Five ways to winter wellness timetable
As the temperatures fall and we settle into winter, it is even more important to look after our health.
To support residents, in partnership with the community winter hubs initiative, we have launched the Five Ways to Winter Wellness campaign, providing a variety of free activities across the season to support your wellbeing.
All sessions are free to attend and are led by qualified instructors. The activities will be in the community winter hubs across the borough which include Bracknell Forest libraries and the Bracknell Forest Community Hub.
If you are unable to attend the scheduled activities, you can still pop into a winter hub which provides a warm, safe, and sociable space for those who need it. The full opening times and locations for the community winter hubs is available online.
What do the activities cover?
| Drug and alcohol support | Meet the New Hope team and find out how they can support you to reduce your alcohol intake. |
| Energy efficiency | How to save energy and insulate your home. |
| Falls prevention | A chat on falls, why they happen and how to prevent them. Followed by a prevention exercise session to help with strength, mobility, and balance. |
| Fire safety | Fire risks in the home and what you can do to reduce risk. |
| Five ways to wellbeing | Discover ways to support your wellbeing using the Five Ways to Wellbeing. |
| Mental wellbeing with Stepping Stones Recovery College | Find out about Stepping Stones offers, what course might be suitable for you and where you can access help. |
| Happiness Hub | Meet the Happiness Hub at their monthly coffee morning and chat to the team about how they can support your wellbeing |
| Nutrition workshop with Everyone Health | Suitable for the whole family. Covers everything from cooking on a budget, sugar, fat and healthy snacking. |
| Social prescribing | Meet our social prescribers to find out what they do and how they can support your wellbeing. |
| Stop smoking | Meet a Smokefreelife Berkshire advisor and find out how they can support you to quit smoking. |
| Tai chi | Gentle tai chi, suitable for beginners |
| Winter walks for wellness | A series of walks in local parks and green spaces, making use of the network of footpaths in the town. Each walk is about 40 minutes and suitable for beginners. Please book for this activity using the links available below. |
Timetable
Binfield Library
| Date | Time | Session topic |
| Thursday, 2 March | 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| Thursday, 9 March | 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| Thursday, 16 March | 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| 2pm – 3pm | Stop smoking | |
| Tuesday, 21 March | 2pm – 4pm | Energy efficiency |
| Thursday, 23 February | 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| Thursday, 30 March | 2pm – 3pm | Stop smoking |
Birch Hill Library
| Date | Time | Session topic |
| Monday, 6 March | 2pm – 3pm | Five ways to wellbeing |
| Tuesday 7 March | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| Tuesday, 14 March | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| Thursday, 16 March | 10am – 12pm | Energy efficiency |
| Tuesday, 21 March | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| Thursday, 23 March | 10.30am – 11.30am | Mental wellbeing with Stepping Stones |
| Tuesday, 28 March | 2.30 – 3.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
Bracknell Library
| Date | Time | Session topic |
| Thursday, 2 March | 10am – 11am | Winter walks for wellness |
| 11am – 12pm | Fires safety and smoke alarms | |
| 2pm – 3pm | Stop smoking | |
| Friday, 3 March | 2pm – 3pm | Drug and alcohol advice |
| Monday, 6 March | 2.30 – 3.30pm | Tai chi |
| Thursday, 9 March | 10am – 11am | Winter walks for wellness |
| Monday, 13 March | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Tai chi |
| Thursday, 16 March | 10am – 11am | Winter walks for wellness |
| 11am – 12pm | Fire safety and smoke alarms | |
| Monday, 20 March | 10am – 11am | Stop smoking |
| 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Tai chi | |
| Thursday, 23 March | 10am – 11am | Winter walks for wellness |
| 11am – 12pm | Fire safety and smoke alarms | |
| Monday, 27 March | 2.30pm -3.30pm | Tai chi |
| Thursday, 30 March | 10am – 11am | Winter walks for wellness |
| 11am – 12pm | Fire safety and smoke alarms |
Crowthorne Fire Station
| Date | Time | Session topic |
| Tuesday, 7 March | 2pm – 3pm | Five ways to wellbeing |
| Tuesday, 28 March | 2pm – 4pm | Social Prescribers |
| 2pm – 3pm | Mental wellbeing with Stepping Stones |
Crowthorne Library
| Date | Time | Session topic |
| Tuesday, 7 March | 10am – 11am | Winter walks for wellness |
| 10am – 12pm | Social Prescribers | |
| Monday, 13 March | 10am – 11am | Stop Smoking |
| Tuesday, 14 March | 10am – 11am | Winter walks for wellness |
| Tuesday, 21 March | 10am – 11am | Winter walks for wellness |
| 10.30am – 11.30am | Energy efficiency | |
| Friday, 24 March | 10am – 12pm | Social Prescribers |
| Tuesday, 28 March | 10am – 11am | Winter walks for wellness |
| Friday, 31 March | 10.30am – 11.30am | Five ways to wellbeing |
Sandhurst Library
| Date | Time | Session topic |
| Thursday, 2 March | 2pm – 4pm | Energy efficiency |
| Thursday, 9 March | 2pm – 3pm | Mental wellbeing with Stepping Stones |
| Thursday, 30 March | 2pm – 4pm | Energy efficiency |
Times Square
| Date | Time | Session topic |
| Thursday, 2 March | 10am – 12pm | Energy efficiency |
| 2pm – 4pm | Social Prescribers | |
| 3pm – 4pm | Tai chi | |
| Monday, 6 March | 10am – 11am | Stop smoking |
| Tuesday, 7 March | 10.30am – 11.30am | Energy efficiency |
| 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Winter walks for wellness | |
| Wednesday, 8 March | 2pm – 4pm | Social Prescribers |
| Thursday, 9 March | 3pm – 4pm | Tai chi |
| Monday, 13 March | 10am – 11am | Healthy eating |
| Tuesday, 14 March | 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| Thursday, 16 March | 3pm – 4pm | Tai chi |
| Tuesday, 21 March | 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| 3pm – 5pm | Social Prescribers | |
| Thursday, 23 March | 3pm – 4pm | Tai chi |
| Tuesday, 28 March | 12.30pm – 1.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| Wednesday, 29 March | 2pm – 3pm | Five ways to wellbeing |
| Thursday 30 March | 10.30am – 11.30am | Energy efficiency |
| 3pm – 4pm | Tai chi |
Ukraine community hub, Vsi Rasom
| Date | Time | Session topic |
| Wednesday, 1 March | 10.30am – 11.30am | Mental wellbeing with Stepping Stones |
| Wednesday, 8 March | 10.30am – 11.30am | Energy efficiency |
| Wednesday, 15 March | 10am – 12pm | Social Prescribers |
Whitegrove Library
| Date | Time | Session topic |
| Thursday, 2 March | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| Thursday, 9 March | 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
| Tuesday, 14 March | 10.30am – 11.30am | Mental wellbeing with Stepping Stones |
| Thursday, 16 March | 2pm – 4pm | Energy efficiency |
| 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Winter walks for wellness | |
| Monday, 30 March | 11am – 12pm | Falls prevention |
| Thursday, 23 March | 2pm – 3pm | Stop smoking |
| 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Winter walks for wellness | |
| Thursday, 30 March | 2pm – 4pm | Social Prescribers |
| 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Winter walks for wellness |
Download the timetable here.