Move County Durham

💚 World Mental Health Day 💚

World Mental Health Day is about raising awareness of mental health and driving positive change for everyone’s mental health. The theme for 2023, set by the World Foundation of Mental Health, is ‘Mental health is a universal human right’.

To find out more about World Mental Health Day and how you can get involved, visit the Mental Health Foundation website.

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/world-mental-health-day

Walking is a brilliant way to get moving, and we're so lucky in Durham to have amazing walks right on our doorstep!
Visit our website to find out how to get involved in one of our fantastic walking groups this Autumn 🍁
https://thriveleisure.co.uk/index.php/activities/move-walking/

New Sessions at Shildon Leisure Centre
We have the following sessions starting this week:-
Thursday Walking Football 13.00 till 14.00
Friday Gentle Track Cycle (bikes and helmets provided) 12.30 till 13.30
Friday Pay and Play soft tennis, badminton or table tennis 14.00 till 15.00
Your first session is free then it is £3.00 there after.

From 6 to 9 participants within two weeks at our new seated exercise class at Woodhouse Close Community church. Why not come along and have a go your first session is free then is is £3.00 a session. Everyone also enjoyed the free refreshments afterwards. The session starts at 13.00 so please arrive for 12.55. For further information [email protected] or ring 03000262539

New Session - Wolsingham Leisure Centre
Starting this week on Thursday :-
Move Easy Class 9.30 - 10.30
Aqua Aerobics 11.00 - 11.45
Karen will look forward to welcoming you

We will soon be changing the name of our community wellbeing programmes to Move. Our goal is to help everyone in County Durham, to get moving, and keep moving more as part of everyday life. To help make things simpler we are moving our social media pages to one place. If you don’t already, please follow https://www.facebook.com/walkdurham to keep up to date with the latest activities.

Walking Football at Wolsingham Leisure Centre last night has a couple more new faces. They meet every Monday and play 16.00 till 17.00 all session in September are free. Come along and join in the fun.

Great turnout for our first seated exercise class at Woodhouse Community Church. It starts at 13.00 every Monday and is 45 minutes. The group will have a cuppa afterwards from next week as well. Your first class is free then it is £3.00 per session.

We are making some changes to our community wellbeing programmes and you may notice things start to look a little different over the next few weeks.

We want to support everyone to get moving and hope that bringing all of our activities in one place will help to make things simpler. You will notice that our name is changing to Move and we will have a new logo. We are also brining our social media into one place - please give us a like on (walk Durham link) to keep up to date.

Please don't worry although things may look a little different, your activity will stay the same.

Walking football started yesterday at Wolsingham Leisure Centre. Come along and have a go next weeks session is free of charge. The session is 16.00 till 17.00 meet at the reception area of the leisure centre. If you require any further information please contact waystowellbeing.gov.uk or ring 03000262539

Our seated exercise group at Evenwood had a blast this week having a go at new age curling and boccia. They meet every Wednesday at the Randolph Centre Evenwood 11 till12 followed by a cuppa. Sessions are £3.00. Unfortunately there is no session next week but we are back to normal thereafter.

Let's get moving taster days are taking place at the following venues for 18+. Activities will include new age curling, boccia and various other low level activities. The session is free and will include a cuppa.
St Catherine's Crook on 17th August 2023 12.30 till 14.30
Willington Open Door Church 18th August 2023 13.30 till 15.30
We look forward to welcoming you along.

Unfortunately Zumba held at The Venue Stanley on Friday evening wont take place on 4th and 11th August 2023. Please accept our apologises. See you all back on 18th August 2023.

Free holiday swimming for under 19s is BACK for the summer, commencing on Saturday 22nd July across our pools! 🤩

Children and young people aged 18 years and under can attend any of our general swim, inflatable and fun sessions free of charge. Splashability sessions are also available free for children, young people and adults who have a disability.🏊

Find out more on our website! 👇

https://www.durham.gov.uk/freeswimming

The gentle exercise class at Jubilee Community Centre is unable to take place this week due to the building being closed.

Fantastic turnout out are first seated exercise class delivered by Julie in Evenwood this morning. it starts at 11.00 and runs for between 45 -60 minutes every Wednesday at Randolph Centre. First session is free and tea and coffee available afterwards

This week is Volunteers' Week and we'd like to say a big thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who support our community activity programme. Well done for all of your hard work and commitment.

We hope you were able to join us for the celebratory guided walk and lunch @ Beamish Museum.

If you're interested in becoming a volunteer visit https://www.durham.gov.uk/volunteering

Are you getting involved in National Walking Month? 🚶
There are so many amazing benefits to walking, including improved cardivascular fitness, stronger bones and improved balance, and even stress relief.
Click here to visit the NHS website where you'll find tips to get into walking in a way that works for you.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/running-and-aerobic-exercises/walking-for-health/

Congratulations to the King and Queen Consort on their Coronation today.

Happy May everyone! ☀️
Spring is in full swing, and we're feeling good - who's getting moving with us this month? 💪

We are pleased to be able to offer a new seated exercise class in Langley Park. The session takes place at Langley Park Miners Institute every Thursday at 14.00 till 14.45 and costs £3.00 (first session is free).

New Session Alert - Please see below a new session which is on offer at Seaham Library. All sessions are free.

🌼 Happy Easter from all of us at Thrive Active Durham Leisure 🌼

The way you sign up for wellbeing activities is changing.

We are introducing a new Leisure Hub system so that you can view timetables, book and pay for wellbeing activities. In order to access the new system you will need to sign up for a free wellbeing activity membership. Once you have registered for an account and received your thrive membership card you can simply turn up for your walk and scan your card.

For more information and help to sign up visit https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/29188/The-way-to-book-wellbeing-activities-is-changing

The following classes won't run on 12th April:-
Seated Yoga Bullion Hall
Balance Right Sedgefield
Gentle Exercise Great Lumley

Classes won't take place on Bank Holidays.
Please accept our apologises for any inconvenience

Fantastic turnout for seated exercise last Tuesday in Wolsingham why not come and join us 9.15 every Tuesday morning. The session costs £3.00

The Versus Arthritis Let’s Move Monthly Challenge is designed to help you incorporate movement into every day of the month. This month, fitness professional Leon Wormley, together with his Mum Janet, present the Healthy Habits Challenge
https://youtu.be/ZZAo4nJsQ9g
In this video, Leon and Janet talk you through the recommended levels of physical activity for adults and why different types of exercise are important, including strengthening movements and moderate intensity exercise. There are a variety of ways to work towards the recommendations including walking and climbing stairs or join us at one of our community classes at https://www.durham.gov.uk/waystowellbeing

Let's Move April Challenge: Healthy Habits The Versus Arthritis Let’s Move Monthly Challenge is designed to help you incorporate movement into every day of the month. This month, fitness professional ...

Welcome to April! 🌼
Springtime is here, and we're so excited to help you get moving 💪