Vista Wellbeing is a Devon-based community interest company offering specialist and tailored activity programmes for those living with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or who struggle to access mainstream activities and services.
Looking for information about the Steady On Your Feet programme? CLICK HERE
Interested in our activity sessions? Please click here to view more information
Our friends at The Pickwell Foundation are looking for donations if you are having a clear out. If it is easier for you to bring the items to our hub on Fridays, I am happy to drop them off on Monday for you. Thanks in advance- Anita 🙏Thank you to everyone that has donated pre-loved items to us! We now have a regular donation drop off time slot at the St John's Community Centre, next to Tesco Rose Lane EX32 8PG - every Monday 9-12pm.
We are so grateful for all the generous donations thus far and are still accepting certain items, so if you would like to help us, please see the list below of items we still need for our families!
• Kitchen accessories
• Vegetable racks
• Drinking Glasses
• Vases
• Bath mats
• Door mats
• Rugs
• Airers
• Clean Pillows and duvets
• Folding chairs
• Shoe racks
• Occasional beds for visitors
• Small men’s clothes esp jogging bottoms
• Men’s trainers
• Car seats
• Laptops for school work.
• Pens and pencils
**Thanks to the incredible response so far, we are not currently accepting items outside this list - we do not want to create waste**
Due to capacity, we are unable to coordinate collections, so can only accept delivery on Monday's 9-12pm at St John's Community Centre.
Age Concern Barnstaple invites you to join it for Christmas Elder Day
Age Concern Barnstaple invites you to join it for Christmas Elder Day
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A variety of events to help older Christmas shoppers is taking place in town on December 6Would love to come for a visit when will you all be around?
Come and see us at Barnstaple Pannier Market on Sunday 3rd December. Funds raise will go towards providing our social hub on Friday afternoons at Roundswell Community Centre. A warm space with hot drinks, craft activities and plenty of chat. Free to attend, but donations always welcome 🙂
Hope to be there as 🤞I’ll be negative tomorrow.
A lovely offer for anyone in Bideford who would like company on Christmas Day ❤️🎄 It's back on! What fantastic news! 🎄
Our good friends Rose & Lucy are hosting a FREE community Christmas Day Lunch for anyone who would like company on Christmas Day...3rd year in the running!
Please ensure to book in advance by calling Rose or Lucy ☎️
This means that everyone wishing to attend will get their meal and be in good company 😁
Please share to spread the word and support this festivity! 🌟
Thank you! Bideford Community Christmas Lunch
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A bit of Saturday reading for you. Some people get a bit frustrated that you cannot just drop in to our structured exercise sessions. We insist on assessing your abilities and limitations first. This helps explain why. Please share 🙏
‘We need to consider people’s limitations when providing activity advice’
Right activity, right person, right time.
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When physical activity increases risk of injurious falls: right activity, right person, right time
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The study by Kwok et al. [1] reminds us that frailty and limitations in physical function change movement behaviours and moderate the association between physicUnfortunately due to family illnesses and our need to protect our vulnerable clients, we have taken the decision to cancel our classes and wellbeing hub at Roundswell Community Centre today.
Steady on Your Feet Classes at Torrington and Holsworthy are going ahead as normal.
So sorry, but the safety of our clients is always our priority.
Get well soon! I’m sorry I’ve been absent for so long…I’ll explain next time we talk, but I WILL be back. Hopefully having a small op in two weeks time so probably after Christmas now
Thanks for letting us know. How you are all ok. Sending love. 💜 🙏 💜
Thanks for the message Anita. V important for us as Ing has her op this coming Wednesday.
Sorry you’ve illness at home Anita, hope you’ll all be better soon. If I can help with emails or phone calls please just let me know, plenty of spare time this way. Take care. xx❤️❤️
So sorry you are poorly hope you get well soon xxx
Look after yourself xx
Get well soon sorry to hear you and staff have COVID take care of yourself and I know sue have the application form if you or sue or one of your staff could send me the form via email shaunsorial284@gmail.com or I can post to your home address nextweek that would be fine so I can fill it in nextweek and send it to you in preparation for the next session thanks
‘I’m staying with my family for Christmas. Last year I had to stay in a hotel as I couldn’t manage the stairs. This year I can go there to sleep’ ❤️❤️❤️
This is what I heard this morning, and is why we do what we do. Safe, effective, evidence based exercise sessions that get results. Delivered with kindness, it brings us joy 💕
Our sessions are not ‘gentle’; life isn’t gentle. Our participants work hard in sessions and at home to get results.
Our promise to you is that we will meet you where your capabilities are, then support you to progress from there. Your goals, your efforts, our guidance.
Most definitely Veronica. I tell everyone about Vista, just wish they would believe me, the most common response I get is “No. That’s just too much for me, I’m not up to it”. If only they would come and see for themselves, they’d be amazed.
I love love love this. 🧡
Proud to be a member xxx
Amen 🙏
The Vista team is passionate about the benefits of physical activity, and committed to making safe and effective movement available and accessible within our local communities.
With socially based physical activity at its core, Vista clients can access specialist and peer support, thus reducing social isolation in addition to increasing health and wellbeing and maintaining independence.