Member Welfare
Our vision as a club is as follows ‘Inclusively supporting the health and wellbeing of our community’. This vision drives our agenda and the plans for our busy welfare team consisting of Stuart, Zoe and Sam.
The positive welfare of our members is the beating heart of our club, so everything we do underpins the importance of our members health and wellbeing. We also believe that this vision impacts our wider community in and around Farnham by promoting the benefits of a fitter and healthier town.
During the course of 2024, our Welfare team will be focussing on the following important subjects.
January - Sleep
February - Muscles, bones and joints, benefits of stretching etc
March - Stress Awareness
April Mental Health
May - Eating disorders, Body Image, Diabetes
June - Men’s Health
July - Running in hot weather/hydration, running abroad/unfamiliar countries
August - Dementia and Alzheimer’s
September - Heart Health
October - Women’s Health
November - Staying Safe (e.g. running alone, stalking awareness, use of social media/apps)
December - Addiction, Dependence
A huge thank you to Sophie and Jade for their Welfare Wednesday takeovers in March!
This month we are focusing on moving more. The sun is shining and the clocks have sprung forward leaving us with so much more daylight, I always find this to be a natural mood booster and motivation to get out and move our bodies.
Welfare Wednesday!
Welcome back to Welfare Wednesday, it is our last week focused on disability in sport.
This week we are taking a look at an incredible Paralympian who is originally from the town we spend our Wednesday nights running around, Rachel Morris.
Welfare Wednesday!
Welcome back to your February edition of Welfare Wednesday for the next 3 weeks we are going to focus on disability in sport.
Time To Talk Day 2025
On the 6th February (tomorrow) marks ‘Time to Talk’ day which marks the biggest mental health conversation.
A new week, a new opportunity! This week we are taking a look and RED January.
This is a challenge which requires you to Run Every Day in January, whether that’s a mile or 10 miles it encourages people within the community to be active and improve their mental health, kicking off the year in a positive way.
This week we are shining a light on Veganuary, This is another 31 day challenge which encourages you to follow a vegan lifestyle.
If you are already taking part, amazing work, you are doing brilliantly. If not, why not? It is never to late to start, you're just 31 days away from a new outlook or habit.
A new week, a new opportunity!
This week we are taking a look at dry January, if you have been following this yearly tradition then well done - Half way through!! If you aren’t, then why not start now?
Happy New Year from your welfare team and welcome to the 2025 edition of welfare Wednesday.
Continuing with a monthly theme January focuses on new opportunities, diving deeper into topics like dry January, veganuary and stepping outside your comfort zone.