Mowbray Movers

Mowbray Movers is back at the Mowbray Park Community Garden this Friday 30 October, from 2pm to 2:45pm. It's a low-impact exercise class designed by a qualified strength and balance coach, aimed at residents aged 50 and over and people living with long-term health conditions. All the equipment is provided, and it's a drop-in session, so there's no need to book in advance.

The class runs in the Mowbray Park Community Garden, which opened in 2023 with £180,000 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It's managed by Sunderland City Council in partnership with OASES (Outdoor & Sustainability Education Specialists) and Just Let Your Soul Grow CIC. The space was shaped by volunteers, schoolchildren and local residents, who planted wildflowers, herbs and crops like strawberries and spinach to support wellbeing, learning and connection with nature.

It's not the only thing happening there. The garden also hosts 'Wellbeing Wednesdays', with yoga, parent-friendly fitness and mindful gardening. The wider home, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, is currently closed for a £13.6m transformation, so the garden is one of the few ways to get into the site at the moment.

Mowbray Movers runs from 2pm to 2:45pm on Friday 30 October, and it costs £4. Since it's a drop-in, you can just turn up.