W/C 5.2.2026

Hello Everyone

Hope you are keeping well.  This week on the 5thFebruary 2026 it is ‘Time to Talk Day’ this is an important day for us all to check in with a friend, a work colleague or a family member.  Here is the link to Mind who share with us some ideas about how to get involved but also the help that is out there if we need it.       https://www.mind.org.uk/get-involved/time-to-talk-day/ 

Here are some of the other resources and help available in Cheshire East with your mental health and wellbeing.

1. Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP),  24-hour Mental Health Helpline -   I have attached the easy read document
2. CWP Getting Help – here is the link for other support available including the Crisis Café in Crewe and the Weston Hub Crisis Café in Macclesfield  Need urgent help? :: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
3. Mental Health and Wellbeing – please follow the link to further resources support and help Mental health and wellbeing  & QR Code is below

Please see the rest of my bulletin below I wish to share with you.

• Walking Netball, Crewe – taking place each week on a Wednesday please see the poster with all the details.
• Everybody Health and Leisure, Disability and Inclusion Activities – please follow the link for all the information regarding the weekly sessions did you know that as well as running the successful Para Netball in Macclesfield they now have this taking place in Crewe Disability Activities • Everybody Health and Leisure
• Cheshire and Merseyside, Support for families, children and young people – please see the poster sharing what support is available for children and young people who may be neurodivergent who live in Cheshire and where to go.
• Everybody Health and Leisure, One You Health Programmes – please see the attached details of some of the 12-week programmes that can be accessed FREE if you meet the set criteria, they can help with moving more, healthy living and lifestyle.  There is something for all ages and age groups that Lucy and the team wanted to share with you across Cheshire East.
• Menopause Online Café – please see the attached poster I have been asked to share this is a safe space for people to learn more, there is a focus on early onset menopause.
• SOBS Support Group – please see the poster with all the details of this amazing group supporting survivors of bereavement by suicide.  We have included the national information as well as the local group.
• Green in the Corner, Hurdsfield – please see the latest timetable shared with all the activities taking place at the Green in the Corner and coming up they are working with Green Spaces for Well-being to get their own community garden off the ground.
• Macclesfield Volunteering Fair- taking place on the 19thFebruary everyone is welcome to come along and see what opportunities are available in the local area please see the attached poster.
• Just Drop In, Free Counselling – the team are offering free and confidential counselling to 18–25-year-olds and this can be made available at evenings and on a Saturday please see the poster with all the information.
• Oakhanger Project – would like to invite you to their Pool Training / Fun Session at Sandbach Boys School, 10.30am to 11.30am (registration opens at 10.15am) on Monday 16th February 2026 for just £10 per person.  They only have 12 places available, so please book early so here is the link with the contact details to find out more Oakhanger Project
• Hope Central, Life Skills – please see the latest poster the team have shared with their latest Life Skills course they have started at Lacey Green but they have also shared all the other Hope Central Services they offer at the various Hubs in the areas they cover.
• Silk Museum, what’s on for February – please follow the link to see all the great things being offered for February for all abilities and ages including Free taster session for ‘Have a Dabble’, guided walks around Macclesfield, events and displays What's on — Silk Museum
• SEND Disley Session – taking place on the 6thFebruary please see the poster with all the details and who will be there offering advice and support.
• Feathered Frenzy – please see the attached poster with all the details of an event taking place at Poynton Civic Hall, all ages are welcome to come along during the half term week and get involved in free craft activities and lots more.
• Digital Creators Club, Crewe – taking place for young people please see the poster with all the information.
• Holmes Chapel  Community Newsletter – please follow the link to see all the groups and activities and event taking place in Holmes Chapel including their new Youth Group and lots more Community Newsletter | Holmes Chapel Partnership | Holmes Chapel
• Cheshire East Ranger Service 2026 – the team are launching the ranger events something for everyone please follow the link on how to book on and get involved Ranger events
• Cheshire Cheese – have shared their latest newsletter for February lots of news and information for the LGBTQ+ people in Cheshire to get involved , enjoy lots of fabulous events and activities that take place across the whole of Cheshire please follow the link Cheshire Cheese
• Disability Positive Tarporley Social Circle – for adults 18+ this is an inclusive group where you can make new friends, enjoy activities for more details please follow the link Tarporley Social Circle - Disability Positive

Regular updates included.

• Time out Group – have shared with us this week’s activities but I have also shared the main link as it shares with you what’s on and lots of other information including what the groups are like, support and help available Home - Time Out Group
• Space4autism – What’s on Guides, please see their new details shared as to what is coming up for February including their Quiz night coming up on the 7th February, lots of support help and activities for everyone to get involved What's on Guide | Autism Awareness Charity | Space 4 Autism 
• Choice Support – please follow the link for the Partridges Day Service and what they offer Choice Support | Partridges Day Service Cheshire
• Friends For Leisure – have shared with us what is going on in your area with them from January to March 2026 for our young people including their 15 and up groups 1 to 1 Friendship and bowling groups, drama sessions and lots more across the Cheshire East footprint please follow the link for all the details and the main FFL Flyer What’s going on in your area

• Wingate Centre, SPARKS – please follow the link for the regular activities and what is going on for adults and young people to get involved with at the centre and at Crewe Lyceum with Lyceum Lites  SPARKS | The Wingate Cente

Cost of living help and support

IMPORTANT LINK Cost of living (cheshireeast.gov.uk)

• Holidays, Activities and Food Programme – has been launched and you can book holiday activities for February  half term please follow the link for more details and what the eligibility criteria is Holiday activities and food programme HAF

Take care and stay safe.

Kind regards
Sarah

Sarah Jacklin

Local Area Coordinator | Adult Social Care Learning Disability and Preparing for Adulthood Team | Cheshire East Council |Macclesfield Town Hall, Market Place Macclesfield, SK10 1EA