Hereford groups
Our Balanced Lives programmes are an opportunity for you to engage in a range of activities including gentle movement, obtaining basic health advice and learning new life skills. It is also your chance to meet with people of similar age and interests and to get some suggestions to improve overall health and well-being.
Three Programmes are now running in this area. We have been particularly successful in building friendships between participants and creating strong links with the local community in Hereford. One particular group of friends formed as a result of meeting at Balanced Lives.
Hereford programmes
Balanced Lives live exercise group at:
Belmont Community Centre, Eastholme Avenue, Belmont, Hereford. HR2 7UQ
Every Thursday from 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Wellbeing Zoom Session inc. Q&A – Hereford
1.50pm to 3.00pm – Tuesdays
Chris Hoare
Every Tuesday
Joining us is easy
Activity Co-ordinator: Chris Hoare
What our group members say
Where to find us
Founders & Co 24 Wind Street Swansea SA1 1DY
The Woodman, 120 Mumbles Road, Black Pill, Swansea SA3 5AS
The Secret Beach Bar & Kitchen, Mumbles Rd, Brynmill, Swansea SA2 0AY
Rowntree Park, Terry Ave, York YO23 1JQ
Belmont Community Centre Hereford
Foxwood Community Centre, York
Linden Christian Centre, West Cross Swansea
National Waterfront Museum,Oystermouth Rd, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 3RD
Patti Pavilion, Mumbles Rd, Swansea SA1 4PQ
More about our Hereford groups
Hereford keeps on moving
Running in a rural suburb of the city of Hereford, these programmes continue on from one of the first programmes set up by Action For Elders back in 2011. Programmes have run consistently on a weekly basis and gone from strength to strength. Donald Macrae, Director of the People’s Health Trust which runs the Health Lottery recently visited the programme and received a warm welcome.
Community spirit
Many of the older people of Hereford were suffering with loneliness, felt cut off from the community and lacked motivation for exercise or social contact. The innovative Balanced Lives Programme has brought people together. It fact, some members of the local Northholme Group now meet up regularly, independently of the Balanced Lives sessions
Falls prevention
The Balanced Lives programme has proven to be invaluable in the prevention of falls for older people. Fall Prevention experts frequently refer patients to our programmes throughout the UK and this has been the case in Hereford.
“The more people can keep moving and keep active – the less chance they’ve got of falling.” Sarah Jones, Falls Care Navigator, Nexus
Success stories
“I am experiencing considerably less pain since taking part in the programme,” says Sheila.
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