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24 • Visit us @ www.ChampNews.com SF The Champion • Wednesday 4 September 2013Diabetes advice for borough’s Jewish community ahead of festivalsA DIABETES charity is hosting an awarenessmonth to offer advice to members of theborough’s Jewish community as theycelebrate three festivals this month.Diabetes UK will be encouraging everyonewith diabetes in the Jewish community totalk to their Rabbi about healthy eating asthe three major Jewish festivals duringSeptember focus on fasting or feasting:by Danielle ThompsonRosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), SimchatTorah and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement).Rosh Hashanah – September 5– andSimchat Torah – September 27 – are bothtraditionally celebrated by feasting. Boththese celebrations can be daunting forGot an interesting story to tell?Champ Newsdesk 01704 392400Sam’s sponsored slimmers put their best foot forward!Slimmers from Southport have walked over5 miles to raise £185 for Cancer Research UK.The members of the St Philip’s SlimmingWorld group on Scarisbrick New Road, weretaking part in their own Race at Your Place eventto raise money for Slimming World’s fundraisingpartner for 2013 – Cancer Research UK. Theyhave teamed up to help people live healthier livesand raise awareness of the links between beingoverweight and developing cancer.The mini Race for Life, which took placearound central Southport, included a walk alongthe beach front and around the marine lake. Itwas part of a national event during July andAugust 2013 Slimming World challenged all itsgroups across the UK to hold their own Raceat Your Place. The group’s members chose thedistance and the route they wanted to cover.The aim of Race at Your Place was to raisemoney for charity whilst raising awareness aboutthe amazing benefi ts of getting active, includingincreasing energy levels, reducing stress, buildingself-esteem, improving health and helping tomaintain a healthy weight. Having an activelifestyle also reduces the risk of developing a rangeof conditions including all types of cancer. All ofthe money raised for Cancer Research UK will gotowards helping the charity to fund pioneering, lifesavingresearch into the prevention, diagnosis andtreatment of cancers.Sam Jones who runs the St Philip’sSlimming World group every week at St Philip’sChurch on Scarisbrick New Road, says hermembers were delighted to be able to do afun activity together and raise money for thecharity. She says: “Our Race at Your Placeevent was a great reason for us to get activeand to challenge ourselves –cancer touches somany lives so it was all in a good cause!“When you’re overweight you can strugglewith doing any exercise, and it can be verydaunting to take the fi rst steps to becomingmore active – but it’s defi nitely worth it. Thebenefi ts are huge! The key is to start small andfi nd something that you enjoy. There’s no rulethat says being active has to involve a gym orLycra, it can be as simple as walking to collectthe children from school.“Lots of my members started to becomemore active by taking part in our Body Magicprogramme and discovered something theyreally love doing. Alongside our Food Optimisingeating plan, it helps members to live a healthierlife and they’ve seen huge benefi ts includingtoning up their muscles and feeling much happierand more confi dent. I’m hoping our Race at YourPlace event will have helped to inspire even morepeople to get moving too.“Every week at group as well as sharingrecipes and tips, celebrating each other’ssuccess and helping everyone to prepare forthe week ahead, we talk about activity and thedifferent options available in our area and lots ofthe members do these activities together now.“Taking part in Race at Your Placetogether was great fun and I’m delighted thatwe’ve been able to raise a fantastic £185 forsuch a wonderful charity.”For more information about the St Philip’sSlimming World group contact Sam Jones on07909 673633 or pop along to the group whichis held every Monday at 9.30am, 5.30pm,7.30pm and every Saturday at 10.30am at StPhilip’s Church on Scarisbrick New Road.Please see our main advertbelow for local groupsADVERTISINGFEATURE1121870people with diabetes, but Diabetes UK willbe spreading the message that having thecondition doesn’t mean that people cannothave traditional festive foods and evensweet foods can be enjoyed in moderationby everybody.Yom Kippur – September 14 – can bechallenging for someone with diabetes, asthe festival involves a 25–hour fast.SEFTON Council’s PublicHealth is supporting TobaccoFree Futures (TFF) campaignto stub illegal tobacco out asthey urge parents and carersto help keep it off theborough’s streets.It follows news that 13% ofteenagers between 14 and 17in the borough admit tosmoking.As part of thecampaign parents are beingwarned that unscrupulousdealers are likely to belooking for teenagecustomers.Sefton Council is backingthis appeal for information asthey have worked with TTFto reduce the size of theillegal tobacco market inSefton since 2009.Andrea Crossfield, Directorof Tobacco Free Futures said:“We need to ensure childrendon’t end up as thecustomers.“All smoking kills but illegaltobacco is an easy source oftobacco to get childrenhooked on an addiction thatkills half of all smokers.”Councillor Paul Cummins,Sefton Council’s CabinetMember for Older People andHealth, said: “Children andyoung people are always outand about with friendsespecially during schoolholidays and we need toensure illegal tobacco sellersare not able to turn this into abusiness opportunity.“We need to continue towork with other agencies andparents to stop our youngpeople getting hooked ontobacco and destroying theirhealth.”Prolonged periods of fasting could causeblood glucose levels to drop too low or risetoo high, and Diabetes UK will be urgingpeople with diabetes to talk to theirhealthcare professional or rabbi about theirsituation.For more information speak to yourhealthcare professional or call the DiabetesUK Careline on 0845 120 296.Campaign aims tohelp keep illegaltobacco off streetsSefton Council’s TradingStandards were one of 23local authorities to be part ofthe Young person’s alcoholand tobacco survey 2013.This year Sefton received1,180 completed survey’swhich assesses the behaviourof 14 to 17–year–olds in theborough towards alcohol andtobacco.Survey results also showedthere has been a slightincrease in the percentage ofyoung smokers in Seftongetting cigarettes from offlicences but falls in thepercentage of buying fromnewsagentsandsupermarkets.There were also fallsrecorded in the percentage ofyoung people in Seftonclaiming to buy ‘illicitcigarettes’ISlimmingWorldFREEonlinesupportJoin a warm and friendly group near you today...MONDAYAINSDALEWoodvale and Ainsdale MorningGroupCommunity Centre(formerly BOD’S gym)Orchard Lane9:30amTel: Carole Wright 07825 347233AINSDALEWoodvale and AinsdaleCommunity Centre(formerly BOD’S gym)Orchard Lane7.30pmTel: Carole Wright 07825 347233CENTRAL SOUTHPORTSt Philips ChurchScarisbrick New Road9:30amTel: Sam 07909 673633CENTRAL SOUTHPORTSt Philips ChurchScarisbrick New Road5.30pm & 7.30pmTel: Sam 07909 673633FORMBYThe Harington Centre(formerly The Pram Club)Off Harington Road7.30pmTel: Sheila 07968 046107MorningGroupMARSHSIDE/CHURCHTOWNSt Patrick’s Parish Club35 Marshside Road7pmTel: 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