Thanks to new funding, a group of Huntingdonshire villages can now hold activity classes such as yoga and seated gymnastics to help keep their communities healthy.

In partnership with Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC), HemingfordHub and Houghton & Wyton Timebank have launched their Health Inequalities Projects, funded through Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System.

Houghton & Wyton Timebank will be offering a 12-week entry-level yoga course for adults who want to become more active to allow like-minded people to connect and become more physically active.

HemingfordHub will continue its free dementia-friendly seated gymnastics class, 'Love to Move', in Hemingford Grey to benefit the community and positively affect their lives.

The Hunts Post: There has been a fantastic response to the 'Love to Move' classes which utilises adapted forms of gymnastics movements.There has been a fantastic response to the 'Love to Move' classes which utilises adapted forms of gymnastics movements. (Image: Huntingdonshire District Council)

Executive Councillor for community and health, Ben Pitt, said: "Helping our residents to stay active, independent and healthy is a vital part of our work at HDC.

"HemingfordHub and Houghton & Wyton Timebank are just two of the 15 community groups working on the Health Inequalities Project, and I'm grateful to them all for the impact they are having."

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"These organisations are at the centre of the communities they serve, and improving health is a cause we can all get behind."

Houghton & Wyton residents will also have the opportunity to soon take part in 'The Arts Social' - a 12-week-long creative group, time to build confidence and boost mental wellbeing.

Timebank Coordinator, Rose Williams, said: "We feel so excited and fortunate to be starting up some wonderful projects right on our doorstep that will deeply enrich the legacy of connection and wellbeing in our parish."

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A local instructor has been trained to deliver The 'Love to Move' classes in the Hemingfrod Grey, which has received a "fantastic response" from the community and will continue to be free for residents.

Love to Move Instructor Claire Weston said the classes are the "most fulfilling" she has had the privilege to teach and is bringing a real improvement to the lives of the community.

The 'Love to Move' classes are held at Hemingord grey Pavilion fortnightly on Wednesdays 2-3pm, and yoga classes in the St Mary's Centre, Houghton, start on March 27 from 7.30pm-8.30pm.

To learn more about the Health Inequalities Project and the classes, visit the council's website.