We are excited to announce a new business in the form of a Community Interest Company (CIC) – Walnut Grove Wellbeing CIC. This is a voluntary-run, non-profit company that we have set up, in adjunct to Walnut Grove Clinic.
Walnut Grove Wellbeing CIC aims to provide more support with healthcare issues enabling people to live a better, stronger, longer, happier life and put back into the wonderful community of Portishead. We wish to provide a safe space for signposting and delivery of physical and mental health wellbeing exercise classes in areas where they are lacking; and support groups across the community of Portishead to promote health and wellbeing for everyone. We aim to support the local GP surgeries and groups making well-being and healthcare services more affordable, accessible and achievable to more people.
We plan to provide a wide variety of classes and are open to any suggestions you may have so please feel free feedback ideas to us at: contact@walnutgrovewellbeingcic.com
To begin with, we have been successful in obtaining a grant from the Portishead Town Council with great support from them too, to provide the following initial classes.
Classes
‘Better Breathing’ with Sally Parsons
- Wednesdays (2:15 – 3:15)
- GP referred pulmonary rehab class
- 8 week course
- £5 per class payable on the day
- The first course started on 14th February with the next course date to be announced.
‘Senior Strong’ with Candy Minshall
- Thursdays (10.30-11.45)
- Began on February 8th
- £5 payable at class on the day
- Self-referral, gentle exercise class for seniors with stay and chat after, 45 mins exercise followed by 30 mins coffee and chat. To help improve strength and fitness and help tackle loneliness/social support.
‘Yoga for Children’ with Justine
- Tuesdays (4.30-5.15)
- Ongoing class
- Suitable for 6-11 years old
- Great for helping with anxiety, and confidence whilst also providing stretching, mobility and strength for the body.
All classes are held at the Walnut Grove Studio on Papermill Gardens.
Further information
For any queries please email contact@walnutgrovewellbeingcic.com or call 01275 818303.
We hope to get more grant funding as we continue and add more classes/ support groups as we progress and grow. We have a few ideas already in the pipeline pending the next round of grant applications so keep your fingers crossed for us. All monies go back into the CIC to help fund and sustain future classes.
People attending classes must be Portishead residents by stipulation of the grant. If you are just outside ie Portbury please email us to ask any queries on contact@walnutgrovewellbeingcic.com
We would value your support with this and spreading the word as we’re super excited to be able to provide this subsidised offering to Portishead and support the community.
