Rise Life Brighton

2️⃣ days remain until the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, though the first day of competition is already here! 😍

⚽🏉 There are football and rugby sevens matches this Wednesday. Are you ready to watch some Olympic action?

Amazing video about the great ethos of Kingsway Care and features Paralympian Louis Saunders. The film gives an insight into homecare and the amazing work done by care staff, office staff and the dedication and care that's needed by anyone working to support people in our community. That hopefully includes all of us at Rise too.

In the Community | A Better Life by Nourish Kingsway Care embodies the ethos of 'enabling independent living at home' with fun, laughter, companionship, and personalised care. Although Kingsway has onl...

It was great to watch this last night and see the growing awareness of Boccia. We have Boccia within our seated sports activities, thanks to our introduction to Louis Saunders and an introduction from Kingsway Care

*Subject to Change*
Channel 4 News - 7:55pm tonight - you might spot someone you recognise 😉

Boccia UK
Disability Sport NI
Disability Sport NI Boccia
The Athlete Media Group
Sunrise Medical
Channel 4
📸 - Jamie Brennan

It's time to warm-up. 💪 The Olympic Games are almost here! 🤩

Paris 2024

We are so excited and can't wait for Friday and the opening ceremony. It's also the start of our Olympic-inspired seated sports sessions, which include chair replay races, shot-put, and hockey. Get in touch if you want us to run a themed event for an inclusive corporate team event or within a care or community setting.

Happy Olympic week! 🙌 The Opening Ceremony is this Friday! In just 4️⃣ days!

Paris 2024

Boccia: how do you play the Paralympic sport and what makes it inclusive? Boccia was first introduced to the Paralympics in 1984 and is a sport which sees the athletes throw, kick or use a ramp to propel a ball onto the court, to g...

Did you Know?!

BBC Radio 2 Launches Let's Move It. Highlighting lots of summer activities for children but also for all ages, just like us here at Rise.

BBC Radio 2 - Let's Move It - About Let's Move It Get all the essential info on Radio 2's summer activities

Let's get over the football sadness and celebrate a British win at Wimbledon. Amazing stuff.

Wimbledon wheelchair finals: Briton Alfie Hewett wins singles and doubles titles Alfie Hewett completes a career Grand Slam by lifting the Wimbledon men's singles title before defending his doubles crown.

Good luck to the England team this evening. Fingers crossed, we get to the final...

Semi-final ready 🤍

NEW SERVICE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS!

RNID , the national charity that supports the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus have launched an exciting new service in Brighton and West Sussex.

They're providing, free, monthly support sessions provided by RNID staff and a friendly volunteer team, in community venues near you. These no appointment, drop-in sessions provide essential practical support, enabling people with NHS hearing aids to get them cleaned, retubed and maintained, as well as getting information about living with hearing loss and tinnitus.

They can also support people with hearing aid apps/connecting their hearing aid to their phone and accessing local support services and benefits.

If you or a loved one have concerns about your hearing, they also offer a free check, which only takes a few minutes to complete. The team look forward to welcoming you soon!

To find out where your nearest drop in service is, check the poster or get in touch with Lyndsay McCrickard on email [email protected] or call/text 07484 411 836

Congratulations to Hallmark Maycroft Manor Luxury Care Home for having award-winning care staff, with Thomas Head taking the award.

Hallmark Luxury Care Homes Awards | Team Recognition Read more about Finalists Announced - Hallmark Awards 2024

Wondering how perceptions of later life are changing? Discover The New Ageing Index by Home Instead! From beliefs about health and wellbeing to the future of technology and social care, explore the findings that are reshaping our perceptions of later life. Check out the full report here: https://www.homeinstead.co.uk/new-ageing-index/

APPLY for a FREE set of resistance bands from WheelPower this Summer and discover the many benefits that come from regular exercise.

If you have a physical disability and live in the United Kingdom then please fill out a form on our website today

https://www.wheelpower.org.uk/get-active/exercise-at-home/resistance-bands/

Join us tomorrow for 'Meet Up + Move' at Somerset Centre!

🗓️ Friday 5th July, 11am - 1pm
📍 62 St. James Street, Brighton, BN2 1PR

Calling all over 70s in Kemptown! Come along for a fun, sports-themed activity session designed just for you. Our seated exercises are accessible to all, regardless of mobility level and they are dementia-friendly.

✨ Highlights:

- Refreshments provided
- Time to socialise after the session
- First trial session is FREE!
- Carers welcome to join

Don't miss this opportunity to stay active and meet new friends. Parking is available and there is a bus stop right outside.

To book your place or for more info, contact Pam:
📞 01273 090570 or 07900 368439

A daily reminder from us! Keep on rockin'

A YELLOW Heat-Health Alert has been issued for the South East. It is currently in effect for the next 4 days, from Tuesday 25 June until Friday 28 June

Advice to keep cool, stay safe and look out for others:
While many people enjoy the warmer weather, prolonged hot weather can be particularly difficult for people who are more vulnerable such as older people, anyone with a serious or long-term illness, people who spend a lot of time outside or in hot places, and can lead to dehydration, heat exhaustion and heatstroke.
• Beat the heat: hot weather advice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Stay safe in the heat (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
• Sunscreen and sun safety - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
• Heatwave: how to cope in hot weather - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
• Beat the heat advice poster (www.gov.uk) that can be printed and displayed in buildings, and translations are available

Reminder of those most at risk: Older people 65+ (note change from previous guidance of aged 75 years and above), people who are pregnant, those living alone or isolated; people with severe physical or mental illness; people on multiple medications; including those in care homes, in receipt of care; those in urban areas; south-facing top floor flats; people with alcohol and/or drug dependencies; homeless people; babies and young children; outdoor workers and people living in poor housing conditions,

It's the start of 2024 🎉 Did you know that most charities registered with A Good Thing are small? In fact, most UK charities are small – around 170,000 are working hard to support the communities where we live, work, and play.

We LOVE the message shared by this year!

This week, we ask the A Good Thing (UK) business community to get involved and pledge your LOVE for the small charities in your community;

💛 Listen and learn – what small charities exist in your neighbourhood
💛 Organise – get your business involved with local small charities
💛 Volunteer – can you donate your time or the things you no longer need?
💛 Engage – get involved and support a small local charity.

▶ We have the perfect place for you to start! Check out the things small charities have told us they need all across the UK: https://bit.ly/AGT-Need

: get involved!

So this time last week, I was on Brighton Palace Pier supporting Together Co at their amazing event with Mr Motivator I managed to get a photograph taken with the icon, who is now in his 70's, proving movement is the key to living well. Thank you to for the photo. I'm red in the face from all the work-out sessions the team ran. Roll on next year!

If you know anyone with some spare time and looking to do something in their local community, you will have such a fun time being part of the Somerset Centre team. Get in touch with them.

Love this story of a home care company having a Rise session with their service users. If there are any home care companies who are having service users gatherings or also staff training, do consider bringing Rise in to run an activity. Great for team building, its a inclusive social activity and creates conversation with lots of fun and laughter. Home Instead Brighton, Hove and Shoreham 'Kingsway Care Bluebird Care Lewes District, Brighton & Hove Caremark Brighton and Hove Prestige Nursing & Care Sussex GoodOaks Homecare - Sussex South HomeCare Direct Seniors Helping Seniors - Brighton & Hove Right at Home Mid Sussex Right at Home Worthing & Shoreham District Guardian Angel Carers Mid Sussex