NHS North East London Cancer Alliance project 2024/26
Cancer Grass Roots Awareness Project - London Borough of Newham
We have recently been awarded funding for 2025/6 to continue our work from the previous project we ran in 2024/5. We are delivering awareness and exercise sessions including health walks, community events and workshops. Our first focus this year is in Beckton and Royal Docks.
Our project runs until March 2026 and this year includes a foc
We have recently been awarded funding for 2025/6 to continue our work from the previous project we ran in 2024/5. We are delivering awareness and exercise sessions including health walks, community events and workshops. Our first focus this year is in Beckton and Royal Docks.
Our project runs until March 2026 and this year includes a focus on skin cancer and lung cancer, two of the fastest growing now in the UK, as well as those where screening takes place - breast, bowel and cervical cancer and testing for prostate cancer where survival rates are now much higher with early detection and treatment. We will be running on line courses to support menopause and pelvic health, as well as producing more videos.
We welcome enquiries from potential venues, community groups and organisations in Newham to work with. If you would like us to deliver to your group or organisation, please get in touch to discuss.
Community Wellness Events
St Marks Hall, Tollgate Road,
Beckton
Sunday 12th October 4-6pm
Monday 13th October 10-12noon
Our first two events were a great success, with our skin cancer awareness quiz, information on cancer awareness, wellness activities and chance to sign up for our free courses. Thank you to all those who attended and delivered activites and advice.
Health walks and community gardening sessions - paused till Spring
Jenny joined BEAT ( Beckton Environmental Action Team) on their walks and litter pick sessions to provide information, resources and support around staying safe outdoors in the sun and skin cancer awareness plus how getting active can reduce your risks of some other cancers, with prizes won for residents interaction with our quizzes.
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Jenny joined BEAT ( Beckton Environmental Action Team) on their walks and litter pick sessions to provide information, resources and support around staying safe outdoors in the sun and skin cancer awareness plus how getting active can reduce your risks of some other cancers, with prizes won for residents interaction with our quizzes.
If you are interested in BEAT's work or sessions, contact them:
We hope to join them again in the Spring
Breath work courses and videos
We are currently running the first of our online courses in breath work to help reduce stress and anxiety, a risk factor for many cancers, and to help become more body aware and comfortable when talking to medical professionals or attending appointments.
If you are interested, get in touch and in the meantime check out our short video.
We are currently running the first of our online courses in breath work to help reduce stress and anxiety, a risk factor for many cancers, and to help become more body aware and comfortable when talking to medical professionals or attending appointments.
If you are interested, get in touch and in the meantime check out our short video.
Simple breath work practice
This short 3 minute video with Karen introduces breath work to assist in reducing stress and calming anxiety, ideal as support for anyone going to cancer appointments or waiting for test results.
Shhh! Pelvic Floor Health and Cancer awareness
Cervical Cancer - free support and advice sessions have now finished. Check out our online video.
We'll be running online and support sessions using a What's App support group to focus on pelvic floor health in December and January.
Increased urination and changes in bowel movements is often talked about as a sign of some cancers, but as we age our pelvic floor muscles do get weaker, or as a result of birth trauma. Learn some simple b
We'll be running online and support sessions using a What's App support group to focus on pelvic floor health in December and January.
Increased urination and changes in bowel movements is often talked about as a sign of some cancers, but as we age our pelvic floor muscles do get weaker, or as a result of birth trauma. Learn some simple breath work and exercises to look after your pelvic floor, along with some of the signs to talk to your GP about. These sessions are open to anyone, for yourself or to be aware and offer support to others around you.
Register your interest.
If you would like us to deliver a session specifically to a group or organisation, please get in touch
In the meantime - you could watch our short videos outlining simple pelvic floor exercises which could help improve continence and weak bladder issues in a matter of weeks.
Prostate Health click to acces the video
Cervical Cancer Screening:
Cervical Cancer - free support and advice sessions have now finished. Check out our online video.
Cervical Cancer - free support and advice sessions have now finished. Check out our online video.
In 2024/5 Uzmaa ran face to face sessions in various venues :
East Ham College ; Salvation Army Wellbeing Cafe;
Canning Town Library; Jack Cornwell Centre
Ibrahim Mosque ; Katherine Road Community Centre; Atherton Leisure Centre.
We will be running sesssions at more venues in 2025.
Take a look at our video which includes some simple exerci
In 2024/5 Uzmaa ran face to face sessions in various venues :
East Ham College ; Salvation Army Wellbeing Cafe;
Canning Town Library; Jack Cornwell Centre
Ibrahim Mosque ; Katherine Road Community Centre; Atherton Leisure Centre.
We will be running sesssions at more venues in 2025.
Take a look at our video which includes some simple exercises to aid in hip mobility, release the spine, assist in allevaition of sciatic pain with breath work which could help to make your screening appointment more comfortable.
Cervical Cancer Screening:
Prostate Cancer awareness and support - free online sessions
Prostate Cancer awareness and support - free online sessions
Prostate Cancer awareness and support - free online sessions
Online sessions ran in March via zoom. We will be running more sessions including pelvic floor health courses for men.
If you would like us to deliver a session specifically to your group or organisation, please get in touch
Dave can explore symptons, tell you more about the PSA test which can help wth early detection and help rule out
Online sessions ran in March via zoom. We will be running more sessions including pelvic floor health courses for men.
If you would like us to deliver a session specifically to your group or organisation, please get in touch
Dave can explore symptons, tell you more about the PSA test which can help wth early detection and help rule out cancer if you are concerned about symptoms (which could be linked to a number of things other than cancer) and look at some simple exercises to improve and maintain pelvic and prostate health .
In the meantime - you could watch our short video outlining simple pelvic floor exercises which could help improve continence and weak bladder issues in a matter of weeks.
Prostate Health click to acces the video
