BUSINESS REPORT CHARITY GETS A SPECIAL VISIT


Age UK Milton Keynes welcomed Sport England CEO Tim Hollingsworth OBE to The Peartree Centre in Milton Keynes on International Day of Older Persons. Tim chose to visit Age UK Milton Keynes’ Walking Befriending Service, which is one of 23 innovative community projects to receive National Lottery funding from Sport England as part of the Active Ageing fund. The service supports older people in Milton Keynes


who have experienced a significant event, such as bereavement or illness, which has put them at risk of isolation or loneliness. It trains volunteer befrienders to accompany an older person on a short walk near their home. By providing encouragement and friendly support the befrienders help people overcome barriers which might prevent them being active in later life. Tim said: “Keeping active in our later years delivers huge benefits to our physical health and our mental


wellbeing, improving our independence and increasing our connections with friends and communities. I’m delighted to be supporting this inspiring project with National Lottery funding. By supporting older adults to take short walks we hope everyone taking part will access the wealth of benefits that regular physical activity can bring – while making important social connections and new friends along the way.” Age UK Milton Keynes chief executive Janet Doran


said: “We’re grateful to Sport England and the National Lottery for enabling us to help older people in Milton Keynes stay active. We see firsthand the enormous benefit people get from physical exercise. We’re listening to local older people and working with them to make Milton Keynes a great place to live in later life.”


Visit: www.ageukmiltonkeynes.org.uk


NEW BRAND IS THE SOLUTION FOR WSR


Working Solutions Recruitment (WSR) is a well-known and successful business within the Milton Keynes area. In fact the company has been working with organisations to find great staff at all levels for over 22 years! In response to requests from


clients, managing director Sheelagh Ratcliffe (pictured) decided to extend the range of services available to clients so that a complete range of recruitment, training and development and human resources solutions are now available. In essence, WSR can now help clients to find, train, and manage their staff. “Your biggest asset is your


people, and we specialise in helping you get the most from them,” said Sheelagh. The company is also extending


its geographical reach and has recently opened a Corby office to deliver the full range of services to businesses in Corby and the surrounding areas. To reflect the new positioning of


the company, a new brand identity has been created to communicate the full range of services available.


Jo Green, CEO of the Safety Centre, with Dr A.J. Yates, founder of AJMH Limited


MEETING MHFA NEEDS The company has also launched


a new updated website. The key sectors in which WSR


operate are warehousing and logistics professionals and industrial staff; customer service professionals and call centre staff; sales and marketing and business development professionals; business admin support; accountancy and finance professionals.


Visit: www.wsrs.co.uk 14 inbusiness DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020


AJMH Limited is excited to announce that it is expanding its operation to provide Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training courses in conjunction with Hazard Alley. The Adult MHFA courses which are currently taught at the Safety


Centre are internationally recognised training courses which empower people to care for themselves and others. The Youth courses are aimed at teachers and youth workers so that they will be better equipped to support the young people that they are working with. Hazard Alley hosts visits for schools to its interactive safety village enabling children to develop skills, behaviours and attitudes that will help them keep themselves safe. Adding MHFA courses to the portfolio means that trainees can help colleagues, and now young people, in a holistic way. Jo Green, CEO of the Safety Centre said: “I’m delighted that AJMH


Limited has added this course as it enables us to better meet the needs of the schools we already know and work with.”


‘KEEPING


ACTIVE IN OUR LATER YEARS DELIVERS HUGE BENEFITS TO OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH’


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