Vera and Alan Waterman are weekly attendees at our Mindful Motion session, which takes place at Sudbury Court in Whittlesey.
We teamed up with Accent Housing & Cambridgeshire County Council to deliver weekly sessions at Sudbury Court in Whittlesey. Sessions include one hour of physical exercise and one hour of social activities. These sessions are free to attend and suitable for retired and semi-retired people.
Vera and Alan found out about the session when Debbie Holmes, Health and Wellbeing Co-Ordinator at Peterborough United Foundation, attended an event at Peel House organised by Fenland ACRE in November 2025 – telling people about the group she ran. Just a 10-minute drive from their house, they decided to give it a go!
Vera had broken her wrist in August 2025 and following surgery to insert a metal plate, she was interested in anything that would gain the mobility back in both her wrist and shoulder but did not want to aggravate her chronic back pain.
As Vera could not drive at the time, her husband drove and then came and joined in with the activities.
“It has been a great outcome for both of us. Debbie who leads the group is lovely and bubbly. We have met a lot more people since joining and we all get on well together, have a laugh which is great for our mental wellbeing and does us both good. My [Vera] wrist is improving with the exercises, and I can almost make a fist without the help from my other hand. I was unable to do this when I first attended the classes. My shoulder needs more time but the exercises with the bands have certainly helped with my strength.” Vera said.
“We both enjoy the exercises and the banter between everyone. The second part of the session where we enjoy refreshments is excellent. We have learned so much from the people who have given talks and have also enjoyed participating in the games and quizzes. We hope these sessions will continue!” Vera continued.Sessions take place on Mondays (10am – 12pm) and Thursdays (10am – 12pm). For more information or to sign up for these sessions, please email Community@theposh.com.