Make your health your priority at the annual community health fair

Taster sessions and mini health checks are among the activities on offer at a community health fair in Potters Bar next week.

Anyone wanting to learn more about how to improve their health and feel good can attend the Health and Wellbeing Event, organised by the Potters Bar Patient Participation Groups of the three Potters Bar surgeries, in conjunction with us, on Friday 13 September at the Wyllyotts Theatre in Potters Bar.

The event will feature a market place with over 25 stalls offering wellbeing information services and advice to the Potters Bar community, such as Age UK, Citizens Advice, Carers in Herts, Alzheimer’s Society and Hertfordshire Mind Network.

There will also be health talks by GPs from the three local surgeries on Nutrition, Cancer and Blood Pressure, Cataracts, Ear, Nose and Throat, as well as mini health checks carries out by the surgery’s Health Care Assistants. Taster sessions will be on offer, such as Musical Memories, Clock Cricket, Yoga Gold, Mindful Relaxation, Exercise through ballet and Tai Chi. 

The Better Health Bus will also be there on the day offering free NHS checks to residents, stop smoking support, and information and advice to people across the county to help them improve their health and wellbeing. The bus will be parked outside the Wyllyotts for the duration of this event.

The fair will run 10am to 3pm, there is no need to book, just drop in. Everyone is welcome to the event.