Jubilee Hall Trust

Jubilee Hall Trustee appointed MBE!

philrumbelow — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:06:45 +0000

Jo Weir, a Trustee and Director at Jubilee Hall Trust, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Watercolourist Jo, who has lived in Covent Garden for nearly 30 years, is also the long-serving chair of the Covent Garden Community Association. Ms Weir, who will go to Buckingham Palace to receive her accolade, said she hoped it would “help put Covent Garden on the map”.

She added: “I am flattered and amazed, and I am very embarrassed because it is something that can only come about by joint work and operations by everybody else in the community.”

Ms Weir said that, despite Covent Garden’s central location, the area could be overlooked as it fell between two boroughs – Westminster and Camden. Known for her deep involvement in the area, which she describes as “like a village”, she organises an annual Christmas carol service, is a former vice-chair of the Soho Society and chairs Westminster’s Police Consultative Committee.

The waiting is over! 2012 is finally here!

philrumbelow — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:42:08 +0000

As London gears up to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we have an unprecedented opportunity to promote physical activity and sport. Jubilee Hall Trust is busier than ever with new programmes and initiatives which already include a GP Referral Programme at Jubilee Hall (in partnership with NHS Westminster), where patients can be referred by their GP for a prescription of exercise; Give It A Go 2 (in partnership with NHS London) launching in May at The Armoury in Camden, offering 200 free gym memberships for local residents on benefits; and our MEND programme for obese children at the Colombo Centre in Southwark, in partnershp with NHS Southwark. In July, we will be hosting the Big Dance Bus in the Covent Garden Piazza – an opportunity to showcase a range of dance styles from Streetdance to Zumba.

We continue to offer discounted membership and pay-and-play at Jubilee Hall and The Armoury for seniors (over 60’s), students, disabled people, and the unemployed. Prices for these groups have been frozen for the seventh successive year in January 2012. I have no doubt that London will deliver a fantastic Olympics and Paralympics, but to will be up to us and our partners to ensure that we deliver a genuine legacy for all Londoners.

What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

philrumbelow — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:38:44 +0000

Dr Mike Evans gives us the answer in this fascinating 9-minute video.

Merry Christmas from all at Jubilee Hall Trust!

philrumbelow — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:17:42 +0000

The Jubilee Hall Trust managers took time out this week to celebrate Christmas by trying out the new Milon gym circuit at The Armoury in Hampstead. The circuit provides an easy-to-use workout in just 35 minutes. Users begin at the start machine and move around eight different pieces of equipment for one minute at a time with just 30 seconds rest in between. It is recommended to do two laps of the circuit and perceptible results can be achieved with no more than two workouts per week!

To see the managers working out on the new kit, follow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41YmvroWWJo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Merry Christmas!

Getting Fit Outdoors For Free!

philrumbelow — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:04:57 +0000

A partnership between the London Borough of Camden Active Health and Jubilee Hall Trust has helped dozens of Camden residents get fitter for free! The team delivered 73 supervised exercise sessions at four of Camden’s Outdoor Gyms at Cantelowes Gardens, Polygon Open Space, Kilburn Park and Lismore Circus between July and October this year.

In all, there were 321 total attendances with 81% of participants being female and 61% from black and minority ethnic communities.One regular user described her experience as: ‘an incredible health boost for me…It is not only about fitness, it is about community empowerment, mental and physical well being, teamwork, friendship and integral happiness!’

The programme was originally funded by the Mayor of London’s Playsport scheme and the Baskin Foundation, although that funding has now run out. However, Jubilee Hall Trust’s Chief Executive, Phil Rumbelow, was so impressed with the results that he has agreed to continue funding the programme until at least the end of December.

Active-8! Get ready, set……

philrumbelow — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:17:08 +0000

Our fledgling programme in Putney now has three confirmed funding streams from the law firm, Russell-Cooke, as well as Jubilee Hall Trust and the local community. The project will be having a fundraising event on Saturday 3rd December 2011 at 5.30 at Maloca 287 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW15 2PT. The project has so far raised £4,000 from the partners and is aiming for another £1,000 on this date.

Active-8! is a self-funded community health programme designed to increase the fitness and well-being of our local community through Capoeira, Zumba, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, social inclusion and mentoring support.

Active-8! offers individualised support to a group of “inactive” young people over a period of 3 months with specific targets:

· Attending 2 fitness sessions per week

· Attending one-to-one sessions – at least 2 – during 1 month.

We will empower them physically and mentally through 3 fitness programmes and a mentoring intervention that is tailor-made for each individual person.

Participants will pay £1 per class to promote responsible attitude.

Read more on our website: www.active8london.org

New MEND programmes for Southwark

philrumbelow — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:14:36 +0000

Jubilee Hall Trust has signed a service level agreement with Southwark Primary Care Trust to deliver two MEND programmes for obese children and their families starting in January 2012. The programmes are for children aged 7-13 and include 10 weeks of education around healthy eating as well as twice-weekly physical activity sessions. The first programme will be run at the Colombo Centre in Colombo Street, Southwark, which is managed by the Trust. Jubilee Hall Trust has been offering MEND programmes in London since 2005 and if you would like more information or to enquire about enrolling, please email: lauraercolani@jubileehalltrust.org

Milon Arrived

jongiles — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:44:18 +0000

The fantastic Milon Circuit has arrived at the Armoury. This revolutionary circuit based equipment cuts work out time to just 34 minutes whilst keeping intensity high!

It’s perfect for anyone who has a busy life and cannot afford hours in the gym.

Mukhtar the Club Manager at the Armoury commented ‘I am thrilled to be the first club in London to offer this unique and affordable premier product! So many people these days find it hard to build a fitness regime into their busy lives and here we have provided for them a high intensity workout in just 34 minutes!’ Our unique partnership with Milon means The Armoury will be the ONLY club with this circuit in central London for the next 18 months.

If you are finding it hard to justify hours in the gym and want quick results without lengthy contracts then you must contact Mukhtar and the team. The Armoury will provide with a fitness solution that’s affordable, quick and contract free!

Give It A Go! (Again)

philrumbelow — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:02:17 +0000

In 2009, Jubilee Hall Trust, Camden council and GLL ran Give It A Go! – a scheme to get disadvantaged and inactive residents of Camden more active by giving them free access to Camden’s gyms. The project got 1300 people involved and was nominated for the Chief Medical Officers Award.

Now, thanks to £20,000 funding from NHS London, matched with £20,000 funding from Camden, we are preparing for Give It A Go! 2. The partners, this time including the Central YMCA club, have agreed a contribution in kind worth over £150,000 so that, once again, more than 1000 residents could benefit. The programme will start in early 2012.

Party in Pink Zumbathon

philrumbelow — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:49:50 +0000

Beto, the founder of Zumba, was the star attraction at a charity Zumbathon on Sunday 16th October at Alexandra Palace. The event attracted nearly 4000 people to participate in the world’s biggest Zumba class in aid of cancer charities. Celebrity fans such as actress Charlie Brooks (Janine from Eastenders) attended and danced alongside members of the public. A short video clip can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bksIkCpV-_0

Zumba classes are available at all of Jubilee Hall Trust’s clubs. Please look at each clubs class timetables for further details. It’s time to groove!