Bodmin Leisure Centre 1st Better Centre to become a Smoke-Free Site

Each year, Public Health England, the NHS and local support organisations work together to support communities to reduce smoking and take positive steps towards better health.

This year, National No Smoking Day takes place on Wednesday 11th March, with Stoptober running throughout October.

To support these initiatives, GLL and the Better Cornwall Partnership are collaborating with Cornwall Council and Healthy Cornwall to get behind the campaign to stop smoking and vaping.

As part of this commitment, Better Leisure Centres will be signing up to become Smoke-Free Sites.

The NHS highlights that quitting smoking or vaping is a journey, and that support is available at every stage - whether people are:

• Thinking about quitting
• Ready to quit, or
• Need help staying smoke-free

The NHS Better Health website offers practical tips and support to help people through tough times, stay focused, and quit for good:

www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking

Everyone deserves a healthier, smoke-free life. Let’s get started.

Bodmin Leisure Centre is where we will begin - becoming our first Smoke-Free site on National No Smoking/Vaping Day, 11th March.

In addition, our partner Healthy Cornwall will be offering drop-in support sessions, providing advice and guidance on stopping smoking and vaping:

• Wednesday 18th February
• Wednesday 25th February
• Wednesday 4th March

These sessions will lead up to our main launch on 11th March.

We hope you will support our journey as an organisation to help people improve their health by seeing and experiencing the benefits of stopping smoking and vaping.