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Supporting local communities

Balanced Lives is going from strength to strength in the wonderful city of York. These popular weekly community programmes take place in an area with a very high population of older persons. The Balanced Lives programmes, funded by the Big Lottery are helping us reach out to local communities and add valuable depth to the long-term strategy of older people’s services in York.

The programmes have received recognition from York City Council for their important work in Falls Prevention. Recent events include a hugely successful Christmas Party at Foxwood.

York Case Study

Our latest Case Study is a story of impressive progress.

Janet Freeman is a lady with a degenerative condition that’s affecting her balance, confidence and speech. Her husband brings her ever week and she’s been coming to the Foxwood group for almost a year. Recently her husband had a fall and broke his hip, but this didn’t put Janet off, she asked her son to come quite a distance to bring her to class. He is so appreciative of the support and friendship she gets in the class, they both stay on for the Community lunch.

Betty has been working on Janet’s balance and confidence. “This week she joined me in standing up and doing quite a bit of Tai Chi. The smile on her face said it all. She is such a determined lady and loves being part of the group,” says Betty.