Do you want to find groups and support in the community that might help you improve your health and wellbeing? You can find lots of local support from charities to social groups in the Arc Bucks PCN Directory.
Fit Chairboy’s is a highly successful 12-week healthy lifestyle programme which is aimed at men aged 35 to 65 years old, with a waist size above 38 inches and a BMI over 28. The sessions start with 40 mins of engaging and interactive activities in the John Reardon Room. The second half of the session is followed by fun physical sessions.
Starting on Thursday 6th July 7 – 8:30pm, Wycombe Wanderers Foundation will be delivering a Fit Chairboy’s course at Adams Park. The Project is funded thanks to Heart Research UK (Healthy Heart grant), enabling the course to be FREE for ALL participants.
A number of exciting additions have been made, including gym introductions, cookery classes, small-sided football sessions and boxfit, as well as access to the Better Points app where you can earn points while you exercise (discounts at Costa Coffee, Ikea, M&S and more…)
Register here: https://www.participant.co.uk/wwfoundation/event/fit_chairboys_male__july_23_06072023
Better Points App: https://bucks.betterpoints.uk/
Beaconsfield Library
Weekly Activities
Tuesday Arc Bucks Talking Café 11.00am – 12.30pm
Wednesday Knit and Natter 10.30am – 12.00pm
Wednesday Scrabble – Adults 10.30am – 11.30pm
Thursday Storytime (term time only) 10.00am -10.30am
Thursday Duplo (term time only) 10.30am – 11.30am
Thursday IT Help – Bookable session 2.30pm – 4.00pm
Thursday Bridge group -all level 3.00pm – 4.30pm
Friday Bounce and Rhyme for under 5s (term time only) 10.00am – 10.30am
Saturday Chess 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Monthly Activities
Last Friday of the month. Remember, Remember reminiscence hour 10.30am -11.30am
Bourne End Library
Tuesday Story time 10.30 – 11am
Wednesday Bounce and Rhyme for under 5s (Term time only) 10.30 – 11am
Wednesday Simply walk 10.30 – 12pm
Thursday Scrabble club 2 – 4pm
Monthly Activities
1st Tuesday of the month Library reading group 2.45 – 3.45pm
2nd Thursday of the month Arc Bucks Talking Café 10.00 – 11am
Flackwell Heath Library
Weekly Activities
Tuesday Storytime from 10.30am
Thursday Bounce & Rhyme for under 5s 10.30-11.00 during term time
Monthly Activities
1st Tuesday of the month Arc BucksTalking Café 3.30 – 4.30pm
Second and Fourth Wednesday Craft & Chat group 7.00pm to 9.00 pm
Grow it Cook it Eat it is a community food growing and cooking project, bringing communities together.
Do you find buying fresh fruit and vegetables expensive or don’t really know what to do with the ones you do buy? This project brings together communities who may experience financial hardship or have challenges accessing fresh fruit and vegetables together to provide spaces to use for your own growing and provide opportunities to improve your cooking skills and knowledge.
There is no membership, no cost and low to no commitment.
Grow it Cook it Eat it provides:
Mensnap are a photography-based mental wellness support group for men. Our friendly group meets every two weeks and discusses emotions, feelings, and mental health concerns.
You do not need to be interested in photography to join this group, all you will need is a camera, which can be a smartphone or any other digital camera.
The group is led by Steve Rose and Luke Callaghan. Steve is a qualified Psychotherapist and Luke is a full-time Photographer. Both are always on hand.
We meet in a private room called the “The Churchill Tap” which is part of the Chequers Pub, High Street Marlow. Although we are in a comfortable pub environment, no alcohol is served during our meetings.
Yoga therapy may help with many issues and medical conditions including anxiety, depresion, respiratory conditions, back pain, arthritis, heart conditions, digestive problems, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME), fibromyalgia, RSI, migraine, insomnia and stress. It can be appropriate for a wide range of ages and lifestyles as well as those looking for a healthier way of life.
– Monday Chair Yoga 11.15am @Wrights Meadow Center (£5)
– Tuesday Therapeutic Yoga 7pm @Marlow Bottom Village Hall (£12)
– Wednesday Chair Yoga 2pm @ The Band Room, Amersham (£10) – to start in January –
– Wednesday Hatha Yoga 5.45pm @the Cedar barns, Hazlemere (£11)
– Thursday Therapeutic Yoga 9.40am @ the Wellness barn, Marlow (£13)
The wellness barn is part of a non-profit social enterprise with an aim to reach a large amount of people within the community to offer classes, workshops, training and retreat days to bring more health, happiness, joy and connection to everyone.
Want to feel wonderful? then I invite you to choose whichever class or workshop you feel attracted to and take the first steps to inner wellness.
Lindengate is a multi-award winning Nature based Health and Wellbeing Charity based in Wendover, Bucks, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. Since 2014, and with the support of over 200 volunteers, Lindengate has transformed from a disused allotment site with 2 metre high nettles, to a unique 6 acre secret garden with a Nature Reserve, Ponds, Heritage Orchard, Kitchen Garden and Sensory Garden with sculptures and heritage-based art hidden across the site.
Lindengate@Home (#lindengate@home) is for everyone who might be struggling with their wellbeing and isolation. Our normal structure and balance in life has been seriously disrupted and many of us are having to deal with life changing circumstances in so many different areas.
Memory Pathways is for anyone living with memory loss, or mild to moderate dementia and their carers. The sessions run between 10.30 and 12.30 on the first, third and last Fridays of the month. The group provides the opportunity to meet up with people in similar situations to enjoy nature based activities, make new friends, have a relaxing and stimulating time and get support.
At each session, there are seasonal nature based activities, arts and crafts, singing, reminiscing, poetry and more. Please email Referrals@lindengate.org.uk for initial enquiries.
Wycombe Wanderers
Our Keep Moving Forward Wellbeing Walk gives participants the opportunity to meet a friendly group of people who are all on a recovery journey. The walk helps to keep people active whilst walking and talking with people who can support them. It is a very relaxed environment and we even stop for a cup of tea on the way around.
The Wellbeing Walk takes place every Tuesday from 11:00am – 1:00 pm and begins at the Wycombe Lido, just by the car park a little way up from the tennis courts.
There is no need to book on to the walks, you can simply turn up on the day, and there is no cost to take part.
At Chiltern we can provide Music Therapy, Neurologic Music Therapy and Community Music services both digitally and in person across England.
We work with people of all ages and needs. We work with people in acute, targeted, rehabilitative and continuing and preventative care. We have outlined below some of the different areas that we support but we are not limited by this, so please do get in touch to see how we can support you. Click on the boxes to find out more.
Currently there is a regular group session in High Wycombe.
We meet daily Monday to Thursday (9am to 3pm) in our purpose built day centre to meet the needs of the elderly, bereaved and lonely in the villages of Flackwell Heath and Loudwater and the surrounding areas. Anyone over 60 is very welcome. We have our own wheel chair adapted minibus to collect and return clients and fresh meals are cooked daily on the premises. Exercises, entertainment, trips out, quizzes, games and craftwork are just some of the activities enjoyed as well as chatting and socialising. For more information please contact the manager.
Friendly group meeting Every Friday 10am – 12 noon
Contact Glen on 07960 399178
Craft n Chat meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month 7 – 9pm.
Contact Alison on 07803 044298
Mental Health Mates aim to provide an informal opportunity for both sufferers and carers to meet with peers and walk and talk without fear of judgment whilst getting some valuable time in the outdoors.
The idea for Mental Health Mates came from journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon, who set up her first local group in London in 2016. Now the #findyourwe campaign has enabled volunteer led groups to spring up all over the country connecting people dealing with mental ill-health and their carers, loved ones and families who are welcome to attend.
Art Beyond Belief produces innovative and thought-provoking projects in faith-based and health-care settings, and excluded communities. Our work is community-centred. We develop tailor-made projects that successfully promote greater understanding between different community groups, encourage interaction with other sectors of society, and inspire our clients
All are welcome to Knit and Natter sessions. Just bring your Knitting along and spend an afternoon in good company, or drop in for a short while. If you don’t fancy knitting, just nattering is fine too.
Fridays 2pm -3:30pm. (Free)
Fun, casual, drop-in sessions for people experiencing mental health problems. No experience or special equipment needed, just bring yourself. Everyone welcome! Every Thursday 11 – 12pm
The Beacon Sports Centre, Holtspur Way,
Holtspur, Beaconsfield HP9 1RJ
Amateur theatre offers an interesting and fulfilling hobby for those who wish to become part of a team of like minded people—on stage; backstage; directing; publicity; front of house—whatever suits your talent or interest.
We offer over 60 walks across Buckinghamshire.
Our trained volunteer walk leaders and backmarkers are there to help you walk at your own pace, with no need to worry about being left behind. However, please try and attend the level of walk you feel you can do.
All new walkers are welcome whether you are fit and active, haven’t exercised in a long time, or have been advised to join by a doctor.
We are going to start a scrabble club in June, Wednesdays at 2.30pm.
Knit and natter is every Thursday morning 10am-12pm.
Our play reading group resumes on Saturday 28th May, 1.30pm prompt start.
65 and Over accompanied walks and a cuppa at Chiltern Open Air Museum, Free of Charge – Support with transport if needed, running from April – October, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Please register by contacting Jacqui Gellman
The Marlow Repair Café is an opportunity for people to learn how to fix their own items, rather than throwing them away. This can range from electronics to furniture, or from jewellery to bikes. The Repair Café Foundation website has more details on what it is and the history of the movement.
Christ Church URC hall, 18 Oxford Road, Marlow, SL7 2NL, On the first Saturday of the month (except in January and with a break in December)
Our pilot project aimed at increasing movement and confidence in physical activity in older people. This is in conjunction with our friends at Fitswarm and is FREE.
Day service for older people in Beaconsfield. Currently refurbing, commencing New Year 2022
Admission £12 Jazz /Dance/Bar
We provide support to people living with dementia and their carers, and facilitate social interaction by hosting weekly café gatherings to enable friendships between those people in similar situations.
We endeavour to provide a voice to improve the information pathways, help and support available. We now have approx 150 members from the Marlow and surrounding area, outskirts of Wycombe,
Bourne End, Henley & Penn.
We have grown to a team of over 20 volunteers supporting our group at the cafe’s, providing transport to the weekly cafe’s or outings and behind the scenes support.
Mind the Gap social and activity groups offer the opportunity to meet as and when you want to, make friends, share experiences, learn from each other and enjoy a social life.
Safe socialising for vulnerable people with low level music and slowly changing lights – Every first Friday of the Month – 6pm – 9pm, (Check website for details/confirmation) £2.00 Entry – Carers go free. Café/bar/snacks available
Every Wednesday 10.30 – 12.30
Every Wednesday morning 10 – 12pm
delivering better digital skills in the UK through empowering, supporting and inspiring trusted intermediaries or Digital Champions.
The Gardening & Wellbeing Service offers opportunities for people of all ages to volunteer together with vulnerable and socially isolated participants in activities such as maintaining their own garden or growing fruit, vegetables and plants. This can be part of a supervised team involving a group of volunteers or independently on a one-to-one basis with the support of the gardening team.
Fun, casual drop-in standing yoga session for people experiencing mental health problems. All abilities welcome! Every Monday 2-3pm
Sport In Mind,
The Curzon Centre,
43 Maxwell Rd,
Beaconsfield
Fun, casual, drop-in Tai Chi session for people experiencing mental health problems. No experience or special equipment needed, just bring yourself. Everyone welcome! Every Monday 11:30-12:30PM
Exercise for all – Every Tuesday 10am – 11am – TERM Time Only – £3.50 Per Person – Led By Suzanna Field.
FIT Chairboys is a highly successful 12-week programme which is aimed at men and women aged 35 to 65 years olds, with a waist size above 38 inches (for men) or 31 inches (for women), and a BMI of over 28 who are looking to lose weight, get fitter and lead a more active life. Click on the website to book.
A community-based initiative to encourage those living with and beyond cancer, to walk, jog, run, cheer or volunteer at a local 5k Your Way parkrun event on the last Saturday of every month, followed by a cuppa and a chat. All ages and abilities welcome.
Monday- Friday 9:30-1pm
Holy Trinity Church, Hazlemere, HP15 7PZ