Throughout 2022 we were proud to work alongside North Northamptonshire Council at our Rothwell Truck Stop. We worked together to provide a wealth of resources to support the wellbeing of HGV drivers.

The partnership also saw us host a wellbeing event on Thursday 27 October, which tied in with National Lorry Week and followed on from a successful event earlier in the year.

At the previous event, Officers from NNC’s Public Health, Community Wellbeing and Environmental Health teams worked in partnership with Welcome Break and the Road Haulage Association to support the wellbeing of the drivers. During the session, drivers could come and talk to the team, have their blood pressure check and use the body composition scales.

In October’s event, there were stands from a series of partners including Northamptonshire Sport, Kettering Mind, University of Northampton, the NHFT’s Sexual Health Outreach team, Living Well Taking Control and Public Health, who had a variety of mental health and smoking cessation information and brought back the blood pressure checkers and scales.

Attendees also received a wallet sized card full of information, including details of nationally available resources to further help to support their health and wellbeing.

Cllr Jason Smithers, Leader of the Council, said: “As a Council, we have a commitment to support everyone across North Northamptonshire and, in this case, that includes those passing through the area. I am pleased that these events have been so successful, and it is excellent to hear that our Officers and partners were so well received.”