taking the online survey, attending our drop-in sessions or even phoning our office if you want to complete your survey over the phone. You can find the online survey by entering www. surveymonkey.co.uk/r/communitycancersurvey or
phone into the office on 01205 820892 and ask for ‘cancer survey support’. You can also complete the survey in person at one of our drop-ins being held 1.30pm-2.30pm and 3.30-4.30pm on Monday 2nd March at Barrat Court. Skegness, and 10.30-11.30am and 12pm-1pm on Friday 6th March at Meadow Close Community Centre, Bourne. If individuals don’t wish to share their views but need help and support we would ask them to contact their GP Surgery, call 111 or contact Macmillan at www.macmillan.org.uk or 0333 271 9338.
