Services

Description

Venue

Date

Target

Contact

Referral

Physical Activity Referral Scheme

This programme supports GPs or practice nurses make referrals into a range of physical activity programmes on offer in Sandwell.

9 centres complete assessments including the

YMCA, Warley Health and Fitness Centre,

Great Bridge Partnership for Health,

Yew Tree Healthy Living Centre,

Lighthouse Centre, Hayden Hill ,

Sams Health and Fitness Suite,

Smethwick Swimming Centre,

Wednesbury Leisure Centre

Ongoing.

Following a referral clients contact their nearest leisure centre

Inactive patients especially those with

CHD / CVD risk factors

Anxiety / depression

Diabetes

Respiratory

Physio needs

Nathan Moore

612 1645

Physical Activity Programme Co-ordinator 

GP

Walk to Beijing 

An incentive scheme for people wishing to improve their health through exercise: participants are given free health checks, encouraged to record distance walked over the following 3 months and rewarded with shopping vouchers. The reward value is greater where more health gain has been achieved. 

Assessment venues include

Sainsbury’s in Oldbury,

YMCA ,

Thimblemill Library,

Wesley Centre Wednesbury,

Lighthouse Project, Blackheath,

Tipton Sports Academy,

West Bromwich Library 

Please call 0121 612 1407 for details

Adults wishing to embark upon a physical activity programme for the first time.  

GP and self-referral

Cycling Sessions: one-to-one coaching 

Individual coaching in any aspect of cycling from balancing and steering to using busy main roads to get to work. 

Flexible: chosen by participant and coach.  Usually the location or route that the participant will want to cycle in future. 

Flexible: chosen by participant and coach.  Can include evenings or weekends.

Any adult or teenager that wants to improve their cycling skills.

Children can also take part if accompanied by adult. 

Dene Stevens

0121 612 1660

GP and self-referral

Cycling: courses 

Courses include:

■ Complete beginners

■ Introduction to road cycling

■ Family cycling

■ Fast commuter

Up to 12 places on each course.

Hadley Stadium

Sandwell Park Farm 

 Various set dates.

Family courses are for adults and children aged 10 or over.

Other courses are for adults (16+).  

Dene Stevens

0121 612 1660 

GP and self-referral

Cycling: led rides 

Monthly 3-hour family rides around Sandwell Valley plus other occasional rides. 

Monthly rides start from the war memorial in Dartmouth Park. 

Monthly rides: 10 am on the first Sunday of every month 

Adults and accompanied under 16s. 

Dene Stevens

0121 612 1660 

GP and self-referral

Sandwell Stride 

Weekly Health walks programme 

Throughout Sandwell.  

Throughout the week 

All ages and groups.

The Healthy Walks Coordinator on 0121 612 1400

GP and self-referral

Extend 

Recreational movement to music for men and women over sixty and for less able people of all ages

Throughout Sandwell – community centre based classes.

Throughout the week

Men and women over 60.

Culturally specific older groups.

Less able groups of all ages

Deb Davies 

GP and self-referral