Piece of Health - Official Changemakers Graduate.

At the beginning of the year I (Abbie) got accepted onto the Lewisham Changemakers programme which is a training programme and network which had a massive impact on helping me bring ‘Piece of Health’ CIC to life.

Since coming into the fitness industry 8 years ago my mission was to bring a wellbeing programme to the Lewisham Borough, and working class communities

I spent 7 years working in different gyms, fitness studios, as well as creating a strong fitness community via my own fitness classes but getting the foundations for the vision I had in my mind for all that time wasn’t an easy task.

Then one day last December I saw an ad in the Lewisham Life local magaazine advertising the programme and I just knew i had to sumbit an application. And by January I was sat in Hatcham House surrounded by people who believed in me, and who believed in my vision.

During the 10 week course, I learn’t how to tell my story with pride and with confidence. I learn’t what it took to set up as a CIC, how to apply for funding, how to make my programme sustainable and scalable, whilst meeting a whole new network of friends and like minded people.

Thanks to this ‘Piece of Health CIC’ is now up and running and I am ready to change even more lifes. We have classes being held at the Abbotshall Healthy Lifestyle Cente, Catford and currently working within different organisations teaching seated exercise.

Officially a Lewisham Changemaker graduate 2025. Piece of Health Organisation.