Our Senior Shrimpers programme delivers a monthly café held at Roots Hall, helping people aged over 50 who live within the nine most deprived wards of Southend, to overcome social isolation and keep active.
Through these sessions the members have access to information and support appropriate to their individual health, social and financial needs.
The monthly café includes a guest speaker; covering a variety of age-appropriate talks as well an inclusive social activity ranging from quizzes to indoor bowls. Monthly trips are also organised, with the most popular being visits to the Shepherd Neame Brewery, Canterbury and Brighton.
For more information, please contact April Smith on 01702 341351 or [email protected]
Joy of Moving, Move and Learn is a six-week programme split into 45 minutes theory and 45 minutes practical for year 5 pupils.
The programme aims to inspire children towards making healthy choices through a nutritional education programme and increasing their physical exercise using football and team games.
We use the vehicle of Southend United Football Club to engage with schools and encourage children’s participation in physical activity.
For more information, please contact Dan King on 01702 341351 or [email protected]
Therapy For You is the local NHS service for Southend, Castle Point and Rochford.
We have combined with the service to offer an exercise-based group at Roots Hall, designed to help people manage and overcome their mental health difficulties.
Through regular exercise, the group aims to help people overcome the psychological barriers to physical activity they may be experiencing and introduce exercise at an initially low level.
For more information, please contact Zac Smith on 01702 341351 or [email protected]
Health4Life is a joint healthy weight initiative between Southend United Community & Educational Trust and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council.
The free programme aims to help local children and families enjoy a healthy and happy lifestyle, encompassing six-week after school clubs broken down into classroom theory and physical exercise.
As well as the physical side, the children also practice valuable cooking skills, learning about healthy eating, cooking on a budget, understanding food labels, creating balanced meals and the importance of sleep.
For more information, please contact Zac Smith on 01702 341351 or [email protected]
