Quit smoking this ‘Stoptober’ with help from LiveWire
Warrington smokers are being urged to kick the habit this ‘Stoptober’ – with extra help and support from LiveWire’s Smokefree Warrington team on offer throughout October to mark the annual nationwide stop smoking campaign.
Smoking remains the largest cause of preventable death in England, and LiveWire’s stop smoking service provides free specialist stop smoking support and advice to people in the Warrington area as well as supporting Workplaces in the borough with guidance and support to make their organisation SmokeFree.
Earlier this year the service was named by the NHS as the second best in England at helping residents to quit smoking in four weeks.
It’s a success the team hopes to build on during the 28-day Stoptober drive with increased support on offer to both the general public and workplaces.
The focus on this year’s Stoptober campaign is making sure all residents and employees are aware of LiveWire’s friendly stop smoking support and advice, which includes a number of new methods of supporting people stopping smoking. These include:
- Text message support
- Telephone consultations
- Facebook consolations
- Support for those in Hospital
- Workplace events and sessions
During October, as well as dedicated staff support sessions at businesses, a number of public drop-in events have been organised across Warrington to mark Stoptober, when LiveWire staff will be on hand to give stop smoking advice and information.
These include:
|
Date |
Location |
Time |
|
Wednesday 18th September |
Warrington College |
11.00am to 1.30pm |
|
Thursday 26th September |
Warrington Hospital – Cancer Awareness Session |
9.00am to 12.00pm |
|
Monday 30th September |
Warrington Bus station |
10am to 3pm |
|
Tuesday 1st October |
Fifty East – Gateway |
12.30pm to 6.00pm |
|
Thursday 3rd October |
Westy Children’s Centre – coffee morning |
9.00am to 10:30 am |
|
Tuesday 8th October |
Alive and Well, Birchwood |
12.00pm to 2.00pm |
|
Sunday 13th October |
Makers Market, Palmyra Square |
11.00am to 4.00pm |
|
Thursday 17th October |
Warrington Hospital – General Wellbeing event |
11.00am to 3.00pm |
Ruth Armstrong, Lifestyle Officer, Lead Smoke-Free, said: “‘SmokeFree Warrington is trying to make it as easy as possible to access support this Stoptober. We are supporting a number of events across the town and we are looking forward to helping people on their journey. It’s a really exciting time for us and we are grateful to all our partners for their support again this year.
“For more information you can contact us on 0300 003 0818, visit our SmokeFree Warrington Facebook page @smokefreewarrington or text us on 07580384568.”
Anyone wanting support to stop smoking can also visit www.livewirewarrington.co.uk/stopsmoking for further information
