The Hyndburn Way
Hyndburn Leisure pledges to improve community health with £450k National Lottery funding
Hyndburn Leisure has been awarded £450k from the National Lottery to lead a partnership project to improve local people’s health and reduce health inequalities in the borough over the next three years. The not-for-profit leisure trust is using the funds to launch The Hyndburn Way: a project dedicated to improving local people’s health and reducing health inequalities.
The partnership contains a wide range of well-known charities including Maundy Relief, Hyndburn Leisure, Lancashire Women’s Centre, Community Solutions NW, Ynot Aspire, Citizens Advice, Aawaz, Carers Link Lancashire and the local CVS. Statutory partners also include Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB, PCNs and East Lancashire Hospital Trust as well as Hyndburn Borough Council and Lancashire County Council.
Throughout the project, they will engage communities to increase health enabling behaviours and health literacy, building on new arrangements to ensure that referrals, communications and services are efficient, person-centred and outcomes driven.
“We’re not just a product of our biology – our thoughts, emotions, experiences, behaviours, work, family circumstances, socio-economic context and more all have a big influence on our health,” said Lyndsey Sims, Chief Executive of Hyndburn Leisure. “Taking a more holistic view of health and wellbeing means we get the bigger picture – and also means we can think more creatively when it comes to tackling the problems people are facing.”
The project will build on the success of the Hyndburn Hub: a project run by and for the community during the Covid-19 pandemic to help Hyndburn residents who were shielding. The hub brought over 40 community groups under one umbrella, becoming a one-stop shop for those struggling with their wellbeing.
“We’re thrilled that the National Lottery has recognised the valuable work of the Hyndburn Hub over the last two years,” said Sims. “Given our track record of working with and for the benefit of Hyndburn residents, we’re confident that The Hyndburn Way can make a significant difference to the lives of people in our community.”
