31/03/2025
Today was our last session for a while out in the community so we all had a little social afterwards with an indulgent cream tea with some home made scones, sausage rolls and cakes 😋 🍰 .
This group offered a unique way to socialise and provide strengthening exercises above and beyond just stretch and mobility. But with the level of care needed to help those who attend, as many have limited mobility and balance, the cost of putting on the class has just meant the numbers don’t balance to make this viably operate unless there is some funding to help it.
I have to remember how this group first started and grew with a £10k grant from BrightLife and the National Lotteries Community Fund. I’ll look into accessing some funding again in the future and see about forming a Community Interest Group to be eligible to benefit from them.
Maybe one day, funding for preventative care out in the community will be a priority in our healthcare system and Government…it certainly needs to be ☝🏻
But for now, it’s goodbye from Michelle and Emma. We’ve put our heart and souls into trying to start this up again and would like to say a massive thank you to all those who have come along these past few months 👋🏻🪑🦽🙋🏻♀️.
