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Project (ELCAP) took it upon themselves After receiving funding from the East Lanto educate and inform Pendles Asian cashire Clinical Commissioning Group
community of the signs, symptoms and (ELCCG), ELCAP were able to host a
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The first of the three focus groups for ladies was The final of the three focus groups was organised
held on Wednesday 30th November 2016 at the for men and was held on Monday 12th December
Brierfield Action in the Community offices on 2016 at the East Lancashire Community Action
Colne Road in Brierfield. Special guest speaker Project (ELCAP) offices on Cross Street in Neland Diabetes UK representative Qaim Zaidi was son. Special guest speaker and Diabetes UK
on hand to address the audience in attendance.
was held on Wednesday 7th December 2016 at Over 60 individuals benefited from attending the
the Peoples Enterprise & Empowerment Forum educational focus group sessions and hundreds
(PEEF) offices on Colne Road in Brierfield. Pendle more have engaged & absorbed information from
Community Radio presenter and host of the Aap the health shows on Pendle Community Radio.
Ki Sehat Health show, Shakil Salam addressed the
audience and informed them about diabetes.
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Spending time in hospital is always difficult but its These local visits are an annual tradition undereven more difficult when it means not being able taken by the ELCAP & Pendle Community Radio
to celebrate Christmas and the New Year at team to help build a better, safer & more cohesive
home with your family. This was the case for society for its residents and the community. The
many of the patients at the Pendle Community visits have become a poignant part of the ELCAP
Hospital based on Leeds Road in Nelson.
gifted each patient a gift bag containing scarves, After the visit to the hospital, words of appreciagloves, hats, socks for winter and chocolates.
tion were emailed to the radio station from some
of the family members visiting their loved ones.
Helens message read Whilst visiting my Mum in
Pendle Community Hospital this afternoon several
of your 'team' arrived with a bag of Christmas
goodies for all the patients. My Mum is so thrilled
and appreciative of this lovely gesture. Thank you
From Left to Right: Rev David Anderson, PCR Presenter
Muhammad Jaleel, Imam Fazal Hassan, Hospital Volunteer Maureen, Matron Pam Kendle, Chair of Friends of
Pendle Kath Howarth, PCR Presenters Ghazanfar Ali,
Faz Patel MBE, Rabia Aziz & ELCAP Manager Sagheer
Akhtar. Other PCR volunteers were also present.
so much. Pendle Community Hospital is a modern community hospital that provides inpatient
intermediate care and medical beds. There is also
an outpatient and day hospital for the elderly. The
staff provide excellent support to all the patients.
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Photo of the glass plaque presented to the Pendle Community Hospital Team for their fantastic work.
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The team from ELCAP and PCR who visited the East
Lancashire
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hospital really enjoyed spending sometime with (ELCAP) and Pendle Community Radio (PCR)
the elderly patients and putting a little smile on would like to take this opportunity to wish you a
their faces. For some it was also very emotional very happy & prosperous new year. We hope you
when they were receiving gifts and presents from all had a happy, safe and sound Christmas.
people they did not know personally.
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On Friday 23rd December 2016, Minhaj Sisters The Ashiana Lodge was built in 1988 and caters
Nelson, a branch of Minhaj-ul-Quran International for elderly people over the age of 55. The home
visited the Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital consists of 34 flats which provides the residents
to present the children with Christmas & Mawlid
(Birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH)
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An inspirational 28 year old former RAF officer and father of two sadly passed
away on Wednesday 21st December 2016. Shahbaz Saleem from Reedley,
spent the last year of his life at Pendleside Hospice receiving care after being
diagnosed with bowel cancer. He was admitted to the hospice in November
2015 after the cancer proved inoperable. During the last year of life, Shahbaz
Saleem raised over 17,000 for Pendleside Hospice as a thank you and
appreciation for the amazing support and care he received from the hospice.
A family spokesman said: He was very brave to the end. Our beloved brother
was a true inspiration not just for the community but evidently the whole
world. His only wish in his
later stages was nobody
feels the pain he had. He
Shahbaz Saleem.
after joining the RAF as a teenager and organised several interfaith events to break down barriers between communities and misconceptions about the armed forces. Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson, who
presented Shahbaz Saleem with a letter of thanks
from Prime Minister Theresa May, said: Shabz was a
role model for young people and everybody in the
area. I was pleased to spend time with him and present him with a letter of commendation from the
Prime Minister, not just for his service in the RAF
but in raising so much money for charity from his
hospice bed. His life touched the hearts of so many
and his legacy is one of inspiration & achievement.
Pendle Council leader Councillor Mohammad Iqbal
has known the Saleem family for 20 years. He said:
Shabz leaves an inspirational legacy for his family and
the people in the area. He was a true example to
others. The Pendle Community Radio team offers
its sincere condolences to the Saleem family.
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First of all a very Happy New Year. As 2017 starts we will be thinking
where the whole of last year just disappeared to and many will be thinking about how fast it flew by. As we enter 2017 there will be many of you
who will have decided to do something different this year and make a
resolution. It is common that people do make them however they only
keep going and stick to them for the first couple of days or weeks but as
the days and weeks go by the resolution tends to come to a halt.
Last year I made a few resolutions myself however due to lack of willingness I only managed to achieve a few goals. One of them was based on
improving my health. I enjoy my junk food and I decided that in 2016 I
cut down on my junk intake. So in order to try and fulfil that resolution I
Faz Patel MBE; Volunteer at
Pendle Radio.
gets and goals and changing eating habits, I managed to make a big difference to my health. The targets
were small but they made a big impact to my life. I successfully managed to make a lifestyle change
through this heath trainer service provided by my local council. These types of goals are not easy to
achieve. You do need confidence and the will power and some support and motivation from family
and friends. Whatever new things you feel you want to do in life, or if you feel you want to start
afresh then it is never too late. Anything is possible. You just need to focus, seek relevant advice from
the right people and you can achieve your goals and ambitions.
I learn a lot in everyday life through experience and I would like to pass these things to the readers
too. I remember a close friend and colleague of mine who had a terminal illness and was told that he
would only live for around 5 more months; however, because of his willingness and will power he
stayed another few years. Unfortunately he died last year but what I learnt from him was that you
have to be optimistic about everything. He always did something or the other rather than just sitting
at home doing nothing and getting more ill. He stayed in touch with friends and continued with voluntary work and enjoyed his time till the end. He personally told me that these sorts of things actually
helped him and I think that time flies too fast and we will not be able to get this time back so its best
to make the most of it. I know everyone is busy whether you are working or not, everyone has something to do however as the year starts, spend some quality time with loved ones, grandparents, parents, family members and make a resolution on taking some time off for friends and family and loved
ones. These are the things that we wont regret because when people die and loved ones are lost,
thats when you wish that you could go back in time.
For those who have illnesses, have hope, cherish every moment and take each day as it comes. Those
who are healthy look after your health and do something that will make a difference both to your life
and to someone elses life. I pray that everyone has a blessed and prosperous new year.
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Due to listeners demand: Pendle Community Radio has been developing its social media presence
so that listeners can have more interaction and communication with PCR. The most important aspect
of the radio station are the listeners and we want everyone in the community and beyond to get
involved so that we can bring the best programmes to all the listeners of Awaz 103.1FM.
The listeners of Pendle Community Radio on Awaz 103.1FM can now join us on a number of different
social media platforms. Whether it be Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube & now Instagram, Pendle
Radio aims to engage with all its listeners and our social media presence now makes this possible.
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