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RSVP is the only national body that provides volunteering opportunities for the over-50s

GENTLE ACTIVITY PROJECT

A gentle activity session
If you’re over 50, enjoy being active and like helping others, you’ll find it great fun to be the leader of a gentle activity class ...

Exercise benefits older people. It improves general health and — as just one example — helps to prevent falls. As we get older it’s important we stay as active as we can so we can stay as independent as possible.

The aim of the Gentle Activity Project is to help achieve this by running regular group sessions of gentle seated and standing exercises to music in the community or in sheltered accommodation.

Our team of volunteers is already running such group sessions in Bristol. RSVP West is working with Bristol City Council and the Bristol Primary Care Trust to extend our network of sessions.

By becoming a volunteer on the Project, you will:

  • Receive free training on a nationally accredited training course.
  • Learn the skills needed to lead sessions.
  • Meet others and keep yourself active.
  • Have fun and make a difference to other people’s lives.

We’re looking for volunteers now

Our next training course is in April/May 2010.

Experience isn’t necessary. The training programme leads to a qualification from the Open College Network. Once qualified, we will support you in setting up and promoting your session and continue to offer support and advice.

There’s a lot more information in our GAP volunteering guide. (It’s in PDF format; if you haven’t got it already, you will need to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the guide or print it.)

You’re interested. So what next?

If you want more information, you can contact either:

The logo of the Gentle Activity Project
  • Jan Snook or Ken Dolbear, RSVP West, The CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN.
    Telephone: 0117 922 4392 or 0117 925 0505.
    Email: office@rsvp-west.org.uk.
  • Tina Ashley, Administration Officer, Sport Services, Culture and Leisure Services, Bristol City Council, Colston 33, Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4UA.
    Telephone: 0177 922 3241.
    Email: sport@bristol.gov.uk.

To apply to join GAP as a volunteer, download our application form (PDF, 48 Kb). Fill it in, sign it, and post it to: RSVP West, GAP Project, The Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN.

Once we receive your application form we will get back to you with details of what to do next.

© 2003–10 RSVP West. Page last updated 26 Feb 2010.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Gentle Activity Project: next training courses scheduled for April and May.
Organisers: in North Somerset and around Bath.
Drivers: in Westbury-on-Trym.
Schools helpers: in Bristol, Bath & South Gloucestershire.

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OUR AREA

RSVP West covers Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset, and Swindon & north-west Wiltshire.

ABOUT RSVP WEST

The Friends of RSVP West Region is a local registered charity (No 1108785), which has no salaried staff: everyone involved is a volunteer, including the trustees and management committee.

Nationally, RSVP is a project of Community Service Volunteers (CSV), a company limited by guarantee and registered in England (No 1435877), and a registered charity (No 291222).