The full line-up for the first Altrincham Healthy Living Festival on Saturday has been confirmed.
Sponsored by Hale-based Naturelly Jelly Juice, the free festival will have four themed zones based in and around the Grafton Centre at the top of George Street, plus a programme of entertainment throughout the day. It will take place between 10am and 4pm.
In the Family Zone, children will be able to join in with healthy food preparation with local company Food & More, arts and crafts organised by Altrincham’s Juice Nursery, puppetmaking with author Fiona Woodhead and story time with local author Morag Dennett. Waugh Brow Farm Shop will be setting up a ‘farm corner’ and bringing along some very special animal guests for the children to meet.
The Fitness Zone – also in the Grafton Centre – will be a hive of activity with representatives from Total Fitness, Pure Gym and Ladyzone demonstrating gym equipment and training techniques. Breeze Cycling will have information about free community cycle rides. Visitors can even bring along their bikes for a health check with the Transport for Greater Manchester Bike Doctor.
In the adjacent Food Zone, visitors will be able to sample some healthy food and drink in a one-day rustic-style pop-up café, courtesy of local restaurants The Garden and The Greenhouse. Joining them will be Altrincham Market’s Jo Wilson, selling a range of organic vegetables, and A Class Fitness with samples of different organic coffees.
There will be live entertainment throughout the day on George Street, with a fitness display from Pure Gym, Zumba with Helen’s Zumba, dance from ABCD Dance and music from local bands.
Over the road, the Lifestyle Zone will have advice and information on physical, mental and even financial wellbeing, with participants including ‘Healthy High Streets’ champions Marks & Spencer, Boots and Santander plus Trafford College, Space for Creation and The Cooperative Food.
Further down George Street, Art with a Heart will be running a ‘Healthy Art’ day of arts and crafts activities for all the family along the theme of healthy living.
Lead organiser Zainul Sachak said: “I am excited by the enthusiasm shown by local businesses to get involved in our first Healthy Living Festival, by both participating and donating some amazing raffle prizes. As well as putting on a memorable event in Altrincham, we hope to raise lots of money for the Counselling and Family Centre who are based in Altrincham near Stamford Park.
“Our small dedicated team of volunteers have put in a lot of hard work over the past few weeks in planning the event, and we’re hoping for a great turnout on Saturday.”
The full list of participants and events, with descriptions from Altrincham Forward:
In the Family Zone
Naturelly Jelly Juice – available to sample throughout the day
Naturelly is a naturally flavoured jelly juice drink made with scrumptilicious fruit juice and a special gelatine free wibbly jelly. This jelly juice is suitable for vegetarians and it naturally fills up little tummies for a little longer and helps stop those cravings for sugary snacks. Also as it’s a jelly it doesn’t spill!
Food and More
We have over eight years’ experience delivering training and community cookery courses, working with all ages and walks of life. With Food and More we want to bring the fun and enjoyment back into cooking. We have foodie sessions and cookery courses to suit everyone.
Children’s Author Morag Dennett
Morag Dennet is the author of two delightful children’s books – Ten Tickling Toes and Bebo’s Year, and will be reading these and more in two special storytelling sessions.
Juice Nursery
Located in the heart of Altrincham and with an Outstanding Ofsted rating, Juice is a leading independent children’s nursery caring for children from birth to 5 years, serving Altrincham, Hale, Bowdon and surrounding areas.
Waugh Brow Farm Shop
Waugh Brow Farm Shop is nestled in the heart of the beautiful Cheshire countryside in Mobberley near Knutsford. It’s also a full working farm, and some of the animals will be making an appearance at the festival!
Sam Scott Face Painting
High quality face-painting will be available throughout the day for a small charge.
In the Fitness Zone
Pure Gym Altrincham
Situated in Altrincham Town Centre, PureGym Altrincham has been carefully designed to help you reach your health and fitness goals. Whether you’re a gym pro or completely new to exercise, you’ll have access to all the latest gym equipment and over 50 free fitness classes.
Total Fitness Altrincham
Total Fitness Altrincham is a naturally lit gym with plenty of open spaces and brilliant facilities, including a refreshingly large free-weight area. We also comprise of 3 pools, a full range of heat treatment rooms and around 70 studio classes, all covered by your membership. Wherever your focus fitness lies, our friendly and expert team at Altrincham gym will help you make the most of it.
Bells Boxing & Fitness Altrincham
Bells Gym is a unique, one-on-one boxing & fitness facility based in the heart of Altrincham, Cheshire. Using boxing training as a way to enhance your overall well being, we are dedicated to each and every member in our family-friendly based atmosphere. As well as one-to-one training we also offer classes in boxing technique, ladies’ boxfit and fun kids sessions.
Ladyzone Altrincham
Not a ‘gym person’? You’re perfect for our FitnessZone! Designed specifically for women, the unique workout programmes are tailored to your goals and suitable for all ages and abilities. You may be surprised to find how much you enjoy exercise! Central to the award-winning FitnessZone is our tailored 30-minute workout for women. This workout is easily fitted into any lifestyle and the equipment is simple and easy to use. If you prefer a more hands-on approach, our one-to–one sessions are designed to give you extra support for fast results. Ladyzone is located in Goose Green.
Shop4Supplements
Shop4Supplements are a specialist retailer of Health Foods & Sports Nutrition supplements. As part of the “Armstrongs Health” Family, Established in 1906 (the countries original health food retailer) We are committed to providing the best service and product range in the industry.By combining our years of experience, free expert advice and a fresh approach to our Retail stores we are fast becoming the premier retailer of Health & Nutritional products around. Located on Moss Lane in the newly refurbished Station House.
Breeze Cycling Network – Altrincham Branch
Breeze is the biggest programme ever to get more women into riding bikes for fun. Our aim is to help thousands more women feel confident and comfortable about going on a ride. The Altrincham branch organises free family bike rides, and we’re delighted that their representative Hilary will be joining us to give you more information at the festival.
TfGM Bike Doctor
Transport for Greater Manchester’s online cycling centre is the place to find everything you need to know about cycling in Greater Manchester, from maps and route planning to local events and news. Whether you’re new to cycling, are coming back to it or are a regular rider, there is information for all levels. We’re delighted to have a TfGM ‘Bike Doctor’ attending the festival, who will give your bike a health check and give general tips on cycling and training too.
In the Food Zone
The Garden
Hale’s organic cafe, serving earth friendly food will be providing the Festival’s pop-up café. The Garden champions sustainability by sourcing our ingredients from local organic farmers, presenting you with ethical food choices which are full of flavour and goodness.
The Co-operative Food
The Co-operative Food has always supported the UK farming industry and promoted British food and places great importance on animal welfare, the environment and fairness in the supply chain.
The Greenhouse
Located on Oxford Road, next to the Health Food Shop, the Greenhouse is one of Altrincham’s longest standing eateries, offering a wide selection of vegetarian options. Newly refurbished in 2014, it’s one of Altrincham’s hidden gems and well worth seeking out.
Jo Wilson (Organic Vegetables)
We’re delighted that Jo Wilson will be joining us from Altrincham Market with a fine selection of organic vegetables.
In the Display Zone
ABCD Dance
ABCD Dance is a dance and drama school based in Altrincham, offering children of all ages and abilities a chance to learn the art of dance, drama and performance, through encouragement, guidance and of course fun!
Helen’s Zumba
Fabulous Zumba classes with Helen at Total Fitness Altrincham on Thursdays at 10.30am and Saturdays at 12.15. Everyone welcome!
In the Lifestyle Zone
Altrincham Football Club Community Hall
AFC Community Sports Hall, a brand new facility which has been built to provide the community a space to enjoy a wide variety of healthy living activities.
Adam Broadhead Advanced Sports Therapy
Sports therapy treatments and exercise plans using a variety of soft tissue treatments to help bring out your physical best, correct posture and rehabilitate injury, and help to build strength, flexibility and power. Not only for the sports person, the treatments can help to overcome niggling muscle and joint pains, posture corrections or symptoms related to RSI or arthritis. Adam has a long history of martial arts and this leads to a holistic outlook to treatment and provides a great understanding of what you and your body can achieve.
The Counselling and Family Centre
The Counselling and Family Centre is a charity that has been at the heart of the community for over 40 years. We offer several different counselling approaches and can offer counselling in different languages. We have over 30 male and female counsellors across a range of ages and life experiences. Many of our counsellors are fully qualified, with a few towards the end of their training. All the counsellors receive regular supervision in line with BACP Good Practice Guidelines. We offer a discreet service from our base close to Stamford Park, or in other venues as required.
Trafford College
Fancy learning something new? IT skills, internet safety or keeping up with the kids on computers? Healthy eating, healthy lifestyles or confidence building? Trafford College has a wide range of community based courses running throughout the year, and will be bringing their Community Learning Team to the festival to talk you through all the options on offer.
Boots
Boots will be brining their skincare team to to talk about how to keep your skin healthy – what’s best to use on different skin types and ages – what you can do to prevent and even re-wind the signs of ageing of the skin! – how to get the most out of your skincare regime and booking in people for FREE skincare consultations. They will also have some free No7 goodies and testers to give out.
Altrincham branch assistant manager Emily, who is also a trained Healthcare Advisor, will be talking about vitamins and how they can help aid a healthy lifestyle – along with some demos of our Boots brand re-energise effervescent tablets which actually taste really good and definitely give you the lift you need in winter!
Space for Creation
Formerly based at Local Creation and now operating in new premises on Ashley Road (above Helgasons Pharmacy), Space for Creation is a creative hub for a range of classes including life drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, creative arts and web design. They also run a free weekly Health & Wellbeing group where you can try new arts and crafts with a friendly group – no experience necessary. Come and meet them at the Healthy Living Festival and try your hand at a self portrait.
Santander
Its weigh in time! Your local team from the Altrincham Branch of Santander will be armed with iPads to help local residents and businesses with their 2015 Money Diet!
Aura Fancy Dress
For a long time a mainstay at Altrincham Market, and now with their own store above Grants Hair Salon on Kingsway in Altrincham Town Centre, Aura cater for all fancy dress requirements for all the family from full costumes to a wide range of accessories. If you spot some ‘interesting’ characters in Altrincham on Saturday 14 February you have Aura to thank!
We will also be joined by the following organisations:
Marks & Spencer
Forever Living
A Class Fitness
Altrincham Running Group
Art with a Heart will also be running a ‘Healthy Art’ day of health-inspired art & craft activities throughout the day of the Festival, at their spacious studio at 82-84 George Street.
