Our July 9th Sports Day

posted: 19/04/2011

George House Trust's annual Sports Day is on Saturday 9 July at Longford Stadium, near the Stretford metro/tram stop. Be there by 10.30 to be ready for the 11am start. Help us celebrate at our Sports Day, which is for everyone living with or affected by HIV, as well as all supporters and volunteers.

Activities
There will be coaching sessions where you can try new sports and activities, track and field events and some competitive track races. There will also be activities for children.
Come along and take part, or watch and support those taking part. If you are joining in sports activities, please wear appropriate sports clothing and trainers.

Food
Please bring your own picnic, or shop locally. We'll tell you here if the cafe at the stadium will be open - the cafe was closed last year.

More information from email Lynda or by phone 0161 274 5652

Travel
Buses 16, 16A, 22, 23, 23A, 276, 297
Tram / metro to Stretford
map and directions Longford Park Stadium Ryebank Road Chorlton Manchester M21 9TA

This sports event is supported by Positively Healthy
 

Longford stadium image © Copyright R Greenhalgh and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence
 

Our July Sports Day

posted: 21/06/2010

The annual Sports Day of George House Trust is on Saturday 10 July at Longford Stadium, near the Stretford metro/tram stop. Be there by 10.30 to be ready for the 11am start. Help us celebrate George House Trust’s 25th Birthday with our Sports Day, which is for everyone living with or affected by HIV, as well as all supporters and volunteers.

Please invite your Facebook Friends
 

Activities
There will be coaching sessions where you can try new sports and activities, track and field events and some competitive track races. There will also be activities for children.
Come along and take part, or watch and support those taking part. If you are joining in sports activities, please wear appropriate sports clothing and trainers.

 

Food
Please bring your own picnic, or shop locally. Unfortunately the stadium CAFE IS CLOSED
 

More information from email Lynda or by phone 0161 274 5652

Travel
Buses 16, 16A, 22, 23, 23A, 276, 297
Tram / metro to Stretford
map and directions Longford Park Stadium Ryebank Road Chorlton Manchester M21 9TA
 

This sports event is supported by Positively Healthy
Longford stadium image © Copyright R Greenhalgh and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence
 

Our July Sports Day

posted: 17/05/2010

The annual Sports Day of George House Trust is on Saturday 10 July at Longford Stadium, near the Stretford metro/tram stop. Be there by 10.30 to be ready for the 11am start.

Help us celebrate George House Trust’s 25th Birthday with our Sports Day, which is for everyone living with or affected by HIV, as well as all supporters and volunteers.
 

Please invite your Facebook Friends 

Activities

There will be coaching sessions where you can try new sports and activities, track and field events and some competitive track races. There will also be activities for children.
 

Come along and take part, or watch and support those taking part. If you are joining in sports activities, please wear appropriate sports clothing and trainers.
 

Food

Please bring your own picnic, or use the café which will be open.

More information from email Lynda or by phone 0161 274 5652
 

Travel

Buses 16, 16A, 22, 23, 23A, 276, 297

Tram / metro to Stretford

map and directions        Longford Park Stadium Ryebank Road Chorlton Manchester M21 9TA

This is a sports event supported by Positively Healthy

Image © Copyright R Greenhalgh and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence
 

Travelling to Hospitals?

posted: 18/09/2009

Find out about public transport to hospitals in Greater Manchester with a new leaflet. It’s got information on choosing the right ticket for your journey, cheap tickets, checking bus times by mobile phone, where to get information on which buses will take you to hospital and advice on fares. Some people can get free travel or other help getting to hospitals. You can download the leaflet here

leaflet for your hospital

At this web page you can download leaflets for how to find your way to whichever hospital you need to go to in Greater Manchester 
 

You can also call the Traveline 0871 200 22 33 (10p per minute from a landline)

You can get all the hospital travel leaflets in large print or on tape by telephoning 0781 200 22 33 (call cost 10p per minute from landlines). Lines are open 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

How can you travel for less?
If you cannot use buses because you are disabled, you may be able to claim GMPTE Travel Vouchers to help with the costs of transport.
 

You may qualify for travel vouchers if you are a resident in Greater Manchester and:

• you are registered blind or
• you are in receipt of DLA (Disability Living Allowance Higher Rate Mobility Component), or
• you are in receipt of Higher Rate Attendance Allowance, or
• you are in receipt of the War Pensioners Mobility Supplement

For further information contact the GMPTE passes and permits department on 0161 244 1050.

For advice on the best way to travel to hospital and for timetables for the bus services please visit you local GMPTE Travelshop situated at all Bus Stations or phone the Traveline 0871 200 22 33 (10p per minute from a landline) or the travelline website . You can also order timetables and leaflets by calling the Traveline number - Traveline 0871 200 22 33 (10p per minute from a landline).
 

Patients on low income may be entitled to claim back travel costs. For details ask for Leaflet HC11 from your local post office, from the Department for Work and Pensions or ask at the hospital’s Cashiers’s Office.

HIV in Sports

posted: 17/08/2009

Information for the world of sport about HIV is now available on a new UK website. HIVSport's key aim is to raise awareness of HIV and promote sexual health in the field of sport. They are using what they call the ‘Badge of Hope’ which Manchester United players recently took to South Africa.George House Trust takes no sides in Manchester (or any) football, we're just reporting that South African fact.

As a not-for-profit organisation HIVSport works with professional sporting associations, HIV organisations, companies and medical bodies to

• Create, through sport, greater public awareness of the global epidemic of HIV and AIDS
• Provide education and training to people in all sports roles about HIV and sexual health
• Support sports-related HIV education projects

Through their affiliation to the Educational Sports Forum they make presentations including in the world of football, cricket and rugby. They raise awareness within sports and other organisations as well as amongst individual members of the player’s associations. A key example of the latter work occurred when players from Manchester United Football Club recently took the ‘Badge of Hope’ to South Africa.

The site, backed by Durex, is the start of a programme designed to provide essential sexual health information to players, coaches and clubs.

Dr David Hawkins, (based at London's Chelsea and Westminster hospital) author of ‘HIV and the Athlete’ has helped provide content for the site.

The site HIVSport has HIV news updates from across the sports world, with information on sports events and activities.