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These organisations offer social activities, coffee meetings and much more.
Contact each organisation for details on any payable attendance fee for exercise groups or classes.
Types of exercise on offer to older adults
Zumba
Get your heart rate up, improve flexibility and strength. Move to music for a whole body workout.
Tai Chi or Pilates or yoga
Slower movements either on a mat, sitting or standing. Suits different needs. Often uses breathing to aid purposeful and focused movements. Uses postural muscles and balance.
Strength and balance
Sitting or standing. Improves flexibility and control. Helps proper alignment, posture and balance during movement. Prevents injury and falls and keeps you mobile, fit and active.
Table tennis or walking football
Improves hand eye coordination and balance.
Walking
Encourages being in nature to support physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Accessible, on well-trodden routes.
Allotment clubs
Being outdoors, working your body while being in nature, growing and caring for a garden.
Barnes Green Centre (Age UK)
Church Rd, London SW13 9HE
For those with neurological conditions. Silver Ballet, Body Strength. Fit 4 Life, Tai Chi, Pilates, Zumba Gold.
Website: https://
Contact: wellbeing
Or directly at the Centre: janet.
Barn Elms Sports Trust
Queen Elizabeth Walk, Barnes SW13 0DG
Fit for Men
Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/richmonduponthames/
Contact: wellbeing
Linden Hall Community Centre
Linden Road, Hampton TW12 2JG
Short mat bowls, body conditioning, movement awareness (Feldenkrais method), yoga, seated exercises, Pilates motion flow, Table tennis, Perfection Pilates, Zumba Gold.
Website: https:/
Contact: enquiries
Greenwood Community Centre (Hampton and Hampton Hill voluntary centre)
1a School Road, Hampton Hill TW12 1QL
Walking buddies, men’s group, Flexicise (over 60s), Pilates, yoga (free for women over 60).
Contact: enquiries
The White House
45 The Avenue, Hampton TW12 3RN
Zumba, Pilates, lower limb Pilates, Get Happy Fitness, seated exercise.
Website: https://www.afcinfo.org.uk/pages/community-information/information-and-advice/the-white-house
Contact: thewhitehouse
Hampton Methodist Church
Percy Rd, Hampton TW12 2JT
Zumba
Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/richmonduponthames/activities-and-events/
Contact: wellbeing
Champion Cycling (Bushy Park)
Cycling with a companion. Side by side pedal cycles for those with limited mobility, sight or co-ordination. Volunteers available if no carer support.
Website: http:/
Contact: info
Hampton Pool
High St, Hampton TW12 2ST
Fit for Men
Website: https://
Contact: wellbeing
Avenue Club
Kew Community Centre, St. Luke’s in The Avenue, Kew, Richmond, TW9 2AJ
Mens Pilates, Tai Chi, yoga therapy, strength training for older adults, Pilates, balance and agility, Zumba, stretch and strengthen, seated exercise, walking group, line dancing, low impact aerobics, table tennis.
Website: https://www.kewcommunitytrust.org.uk/
Contact: avenueclub
LiveWell at Kew
Quadrant House, Levett Square, Kew, Richmond TW9 4FF
Fitness for all, hatha yoga, Tai Chi for those affected by cancer, Parkinson’s exercise class, seniors inclusive tennis for those with bad back or knee replacements etc, sight loss, dementia, mental health problems or simply a lack of confidence.
Website: https:/
Contact: edward
Cambrian Community Centre including gym
Caplan Court, 1 Grove Rd, Richmond TW10 6SN
Tailored, supervised exercise using gym equipment supported by physiotherapist. Yoga for beginners, Pilates, table tennis, Tai Chi, gentle weights.
Website: https:/
Contact: manager
Elleray Hall Social Centre
Elleray Hall, Elleray Road, Teddington TW11 0HG
Chair Yoga, Tai Chi, bowls, chair based Pilates, gentle exercise, Zumba, skittle alley, curling
Contact: info
Twickenham Wellbeing Centre (Age UK centre)
Arragon Road, Twickenham TW1 3NH
Pilates, strength training, Zumba, chair Pilates, air boxing, falls (strength and balance class), Tai Chi, yoga, seated exercise, men’s strength training (men over 55).
Website: https://
Contact: wellbeing@ageukrichmond.org.uk or 020 8744 1965
OR directly at the Centre: jayne.fanning@ageukrichmond.org.uk or 020 8538 9254
East Twickenham Neighbourhood Association
ETNA Community Centre, 13 Rosslyn Road, Twickenham TW1 2AR
Website: https://
Strength training contact: communityservices
Table tennis contact: ENTA office for beginners: 020 8892 3676 or experienced players: 020 3662 8206
or diran
Zumba gold contact: communityservices@ageukrichmond.org.uk or 020 8744 1965
Tai Chi contact: 07513 273104
Seated exercise website: u3a.org.uk
Contact: chack@onetel.com or 07738 710 170
Integrated Neurological Services
82 Hampton Road, Twickenham, TW2 5QS
For those with neurological conditions. Table tennis, neuro exercise, open gym, Parkinson's move group, MS group, stroke group.
Website: https://ins.org.uk/
Contact: admin
Embracing Change (Christian charity)
ETNA Community Centre, 13 Rosslyn Road, Twickenham TW1 2AR
Churches across Richmond: activities for seniors including exercise classes, craft groups, computer classes, lunch clubs and special communion services.
Website: https://www.embracingage.org.uk/activities-in-churches-for-older-people.html
Contact: 020 3778 0035
Twickenham Brunswick Club
Clarendon Crescent, Twickenham TW2 5LN
Pilates, table tennis
Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/richmonduponthames/activities-and-events/
Contact: wellbeing
Whitton Social Centre (Age UK)
111a Kneller Road, Whitton TW2 7DT
Rhythmic continuous movements to use large muscle groups, table tennis
Website: https://
Contact: wellbeing@ageukrichmond.org.uk or 020 8744 1965
Or directly at the Centre: surinder.kaur@ageukrichmond.org.uk or 020 8894 4967
Richmond Ramblers Wellbeing Walk
Held regularly, six days per week. No need to pre register, just turn up at the starting point 15 minutes before start. Easy ground and steady pace to suit everyone. Walks range from 10 to 90 minutes.
Website: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/wellbeing-walks-groups/ramblers-wellbeing-walks-richmond-upon-thames
Contact: ramblers
Richmond Wellbeing walks (Ruils)
Third Friday of every month at different locations across the borough. 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Website: https://www.ruils.co.uk/our-services/activities/wellbeing-walks-2/
Contact: garywilliams
The Avenue Club walking group (Kew)
Third Thursday of the month with a different route each time. Walks for all abilities with sights to see along the way, plus visits to coffee shops and pubs for lunch. Arrive at 9.30am for a 9.45am start.
Website: https://www.kewcommunitytrust.org.uk/
Contact: avenueclub
Health strolls, Twickenham
Wellbeing centre (Age UK centre)
Last Thursday of each month. Meet at 11.15am outside Twickenham Wellbeing Centre, Arragon Road, Twickenham TW1 3NH
Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/richmonduponthames/
Contact: jayne.fanning@ageukrichmond.org.uk or 0208 538 9254
Ruils Allotment Club
Shacklegate Lane allotments, Teddington TW11 8UJ
Accessible for wheelchairs
Website: https://www.ruils.co.uk/our-services/activities/ruils-community-allotment/
Contact: garywilliams
Age UK Allotment Club
Shacklegate Lane allotments, Teddington TW11 8UJ
Website: https://
Contact: wellbeing@ageukrichmond.org.uk or 020 8744 1965
Age UK
St Mary's University, Teddington Lock Sports Fields, Broom Road TW11 9BE
Wednesdays at 10.30am. No booking required. Just turn up.
Website: https://
Contact: susan.
Hampton Rangers Training Ground
Oldfield Road, Hampton TW12 2PT
Fridays at 3pm, Sundays at 10.30am. Open to anyone over the age of 50, regardless of experience.
Website: https://
Taxicard offers subsidised travel in licensed taxis and private hire vehicles (mini cabs) to London residents with serious mobility impairments or who are severely sight impaired.
A Blue Badge is a parking permit which allows people with certain disabilities to park closer to their destination.
Transport for people with a permanent or longterm disability which means you are unable to use public transport.
Contact: DAR
RAKAT
A voluntary organisation and charity providing accessible transport for the Richmond and Kingston areas.
Some of the organisations listed above will hire RAKAT minibuses to support people accessing their communities.
Ask the relevant exercise organisation for more details.
Richmond Neighbourhood Care Networks
Volunteer drivers to support people accessing appointments or leisure activities
HANDS Care Group
1st Floor, Twickenham Library, Garfield Road, Twickenham TW1 3JT
Contact: administrator
Whitton Network
1 Library Way, Whitton TW2 7AP
Contact: whittonnetwork
FiSH Neighbourhood Care
Barnes Green Centre, Church Road SW13 9HE
Contact: info
Kew Neighbourhood Association (for TW9 residents)
St Luke's House, 270 Sandycombe Road, Kew, Richmond TW9 3NP
Contact: mail
Ham & Petersham SOS
The Woodville Centre, Ham, Richmond TW10 7QW
Contact: enquiries
Richmond Good Neighbours (residents of TW9 and TW10)
ETNA, 13 Rosslyn Road, East Twickenham TW1 2AR
Contact: organiser
Hampton & Hampton Hill Voluntary Care (Greenwood Community Centre)
1a School Road, Hampton Hill TW12 1QL
Contact: enquiries@greenwoodcommunity.org.uk or 020 8979 9662
Teddington & Hampton Wick Voluntary Care Group
Teddington Methodist Church, 1 Stanley Rd, Teddington TW11 8TP
Contact: office
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