RESIDENTS in Sedgefield borough are being offered help to stop smoking.
Smoking cessation programmes will be starting this month in Fishburn and Newton Aycliffe.
The Pioneering Care Partnership, as part of its Passport to Health Project, is to run weekly cessation sessions at Fishburn Youth and Community Centre.
The course will run on Thursdays, from 10am to 11.30am, between January 8 and February 26.
Monday morning sessions will also be running at Silverdale House, in Newton Aycliffe, from January 19 to March 22, from 10am to 11.30am.
In addition, there will also be a smoking cessation group at the Pioneering Care Centre, Newton Aycliffe, every Tuesday, from 5.30pm to 7pm.
The groups offer friendly advice and support, nicotine replacement therapy and Zyban information, as well as the opportunity to meet with like-minded people.
For more information about any of the courses, contact smoking cessation worker Annie Pluse on 0191-301 3813 or 0781 684 8774.
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