ELLESMERE Port residents are being encouraged to visit a British Heart Foundation roadshow for a free heart healthcare check.
The British Heart Foundation will visit Rivington Road in the town centre on Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5 between 9am and 5pm.
Supported by Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Our Place Team and NHS Western Cheshire Primary Care Trust, the roadshow will offer lifestyle checks to shoppers in a bid to help them understand how they can lead a healthier lifestyle.
The team includes a cardiac nurse and a dietician, who are on hand to offer support and guidance, on a range of topics from healthy eating to weight management.
Cllr Mike Jones, leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council, said: “Cheshire West and Chester Council is committed to improving the health and quality of life of all our residents so we welcome the Heart Health Roadshow and the Heart Town status.
“We are delighted to sign up to this initiative and look forward to working with our partners and local residents to prevent early deaths from heart disease. I hope residents will support us by visiting the Heart Health Roadshow.”
Visitors to the roadshow vehicle will use touch screens to do a simple lifestyle questionnaire and then chat to a friendly member of staff about their results. They will be encouraged to come up with three health goals. Ellesmere Port made heart health a priority by signing up as a British Heart Foundation Heart Town earlier this summer.
Cheshire West and Chester Council has teamed up with the BHF to help put the heart into Ellesmere Port as part of the charity’s Mending Broken Hearts Appeal which has been launched to mark its 50th anniversary, this year.
Heart Towns are a new initiative from the nation’s heart charity that brings communities together through local fundraising and volunteering as well as raising awareness of heart disease and offering residents a raft of support services including, schools initiatives, workplace health and lifestyle information resources.
Local member, Cllr Justin Madders, said: “Around 502 people die from a heart attack each year in West Cheshire and this makes it a very real issue that needs to be highlighted and addressed.
“Becoming a Heart Town means that this is just one of many activities and events happening throughout the year that local people can get involved in.”