Well dear listeners and viewers, we’ve come to the end. “Nooooo” we hear you cry. Well you’ll have to listen to the show to hear if this really is the end or if we’ve convinced ourselves we’re actually ok at this podcast lark.Hear our honest critique of season 1, the good and the bad as well as what we’ve learned. We also couldn’t miss the opportunity to point out each other’s most annoying podcast habits. Who needs enemies?

Find your passion and you’ll never be short of energy and ideas. That’s the case for Dot McCarthy at Cronkshaw Fold Farm. Listen and watch as Dot takes us on a tour of her farm as well as her approach to life!You’ve seen her on the BBC, on the news and in the papers. Now it’s the dizzy heights of the TaAF Talks podcast!!https://twitter.com/DotMcCarthyhttps://www.cronkshawfoldfarm.co.uk/

In this 2 part podcast we talk to Paul, Paul and Wayne and hear all about Creative Football. Through their own experiences of struggling with mental health, they recognised that there was something missing in how services supported people like them and that they could do something about it. Listen to hear how they have developed Creative Football into something special, providing people who are struggling with their mental health a space to get out, be with people, be active and have some fun.Link to the Project Bridge video we discuss in part 2 - https://youtu.be/C4PHOEZ_1uEPart 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/685169/episodes/4271471

Creative football is more than getting people down to a pitch to kick a football about. It’s a way of giving people a chance to get out and connect with others, a way of helping people to be active and a great way to have a bit of a laugh. Listen to part 1 of this 2 part podcast to hear how a small number of people, who have had and still do have struggles with mental health, recognised that there was something missing in how services supported people and that they may be the best placed people to change that.A typical Creative Football session - https://youtu.be/p0MhGl2tLTYPart 2 - https://www.buzzsprout.com/685169/episodes/4271690

Hundreds and hundreds of people in Rossendale took part in a virtual mile recently, showing how you can make things happen, even in a COVID affected life. Listen in as Jamie, Ken and Nathan Bibby share some top tips and ideas on how to get something ‘up and running’ and how a virtual community can bring it to life. For more info on Rossendale Virtual Mile - Facebook pageLink to the school video we tried (and failed) to play in the podcast - HPS Promo

GP's are the heart of healthcare and provide a vital service in communities. But is the role of a GP evolving with the times? Should GP's be responsible for looking after your wellbeing as well as your illness?Emma, a GP from Rossendale, shares her expert thought and opinions on this subject in a fun and engaging chat with Ken and Jamie.Listen out for her Twitter handle and nickname, both belters!

Getting older is a given, growing up is optional.Now is a great time to spend time playing and having fun with your kids. In this small but perfectly formed bitesize show, Jamie and Ken, with six children between them (mostly Ken's to be honest) share some of their ideas to keep the kids enteratined and active at home.

Language is a complicated thing right?  Well it can certainly sound like that when you attend meetings and events within the public sector.But does it need to be?  Do we need to think harder before uttering the latest buzz phrases (e.g. social prescribing)?  Should we and can we take on the responsibility of making sure we can be understood by everyone, including ourselves?Let's 'open the kimono' together and find out!

In this crazy time of COVID-19, TaAF Talks to two team members about the realities for them; Ken B has asthma and coronavirus symptoms and Andrea is 32 weeks pregnant.Hear their honest and sometimes emotional reflections of life right now, what they've had to change to make home life work for them and what advice they have for others who may be worried.And in an unbelievably related note, where can you go these days to watch a good trapeze act?!

The TaAF team is made up secondments from vastly skilled and experienced people…and we have Jamie in the team too!But what’s the reality of having a team based on a secondment model? Does its value outweigh the pain of trying to manage a team from different organisations who are hardly ever in the same place? Have a listen and find out.