Fitness group wins funding
press release - Aug 26
Our newest initiative, Movement for the Mind, has won funding and is due to start in September.
Melksham Rotary Club and the Melksham Area Board of Wiltshire Council are jointly funding the project to provide physical activities for people with dementia together with their carers.
Bruce Sanders, past president of the Rotary club, said: “We have wanted to do something to helppeople with dementia in the town for a long time and we are very pleased to support this. “
Development manager Stephany Bardzil said: “There is growing research evidence that physical exercise is beneficial in preventing and mitigating the effects of dementia. Our club will build on that, and also help to provide a social network for people in similar circumstances.”
The sessions will include gentle exercise, dance, and physical activities such as indoor curling.
Each will be led by an expert who has also been trained in dementia care, and will be carefully structured to meet the needs of members.
The group has also inspired volunteers. “We were overwhelmed by the response when we put an appeal for volunteers in the Melksham News. It seems this has really caught people’s imaginations and they want to help out.”
Movement for the Mind will meet at Bowerhill Village Hall on the second Wednesday of every month. If you would like to come along please contact the Trowbridge office on 01225 776481
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