Healthy Ageing for Women

A day retreat in Lancashire

Mentored by

Fiona Orrell

Location address: Clitheroe, BB7 4TE
Chosen age group:

For ages: 18+ years

Available tickets:
Healthy Ageing For Women £95
Next date: Saturday 28th Sep,
What we'll do
Love Her Wild Women's Adventure Community and Lancashire Women charity will be hosting their very first collaboration event! We are launching our Healthy Ageing for Women Day Retreat in Lancashire, which will be held in the beautiful Ribble Valley district, at West Bradford Village Hall. This will be a one-day event, where women will come together to engage in self-care and well-being centered activities, hold positive discussion around pro-ageing, join in our active classes and hear stories from inspirational female speakers. This will be an opportunity to really celebrate women in mid-life and beyond! The day retreat will create a safe and supportive space for women of all ages and fitness levels to feel inspired and ready to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle through later life. What to expect: Yoga & mindfulness Topical workshops around health, menopause, nutrition and more. Inspirational speakers There will be a choice of activities and workshops to participate in throughout the day. All activities will be optional. It's advisable to wear comfy clothing if you might like to participate in our yoga classes or other active workshop sessions. Most of the women joining our events come alone, so don't let that put you off…. we promise you'll be met by a friendly and inclusive group! This is an opportunity is raise vital funds for Lancashire Women and Love Her Wild CIC. Workshops and activities are included in the ticket price. There will be opportunity to purchase raffle tickets on the day (cash only). A vegetarian lunch will be provided and included in your ticket price. (Vegan options available). Tea and coffee will be provided (plant-based milk will also be available). This is a women-only event. Aged 18+. Children and dogs are not allowed to attend the event. Please note this is a fundraising event for Lancashire Women charity, and Love Her Wild Non-profit Community Interest Company. The event will run at cost price to remain as affordable and accessible as possible. For this reason, once booked, the tickets are non-refundable and can't be transferred under any circumstances.
About your mentor
Fiona Orrell
Connecting women for adventure and wellbeing
My name is Fiona Orrell and I am the Events & Fundraising Manager for Love Her Wild CIC. Since joining the community back in 2018 as a volunteer, and then going on to join the Events team, I have organised events for hundreds of women across the UK. I'm also proud to organise collaboration events on behalf of Love Her Wild and other communites. Being a part of Love Her Wild has been hugely rewarding for me, and I value every opportunity to work with the group and join the adventures! This community and its members really are something special, and I feel extremely fortunate to work in such an inspiring field.
Our mission
Lancashire Women Lancashire Women is a leading charity, which over the past five years has supported over 5000 people each year in Lancashire to improve their lives and push through the barriers they face. These barriers may be personal to them, stigma in society or environmental/cultural obstacles. With the expertise and support of caseworkers and therapists, Lancashire Women are able to support these people to tackle their obstacles. https://lancashirewomen.org/ Love Her Wild CIC Non-profit women's adventure community Love Her Wild is an inclusive community providing opportunities, support and funding to make the outdoors more accessible. We’ve taken thousands of women on adventures from first-time mountain hikes to world-first overseas expeditions! https://www.loveherwild.com/
Our Team
Jo Moseley, 59, is a single Mum of two grown up sons living on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Alongside a lovely day job, Jo is a bestselling author and award winning tiny filmmaker. She loves sharing the joy of fresh air, hiking, dipping, beach cleaning and paddleboarding. Jo does a headstand a day and is learning to skateboard. Anne Kingston is a facilitator of embodied movement and Middle Eastern dance and as an organiser and facilitator of relaxation holidays and retreats in Morocco. She graduated with a MA in Dance and Somatic Movement: Connections to the Living Body from the University of Central Lancashire in December 2021 and has facilitated Middle Eastern dance and holistic dance movement for over 28 years. Clare Jackson specialises in Women’s hormone health in particular relating to the menstrual cycle and the menopause. Supporting women with a range of symptoms from prolapses, vulvodynia, dry vagina issues, cystitis, irregular/heavy/painful periods, ovarian cysts, fibroids and endometriosis. Also conditions relating to the digestive system such as bloating, irregular bowel movements and IBS. Her biggest investment has been qualifying in 3rd Age Menopause certification, as well as Optimal health before and after hysterectomy. Clare is also studying Theraputic Coaching for Women. Anita McGoay is a certified yoga teacher and practitioner for almost 20 years. She is known for her motivational and inspirational style of teaching, believing that anyone can achieve anything if they are willing to make change happen. Anita upholds and honours the roots and traditions of yoga in her lifestyle and instills a daily routine which incorporates pranayama and yoga to help stay healthy, active, calm and focussed. While asana is often the entry point for many practitioners, Anita, guides practitioners to the next level to really connect with their yoga practice. Anita is certified in hot yoga, vinyasa yoga, ashtanga, pregnancy and children's. Her purpose is to share the joy of yoga. Angela White AKA 'The Running Granny' started running at the age of 53 as part of a series of ‘small steps’ she took to improve her health and quality of life. A friend then introduced her to the world of ultra running and she become fascinated with what the human body can achieve when asked. Since then she has completed events of increasing distance including a number of 24 hour races, a 100 mile race and the 190 mile Northern Traverse. A former surgeon, Angela has a lifelong passion to inspire others to take their own ‘small steps’ to adopt healthy lifestyle choices throughout life and has set up a social enterprise to encourage and motivate people to improve their future health. Siobhan Daniels retired from a career spanning 30 years working for the BBC in 2019. Sold all her belongings, bought a motorhome (which she now lives in full-time), and embarked on her solo trip travelling around Great Britain! She now passionately champions positive ageing, calling out ageism and ageist stereotypes, and refuses to accept the narrow stereotypes of retired women. Siobhan uses her blog, Instagram, published articles and public speaking activities to inpire women to step out of their comfort zone and follow their dreams. Her message is clear - to get out there and EMBRACE AGEING! Siobhan published her first book in 2022, Retirement Rebel, and over the last 12 months launched the Retirement Rebel podcast series.
Pricing information
Ticket nameHealthy Ageing For Women
Price£95
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Where we'll be
West Bradford Village Hall, Grindleton Road, West Bradford, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4TE
WHAT’S PROVIDED
Drinks
Meals
Safety
Enhanced DBS
Risk Assessment
Public Liability Insurance
First Aid Training
First Aid Kit

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Cancellation Policy
No refunds are given except in the case of a cancellation by the Mentor.

My experience consists of a leisure activity, on a specific date(s), and therefore the 14-day ‘cooling off period’ under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 does not apply.