Cannock Medical Group Limited in partnership with Cannock Villages PCN

11/09/2026

11/09/2026

11/09/2026

As Kit’s breast cancer story continues tonight on Street, we see how he is still hiding his physical and emotional struggles from those close to him.

This is a situation that many people with cancer will relate to. But you don’t have to face cancer alone.

If, like Kit, you don't feel able to share your diagnosis with family and friends, our Online Community is free and full of people who are going through the same thing.

The Online Community is our cancer forum where you can talk to other people with cancer anytime of the day or night

It is a safe space to confide in others going through the same experience, share experiences, ask questions, or simply vent your emotions.

There are forums about different cancer types where you can join conversations about the experience of having cancer, and have your questions answered by our professionals.

Find out more here: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/get-help/emotional-help/online-community

11/09/2026

We have some further dates available for our Walk and Talks in the beautiful grounds of Wightwick Manor.

Guided by our specialist Counselling and Support team, come along to walk with others and explore local information and support for grief and wellbeing.

These events are free and open to anyone who is recently bereaved, not just those who have lost a loved one at Compton.

Places are limited so booking is essential. Over 18s only.
All dates available: 17 September, 15 October, 19 November, 17 December, 21 January, 18 February and 18 March

*You do not need to be National Trust member to attend.

https://www.comptoncare.org.uk/patient-and-family/grief-awareness/

To book please call our Advice and Referral line on 01902 774570 and ask to speak to our Bereavement Administration team.

10/09/2026

To anyone affected by su***de, whether you’re missing someone you’ve lost, struggling with suicidal thoughts yourself or supporting someone who is going through it right now – we’re thinking of you this World Su***de Prevention Day.

Just a reminder that if you find World Su***de Prevention Day hard, for any reason, it really is OK to switch off from social media tomorrow. Take care of yourselves 💚

We’re always here to talk on 116 123 📱

10/09/2026

It’s Know Your Numbers Week. Do you know what your blood pressure numbers mean?

If you’ve had your blood pressure checked, you can use our online tool to understand what your reading means and get information on what you can do next.

Check your reading here: https://www.nhs.uk/health-assessment-tools/check-your-blood-pressure-reading

08/09/2026

Today marks the start of Palliative Care Week so we're here to share what exactly is palliative care.

It may be thought that palliative care is only for people at the end of their lives. But this isn't always the case. You can have palliative care alongside cancer treatments that aim to help you live longer. Some treatments can control or reduce symptoms such as pain, nausea and loss of appetite. You may have palliative care at home, in a hospital, at a care home or in a hospice.

Finding out that you or a loved one is receiving palliative care treatment might bring up lots of different emotions. We're sending you a big hug. Please know our support services are here for you.

To learn more, go to https://bit.ly/3SwGCz1

08/09/2026

07/09/2026

There’s a line in Everything I Own by Bread that can hit particularly hard when you’ve lost someone:

“You gave my life to me, set me free.”

The song was written by David Gates following the loss of his father.

Those words make us think about the people who shape our lives.

In a way, they give us roots, and they give us wings.

The roots are what they gave us while they were here.

A place to feel safe.
Someone who believed in us.
Lessons we still live by.
Values that became our own.
Memories we didn't realise would one day become so precious.

And the wings?

They're part of what helps us carry on when that person is no longer beside us.

Because grief has a way of making the ordinary things priceless.

One more conversation.
One more laugh.
One more hug.
One more chance to say thank you.
One more chance to say I love you.

The song says:

“I would give anything I own… just to have you back again.”

Anyone who has lost someone they loved may understand that feeling.

At Andys Man Club Wolverhampton, we know grief doesn't work to a timetable.

It doesn't matter whether it happened last week, last year, or decades ago.

There can still be a song, a photograph, a birthday, an anniversary, a familiar place, or seemingly nothing at all that suddenly makes you miss them.

And you don't have to stop talking about someone simply because they're gone.

Tell us about them.

Tell us their name.
Tell us what made them laugh.
Tell us what they taught you.
Tell us why you miss them.

Because sometimes talking about grief isn't about dwelling on what we've lost.

It's about remembering what they gave us.

The roots they planted.
The wings they gave us.
And everything of them that we still carry.

It's one of the ways love survives loss.

We carry them forward.

If you're struggling with grief, you don't have to carry it quietly.

We're here for any man aged 18 and over.
Every Monday (excluding bank holidays)
7pm - 9pm (doors open from 06:30pm)
University of Wolverhampton Science Park WV10 9RU

No booking. No referral. No judgement.
Just turn up; we'll meet you at the door.