AAFC Wimbledon Foundation Providing Weekly Health and Well-being Sessions


Being run in partnership with the Nelson Health Centre


The Nelson Health Centre. Picture: Google Streetview

A weekly series of health and well-being sessions are now available for residents across Merton London, as part of the partnership between AFC Wimbledon Foundation and The Nelson Health Centre to ‘Club Together For Community Health’.

The sessions include walking football, women’s football and Silver Youth Club social session.

The partnership aims to use AFC Wimbledon Foundation’s huge reach with local supporters and residents to raise awareness of the local health services The Nelson has to offer, while also offering a range of activities to support community health and wellbeing. Weekly sessions now available to local residents include:

MONDAYS:
- 7pm-8pm: Dons Fit Football and Circuits
- For older, less active adults. Sessions take place at Plough Lane, SW17 0NR

THURSDAYS:
- 12pm-1pm: Walking Football for adults 50+.

- 6.45pm-7.45pm: Women’s Recreational Football.

FRIDAYS:
- 12pm-2pm: Silver Youth Club.
- A free social session for older people, at Old Ruts, SW19 3JS

The Nelson Health Centre in Kingston Road, Wimbledon opened in 2015 and has a range of facilities including: GP surgeries and a pharmacy; mental health services; minor surgery facilities; support services for older people; and a range of specialist outpatient clinics.

The centre was delivered by South West London Health and Care Partnerships including Fulcrum – an investor in community health – whose CEO Sarah Beaumont-Smith said, “We are delighted to club together for community health with AFC Wimbledon Foundation, helping to
support the wellbeing of local residents and highlight the vital facilities on their doorstep at The Nelson Health Centre. These latest sessions offer local residents a range of activities to support their health, fitness and wellbeing, so we can’t wait to see lots of people come along to take part.”

Fiona Sutherland from AFC Wimbledon Foundation said, “AFC Wimbledon Foundation is excited to be partnering with the Nelson Health Centre to help increase the health and wellbeing of football fans and local residents alike. It has been great to meet members of the local community at our drop-in sessions so far, and we look forward to welcoming many more people to these latest activities.”

AFC Wimbledon Foundation was formed in 2013 after recognition that the ground-breaking creation and success of AFC Wimbledon Football Club was built on the energy and effort of its supporters. The football club wanted to pay back this support by forming the Foundation to continue delivering vital community based activities and initiatives.

Value Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More

This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism.

Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets.

We’ve always done that and won’t be changing, in fact we’d like to do more.

However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do.

We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area.

A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site.

One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute.

If you do support us in this way we’d be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor.

For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least two articles a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you’d like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site.

 

November 8, 2021