Step Forward With Lewis CIC

Thanks to Northampton Town Council we have been successfully continuing the strength and balance classes at The Doddridge & St James Community Centres for those with Parkinson’s and their carers.

These classes have been life line for those attending as they not only exercise, but build friendships and social connections.

We look forward to celebrating our first year of these free classes on the 21st September 🙌

https://stepforwardwithlewiscic.co.uk/index.php/classes-for-parkinsons/

A huge shout out to our 🌟 AMAZING 🌟 team of runners taking on the equally Amazing Northampton Run (The Amazing Northampton Run) this Sunday.

They've smashed their target of £1,000 and are ready to conquer next week's half-marathon following months of training, early mornings and plenty of miles.

Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored our brilliant runners, and of course to them for all their efforts and for choosing Step Forward With Lewis CIC to race for.

We'll be cheering them along on the day and can't wait to see their smiling (hopefully!) faces as they cross the finish line!

There's still time to send some more money their way and help make all the pain... er, hard work... worth it.

🥰 THANK YOU ALL 🥰

We're running The Amazing Northampton Run: Help us raise money for vital strength and balance classes On 13th September 2026, as a team of five, we will be taking on The Amazing Northampton Half Marathon to raise money for Step Forward With Lewis CIC.

A massive thank you to our friends at TeamDaisy who donated funds from their annual charity cricket match to our strength and balance classes.

Team Daisy is a baby loss awareness charity, founded in memory of Daisy Chalmers. You can find our more about the fantastic work they do here: https://teamdaisy.co.uk

Wayne Chalmers is one of our SFWL CIC directors and we really appreciate the support he gives us. Thank you!

Thank you Mike for taking the time to understand what we are doing and engaging with the whole class.

I joined a free strength and balance class run by Step Forward with Lewis in East Hunsbury.

The sessions help residents stay steady on their feet and build confidence, and they're run entirely on grants and fundraising rather than fees.

I stayed for a cuppa afterwards and heard some brilliant stories from the group. Sessions like this deserve to be better known and I cannot thank the team enough for letting me get involved!

🎉 What a great day we had yesterday celebrating one year of our cancer classes.

It’s mind-blowing to think it has been a year since we launched the sessions at the Elgar Centre in Upton.

We are proud to have been able to provide every single class for FREE, helping those with cancer and their carers to become stronger, improve their balance and flexibility, and to feel more confident.

Thanks as ever to our friends at The Lewis Foundation for providing us with the hall and for all their much appreciated support.

Here’s to many more years to come!

We cannot thank our friends enough over at Orchard Home Cleaning Ltd ❤️

Cleaning Homes. Changing Lives.

August was about more than cleaning homes. It was about coming together to support a local organisation doing something really meaningful in our community.

Throughout August, for every new regular cleaning client who joined Orchard Home Cleaning, we donated £25 to Step Forward With Lewis CIC.

We’re happy to be able to donate a total of:

🎉 £225 to Step Forward with Lewis CIC! 🎉

This donation will help support the important work they do to improve strength, balance, confidence and wellbeing, while helping people stay active, independent and connected.

A huge thank you to every new client who chose Orchard Home Cleaning during August. Your decision to have a little more help at home has also helped us give a little more back to our community. ❤️

We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved together.

Cleaning homes. Changing lives. One clean at a time.

A huge thank you to Waitrose and their Community Matters Green Tokens Scheme for their generous contribution towards our strength and balance classes.

This funding makes such a difference to the lives of those vulnerable and older people who come to our classes, helping them with their fitness and flexibility, and reducing the chance of them suffering from falls.

Thanks also to everyone who used their green tokens in our favour... you're all superstars!

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Would you or your organisation like to back what we do?

Email [email protected] to find out how you can donate or sponsor one of our classes.

Or make an individual donation to:
https://www.givewheel.com/o/step-forward-with-lewis-cic/