Family day

On Sunday 22nd June we had a Family Day.  A day of activities, movement and health.

We gathered local clubs and organisations to tell families what is on offer to encourage kids to use their imagination, creative skills, keep fit and develop life skills. We had dance and gymnastic demonstrations too!

We had fruit and veg tasting, a scavenger hunt and prizes. It was lovely to see children trying so many new foods and activities!

Thank you to all those who came.

Ladies Wellbeing Afternoon

After the success of our pilot group last year, Hormones & Happiness, BHPT decided to hold this event. We wanted to spread the word not only about our support group, but about what’s available locally to support wellbeing and provide information sources.

Oh the day we were joined by 70 women, 15 local vendors and 6 therapists with health & wellbeing for the peri & menopausal stage of life in mind! We started at 2.30 with the goody bags and free welcome drink. In the smaller hall we had therapists offering a variety of treatments for ladies to try. In the main hall and we had a raffle and our BHPT stand where we also had Clean Conscience toiletries bags to raise money for Care & Share.

We also had the vendors. When you think of health and wellbeing what does it mean to you. To me it means anything that makes me smile, feel happy and good about myself. So we had nutrition, exercise, crystals, life coaching, aloe, candles and more! We also had 3 mini demo sessions, Standing Yoga, Tai Chi and Breathwork

It was of course our first wellbeing event, we are excited to say that we will be doing more! See the news section for a longer post on this fabulous event and more pictures!

Burnham Christmas Fayre

Thank you to everyone who braved the cold Thursday night for the Burnham Christmas Fayre, organised by the Lions Club, and came to support us! It was lovely to see you.
We sold out of our bottle & gift tombola in record time and the book lucky dip went down a treat. Together with a generous donation from one of our volunteers, from the proceeds of selling her handmade decorations, we raised £347 for the Burnham Care & Share!
All of the money goes directly to help families & individuals in the local community and is greatly appreciated. Here is the husband and wife team of Lisa & Matt Pope on the stall!

Marathon Challenge 2021

The 3rd BHPT Marathon Challenge was held in Burnham Park.

Over 110 participants took part by either running, jogging or walking the 1K track around the park.
80yr old Mick Hall (pictured) managed a whole 42 lap marathon by himself! He started at 10am and finished by 5.30pm! Huge congratulations Mick!
Our team contest was won by Burnham Bowls club who managed 64 laps between them!
Lastly, the most number of laps by a runner, was by Kashinath Nippani who completed 35 laps!
Our heartfelt thanks go out to Keith Greenough and the Burnham Beeches Rotarians team, who helped us organise the event, not only on the day, but in the lead up too! Thank you SO much, we really do appreciate everything you've done!
We were joined by Tesco Community Champion, Petra, who supplied us with water & fruit and local clubs showcasing their sport included, Burnham Bowls, GLL's Walking Football, Get Sports Inspired, Colin Bond-Tai Chi and Lorna Pecover-Pilates. We also had a great raffle prize donated by EL Fitness!

Burnham Grammar School Christmas Party

Christmas week we joined forces with Burnham Grammar, for a Christmas Party to remember! We had people from all walks of life; members of our groups and other local community groups, our staff and school staff, the school children, volunteers, you name it!

With over 90 people on the guest list we came together in the school hall for an afternoon of festive fun. As you can see, most people dressed for the occasion. We were treated to Christmas music on the piano, from a very talented student. Two super dancers put on a performance after lunch for us and we had a quiz and sang some carols too.

The school children and staff worked hard to prepare, entertain and tidy up, we thank them for being our fabulous hosts. It was lovely to see three generations mixing together for the afternoon. (See the News Blog for more pictures).

Carers Summer Lunch Trip

In July we took the Carers Support Group to Hicknaham Farm. The farm is in North Burnham and boasts extensive grounds and a converted barn, complete with animals such as a peacock walking round beautifully!

We know that the Carers Group love to have these trips organised and it is definitely a special treat to have some time for themselves.

The group loved the traditional home cooked food that Judy, the owner, provided. We had tasty sausages, potatoes and lots of veg and gravy, followed by bread pudding & custard.

Movers & Shakers Anniversary Trip

In July we took the Movers & Shakers group to Claydon House, a National Trust building in Aylesbury Vale. It is a beautiful house & gardens and we were lucky enough to get guided tours where we found out all about the history of the building and family who lived there.

We had perfect weather which was great to see the house, grounds and lovely setting of the restaurant in the sunshine. For more information on Claydon House please click here to visit the website.

Burnham Marathon Challenge

For the past two years we have set up the Burnham Marathon Challenge.

The marathon course is 26.5miles, but of course not everyone has to go that far or actually run it! Some people decided to jog, some walked and some combined both. We kept a count of how far everybody went and added it all up see how many marathons in total distance the people of Burnham had completed. There was a fab turnout and the community supported this event well. We even had our very own trustee, Dr Daily taking part! Talk about modelling with positive behaviour.

This is a picture of Dr Daily with his late father, Dr Daily Sr

20th Anniversary Dinner Dance

We recently celebrated 20 years of BHPT! What an achievement. We descended upon Burnham Park Hall and hired 2 local singing groups, The Swing Set & The Garfunkels, and had a black tie Tea Dance and sit down meal. The event was open to everyone in the local community; staff, employees, partner agencies, service users and family. We sent out tickets and had a fabulous turnout - 120 people attended. A fabulous night was had by all!