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Zumba dance in East Leeds

13th February 2017|Categories: Fitness, News|

East Leeds Health for All will be hosting free Zumba classes each Thursday, beginning 16th February. Zumba is an aerobic fitness programme featuring movements inspired by various styles of Latin American dance, with some great music to keep you moving. Or in short, it's a fun way to get fit. The

LGBT History Month – Chelsea Manning

10th February 2017|Categories: Blog, Equality and Diversity, LGBT History Month, LGBT*|

Chelsea Elizabeth Manning is a Trans woman and a former United States Army soldier. Born Bradley Edward Manning on December 17 1987, Chelsea was convicted by court-martial on July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act, after disclosing nearly three-quarters of a million classified or unclassified military and diplomatic documents

Mental Health within BAME and LGBT communities

3rd February 2017|Categories: Blog, Equality and Diversity, LGBT History Month, LGBT*, Research|

To celebrate LGBT History Month, but also to acknowledge the impact of bullying and discrimination on people from LGBT communities, Touchstone chief executive Alison Lowe has written a blog on this issue. This article also appears in 2017's LGBT History Month magazine. Mental health amongst minority communities is a political

Better in Kirklees case study

31st January 2017|Categories: Blog, Carers, Case Study, Social Prescribing|

Better in Kirklees is a social prescribing service that uses a holistic approach to support people to be active and involved in their community, keeping people happier, healthier and independent for longer. A bit of background… Lisa is a 68 year old woman from Huddersfield, and was referred to BiK

Touchstone wins Employee Engagement award

30th January 2017|Categories: Awards, Equality and Diversity, LGBT*, News|

On Thursday 26th January, the 2016 UK Employee Engagement Awards in association with People Insight, announced its winners - the companies that put workforce engagement at the heart of their business strategy. And, of course, Touchstone was in there, scooping the award in the Inclusion and Diversity category. We were recognised