{"id":34988,"date":"2019-03-12T11:25:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T11:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=34988"},"modified":"2019-03-12T11:25:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T11:25:10","slug":"the-walking-netball-scheme-fighting-loneliness-in-old-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/12\/the-walking-netball-scheme-fighting-loneliness-in-old-people\/","title":{"rendered":"The Walking Netball scheme fighting loneliness in old people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Walking Netballers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Do4U15RBEY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Walking Netballers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Do4U15RBEY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">PAM wakes up at 6am every day and exercises for half-an-hour. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Wednesday\u2019s she\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">runs a \u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">KeepFit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019 class at the St.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mellons<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hub<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Immediately after, she plays netball.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is not the diary of an uber-organised<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and youthful<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0suburban woman. <\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pam is 77-years-old. <\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">More remarkably, she has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">battled through\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a brain tumour and currently suffers from blood cancer.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cYou feel better after doing it,\u201d she says, humbly.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strangely, this is not an isolated tale of inspiration within her \u2018Waking Netball\u2019 team, run by East Sport Cardiff.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe impact and the stories we hear all the time are just heart-wrenching,\u201d sa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">id<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0organiser Lorraine Rye, 52, who is also Neighbourhood Sports Co-ordinator for East Cardiff<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What is &#8216;Walking Netball&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Every Wednesday morning, a group of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0lively<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0ladies, ranging from 67-to-87-years-old<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">descend on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the local community\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">centre<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The sessions begin with passing drills and ends in a game, where running is penalised.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some of the women are physically\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">disabled<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and one is partially\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sighted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">doesn\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t stop them from coming.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThey just want to be active, feel safe and make new friends,\u201d says Lorraine.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last week, it was one member\u2019s birthday<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and Sarah<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 who wished to remain anonymous\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was serenaded with \u2018Happy Birthday\u2019 both before and after the session.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe confidence it has given them is huge,\u201d said coach Gary Fish<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who runs the sessions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe amount of fitness exercise they are doing is almost unquantifiable<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThey\u2019re working a lot on their core mobility and it gives them confidence.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nWalking football and rugby has <a 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the sessions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">re about more than exercise, believing g<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ateway<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to meaningful friendship<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are vital in combatting loneliness.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Age UK found that loneliness and social isolation has the same health implications as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, increasing the likelihood of mortality by 26%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each session ends with a cup of tea and a slice of cake at the Innovate Caf\u00e9.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI like doing these things because it gets me out of the house and stops me feeling lonely,\u201d said Pam<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, from St\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mellons<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gary<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 59<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, from Newport, said the social side of sitting in the caf\u00e9 is crucial.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThey have self-managed and developed their own community and it is lovely to see \u2013 it is heart-warming,\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0he said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe tend to forget that a lot of them are potentially on their own \u2013 so this bond is invaluable.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cProbably the biggest thing is the infectious laughter and fun they have.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s just seeing the joy on their faces. I get quite emotional as I\u2019m saying it, because they become friends.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf this session ever stopped, not only would myself and Lorraine be upset, I don\u2019t think the effect on the other people would be quantifiable<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;It&#8217;s about caring&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another group member, Rosemary, aged 74, said she joined when she retired.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWhen I finished work, I didn\u2019t want to sit at home and do noth<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s also about the company of other people \u2013 we are all friends now.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The importance of such schemes are clear, with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">two-fifths of old people stating in an Age UK Survey that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0television is their main company<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We know sport can be a tool to help \u2013 if that can change one person\u2019s life, then it is worth every penny,\u201d said Lorraine.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">If a member misses a session, Lorraine will ring them to make sure they\u2019re okay.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s about caring,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are also teaching them to become a silver work-force of badminton instructors to be sent to coach in Primary Schools.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lorraine stresses that t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hese sessions are a collective effort. The Innovate Caf\u00e9 accommodates the social side of the scheme and Lorraine and Gary work in partnership with the council<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, with the sessions funded by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SportWales<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe all need to work together to pull this off, no one person can do this,\u201d said Lorraine.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt\u2019s a whole, joint venture.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you or someone you know would like to get involved email or call Lorraine:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"mailto:Lrye@cardiffmet.ac.uk\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lrye@cardiffmet.ac.uk<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">07792397655<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A further session is run at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Llanrumney<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Eastern Leis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ure Centre on Monday, 5:30 \u2013 6:30<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PAM wakes up at 6am every day and exercises for half-an-hour. On Wednesday\u2019s she\u00a0runs a \u2018KeepFit\u2019 class at the St.\u00a0Mellons\u00a0Hub. Immediately after, she plays netball.\u00a0 This is not the diary of an uber-organised\u00a0and youthful\u00a0suburban woman. Pam is 77-years-old. More remarkably, she has\u00a0battled through\u00a0a brain tumour and currently suffers from blood cancer.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cYou feel better after doing it,\u201d she says, humbly.\u00a0\u00a0 Strangely, this is not an isolated tale of inspiration within her \u2018Waking Netball\u2019 team, run by East Sport Cardiff.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":34992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[6562,97,409,6563],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-34988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sport","tag-eastsport-cardiff","tag-llanrumney","tag-st-mellons","tag-walking-netball"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Walking Netball scheme fighting loneliness in old people - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Walking Netball is helping fight loneliness and foster friendship in old people. 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