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LURE scholarships 6 | Kim is living proof 9 | Three Peaks, three weekends 10 | Magic Weekend 17 | A lovely summer of 5Ks 22 | HRUK in the Midlands 25 | Healthy heart grants 29 | HRUK & SUBWAY Heart Grants 32 |
Research grants 2 | Masterclass 7 | Helping Little Hearts Appeal 8 | Special People 9 | Our latest Ambassadors 14 | Look what weve been up to 16 | Company help 18 | Events 20 | HRUK in the Midlands 25 | Healthy heart grants 29 | HRUK & SUBWAY Heart Grants 32 | The wonderful apple 36 |
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Translational research grants
Professor Martin Thornhill, University of Shefeld / 98,802 12 months from money donated by Simplyhealth Do patients need antibiotic cover when visiting the dentist? The Problem Infective endocarditis is a serious infection of the inner lining of the heart. It affects around one in 10,000 people every year in the UK and can be life-threatening. Dental procedures are thought to be one of the main causes with up to one half of all cases being caused by bacteria found in the mouth. For the past 50 years it has been standard practice across the world for dentists to give a dose of antibiotics to patients at risk of infective endocarditis before providing any dental treatment. However, the evidence that antibiotics are effective in preventing the condition has never been properly studied and is unproven. In March 2008, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) introduced a new guideline that this cover for at-risk patients should stop after nding that studies did not support the use of antibiotics during dental treatment. It was also noted that it has the risk of side-effects and allergic reactions in patients and may lead to antibiotic resistant bacteria or so-called superbugs. The Project Following a pilot study, the researchers will now use a full ve years data on the prescribing of antibiotic cover by dentists and its effect on the number of cases of infective endocarditis which will give much better and more detailed evidence about the effectiveness, or not, of antibiotic cover. A rise in the number of cases will provide strong evidence that the NICE guidelines should be reconsidered. The Benets The results of this study will be of great importance to all dentists and cardiologists in the UK as well as the many at-risk patients. It will also be of interest in other countries such as the United States and the rest of Europe where guidelines still recommend that dentists give antibiotic cover to at-risk patients.
Dr Carrie Ferguson University of Leeds / 60,140 12 months Is Interval Training the new exercise panacea? The Problem Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the UK and being physically active is one of the most effective and inexpensive ways of reducing the risk of developing it. However, fewer than ve per cent of the population actually achieve the Governmentrecommended 150 minutes of continuous, moderate-intensity physical activity per week with many saying it is because they do not have enough time or nd exercise boring. The Project In this project, short-duration Interval Training and long-duration Interval Training, both involving fast walking, will be compared with standard continuous moderate-intensity exercise. The main aim is to nd out whether people actually prefer to exercise in short bursts rather than continuously and whether they are more likely to continue with Interval Training at home. Volunteers taking part in the study, who have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, will exercise in the laboratory on separate days following the three exercise regimes. After each session they will be interviewed about their preferences and will then be randomly allocated to a training group and asked to follow one of the three exercise regimes unsupervised at home for 12 weeks and to keep an exercise diary. The Benets The research will show whether Interval Training is a preferable way of exercising compared with current government guidelines and whether or not participants continue with this training unsupervised at home. It will also show whether it was effective and if it was better than standard training at reducing risk markers for cardiovascular disease. Positive results may result in changes to Government recommendations, with the aim of getting more people participating in meaningful exercise and helping to reduce the number of people affected by cardiovascular disease.
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Prof Manuel Mayr Kings College London / 98,808 2 years A better test to assess cardiovascular disease risk The Problem Assessment of traditional risk factors like obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, diabetes and high blood pressure and cholesterol levels fails to predict cardiovascular disease in between 25 and 50 per cent of patients. At the moment, there are no reliable biomarkers that can be measured in the blood to identify people before they suffer a heart attack or a stroke something we urgently need to nd. The Project Using advanced technologies, this research team has developed a new lipidomics test that can measure more than 100 different fats in the blood. They have found particular types of fats, not measured in current tests, that may help to identify people at high risk of heart disease and stroke. This project will characterise a unique ngerprint prole of blood fats to identify people who may be at risk of heart attacks or strokes in the future and also in patients already receiving treatment for cardiovascular disease. The Benets An accurate test to predict who may develop cardiovascular disease would mean that lifestyle changes could be made or appropriate medical treatment given to help prevent these conditions and save lives.
Dr Alberto Figueroa Kings College London and St Thomas Hospital / 93,032 - 12 months Improving care for patients with aortic dissection The Problem The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, taking blood from the heart to all organs. Aortic dissection is a tear in the wall of the aorta which creates a false passage or lumen which is a life-threatening condition if left untreated and affects 3 - 4 people per 100,000 every year. Aortic dissection is more common in people with a history of high blood pressure and those who survive have ongoing problems with expansion of the false lumen leading to death from aortic rupture. The Project The research team will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a simulation method to produce a computer model of the aorta which is unique to each patient. This will help them to understand the blood ow in the false lumen, what effect it has on the aorta and the likely outcome for the patients. It is hoped that this will allow them to decide which patients are at high risk of aortic expansion and, therefore, need earlier, closer follow-up or surgery. The Benets The aim of this project is to answer fundamental questions about this poorly understood but serious disease. The ndings could help clinicians to predict which patients are at increased risk of developing complications and to make an accurate plan about how and when best to treat each patient, improving the outcome for patients with aortic dissection.
Dr Julia Gorelik National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London / 125,188 2 years A new target for drugs to improve heart rhythm The Problem The heart is not just composed of muscle cells but is made up of many different cell types. During development of the foetus and in some disorders including the aftermath of a heart attack - new cells called myobroblasts appear. If too many myobroblasts are present in the heart it can cause disturbances to its electrical rhythm - called arrhythmias which can spoil the normal contraction of the heart muscle. This project will study how myobroblasts interact with heart muscle cells and how they affect normal contractions. The Project The team has found that bile acids in the blood can disturb contractions of heart muscle cells, but only if they are together with myobroblasts. Using heart muscle cells alone, mixed with myobroblasts grown in culture, the team will study in detail how bile acids interact with myobroblasts. They will also investigate UDCA, a drug used to treat a range of liver disorders and which has been shown to prevent the adverse effects of bile acids on the heart. The Benets It is expected that this project will help to show that myobroblasts represent an important new target for anti-arrhythmia drugs. The ndings will help explain how myobroblasts affect heart rhythm, helping to pave the way for the development of new and better drugs to restore a normal heart rhythm. The work will also focus on whether the drug UCDA can protect the heart against abnormal heart rhythms.
Professor Angela Clerk University of Reading / 114,583 2 years Protein kinases as targets for new heart failure drugs The Problem Heart muscle cells can die if deprived of oxygen, for example, during a heart attack, and because they cannot regenerate, some of the function of the heart is lost and heart failure may develop. Despite recent progress, current treatments for heart failure have limited benet and the outlook for patients is poor. It would be a great step forward if we could nd ways to replace dead cells by helping surviving cells to multiply or by giving extra cells such as stem cells. The Project Protein kinases are a group of proteins that regulate every aspect of cell function including growth, division, survival and death. Using a computerbased approach, this project aims to identify all of the protein kinases that are present in heart muscle cells. Selected ones will then be studied in more detail using a range of techniques. Earlier work by the team has already shown that some protein kinases are present at high levels in the heart and so can be assumed to play an important role in regulating heart function but these have never been properly studied. The Benets This work will provide crucial insights into why and how heart muscle cells stop dividing. It is thought that if we know which kinases are present in adult heart muscle cells, this will pave the way for the development of new drugs to treat heart failure.
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Masterclass
Another unique Masterclass
Heart Research UKs unique Masterclasses reect the vision of our founder, David Watson, to make heart surgery safer and for expertise and the results of research funded by the charity to be passed on to benet patients as soon as possible. The courses help trainees and young clinicians develop their skills and share the latest techniques and ideas with experts from across the world as well as the UK. Were very proud to host them and, because there they are free to attend, trainees have new skills to use in their hospitals in all corners of the country.
LURE scholarships
Promising students research recovery of heart attacks One of Heart Research UKs most important grant schemes is the 30,000 funding we give, each year, to two secondyear students at the University of Leeds to carry out research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. We feel this opportunity is an important start on their rst steps of a career in medical research. The young people, the most promising in their year, could be the experts of tomorrow, studying in national and international centres of excellence and sharing their knowledge with others. This years unique Leeds Undergraduate Research Enterprise (LURE) scholarships went to 20-year-old Josh Leader and 22-year-old James Gupta.
We feel this opportunity is an important start on their rst steps of a career in medical research. The young people, the most promising in their year, could be the experts of tomorrow, studying in national and international centres of excellence and sharing their knowledge with others.
Josh, from Hertfordshire, looked into how cardiologists could predict how the heart muscle in some heart-attack patients has the ability to remodel and regenerate itself, which could lead to giving more personalised targeted drug treatments at an earlier stage. James, from Ormskirk, Lancashire, is researching how blood vessels in insulin-resistant patients can be treated with stem cells to make them behave like healthy cells again. Joshs interest in cardiology has come about through a strong family history of heart disease. For James, it is all about nding ways to combat insulin resistance and the repair and regeneration of damaged blood vessels.
Over 20 delegates attended the event from places as far aeld as Plymouth and Newcastle. Professor Greenwood said: The course was a unique interactive experience, offering handson scanning for all delegates, CMR live cases and an exceptional faculty of experts in CMR.
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Kim is living proof of progress
Twenty-ve-year-old, Kim Botham, is a great example of the rapid progress that has been made in the treatment of heart conditions over recent years. Her operation was delayed until she was four years old and paid for with money raised by the local community near her home. It gave Kim a new lease of life, although when she was 13 it was decided she needed a heart pacemaker because of a low resting heartbeat. At 19, she decided that she wanted to have children so more high risk surgery was carried out which has given her as near a normal life as possible as a teacher in Rotherham teaching 7-8 year olds.
Currently, if an adult suffers a heart attack or is hospitalised because of heart problems, they leave hospital fully informed about the type of diet, exercise and general lifestyle regime they should follow as well as being offered a full rehabilitation programme - but with youngsters, this rarely happens. Now, Heart Research UK has paid for research at the Childrens Health & Exercise Research Centre at the University of Exeter and conrmed that, for the vast majority of children, physical activity at an appropriate level is not only safe; it is positively benecial and should be an enjoyable part of everyday life. There is a great deal of scientic evidence that regular exercise in childhood has many benets, including healthy development of the musculoskeletal system, body composition, coordination, exibility, social skills and psychological wellbeing. There is also considerable evidence that a sedentary lifestyle carries long term risks to health. Clearly, it is important that all children, including those with an underlying medical condition, are encouraged to participate in sporting activities as fully as possible. With our Helping Little Hearts Appeal, our ambition is to promote a more active lifestyle and to develop a rehabilitation toolkit for children who have undergone heart surgery or who are living with a congenital heart condition. This aim has inspired people across the UK to raise money to help children to live healthier, happier, longer lives. Two Lions Clubs were especially successful.
Kim was born with the transposition of the great heart arteries, abnormalities with one of her heart chambers, a narrowing of her pulmonary artery and a hole in the heart a combination of serious problems that she would have previously not survived.
At the end of the day if I had been born 10 years earlier, I would certainly not be here today without heart research, said Kim. People trying things out and attempting things is the only reason I am here today.
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Suzanne, 26, from Ashington, completed her swim in under an hour an achievement in itself. Her employer, Virgin Money, along with the Northern Rock Foundation, match-funded her efforts so her nal total reached 716. Suzanne chose to raise money for us after taking part in our Healthy Heart Mark Award scheme. Shes encouraging her colleagues at work to get t and live healthier lifestyles, as shes seen rst-hand the good work we do.
Without research, many people with heart conditions may die prematurely which shows just how important a charity such as Heart Research UK is, she said.
Special People
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London actress Kylie Bates, and her mother Karen, found a novel way of raising money by walking the 25 miles between Hammersmith and Barking tube stations.
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The mother and daughter team raised over 600 for HRUK, having pledged to do the overground walk to support more research into heart disease after Kylies father and Karens husband, Stuart Bates, 45, had to have a double heart bypass operation.
Heart disease touches many of us so, when Newport Pagnell Inner Wheel President Rita Burges close friend had a quadruple heart bypass operation, she wanted to do something for our charity. Rita and her Inner Wheel Club colleagues and friends opened their four gardens to the public during our lovely summer and raised a fantastic 2,500.
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Yorkshire Charity Ball Leeds | Donation from Ball | 500 Josh Hudson - Keighley | Ascot Gold Cup Mascot Race | 100 Shadwell Primary School | Cake Sale | 505 Faye Keatley - Merseyside | Skydive | 248 Lauren Sexton | National Three Peaks Challenge | 552 Ellie Rossi - Derby | Bungee Jump | 199 Lisa Kenny - Manchester | BUPA Great Manchester Run | 1,484 Rachel Sharp - Edinburgh | Edinburgh Marathon | 321 Rod Swales - York | Annual Rock Concert | 1,000 Pam and Andrew Bullivant Ely | Plant sale in memory of Richard Fields | 150 Paul Beales - Chepstow | Camelot - Half Marathon Walk | 236 Sarah Brown - Leeds | The Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon | 220 Alan Rampton - Hinckley | Got-The-Trots Winter Wolf Run | 200 Michael Clark - Leeds | Fairground Organ at various locations | 179 Val Newton - Durham | Bike Ride from Morecambe to Bridlington | 192 Peter Beaver - Bexleyheath | Staying dry in January | 10 Dave Pearson - York | Three Peaks (own event) | 340 Jonathan Robinson - Wakeeld | Leeds Half Marathon | 20 Dawn Rone - Leeds | Leeds Half Marathon | 10 Christian Szczepanek - Leeds | Leeds Half Marathon | 215
20 feet of red hot embers at temperatures of up to 1,236 degrees Fahrenheit. It was a fantastic evening and everyone had a lot of fun as well as raising funds to help us in the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. Id particularly like to thank Joe Boyle who helped pull the event together.
Joe organised the event in memory of his grandmother who suffered a fatal heart attack last year. He said: There wasnt anything I could do to help my grandma so I felt it was important to
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Inspirational James
James Gosling is one of those special people who, despite being disabled, has transformed his life and is now inspiring others. Thats why we have chosen him as the rst Heart Research UK Healthy Living Ambassador, promoting our charitys work and encouraging others to lead healthy lifestyles through exercise and healthy eating. James, 23, suffers from cerebral palsy, but has completely changed his lifestyle after attending a disability awareness course run by his employers, Rotherham United Community Sports Trust. He realised that all the unhealthy habits being highlighted at the event referred to him.
I was sitting on my own at home doing nothing but drinking unhealthy pop and eating nasty food and my weight had increased to 15 stone, he said.
Look at him now - hes lost four stone in weight, taken up cycling and drinks only water. He also feels better about himself which has given him the condence to go out more. Hes also an inspiration to the other disabled people he is trying to encourage as part of his role with the Fitter Life project at Rotherham United Community Sports Trust, funded by a Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grant and others in his work with the Rotherham NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, where he is a peer support worker.
I speak from experience as well as from the heart, said James. I wanted to come on board to help others believe they can achieve something on lifestyle changes like I did. I have been able to stop myself and change my life and want other people to realise they can do the same. It is about taking that step and doing something about it.
James goes into special needs schools to tell youngsters his own story and about how he has managed to change around his own life. Barbara Harpham, National Director of Heart Research UK said:
James has shown that with determination and the sheer will to make lifestyle changes even when coping with disability you can succeed and improve your health and your condence. Were delighted to welcome James as our rst Healthy Living ambassador.
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They were inspired to take care of their hearts on the back of statistics that show that in the UK, men and women of the South Asian community have a 50% higher risk of dying from heart disease. Since completing their project last year, 90% of the 345 people who took part said they would be continuing with the exercise/dance and walking clubs. More than 95% felt they had benetted from the project and had a better understanding of a heart-healthy lifestyle and healthy eating, while 40% conrmed that they had since made changes to their eating habits.
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30,000 from packaging rm DS Smith
Were delighted that the UKs leading supplier of corrugated packaging, DS Smith, chose Heart Research UK as one of its charities when it decided to do a sponsored cycle ride from Scotland to Cornwall. Even more impressive was the fact that they reached their charity target of 30,000 after a major fundraising push from 12 of the companys UK sites. Over ten days a group of Managing Directors, led by sector director, Gareth Jenkins, cycled a route of more than 900 miles from Livingston in Scotland to Launceston in Cornwall, visiting a number of factory sites along the route. A range of fundraising activities also took place locally in each of the DS Smith sites to add to the total. DS Smith PLC CEO Miles Roberts and DS Smith PLC Business Development Director Gary Saunders also joined the group for a leg of the challenge. Barbara Harpham, National Director of Heart Research UK, said: Knowing that each mile raised over 110 and that their local bases were all well and truly behind them must have been a big incentive to carry on for 900 miles. Heart Research UK is going to make sure the money they raised locally will be spent locally. Our pioneering medical research and Healthy Heart activities will be helping hearts near them.
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We were delighted to have received over 300 from Leeds technology company VirtualDCS, the proceeds from a competition they held at the Buy Yorkshire conference at the Royal Armouries. Our Lifestyle team later returned the favour by holding a Healthy Heart day at the companys Kirkstall ofces.
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A big thank you to everyone who supported the Simplyhealth campaign to reach 150,000 Likes on its Facebook page. For every Like the healthcare provider donated 1 to our charity which has paid for the 100,000 research project already mentioned on page 2. Using TV and radio advertising, social media and PR, the campaign raised awareness of the potential link between poor oral health and cardiovascular disease. Clare Lee, Head of Brand, PR and Digital at Simplyhealth was very pleased that our campaign engaged so many people on Facebook. We would like to thank everyone who supported our campaign by Liking our Facebook page and who helped us turn the need for this important research study to a reality. Barbara Harpham, National Director of Heart Research UK, said that the successful partnership with Simplyhealth had not only brought us this valuable research project but had highlighted how important it is to look after your teeth. The 50,000 remainder of Simplyhealths donation will fund Healthy Heart talks at schools and community groups which will educate youngsters on the importance of dental health. This added bonus means we can get messages across to schoolchildren so they develop good habits that will last them a lifetime, she said. Staff in the Simplyhealth ofces in Andover also raised 1,493 from one of their monthly Charitable Wednesday events.
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A lovely summer of 5Ks
What a fantastic summer we had with the weather and lots of fun meeting all of those who took part in our SUBWAY Helping HeartsTM Family 5K events across the country. Everyone who completed the events got a medal and special T-shirt and a healthy SUBWAY TO GO! lunch. It all began in Roundhay Park, Leeds in June and ended in Heaton Park, Manchester in September. In between we met hundreds of you in Lanarkshire, Scotland; Cardiff; Maidstone, Kent and Belfast all having a great family day out as well as raising funds for Heart Research UK. Apart from those who wanted to beat their best running times, some had personal reasons for taking part - like the Tankard family from Leeds whose two-year-old daughter Imogen had open heart surgery at six months old. Her mother Vicky rmly believes that research saved her daughters life. There was also the Pollard family from Burnley where 36-year-old mother Elizabeth took part in the Manchester 5k with her husband and children just three months after having open heart surgery. In Belfast there was Aisling McCann from Fermanagh who was running in memory of her sister who died aged just eight from heart problems and in Cardiff eight-year-old Charlie Ellery and the Grifths-Ellery family took part after he had surgery to correct his hole in the heart. Maidstone saw Amy Duncan and her colleagues at SUBWAY take part after her husband Robert was diagnosed with sudden death syndrome where his heart stops beating, while in Lanarkshire seven-year-old Cormac Stewart and his family from Eaglesham, Glasgow were among those taking part after the brave little boy overcame congenital heart problems. We were joined by some of our Olympic stars too including gymnast Louis Smith in Leeds and Maidstone, pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale in Cardiff and Manchester and rugby star Tommy Bowe in Belfast.
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Blue skies, sunshine and spectacular views across the Highlands and Western Isles greeted our ten intrepid trekkers who took on 1,344 metres (4,409ft) high Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, to raise money for Heart Research UK. For many of the group, motivation to conquer the mountain and raise money came from friends or family who have suffered from heart problems. Lee Desborough from Leeds was inspired to take part because of his granddad Les, 90 who had an operation performed by Heart Research UK founder, David Watson, on his mitral valve in 1969, after suffering a stroke on a family holiday caused by the faulty valve. A big thank you and congratulations to all of our walkers.
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John, right, with Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Mr David Barron and research nurse Kim Jones.
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Art and fundraising came together when 80 guests turned up for the launch of a new community caf, Artwork Caf, and raised 300 for Heart Research UK. Artwork Caf in Edgbastons Templeeld Square, allows artists to sell and exhibit their work, whilst the caf sells heavenly homemade cakes and afternoon tea. John and the cafs owner, Pat Hemmings, were joined by Deirdre Alden, Councillor for Edgbaston Ward.
Heart Research UK in the Midlands was invited to come along and take part in the event by hosting a stand in the Grand Marquee. Our banners decorated the barriers along the course, and we were given a special mention over the tannoy system during a break in the racing commentary. Our charity rafe, auction and end of day gate collection raised the fantastic total of 1,800 which will be used by our charity to fund local projects in the Midlands.
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The event raised 1,270 which will be used to fund local projects in the Midlands.
Thanks
Were grateful for the very generous donations in memory of loved ones:
175 Alan Tucker, Solihull 50 George Geoffrey Hixon 112 A R Smith 1,000 Dorothy Arnold 92 Marguerite McDonald Baker 110 Lavinia Liddell 20 Stephen John Parkes 10 Laura Shufebotham 450 Morris William Beddoe Also, our thanks go to the following for the donations they have made to Heart Research UK: 500 Mr & Mrs Smith, Manchester 80 Paula Middleton & Megan Hateld, Bishops Castle: knitted toy sale 100 Inner Wheel Club of Shirley 100 Barry & Maria Sawbridge, Leicester: community carnival 250 Waitrose, Harborne - community matters 163 Kataryzyna Skupien - music concert
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Rotherham - Rotherham United Community Sports Trust RUCST Fit For Life Programme, 10,000
Building on the success of their previous HRUK and SUBWAY HHG, RUCST staff and our Healthy Living Ambassador, James Gosling, will be giving 60 adults, who are disabled or have poor mental health, the opportunity to build their tness and lead a heart-healthy lifestyle via multisport activities, circuit training, food diaries, weight management and behaviour change.
Leigh - Leigh Youth and Community Development Trust The smarter heart adventures project, 9,400
The seeds of a heart-healthy lifestyle are being sown early as more than a thousand ve to seven-yearolds in primary schools in the Leigh area follow fun characters Kit (the Trusts mascot) and Smarter Heart on a hearty adventure. The animated computer programme, songs, riddles and physical activities will be included along with other activities about the benets of exercise for the heart. Are you interested in community projects that promote heart-healthy lifestyles? Would you like to join our Lay Panel and help score a dozen pre-selected applications twice a year? For more information, please contact the Lifestyle team on
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Cooking Lean for a Heart that Beams for young people aged 12-18 with a professional chef teaching them key cooking and food hygiene skills and healthy recipes. Stay Smoke Free for a Healthy Heart Beat included anti-smoking workshops for a group of teenage smokers along with art sessions with a local professional artist. A hard-hitting mural about the dangers of smoking now features on the outside wall of the Saints Boxing Club and was launched with the Deputy Mayor of Belfast. Skip2BFit for a Healthy Heart The experienced and energetic Skip2BFit company joined Saints
Youth Centre staff to inspire over 1,000 pupils to focus on their heart health, exercise more and give their body nutritious food.
Thank you so very much for your help and support so far. I have taken on board all the things youve said and written about and already I can see a difference in the way I feel and my attitude towards food.
Saints Saving Hearts has been so benecial for everyone in the Colin community, particularly our young people who got involved in exciting and creative projects that, without this grant, would not have happened. We cannot thank Heart Research UK and SUBWAY enough for their generosity.
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The Healthy Hearts programme is great for the schools and kids. I have learned bits about the healthy side of being active and especially found the Healthy eating workshop very worthwhile. It would have been great to have something like this at my Primary School when I was growing up, said First Team Player and Ayr United Football Academy
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Newcastle Eagles Community Foundation, Healthy Hearts Basketball Roadshow Newcastle, 9,700
Over 600 young people from ten Special Needs schools in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear are setting their sights high as Eagles basketball players inspire them to make healthy lifestyle choices and take care of their hearts. The fun roadshow will include competitions and activities about eating healthily and not smoking, and the chance to work on their tness in coaching sessions.
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Apples are rich in bre, nutrients and antioxidants and, as part of a varied, healthy diet, can help to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.This wonderfully versatile fruit can be eaten in lots of different ways from raw, grated or juiced to baked, stewed or pureed. Heres a delicious recipe from our partner, Kanzi Apples.
Finely slice the fennel and place in a bowl. Wash the apple then coarsely grate, leaving the skin on, then grate the celeriac. Mix everything together, along with the crme fraiche, lemon juice and mustard. Set to one side in the fridge for an hour or two. When ready to serve, stir in the parsley and rocket and season with pepper. Pre-heat the grill. Brush the skin of the trout with a little olive oil, season, then place skin side up on a baking tray. Place under the grill and cook for 4 minutes until the skin is crispy, then turn the sh and cook for a further 2 minutes on the esh side. Serve the trout with your Kanzi apple remoulade.
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