Encouraging and helping people to live healthier and more active lives

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Have you already signed up to the Go4Free scheme and received your Activity Card? If so there are now even more exercise classes to choose from so take a look at our up to date Activity Programme here. If you have not yet signed up but you’re aged 14 +, living in Weston super Mare or Worle and do less than 30 minutes of sport or exercise a week you can still apply for a Go4Free Activity Card. More information about self-referral can be found here. Great News! Hutton Moor are now offering all of their 75+ classes per week to Go4FREE members (excluding the Aqua Aerobics on Monday, 9.30 – 10.15am). All classes are available on a first come first served basis (tickets released 30 mins before), advanced booking is not available. For full details of their Group Fitness Class timetable please pick up a leaflet in reception or visit www.leisurecentre.com

Contents Welcome to the January edition of the Go4Life newsletter. You’ll find the newsletter packed full of opportunities to get and stay fit and healthy in North Somerset Best wishes, Sports & Active Lifestyles team

Go4Free Information and New Classes

Other New Classes and Physical Activity Information

Events

Health Walks

Healthy Eating

Recipe of the Month

Move More Monthly Issue 93 January 2017

Go4Free Information and New Classes

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Welcome B Fit Bootcamps to the Go4Free scheme

Outdoor Madness, Monday 7:45-8:45pm at Sea Cadets Unit Car Park, Sunnyside Rd North, BS23 3PZ

Shake it (Great for beginners, tone, shape and get fit), Tuesday 9:30-10:30am (starting January 10th) at The Purple Sheep Centre aka The Vintage Church, Hughendon Rd, Bs23 2UR

The Challenge (High Intensity Training for fat loss, toning and cardio), Wednesday 7-8pm at The Campus, Highlands Lane, NR Morrisons, BS24 7 DX

Outdoor Mayhem, Saturdays 8:30-9:30am at Clarence Park (cafe), NR Sea Front, WsM.

For more information contact Beccie at Becciebfit@gmail.com, Tel: 07794970801 or Facebook Beccie B Fit

Please Note: All of these Age UK classes accept the Go4Free card.

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Changes to current Go4Free Classes include: Yoga on Tuesday, 8-9pm relocated from St Jude’s Hall

to Castlebatch Children’s Centre Yoga on Wednesday, 6-7pm. Victory Hall, Uphill

contact Morven Hamilton 07938 889028 Dance Fitness for 60+ on Thursday, 10.30-11.30am at

Our Lady Of Lourdes contact Sue Barton 01934 843719

Tai Chi 50+ on Thursday, 12.45-2pm at United Reform Church, Boulevard contact Malcolm Droy 07817 395510

Zumba 55+ on Thursday, 2-3pm at Martindale Court, Martindale Road contact Emily Gazey 07892 825617

Zumba 55+ on Friday, 1.45-2.45pm at Sandringham Court, Lonsdale Ave contact Emily Gazey 07892 825617

New Year @Worle January New Year Deal FREE INDUCTION | NO JOINING FEE | FREE FITNESS PROGRAMME | NO CONTRACTS PLUS 20% OFF YOUR GYM-BASED MEMBERSHIP FOREVER!! Prices Gym only membership = £25pcm £20pcm Gym and Classes = £35pcm £28pcm BOOK TODAY! 01934 886 111 | www.worle.org.uk | enquiries@worle.org.uk Opening hours: Monday-Friday 7am-10pm | Saturday 9am-5pm | Sunday 9am-10pm

Other New Classes and Physical Activity Information

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Yeofit Classes Yeofit at Yeo Valley HQ studio will continue running exercise classes for the general public including Pilates, Spinning, Zumba, Circuits, Boxercise and Kettlebells. The classes encourage everyone of mixed abilities and for men and women. All classes are lef by top level qualified exercise referral instructors and personal trainers. We also have an experienced physiotherapist available who also teaches Pilates classes. From Tuesday the 10th November 2017 at 11am, we will be starting post-natal classes where you can bring your baby too From Wednesday the 11th November 2017 at 11am we will be starting exercise for health classes to help people with health conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, back pain, joint problems and mental health issues like anxiety and mild depression. You can combine your trip with a visit to Yeo Valley’s renowned canteen for refreshment with stunning views of Blagdon lake that can be enjoyed from Yeofit too Contact Lynne Joyner for more details on any of the classes or click onto her website for information and to book http://lynnejoynerfitness.co.uk Tel 07748 963297 Sportarray classes

Anyone for tennis? Starting Saturday 14th January Clevedon Lawn Tennis Club is launching a new regular tennis session for people with learning disabilities. Last year the club held a successful learning disability taster day, forming links with Weston College students and members of the community. The group sessions will take place on Saturdays, 1 - 2pm at Clevedon Lawn Tennis Club, Princes Road, BS21 7SY. To find out more details call Head Coach Josh Middleton on 07901 595 252 or email josh@middletontennis.com

Multi-sports group

A new multi-sports club for people with learning disabilities (16+). A weekly session of fun-filled fitness and sports games, Thursdays, 11am – 12.30pm, at Parish Wharf Leisure Centre, Portishead. £5. To find out more or to book a place please call instructor Simon Flett on 07594 348 683 or email simonflettox4@live.co.uk

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Training workshop Wednesday 25 January – Weston-super-Mare Aimed at disability support workers, buddies, club volunteers, developing coaches. Specialist training designed to improve the skills and confidence of those who support disabled people to be more active – a creative and informal development opportunity. It is for those who support disabled people of all ages within the community, and can put the training into practice. The workshop is free and will take place at Weston College (Knightstone Campus) on Wednesday 25 January, 6 – 9pm. To find out more or to book a place please call us on 01275 882 734 or email sportarray@n-somerset.gov.uk Go4free – Run to 5k This Walk to 5k course is aimed at anyone with 10 full or half price (or a combination of both) Go4Free sport vouchers / activity card. You will receive expert guidance from a qualified run leader and enjoy yourself in a fun and sociable environment. Start off walking and progress to running over the course of the ten weeks, eventually running up to 5K. Date: Wednesday 25 January and 1, 8, 15 February and 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March and 5 April Time: 6 – 7pm Venue: Meet outside The Campus, Highlands Lane, Weston, BS24 7DX For more information or to book your place, please contact the Sport and Active Lifestyles Team on 01275 882730 or email sport@n-somerset.gov.uk C.L Fitness Classes in Nailsea Fitness classes at multiple locations in the Nailsea area including Pilates Beginners, Pilates Improvers, Fitness Pilates and Aqua Aerobics. For further information on any of the classes: call Claire on 07769 748989, email Claire at clairelewis75@hotmail.co.uk or you can join the Facebook group ‘C.L Fitness Nailsea’ Weston Tae Kwon-Do Club New starter classes at Hutton Moor (Wed) & The Campus (Mon) We hold classes for juniors (7-13yrs) & family groups. As well as tailored adult session for beginner men & women.

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You can improve your fitness, flexibility, confidence and stamina in our encouraging and supportive classes. We make no presumption on your current level of activity, everyone is treated as an individual so book in for a taster session. If you would like to take part we are offering you your first month is free! We accept Go4Free vouchers. Our sessions are led by a 6th Dan instructor. visit www.weston-tkd.co.uk for more info.

Sunday 5th February 2017

Two Bays Tough Ten A 10 mile course on Sunday 5th February, containing sections of beach in Weston Bay and Sand Bay, promenade, closed tarmac roads, along with some semi-moorland at the National Trust headland at Sand Point. Pre-entries close Saturday 28th January.

The Two Bays Friendly Five A new 5 mile course containing sections of Weston beach and promenade along closed roads, plus a testing trail within Worlebury Woods before returning to Weston beach. This is an ideal event for those that may find the main race too taxing. Pre-entries close Saturday 28th January.

One Mile Fun Run

Open to anyone aged 5 years or over, being primarily on firm sand on the beach and using parts of the promenade. This is NOT a race – it is simply about taking part. However, to encourage younger athletes to participate we will issue a prize to the first male and female participants aged 15 or under.Entries can be made up to 30 minutes before the run, with a £1 sub charge.

For further race information and entry links, please visit https://www.grandpier.co.uk/whats-on/event/two-bays-tough-ten

Events

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If you would like to take part in any of the health walks in North Somerset there is no need to book beforehand, just turn up on the day to participate. Our health walks are very sociable and are aimed at those wishing to participate in gentle exercise and vary in levels of difficulty. We welcome all abilities Health Walks: January 2017 How long will the walk be? Health walks last about an hour (unless stated) with many offering the option of a shorter distance of up to 30 minutes. We welcome all abilities. Date Meeting Place Time Group 16 Jan Community Centre, Keedwell Hill 10.30am Long Ashton 16 Jan Scotch Horn Leisure Centre, Nailsea 11am Nailsea 16 Jan Lake Grounds, Portishead 11am Portishead 16 Jan Hutton Moor Leisure Centre 2pm Weston 19 Jan Big Worle Hub – High Street/Spring Hill 2pm Big Worle 19 Jan Portishead, Waitrose entrance 2pm Yatton 20 Jan Clevedon, Bandstand 10.30am Clevedon 23 Jan Community Centre, Keedwell Hill 10.30am Long Ashton 23 Jan Clevedon, Poet’s Walk 10.30am Portishead 23 Jan Scotch Horn Leisure Centre, Nailsea 11am Nailsea 23 Jan Old Manor Inn, Queensway, Worle 2pm Weston 24 Jan Woodborough Inn, Winscombe 11am Winscombe 26 Jan Big Worle Hub – Summer Lane 2pm Big Worle 30 Jan Away Walk TBC 10.30am Long Ashton 30 Jan Parish Wharf, Portishead 11am Portishead 30 Jan Prince Consort Gardens 2pm Weston 30 Jan Nailsea Social Club 11am Nailsea Who should I contact? For meeting points for the above walks, please call the group’s main contact, as follows… Big Worle Tony Dolling 07976 737 112 Clevedon Caroline Woodward 01275 798 756 Long Ashton Kira Thorpe 01275 882 731 Nailsea John Wilson 01275 852 942

Walking for Health – January

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Portishead Anne Brain 01275 374 867 Weston John Western 01934 511 808 Winscombe Tim Burrows 01934 842 554 Yatton Marion Davies 01934 833 605 Carlton Centre, WsM * Martin Pickford 01934 426 442 Healthy Living Centre, WsM * HLC Reception 01934 427 426 * These walks are aimed at those who use the listed centers. We’ve reached a decade! This January we celebrate 10 years of Walking for Health in North Somerset! Back in late 2006 a band of local people responded to an advert looking for volunteers to help launch and support a brand new walking initiative in our area. Those handful of proactive, community-friendly faces (pictured below) helped to kick-start the health walks across North Somerset – the first of which set out in January 2007. A decade later, many of those initial volunteers are still involved in the programme and have given so much time and energy to helping local people to be active and to enjoy regular, sociable walks that are free to all!

Can you spot one of your own walk leaders…If ever there was a time to appreciate the efforts of our health walk leaders, back markers, administrators or anyone else who has supported our health walks, it’s now. Here’s to many more years of gentle strolls, friendly chats and big smiles! To our health walk volunteers – THANK YOU

Long Ashton joins the health walk scheme We’re very pleased to announce the launch of a new health walk group in Long Ashton starting this New Year! Following our volunteer training session in September a number of attendees have got together to set up a regular health walk taking place every Monday from 16 January 2017. It’s a great chance to explore Long Ashton while supporting a friendly walking group. The walk sets off at 10.30am from the café at Long Ashton Community Centre.

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Feel free to come along and bring a friend! Walking for Health team – here to help The health walks in North Somerset are coordinated by North Somerset Council. We’re here to: train walk leaders publicise health walks provide volunteer support

create new groups promote GP referrals gather data to show health benefits

share good practice connect to national centre

If you are a health walker or walk leader who requires any support or would like to find out more please do not hesitate to contact us on 01275 882 730. Change4Life launches new Be Food Smart campaign A new campaign that highlights the surprising amount of sugar, saturated fat and salt found in everyday food and drink has been launched to encourage parents to ‘Be Food Smart’. Childhood obesity is a growing issue with figures showing that in England, more than 1 in 4 children aged 4-to 5-years-old and more than 1 in 3 children aged 10 and 11-years-old are overweight or obese. Visually, our kids might seem fine but too much sugar and saturated fat can lead to the build-up of harmful fat on the inside that we can’t see. Fat around their vital organs can cause weight gain and serious diseases in the future, like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, or even some cancers. Over time, eating too much salt can also raise our blood pressure putting us at risk of heart disease and stroke. The Be Food Smart campaign empowers families to take control of their diet and protect their children from the harmful effects of consuming too much sugar, saturated fat and salt. The free app works by scanning the barcode of products, revealing how much sugar, saturated fat and salt is inside and encourages users to make healthier choices. The Be Food Smart app has something for everyone, like tips and suggestions for adults, new food detective activities for the kids and fun ‘mini-missions’ for the whole family. The Be Food Smart app is available from the iTunes store or Google Play. Search Change4Life for more information.

Cook2Learn

An exciting new project is launching in North Somerset libraries in the New Year. Cook2Learn

offers a series of free workshops where by adults with limited cooking experience, can gain new

Healthy Eating

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skills by following and preparing simple recipes while learning about food and healthy lifestyle

choices.

They will be delivered by library staff, health trainers and volunteers with the first set of

workshops taking place in the Weston-super-Mare area from January to March at the For All

Healthy Living Centre Library, The Campus Library and Worle Library.

To find out more about Cook2Learn and to book a place on a workshop visit the Cook2Learn

website at https://cook2learnblog.wordpress.com/

Sweet potato shepherd’s pie Prep time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour and 20 minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 onions, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 carrots, grated or finely sliced 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaf 400g pack extra-lean minced lamb or beef 85g red lentil 350g swede, diced 2tbsp plain flour 750ml reduced-salt beef stock 200ml red wine 350g sweet potato, diced 150g 0% plain probiotic yogurt Generous grating of nutmeg Green vegetables to serve Method 1. Heat the oil in a large pan, then fry the onions for 6 mins until starting to turn golden. Add the

garlic, carrots and thyme, and cook for 4 mins more. Stir in the mince, breaking it up with the spoon. When it has turned brown, add the lentils and swede with the flour. Cook for 1-2 mins, then gradually add the stock and red wine. Cover and simmer for 35-40 mins.

2. Meanwhile, boil all the potatoes for 15-20 mins until tender, then drain and mash with the yogurt, nutmeg and black pepper. Spoon the meat mixture into a 2-litre ovenproof dish, spread or pipe the potato mixture on top, then grill until the topping starts to brown. (If making ahead, reheat in the oven at 180C/160C fan/gas 4 for 45 mins.) Serve with green veg, such as peas and broccoli.

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