February is National Heart Month. So four staff at Gateway are taking part in a British Heart Foundation challenge - to climb the equivalent of Mount Kilimanjaro... at work! Maxine, Justine, Jamie...
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First steps for the new twenty minute walking group
Yesterday saw the first outing of our 20 minute walking group, a six week "assisted gentle exercise" programme in partnership with Shenley Green Surgery. As we mentioned in our blog post about the...
Linda’s a Lighten Up champion!
Gateway took over running the Lighten Up service 18 months ago and in that time we've seen hundreds of clients lose thousands of pounds in weight. The most successful to date has been Linda...
POWs preventing Pre Natal Infections
Pre Natal Infection is one of the major causes of infant mortality. Our Pregnancy Outreach Worker Service (POWs) works hard to reduce infant mortality here in Birmingham, so today, the first day of...
Welfare Reform – Gateway plans ahead
From April, the government will begin making significant changes to the benefit system. Our work is to reduce inequalities and we are concerned that these reforms will further deepen the divide....
Putting volunteers on the map
Did you know that this Monday, 21st January, has been designated "Blue Monday" - the most depressing day of the year? The darker, colder days and a lack of money are said to combine to make us feel...
Short term cuts make long term holes
There is a lot less money around at the moment, so what little there is needs to be spent wisely. One of the easiest options is to make cuts to preventative services for people who aren't in the...
Shenley Green patients walking to a healthier lifestyle
It's that time of year again when lots of people, spurred on by new years resolutions, are thinking about how to get more exercise. One of the easiest ways to get some gentle exercise is by walking....
Christmas hampers go out to clients
The last few weeks have seen Gateway staff go into overdrive collecting food and other essentials for our food banks. We've been overwhelmed by the generosity of our donors, including many of our...
