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Cycling Without Age Rides into Grimsby
We’re calling for volunteers to support a new cycling scheme that aims to reconnect elderly people with their community. Along with our partners at NAViGO we have collectively invested just over £11,000 in two Triobikes to bring Cycling Without Age, a project that encourages the generations to come together for a spin in the fresh air on…
Read MoreMusical Memories Choir
Following a very successful Musical Memories project funded by HMT at our sister hospital Sancta Maria in Swansea, St Hugh’s approached our partners; Friendship at Home to offer funding for a similar project in the Grimsby/Cleethorpes area. A pilot project was set up with the choir meeting at St Aiden’s Community Church in Cleethorpes every…
Read MoreRide with the Pros
St Hugh’s Hospital holds three cycling events per year in partnership with NEL Lyndsey Roads C.C. who we partner in promoting cycling in North East Lincolnshire. As a health promotion activity cycling fits the bill perfectly being a great way to burn calories without impacting on joints etc. It also lends itself easily to being…
Read MoreSt Hugh’s Hospital Launches Cycling Scheme to Combat Isolation
A cycling scheme that aims to reconnect elderly people with their community has launched in Cleethorpes and Grimsby thanks to a partnership of healthcare providers including St Hugh’s Hospital. According to research by Campaign to End Loneliness more than nine million people in the UK – almost a fifth of the population – say they…
Read MoreHMT Cardiac Screening Supports British Cycling policy
HMT Cardiac Screening Supports British Cycling Policy The heart specialist team at St Hugh’s Hospital recently welcomed six professional cyclists following the introduction of British Cycling’s mandatory cardiac screening policy, as awareness of the risks faced by sportspeople grows. The new policy means that every rider, from academy to elite level, is required to have…
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