New wellbeing centre for Birchwood

Lincolnshire Co-op has announced plans to develop a new health and wellbeing facility in Lincoln’s Birchwood Centre.

Feedback from locals at a recent pop-up event at the Birchwood Centre will help determine how the site, next to the Co-op food store, is developed.

As well as receiving free health checks, passers-by were asked to vote on which services matter most to them - mental health, podiatry, diabetes, healthy heart, nutrition, and children’s health. 

Over 120 health checks were delivered, 539 votes for services were made, and 37 people left additional comments.

The society hopes to move the expert teams at Birchwood Pharmacy and Birchwood Health Centre Pharmacy, which was previously owned by Boots, into the new larger facility.

The earmarked units had been occupied by Seacroft Mobility and Bradlands Pet Shop with the former moving to a larger location on Wragby Road and the latter recently moved to another unit within the Birchwood Centre.

The hub is anticipated to open late-2025, with development work and various NHS approvals needed to complete beforehand.

Laura Dunne, Chief Purpose and Proposition Officer at Lincolnshire Co-op, said: “This is an exciting opportunity to modernise the traditional pharmacy and reinvent it as a health and wellbeing destination, caring for patients and treating illnesses alongside supporting healthy lifestyle choices.

“We want to create a space that meets community need, which is why your feedback is so important to us. Thank you so much to everyone who stopped by our pop-up event and engaged with us.”