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Come and share the love this February at Halton Women's Centre!
7th Feb 2012
Valentine’s Day is a reminder that sometimes, it is perfectly alright to have a glass of wine in a bubble-bath, to eat a few perfect morsels of chocolate, and to celebrate love and friendship!
St. Valentine, for whom this holiday is of course named, was an actual historical figure. He was a Roman physician who was also a Christian priest during the days of the early church.
There are actually a couple versions of the Valentine’s Day story. One version, has it that Valentine was so loved by the children of the town that they would constantly write him notes speaking of their affection-hence the origin of exchanging valentines.
In the other version of the story, Valentine is working to heal a blind boy and is arrested by Roman soldiers for his work as an “undercover priest”. Valentine is shortly thereafter sentenced to die. And yet before he is taken off to be executed, he takes the time to write to the little blind boy a note explaining to him Jesus' love, enclosing a small treat. According to this story, when the boy eats the treat his eyesight is miraculously restored, and he is able to see well enough to read Valentine's note-which is, of course, at the exact same moment that Valentine is executed.
So be kind to someone you love and celebrate that relationship whether it be family or friends and come spend some time with Halton Women’s Centre during Valentines Week!!!
Contact us on 01928 566073 to find out more and book an appointment!
Talk don’t Walk live on Radio Merseyside…..!
15th Nov 2011
Following the release of the latest report on the plight of runaways on the 15th November 2011, Talk don’t Walk were contacted and interviewed by Radio Merseyside to raise awareness of the dangers of running away and what support is available in the local area.
Lucy Hindmarch from The Relationships Centre who works on the project was commenting on the ‘Still Running 3’ report, which states ‘a child or young person runs away from home or care, every 5 minutes in the UK. 84,000 under 16 year olds run away overnight on at least one occasion every year. Children who have experienced family change and conflict over the past year are three times as likely to run away as those that have not.
The report also calls on central Government to create a national safety net for child runaways, including creating a national action plan for runaways.
Lucy said “ Talk don’t Walk has been supporting Young people who run away and their families, in Warrington since 2004 and its important that Young People can access independent services that works with them and their families, to address the underlying root cause of why they are running. We raise awareness of the dangers of running away and the related personal safety issues before we look at the root cause of the running behaviour and work with the whole family offering individual work and mediation.”
Running away is a clear sign of potential longer-term problems and so the need for early family intervention is crucial and that’s the main focus of Talk don’t Walk’s work in Warrington.
Everybody has a part to play in making runaways safe.
Please ring the team on 01925 246910 for more information or to make a referral or visit www.therelationshipscentre.co.uk
