In a bid to keep the over-50s fit and healthy during the pandemic, whilst giving them a goal to aim for, we ran a tremendously successful walking campaign, 30 minutes for 30 days, between October and November 2020. First off, we had more than 200 sign ups from the communities of Slough, South Bucks and […]
On October 1, 2020 we staged the first Older People’s Day online for Slough, bringing voluntary sector groups together so our town’s seniors wouldn’t miss out. For the past 13 years Slough Senior Citizens Group has hosted the event in person, but was unable to do so this time around due to the coronavirus restrictions. […]
To celebrate those special ones in our lives who’d made the national lockdown a little easier, we staged a remote cake-baking event in August 2020. Using the hashtag #Cake4Caring, we encouraged people on our social media accounts to bake a cake from home for their special person. Once done, they had to upload a picture […]
From July 2020 we led and fronted a public information campaign on behalf of the voluntary sector to support and issue coronavirus safety messages. The #OneSlough project was geared towards increasing awareness among Slough’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities of Covid-19 symptoms and how they can stay safe. This followed a government report […]
During May and June 2020 we ran an online dance challenge to get seniors up and moving from the comfort of their homes. The Step Up 4 Seniors Challenge saw Bhangra teacher Jasmine Cheema record a routine for the members to dance to, which was posted to social media. Members then respectively practised at home […]
In May 2020 Apna Virsa was included in a television advert from the National Lottery which showcased the excellent efforts of community organisations during the pandemic. In our case, we were included for the endless hours of free exercise classes we put online – as you may know we are partly funded by the National […]
In May 2020 we launched our own YouTube channel to provide some cooking inspiration for people from home. Ozlem uploaded weekly cooking videos of a variety of different dishes, with the recipe and method outlined alongside each post. Some of the most popular recipes, with the most views, have included her lentil bread, mango salad […]
Since the first lockdown in March 2020, we have run a consolidated series of classes online so people won’t miss out on keeping fit, moving and generally taking care of their wellbeing. With the help and commitment of our fabulous instructors, we have continued to deliver yoga-pilates, yoga, and bhangra classes on Facebook live and […]
