Duchy Health Charity

07/01/2026

📢 Funding Opportunity for Holiday Clubs in Cornwall!

Feeding Britain is offering funding to holiday clubs that want to add extra places for children living in poverty who aren’t eligible for statutory support (such as HAF or Free School Meals).

✅ Clubs must provide enriching activities and a nutritious meal meeting School Food Standards.

✅ All places must be free of charge for children and families.

✅ Funding available: up to £15 per child per day for either or both holiday periods.

Who should apply?

VCSE organisations already running holiday food programmes (e.g., Cornwall Time2Move / HAF) or those offering food and activities for children, young people, and families.

How to apply:

👉 All applications must be made through this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdTtAeGf4oTLMKu8UbzG3KxGiHbu-333v1fg4PU7Nk9kObNA/viewform?usp=publish-editor.

Complete the application form here 👉 Apply Now

🕒 Deadline: Friday 23 January, 11:59pm

Applications include a safeguarding policy and procedures check.

Want to know more? Join the following Open Funder sessions on Zoom:

📅 Wednesday 7th January 12-1pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89083979405?pwd=fbR4s0BUxjP4fM0VssDyFtuN5zxpEU.1
Meeting ID: 890 8397 9405
Passcode: 748912

📅 Tuesday 13th January 4-5pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87294662069?pwd=mabHPUctJqQkqvmKVvOU7aPSVSeYMR.1
Meeting ID: 872 9466 2069
Passcode: 481987

Let’s work together to make sure no child misses out in the school holidays! 🌟

20/11/2025

🎉 Celebrating Excellence at the Working Well Conference & Awards event! 🎉

It may have been a little while ago now, but we’re still buzzing from the incredible energy at our recent , where we came together to champion health and wellbeing in the workplace.

A huge round of applause has to go to all our award winners—your dedication, innovation, and compassion are shaping healthier, happier workplaces and communities. 🌟 Whether you’re leading mental health initiatives, fostering inclusive environments, or inspiring others through your resilience, your impact is profound and far-reaching.

👏 Thank you for showing us what it truly means to work well—and live well.

Let’s keep the momentum going. Share your stories, tag your teams, and celebrate the changemakers among us! 💬💚

Visit our website for the list of award winners and more information about the event - https://duchyhealthcharity.org/health-and-wellbeing-conference/

23/10/2025

23/10/2025

23/10/2025

Free Boxing Sessions for Young People 🥊

In collaboration with Newquay Boxing Academy and Duchy Health Charity , The CHAOS Group is offering free weekly boxing sessions for children and young people aged 8–18 years old.

📍 NEW VENUE: Sports Hall, Penair School, TR1 1TN
🗓️ Every Monday, 16:00 – 18:00

Led by qualified facilitators, these sessions are a fantastic way to build confidence, fitness, and teamwork in a safe and supportive environment.

If your child would like to get involved, sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/JEtD5xrYUi

23/10/2025

✅ Our Workforce & Training team attended and supported the Duchy Health Charity Working Well Health & Wellbeing Conference yesterday.

👏 It was a fantastic celebration of workplace wellbeing success stories in Cornwall; with many of the workplaces involved having been trained or supported by Healthy Cornwall staff to improve their workplace wellbeing offer.

❤️ We were very touched that National Trust South West kindly said that their award should be split 50/50 with our team due to the support they've received.

📲 Check out our full training offer 👉 https://www.healthycornwall.org.uk/training/

23/10/2025

Are you a charity or non-profit organisation working to address fuel poverty?

The Community Matters Fund (Energy Affordability) is offering grants of up to £5,000 to support projects that meet one or more of the following themes:

👍 Distributing warm packs or energy efficiency measures (i.e. warm blankets, radiator keys, insulated curtains, draught excluders) for home usage.

👍Visiting isolated households to help people make their homes warmer and more energy efficient.

👍Running a warm space in a community building.

👍Improving the energy efficiency of a community building used as a warm space.

👍Providing tariff switching, energy saving, winter fuel discount, or other fuel poverty advice.

But you need to be quick because the closing date for applications is tomorrow - 24 October - at 5p.m..

For more information visit their website now - https://localgiving.org/community-matters-fund-energy...

23/10/2025

Stories have the power to heal, connect, and uplift—especially when shared at a child’s bedside.

We’re proud to support Read for Good through Duchy Health Charity grant funding, helping bring the magic of storytelling to children in hospital in Cornwall.

This video captures one of their incredible Storytellers in action, bringing comfort, laughter, and imagination when it’s needed most.

🎥 Watch the joy unfold and see how the support from Duchy Health Charity has helped turn stories into smiles.

https://readforgood.org/the-magic-of-stories-film/

Watch our Storyteller, Chelsea, bring the magic of books and stories to children in hospital. Please help us make the ... Read More

19/09/2025

🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Kate Mitchell

We’re thrilled to welcome Kate Mitchell to the Working Well Conference and Awards on 14 October!

With over 30 years’ experience spanning the NHS, Adult Social Care, and the voluntary sector, Kate brings a wealth of insight as both a clinician and senior manager.

Her leadership has driven large-scale transformation across health and social care, and her commitment to co-production ensures that lived experience remains at the heart of service design and delivery.

Currently serving as Relationship and Strategic Director at Age UK, Kate leads the VCSE Community Gateway Partnership and the WorkWell service, empowering people with health barriers to thrive in work.

From commissioning innovation to championing inclusive workforce development, Kate’s career is a masterclass in meaningful change. We can’t wait to hear her share her vision for a healthier, more inclusive future.

📅 Join us on 14 October to be inspired.

04/09/2025

🌿 Meet Dr Alison Flanagan.

We’re honoured to welcome Alison, former NHS GP and Clinical Lead for Long Term Conditions, to the Working Well Conference and Awards event on 14 October 2025.

With over 30 years in the NHS—including leading transformative projects like Cornwall’s Virtual Diabetes Clinic—Alison now focuses on empowering people to take charge of their health through Lifestyle Medicine and Coaching.

Her message is clear:

✨ “We all have the capacity to solve our own problems—it just takes the right support to uncover it.”

Alison will share practical insights on how small lifestyle shifts—like sleep, movement, nutrition, and connection—can make a big impact on our wellbeing today and in the future.

📅 Join us in celebrating health, resilience, and community at .

For more information and to book your place pop on over to our Eventbrite page - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/duchy-health-charity-working-well-conference-and-awards-tickets-1452498775939?aff=oddtdtcreator

21/08/2025

🗣️ We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Anthony Woolf will be joining us as a keynote speaker at our Working Well Conference, taking place on Monday 14 October at the Royal Cornwall Showground!

Professor Woolf is an internationally recognised consultant rheumatologist and a driving force behind better musculoskeletal health across the life course. As co-chair of the Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health (G-MUSC), he’s shaping policy and practice across the WHO, EU, NHS England, and beyond — helping people stay physically active, in work, and age healthily.

With honorary positions at top universities across the UK and Europe, Professor Woolf brings decades of insight, vision, and advocacy. His keynote will challenge us to rethink how we support healthier, more resilient communities at every stage of life.

📅 Don’t miss the chance to hear from one of the UK’s leading voices on musculoskeletal wellbeing and workplace health. If you haven't registered your interest yet, you can do so on our website now - https://duchyhealthcharity.org/health-and-wellbeing-conference/

07/08/2025

👩‍⚖️ Meet Sarah Newton – Chair of the Health & Safety Executive

With over 30 years’ experience in strategic planning, leadership and change management, Sarah brings deep insight and diplomacy to her role as Chair of the Board at the Health & Safety Executive.

Her career spans the business, voluntary and governmental sectors, and she’s known for forging powerful partnerships between diverse people and organisations to drive lasting change. Until March 2024, she served as a Non-Executive Director at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, contributing her expertise to Cornwall’s healthcare landscape.

🗳️ From 2010–2019, Sarah was an MP, serving on the Science and Technology Select Committee before being appointed Minister at both the Home Office and the Department for Work and Pensions. While at the Home Office, she led transformative work tackling modern slavery, domestic abuse, and human trafficking, and later oversaw the Health and Work unit — collaborating with the HSE in shaping national policy.

Before entering Parliament, Sarah held senior roles as Director of the International Longevity Centre – UK, Age Concern England, and American Express Europe. She was also elected Councillor for the London Borough of Merton.

A leader with vision, compassion and a sharp strategic mind, Sarah continues to champion safer, healthier workplaces across the UK.

Sarah will be with us on 14 October for our Working Well Conference and Awards event at Royal Cornwall Showground along with a whole host of other inspiring speakers.

Together, they’ll be exploring how we can champion health and wellbeing in workplaces across Cornwall and beyond.

💡 Whether you're an employer passionate about staff wellbeing or looking to make meaningful changes in your organisation — this event is for you.

⏰ Haven’t registered yet?

Tap the link and register your interest today:

🔗 duchyhealthcharity.org/health-and-wellbeing-conference