Men and women had their heights measured as children learned how to save lives at a community health fair.

Hundreds of people left their homes to visit an interactive community fair at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Neasden, as health charities from across Harrow and Brent hosted stalls to promote healthy lifestyles and wellbeing.

The programme was supported by a number of charity organisations, including Mind Harrow, the British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK, Culture Dementia, Age UK, KIDS, and Breast Cancer Care.

Activities available throughout the day included screening for heart disease and diabetes, which were examined through blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, and height and weight checks.

Individual advice on medicines as well as feet and dental checks were also available and crews from the London Ambulance Service offered emergency life support training.

Experts encouraged organ, bone marrow and blood donation, while others emphasised the importance of recognising symptoms of mental illness, dementia, cancer and being aware of children’s health and safety in the home.