Wellbeing Open Day

Come along to this free community event to find out about services, support and activities in your area!

CVS Falkirk & District are delighted to welcome you to our Wellbeing Open Day, which takes place 12:30pm – 6pm on Friday 28 March 2025 at Bonnybridge Community Hub, Bridge Street, Bonnybridge, FK4 1AA.

This FREE event is OPEN TO ALL, although children under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

At this event, members of the public can drop in to learn about and speak with representatives from the many different organisations and services providing health and wellbeing initiatives throughout Falkirk District.

Over 30 organisations will be present on the day to provide you with information relevant to health and wellbeing. These include:

• Pause & Breathe CIC
• Scottish Fire Rescue Service
• Strathcarron Hospice
• ROOTS Foodbank and Community Events
• Maggie’s Centre Forth Valley
• Transform Forth Valley (Time 4 Us)
• Neighbourhood Networks
• Order of Malta Dial-a-Journey
• Victim Support Scotland
• The Braveheart Association
• Christians Against Poverty (CAP)
• Town Break
• Under The Trees
• Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership’s (HSCP) Health Improvement Service
• Forth Valley Sensory Centre
• Royal Voluntary Service Forth Valley
• Homestart Falkirk
• Playlist for Life
• Falkirk & District Mental Health Association (FDAMH)
• Healthcare Improvement Scotland
• Forth Valley Migrant Support Network
• Falls Prevention from Falkirk HSCP
• Central Wellbeing SCIO
• Home Instead SUR Group
• Bowel Cancer UK
• Breathing Space – NHS 24
• Forth Valley First Responders
• CVS Falkirk & District

Community lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day, and there will also be colouring in activities for young children.

Take Part in Wellbeing Activities!

A number of our local third sector groups and organisations will be running various wellbeing activities at this event for members of the public to take part in. These are open to everyone, and include:

• CPR and Defibrillator Demonstrations with Forth Valley First Responders, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
• Introduction to British Sign Language (BSL) with Forth Valley Sensory Centre, 1pm – 2pm
• Conversations around Grief with Strathcarron Hospice, 1:30pm – 2:45pm
• Mindful Makers Crafts with Central Wellbeing, 2pm – 4pm
• Qi Gong and Martial Arts with Pause & Breathe CIC, 4:30pm-5:30pm

If you would like to book a place at any of these activities (you can attend more than one!), please complete this online MS Form (linked for your convenience), or by dropping into Bonnybridge Community Hub to complete our paper sign-up sheet.

Help Us Spread the Word about this Event!

To help spread the word about this event throughout our communities, we would appreciate it if you could circulate the poster (linked) and information to your staff, social media channels, and the people that engage with your organisation.

For any additional information about this event, please contact our team by phone: 01324 692000, or email: info@cvsfalkirk.orfg.uk