Who we are
Why we are here
Welcome to Heartlink and our website!
Have a look round the site to get full details of what we do and our many activities
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We want you to join us, whether you need help yourself, want to help others or just want to get involved.
Heartlink is a local charity led by heart patients, for heart patients and their families. Based in Southall, Greenford, Hanwell, Ealing, and West London, we provide support and advice to those living with heart conditions, especially those undergoing or recovering from hospital treatment.
While clinical staff focus on medical care, Heartlink offers something equally vital, personal understanding and guidance from those who’ve been through the same journey.
We are deeply committed to raising awareness about heart disease risk factors within the community. By hosting educational workshops, health awareness events, and outreach campaigns, we help individuals identify and address common risks such as high blood pressure, poor diet, smoking, and lack of exercise.
Our goal is to empower people with the knowledge they need to make healthier choices and reduce their chances of developing heart-related conditions.
. Our website is 'heartlink.charity'.
See the 'About us' section for fuller details of us and what we do.
Walkers lead the way
A large group of Heartlink members and supporters enjoyed the Heartlink sponsored walk on the morning of 21st May. The walk was organised by our regular group of Wednesday Walkers, and we assembled at Greenford Hall, going on a very enjoyable walk together through lovely parkland in Perivale and Pitshanger parks, and finishing for refreshments in the sunshine at the Brentham Club.
As well as our regular walkers and many other Heartlink members, we were delighted to be joined by the previous Mayor of Ealing and longtime supporter Mrs Mohinder Midha and Councillor Polly Knewstub, Ealing Council Cabinet Member for Healthy Equal Lives.
The aim of the walk was to encourage more local people to join our regular weekly walks as well as raising sponsorship monies for Heartlink’s work of supporting local heart patients and raising awareness about heart health. We know that walking helps us improve our fitness, in addition to enjoying the walks and open air and sharing chats and time together.
Our regular weekly walkers meet at Greenford Hall, in the centre of Greenford every Wednesday at 10am and go off together for leisurely walks through nearby parks and along scenic paths.
Many thanks to our walkers and their sponsors for all the monies raised totalling some hundreds of pounds.
Blood pressure and BMI checks at the Heartlink Community Hub
50 Heartlink members and supporters benefited from the offer of blood pressure and BMI checks at our Community Hub session on the 15th May at Greenford Park Community Hall, on Queens Ave. Greenford.
The checks were provided by a team of young pharmacists from nearby Southall Pharmacy. People had tea, coffee, fruit and snacks while waiting for their turn. Everyone was given copies of their results and, in some cases, arrangements were made for people to have follow up checks the next day at the pharmacy itself, followed by referrals to their own GP where this was required.
We wish to extend our huge thanks to Anish and the pharmacy team from Southall Pharmacy located at 13, North Parade, Southall, who provided this service to Heartlink and its members on a voluntary basis, free of charge. They regularly go the extra mile to provide proactive health care to the local community.
The checks followed our normal excellent chair yoga session led by the ever-popular Mr Chana.