Oswestry Community Action working in partnership with The Breastfeeding Network to launch Breastfeeding Peer Support Programme
Oswestry Community Action (Qube) is delighted to have joined forces with The Breastfeeding Network and Shropshire Council to offer an Infant Feeding Peer Support Service. Alongside their Social Prescribing Service, Oswestry Community Action, with the support of the Breastfeeding Network accredited volunteers, will be hosting a series of Infant Feeding Support Groups that are aimed […]
Tesco Stronger Starts voting commences!
Qube are delighted to announce that we have been successful in applying to the Tesco Stronger Starts programme. Tesco Stronger Starts supports thousands of local community projects and good causes across the UK. This year Tesco is introducing a grant programme in partnership with Groundwork UK, to give children across the UK a stronger start […]
The importance of creativity and Social Prescribing
Through the Social Prescribing art exhibition that Qube hosted in October, we wanted to encourage people to see the many possibilities of improving our populations health through creative means. We wanted to help show the connection between the creativity available in our communities with the people that can really benefit from participation in creative activity. […]
Qube receives £15k from Shropshire Council community transport grant
Shropshire Community Transport Consortium has been awarded £100,000 by Shropshire Council, which in turn comes from a £1.8 million Government grant from the Department for Transport to the council. As a not-for-profit service, the Consortium includes groups that operate across Shropshire. Each group within the Consortium has an aim to provide community transport support for […]
Qube joins forces with local organisations to launch the Shropshire Blood Pressure Checks Project
Oswestry-based, community charity Qube is working with NHS Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Integrated Care Board and Shropshire Council to facilitate the Shropshire Blood Pressure Checks Project. The project aims to recruit volunteers from across Shropshire to target high-risk populations to increase the detection of hypertension and improve awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. High blood […]
Qube hits jackpot with The National Lottery Community Funding
We’ve been awarded a grant of £276,485.07 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. This crucial funding will be used for our ‘Qube Friends’ project, which will support those in the community who are lonely and isolated by hosting additional social groups and activities, as well as […]
Qube social group inspires Kathleen’s charity donation
Kathleen’s donation of dolls highlights vital work of Oswestry charities A caring Oswestry resident brought joy this Christmas when she delivered a special consignment of lovingly restored dolls as a gift to Hope House children’s hospice near Oswestry. Kathleen Barnes has been putting her handicraft skills to good use by upcycling second-hand dolls and making […]