COST OF LIVING
YOUR GUIDE TO THE HELP AVAILABLE NOW IN NORTH KESTEVEN A warm welcome is being extended to the winter wellness hub established at the ONENK leisure centre in North Hykeham between 1pm and 3pm on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Located within the café area the free sessions come with a cuppa, a place to chat, read and charge a phone, and optional activities. The free-to-access space is there to promote social interaction, ease loneliness, and offer help with lifestyle, wellness, financial resilience or health for example, and all in a warm and friendly location. Initially the aim is to have an Age UK representative at one session weekly, with potential for other charities and organisations to join in. It’s provided by BETTER which runs the centre under its contract with North Kesteven District Council. Similar initiatives are being run across other BETTER locations nationwide, including Sleaford Library during opening hours 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday. The provision is one of the benefits of BETTER being a not-for-profit social enterprise where proceeds are re-invested into initiatives for community benefit and social gain.
Wellness hub at ONENK
Council Customer Services Team Member
Sleaford Community Grocer
From energy bills and fuel costs to inflation affecting food prices and increased interest rates on borrowing, the current cost of living is affecting households across the District in many ways. North Kesteven District Council is working in partnership with organisations across the District and county to ensure help and support gets to those who need it. With so many variations in households and their indivdual circumstances - and conscious as always that not all residents can access things easily online - this guide has been produced by North Kesteven District Council to be of assistance at this time. It sits alongside advice being issued across other channels
including e-newsletters direct to inboxes and social media. As evidenced by the acts of community spirit shown through Covid and still ongoing now, we know residents also want to be part of the solution and help. Our reception in Sleaford is open each week Monday to Wednesday to drop off donations to Sleaford’s Community Larder. You can also encourage warm spaces near you to register at www.warmwelcome.uk so they can be easily found by people. And inside this guide are details of other organisations which themselves may have opportunity for people to step forward. We hope this guide is helpful.
For all the latest advice visit www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/costofliving
Also in this guide... » Putting more money in your pocket TURN TO PAGE TWO » Help with bills and energy TURN TO PAGE THREE » Staying well through winter TURN TO PAGE FOUR
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