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ActivKurling & Boccia

ActivLives is a local charity, which relies on grants, trusts, donations, fundraising activities, sponsorship & commissions to enable us to provide & develop our services across Ipswich & Suffolk.

ActivKurling & Boccia

31 August 2026 @ 11:30 - 13:00 - Enjoy this adapted version of the Winter Olympic sport of Ice Curling, only without the ice and all of that frantic sweeping! This session is aimed at anyone 55+ or anyone living with a long-term health condition. Monday 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Felixstowe Leisure Centre, Seafront, Felixstowe, IP11 2AE £6.00 per session

A group of participants doing a standing exercise beside their chairs inside a sports hall

12-week Strength & Balance Programme – Saxmundham (Every Monday)

31 August 2026 @ 12:00 - 12:45 - If you are aged 65 or over, you may benefit from our Strength & Balance programme. Benefits: 12 FREE Strength & Balance Sessions, OTAGO specialist qualified instructors, exercise to improve, gait, coordination, strength & confidence Schedule Every Monday 12pm -12.45pm

A group of participants doing a seated exercise with a ball

Keep on Moving Holbrook – Holbrook Village Hall (Every Monday)

31 August 2026 @ 12:00 - 13:00 - These sessions are ideal if you would like to: Stay Steady on your feet; Improve your balance, strength & mobility; Reduce your risk of falling; improve your confidence; Stay independent and help you meet and make new friends. All programmes include evidence-based OTAGO (falls prevention) exercise. For people aged 55+. Schedule Every Monday 12:00 noon [...]

A group of participants doing a seated exercise with a ball

12-week Strength & Balance Programme -Holbrook (Every Monday)

31 August 2026 @ 13:30 - 14:30 - If you are aged 65 or over, you may benefit from our Strength & Balance programme. Benefits: 12 FREE Strength & Balance Sessions, OTAGO specialist qualified instructors, exercise to improve, gait, coordination, strength & confidence Schedule Every Monday 1:30pm – 2:30 pm Call 01473 345350 for more information

Volunteer at Chantry Walled Garden

1 September 2026 @ 09:00 - 14:30 - Chantry Walled Garden is open for volunteering and plant sales Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00am – 2:30pm. Please click Chantry Walled Garden for more information. Bespoke visits and activity days by arrangement.

A group of participants doing a seated exercise with an instructor inside a hall

Keep on Moving Ipswich – Rushmere St Andrew Village Hall (Every Tuesday, 2 sessions)

1 September 2026 @ 09:30 - 12:00 - These sessions are ideal if you would like to: Stay Steady on your feet; Improve your balance, strength & mobility; Reduce your risk of falling; improve your confidence; Stay independent and help you meet and make new friends. All programmes include evidence-based OTAGO (falls prevention) exercise. For people aged 55+. Schedule Every Tuesday 9:30am – [...]

A group of people doing an exercise session using chairs

Keep on Moving Felixstowe – Walton Community Hall (Every Tuesday, 2 sessions)

1 September 2026 @ 09:30 - 11:45 - These sessions are ideal if you would like to: Stay Steady on your feet; Improve your balance, strength & mobility; Reduce your risk of falling; improve your confidence; Stay independent and help you meet and make new friends. All programmes include evidence-based OTAGO (falls prevention) exercise. For people aged 55+. Schedule Every Tuesday 9:30am-10:30am 10:45am [...]

Members of Better Balance exercise doing a standing exercise session with the instructor

Keep on Moving East Bergholt – Constable Memorial Hall (Every Tuesday)

1 September 2026 @ 10:00 - 11:30 - These sessions are ideal if you would like to: Stay Steady on your feet; Improve your balance, strength & mobility; Reduce your risk of falling; improve your confidence; Stay independent and help you meet and make new friends. All programmes include evidence-based OTAGO (falls prevention) exercise. For people aged 55+. Schedule Every Tuesday 10:00am – [...]

Visitors at the Chantry Walled Garden looking at some plants

Plants for Sale at Chantry Walled Garden

1 September 2026 @ 10:00 - 14:00 - Shrubs, perennials, climbers, bedding and bee-friendly plants available at competitive prices. If you’re unable to visit the garden in person our plant catalogue and online order for can be found here: https://activlives.org.uk/activgardens/online/ We also open the nursery for plant sales on Tuesday & Thursdays between 10am-2pm. Contact us on 01473 345350 for more information.

ActivBowls (Short-Mat) @ Gainsborough Sports Centre

1 September 2026 @ 10:30 - 12:30 - ActivBowls (Short-Mat, Every Tuesday 10.30-12.30) Gainsborough Sports Centre, 5 Brazier’s Wood Rd, IP3 0SP. (continues indoors until 11th June) We are not a ‘club’, as such, but we are a group of people who really enjoy a game of bowls. This is an informal session that is non-competitive. Some players bring their own bowls/woods but [...]