Wellbeing roadshow

Activate London: Wellbeing wagon shows pupils the route to health

Children as young as three are to get a special lesson in being healthy – thanks to a new project, funded by the National Lottery, to encourage healthy lifestyles.

Youngsters and their parents at Blenheim Primary School, Nursery and Children and Family Centre, in Orpington, can sample some super healthy fruit smoothies and learn how to make staying fit fun at a special healthy living roadshow.

Affordable housing provider Affinity Sutton, which provides services to residents of Broomleigh Housing Association, has teamed up with the Peabody Trust and five other housing associations to promote healthy lifestyles through Activate London.

Staff from Affinity Sutton will be manning the Activate ‘Wellbeing Wagon’ which will pull into the school on Wednesday 9 December from 2-4pm.

A free Activate keep fit session on at the same time in the centre and parents will be able to register for any of the courses and classes starting in the New Year and be entered into a free prize draw to win a healthy Christmas hamper.

Funded by the Big Lottery Fund, Activate London aims to improve the general health and lifestyle of residents through offering free courses and activities.

More than 84 individual projects will be rolled out from 300 local hubs, in 33 London Boroughs over the next four years, offering everything from gardening clubs, cooking activities, social outings.There are a number of projects set up for families in the local BR5 and BR6 area for the New Year. Other projects will be set up in Lewisham in the future. The Community Investment team has a number of employment and training programmes as well as Personal Best for Bromley.