MEND Programme

The MEND programme (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition…Do it!) is a fun course dedicated to helping reduce childhood overweight and obesity levels.

The MEND Programme is aimed at families with children aged 7 to 13 years whose weight is above the healthy range for their age and height. Programmes are free to attend and comprise of two sessions a week for ten weeks.

Woking Borough Council is now running MEND programmes at various locations over the next two years. Along with Surrey Primary Care Trust (PCT) Woking Borough Council has become partners in the Big Lottery Funded initiative 'England on the MEND', an £8 million project tackling the problems associated with children who are overweight or obese.

Please contact the Health and Well-being Development Officer if you have concerns about your child's weight or lifestyle.

Woking's first programme will be running at Parkview, Sheerwater starting April 2009.  you can also get more details or  register your interest by calling 01483 743424.

Alternatively, you can view a leaflet, listen to our radio interview on 96.4 The Eagle or visit the MEND website to find out more about the programme

You can also visit our Window On Woking site for MEND friendly recipes.

Woking's MEND Programme was live on 96.4 The Eagle's Love Tour 09 on 17 June.

Links have also recently been set-up with Woking Football Club. Jane Spong from the club says

"Woking Football Club are pleased to offer their support to the MEND programme and look forward to welcoming those on the course to Kingfield in the near future. We believe that with the help of our players playing an active role in the children’s learning curve we will form a new winning team"

 We also spoke to Tom Hutchinson WFC Club Captain who said:

“I believe MEND is a great way of getting kids to understand the importance of health and fitness. All the players are committed to helping those on the MEND programme and we look forward to meeting our MEND MATES in the near future”.  

 You can also read about the success of the programme by reading our Woking magazine article

“To maintain a healthy weight, we need to both eat well and move more.

Many families are making changes that will help them live healthier
and longer. Visit www.nhs.uk/Change4Life or call 0300 123 3434
for more information.”