The Healthy Living Centre

Parchmore is also a Healthy Living Centre and as part of the Croydon Network is committed to delivering services that addresses the causes of health problems and to combating social exclusion.  At Parchmore we see all our activities and services as a way of improving quality of life and well-being of the local community.

There are four specific strands to the work at the Parchmore Healthy Living Centre: 

1. The walk in information and resource centre
2. Promotion of health and well being within the existing Parchmore groups
3. Community development work to establish new activities and groups within the centre
4. Health and well being awareness campaigns

Services that the Healthy Living Centre delivers:- 

• Nutrition and diet advice

• Healthy eating

• Drop-In information and advice

• Tai Chi

• Yoga

• Keep Fit  - Life begins at 50

• Seated exercise

• Legs Bums & Tums

• Active Lifestyles – diabetes beaters

• Active X children’s exercise referrals

• Healthy walks

• Welfare benefits advice

• Stress management and relaxation course

• Garden project