Healthy Communities Powys
Welcome to Healthy Communities Powys
Across Powys, Freedom Leisure manages 13 leisure facilities including Brecon, The Flash, Maldwyn, Ystradgynlais, and Bro Ddyfi. As a not-for-profit charitable leisure trust, supporting individuals and communities to be more active and healthier is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in ‘health at all ages’; we want the local communities we serve to have fun, feel welcome, included and empowered to live healthy lives. The Freedom Leisure Powys Team provides a bespoke service to a range of local communities; young people, older adults, women and girls, those with disabilities or long-term illness, low-socioeconomic and ethnically diverse communities.
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We view our Powys centres as ‘wellness hubs’
Local communities can access an array of health services to support them in taking greater control of their own health and wellbeing. We provide a Healthy Communities programme that provides people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to move more and be active!
We are committed to tackling health inequalities
Our team of Healthy Community specialists design tailored programmes that meet local population needs across the life-course; removing barriers to participation and engaging everyone regardless of background, gender, age, ethnicity, ability or socio-economic status.
Our services are inclusive, accessible and affordable
We believe in;
- Supporting people to be physically active in whatever way suits them
- Supporting individuals to prevent and manage health conditions
- Providing opportunities for positive experiences to support mental-wellbeing
- Preventing social isolation, enabling local communities to come
What our existing customers say about us
Brecon Leisure Centre is a great centre and the instructor Sally is so approachable and very good at her job. I go to the 3 AAA classes and the….
Anonymous
I am a 68 year old pensioner trying to get fitter. I attend AAA classes twice a week; deep water aerobics both with Kathy in Newtown and aqua….
Phillip Evans
I go to The Flash Leisure Centre and attend the triple A classes there. I have arthritis of the spine and am often in a lot of pain but the exercise….
Anne Lewis
After struggling to find the motivation to exercise after suffering with bouts of anxiety and depression I was referred by my GP onto the NERS….
Anonymous
Frequently Asked Questions
We provide sessions to all demographics of people in the Powys community, with different disability, youth and health sessions being run all week. To find out more information please take a look around our website and social media.
You can contact our Healthy Communities Lead, Robyn Lock, via the email address provided at the top of this webpage.
Discover Freedom Leisure Centres in Powys by clicking here.
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