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Fit as a Fiddle Programme

Fit as a Fiddle Programme. Martine Ellis, Regional Portfolio Coordinator. 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

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Fit as a Fiddle Programme

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  1. Fit as a Fiddle Programme Martine Ellis, Regional Portfolio Coordinator

  2. 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’

  3. fit as a fiddle – national programme Working with five national partners: • British Heart Foundation • Keep Fit Association • National Association for Providers of Activities (NAPA) • Men’s 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

  4. 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’

  5. That’s a dinner I haven’t had in years! I used to (cook) you know before I was on my own but that’s the way it is. Better than microwave meals!”

  6. “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.”

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. fit as a fiddle – more information Martine Ellis – Regional Portfolio Co-ordinator (South East) ellismartine@yahoo.co.uk network development – Sussex, Kent & Medway Tory Lawrence – Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator, AC West Sussex tory.lawrence@acwestsussex.org network development – Surrey, Hampshire, IoW, Southampton, Portsmouth Alex Welford – Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator, AC Surrey alexw@acsurrey.org.uk Network development – Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire Holly Baker – Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator, AC Berkshire hollyb@acberk.org

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