H&F Active Wellbeing Festival
Find out more and join in the fun on 13 September 2025! H&F Active Wellbeing Festival
The Active Minds programme
We are offering FREE wellbeing activity sessions which are fully inclusive and dementia friendly for H&F residents who are 18+.
The Active Minds programme includes: Sing Hammersmith, Dance for Dementia, table tennis, wellbeing walks, swimming and other activities.
The sessions will demonstrate the impact of community activities which bring together residents of many ages, abilities and interests to maintain positive mental health.
You can book onto any of these activities using our booking form.
Please join us - everyone is welcome!
Timetable of events (8 Sept to 12 Dec 2025)
Please note: No sessions run during half term 27-31 Oct 2025
Mondays
Inclusive Seniors Tennis
Monday
2pm to 3pm
Bishops Park SW6 6DX (*After the half-term break, the sessions will move to Queen's Club, starting Monday, 3rd November at 1pm)
Start date 8 Sept
Poetry Reading
Monday
11:45am to 12:45pm
London MINDSPORTS Centre
Start dates 8 Sept
Poi 4 Joi
Monday
12:45pm to 1:45pm
London MINDSPORTS Centre
This activity involves spinning a weighted skill toy in repetitive patterns. This class stimulates your memory, focus and problem-solving abilities while you have fun.
Start dates 8 Sept
Inclusive Swim Session
Monday (first and third Monday of the month)
12 noon to 2pm
Fulham Pools
Start date 15 Sept
50+ Gym & Swim
Monday
12 noon to 1:30pm
Fulham Pools
Start date 15 Sept
Stretch & Strength for Men
Every Monday
11:30-12:30pm
Lyceum Fit at Sands End
Start date 15 Sept
Dance for Dementia
Monday
10:45am to 11:45am
London MINDSPORTS Centre
Start date 22 Sept
Tuesdays
Estate Based Family Sports - Boxercise
Tuesday
12 noon to 1:30pm
Our Lady of Fatima Church Community Centre, White City
Start date 16 Sept
Retro Aerobics
Tuesday
10:30-11:30am
Fulham Pools
Start date 16 Sept
Poi 4 Joi
Tuesday
11:30am to 12:30pm
London MINDSPORTS CentreThis activity involves spinning a weighted skill toy in repetitive patterns. This class stimulates your memory, focus and problem-solving abilities while you have fun.
Start dates 16 Sept
50+ Nutrition Workshop
Tuesday
3pm to 4:30pm
Creighton Centre (formerly known as Bishop Creighton)
23 Sept
Wednesdays
Pilates
Wednesday
11am to 12 noon
London MINDSPORTS Centre
Start date 10 Sept
Art with Anarkali
Wednesday
12:30pm to 2pm
London MINDSPORTS Centre
Start date 10 Sept
WalkWell - Riverside Walk
Wednesday
11am to 12:30pm
Hammersmith Apollo
Start date 10 Sept
Tai Chi/Ki-Gong
Wednesday
2pm to 3pm
London MINDSPORTS Centre
Start date 10 Sept
50+ Table Tennis
Wednesday
1pm to 3pm
Sands End Arts & Community Centre
Start date 17 Sept
Padel
Wednesday
10am to 11am
Padel & Social at Earls Court Empress Place SW6 1TT
Last Wednesday of the month
Thursdays
Singing
Thursday
11am to 12:30pm
Elgin Close Resource Centre W12 9NH
Start date 18 Sept
Embroidery for Everyone
Thursday
3pm to 4:30pm
Earls Court Community Hub
Start date 18 Sept
Yoga - All Ability
Thursday
2pm to 3pm
Fulham Pools
Start date 18 Sept
Fridays
Tennis for refugees
Every Friday
2pm to 3pm
Virgin Active, Lillie Rd, SW6 7ST
Start date 8 Sept
Line Dancing
Friday
10:30am to 11:30am
Creighton Centre (formerly known as Bishop Creighton)
Start date 19 Sept
Further information
We would like to extend our thanks to the organisations, tutors and venues that are our delivery partners for the Active Minds 2025 programme.
If you would like any further information about specific Active Minds projects contact details for the project leads are listed below:
Poi 4 Joi
info@hfdaa.org
Embroidery - welcoming Somali and Arabic speakers
info@hfdaa.org
Earls Court Community Hub, 1A Aisgill Avenue W14 9NF
Dance for Dementia
DanceWest
info@dancewest.co.uk
Sing Hammersmith
Elgin Larks Choir
HF Dementia Action Alliance
info@hfdaa.org
WalkWell
paulamerrony@yahoo.co.uk or peggycoles02@gmail.com
Line Dancing
info@creightoncentre.org
50+ Nutrition Workshops
Creighton Centre
info@hfdaa.org
Estate Based Family Sports (Boxercise)
50+ Table Tennis
50+ Gym & Swim
London Sports Trust
youthclub@londonsportstrust.org
Yoga, Pilates and Mindfulness
Lumi Foundation
emily@lumifoundation.org.uk
70+ Exercise (residents only)
Olive House
youthclub@londonsportstrust.org
Inclusive Swimming
Fulham Pools (next to Virgin Active), Lillie Road SW6 7ST
paul.smith2@lbhf.gov.uk
Seniors Tennis
Padel
Tennis for refugees
Queen's Club Foundation
kate.maurici@queensclubfoundation.co.uk
Tai Chi/Ki-Gong
Body & Brain Hammersmith
hammersmith@bodynbrain.co.uk
Stretch and Strength
Lyceum Fit
hello@lyceum.fit
If you would like further information please email debbie.peters-mill@lbhf.gov.uk or call 07949 244 253.