Fit as a Fiddle

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• Fit as a Fiddle
• Programme

Martine Ellis, Regional Portfolio Coordinator
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fit as a fiddle programme

• 15.1 million award nationally over 5 years from
  the Big Lottery Well Being Programme
• Designed to help older people lead more healthy,
  active and fulfilling lives
• Age Concern England programme, working in
  partnership with each of the AC regions
  national partners
• Each region awarded 1.26m to develop own
  programmes Active Networks SE

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fit as a fiddle national programme

• Working with five national partners
• British Heart Foundation
• Keep Fit Association
• National Association for Providers of Activities
  (NAPA)
• Mens Health Forum
• Blood Pressure Association
• Developing
• New resources for older people and professionals
  working with older people (DVDs, guides,
  leaflets, web based information)
• A volunteer training programme, to support
  physical activity and mental wellbeing in key
  settings

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Active Networks SE What is it?

• 4 year programme June 2008 June 2012
• Delivery of 410 Active Networks -
• Group 12 15 participants 50
• 8 or so sessions, free to participants
• focus on physical activity and healthy eating
• Involvement of older people in set up and running
  of sustainable programmes
• 50 networks set up for hard to reach

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Thats a dinner I havent had in years! I used to
(cook) you know before I was on my own but thats
the way it is. Better than microwave meals!
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Many of the members have poor communication
skills, however throughout the session there were
members shouting with excitement and constantly
asking when it was their go.
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Outcomes

• People over 50 being more physically active and
  involved in their community
• 182 outdoor exercise networks (2184
  beneficiaries)
• 85 indoor exercise networks (1020 beneficiaries)
• People over 50 eating more healthily
• 133 healthy eating networks(1596 beneficiaries)
• People over 50 having enhanced and improved
  mental well-being
• Targets supported by recruitment of 415
  volunteers over 4 years

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Sustainability

• Self sustaining through volunteers, eg. Nordic
  walking, Wi, sheltered housing
• Nominal charging, eg. Tai Chi
• Direct to other classes in area
• Partnership working, GP practice, falls
  prevention, Universities

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Structure

• Programme delivery 3 hubs
• Hub 1- East and West Sussex, Kent Medway (AC
  West Sussex)
• Hub 2 Surrey, Hampshire, IoW (AC Surrey)
• Hub 3 Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire,
  Milton Keynes (AC Berkshire)
• Centres of Excellence

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fit as a fiddle more information

• Martine Ellis Regional Portfolio Co-ordinator
  (South East)
• ellismartine_at_yahoo.co.uk
• network development Sussex, Kent Medway
• Tory Lawrence Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator,
  AC West Sussex
• tory.lawrence_at_acwestsussex.org
• network development Surrey, Hampshire, IoW,
  Southampton, Portsmouth
• Alex Welford Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator, AC
  Surrey
• alexw_at_acsurrey.org.uk
• Network development Berkshire, Buckinghamshire,
  Oxfordshire
• Holly Baker Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator, AC
  Berkshire
• hollyb_at_acberk.org