Welcome to our In Touch directory of over-50-friendly Health, Wellbeing & Fitness groups and clubs across Calderdale.
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Groups are listed in alpha order within each region of Calderdale where they take place. Scroll down for Halifax, Brighouse & Rastrick, Sowerby Bridge & Ripponden, Elland & Greetland, Hebden Bridge & Todmorden.
All class or group details correct at the time of publishing, but we recommend you check in first where contact details are shown in case of unplanned changes. NEW LISTINGS PUBLISHED FROM JANUARY 2025 SHOWN IN CAPITALS.
Looking to walk more. Take a look at our 3-2-1 Walks initiative in Rastrick.
May is national walking month and Active Calderdale have put together some great advice for living a healthier, happier lifestyle by getting started with walking. Read the blog
Groups operating across Calderdale
Active Rainbow provide a spectrum of activities for the body and mind such as gentle exercise classes, adapted pilates, fitness courses and socials. Find out more
Rugby and other sports for the over 50s with Calderdale Community Coaching Trust.
Tai Chi helps improve your health and well-being for your mind and body. LifeQi and Tai Chi Tigers run by Marsha is all about healthy exercise, a healthy way of eating, and a healthy attitude to, and with, nature, our world and all natural things. For over 30 years she has been practicing and teaching T’ai Chi & Qigong for the health and wellbeing of mind, body, and spirit. Together, or separately, they are a world-class form of exercise for everyone.
Walking the Way with Calderdale Methodist Circuit
‘Walking The WAY’ is a series of monthly reflective walks on some Sundays with stop off points for reflection along the way.
The group meet around 2pm and walk no further than 3 miles.
Tel: 01422 359639.
See website for more details
Walks with Crew Heart Support Group
Tuesdays at 10am from various locations across Calderdale. Call 07982 728548. ALSO:
Thursdays at 10am from Rosegarth Surgery, Halifax, HX1 2HB. Call 07891 934037.
1st, 3rd and 5th Monday from Beechwood Medical Centre, HX2 8AL. Call 07982 728548.
Fridays at 10am from Illingworth Moor Methodist Church, HX2 9LL. 07891 934037.
2nd and 4th Mondays from Keighley Road Medical Centre, Illingworth HX2 9LL from 1-3pm. Call 07982 728548.
Walks – Heritage Walks
Sundays at 2pm to 4pm throughout Calderdale.
Book online.
Find out more
Walks with Healthy Minds
1pm on the 1st and 3rd Mondays from various locations.
Tel: 07388 990232.
Find out more about Healthy Minds.
Halifax Central
Including Skircoat Green/Savile Park areas.
Activity sessions for all
Badminton, ball games and Tai Chi for older people
Tuesdays from 10am to 1pm including Tai Chi from 12pm to 1pm.
Calderdale College’s Inspire Centre, Frances St. Halifax HX1 3UZ.
Beginner Pilates with optional floor work
Mondays from 10.30 to 11.30am
St. Judes Church, Free School Lane, Halifax HX1 2XE
Call 07930 803229.
Cancer Re-hab: Active My Way
Thursdays from 6 to 7pm
Shay Stadium, Halifax
Call 01422 288068 (Brighouse Pool) or 01422 288078 (Sowerby Bridge Pool) to book your place or go online to
calderdale.gov.uk/sports and search ‘Active My Way Cancer Rehab’
Find out more
Chair Yoga (over-75s) with Re-engage
4th Friday from 1.30 to 3.30pm
The Maurice Jagger Centre, Winding Road, Halifax HX1 1UZ
Call 0800 716543.
Dancercise
Mondays from 6 to 7pm
The Studio Rooms.
Call 01422 200334
Find out more
Fridays – 3 classes. Easy at 10:30am and 2pm. Intermediate at 12pm.
Booking required. Email: lucinda.atkinson@hotmail.com
Following the Global Caravan Dance format and this style has firm roots in classic belly dancing but also has influence from Spanish and Indian dancing styles. The classes are fun and inclusive, suitable for any shape or size.
Dance 4 All Carlton Terrace, Halifax,HX1 2AD
Exercise Classes for women
Mondays from 11am to 12pm and Tuesdays from 10.30 to 11.30am.
Hope Mill, Hope Street, Halifax HX1 5DW.
Entry on a donation basis.
Contact: 01422 252447 or email admin@waccic.com
Various dates available from 11.30am to 12.15pm – check for details.
Age UK, Rimani House, 14-16 Hall Street, Halifax
Contact 01422 262017.
Pilates (adapted for chair or floor)
Mondays from 10.30 to 11.30am
St. Judes Church, Free School Lane, HX1 2XE
Call 07930 803229.
Pilates for seniors
Tuesdays at 10.30am to 11.20am
The Maurice Jagger Centre, Halifax HX1 1UZ.
Tel: 07930 803229.
Pilates (Standing & Seated)
Thursdays from 10.30 to 11.30am
St. Judes Church, Free School Lane, HX1 2XE
Call 07930 803229
NEW LISTING: Tai Chi and QiGong
Thursdays from 9.30 to 10.30am
King Cross Library, 151 Haugh Shaw Rd, HX1 3BG.
Call 07734 407969.
Tai Chi and Qi’Gong with Tai Chi Tigers
Mondays from 2 to 3pm at Manor Heath, Savile Road, HX3 0EB (Summer only)
OR All Saints Church Hall, Skircoat Green, HX3 0LY (winter)
Call 07810 094395.
Tai Chi – Advanced with Tai Chi Tigers
Mondays from 4 to 5.45pm
All Saints Church Hall, HX3 0LY
Call 07810 094395.
Tai Chi – beginners introduction
Tuesdays from 1.30 to 2.30pm
The Addy, Slippy Lane, Mixenden, Halifax
The first 3 sessions are free.
For info call 07734 407969.
Tai Chi and Qi’gong Intermediate
Wednesdays from 9.15 to 10.15
Highgate Church Hall, HX2 0EN
Walking Football for the over 50s
Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30am to 11.30am.
Halifax Indoor Football Centre, Shaw Lodge Mills, HX3 9ET
Call Calderdale Community Coaching Trust on 07947 827627.
Walks from GP Surgeries
Thursdays from 10 to 11am
Rosegarth Surgery, Rothwell Mount, Halifax HX1 2HB
Call 07982 728548
Walks on Wednesdays
Wednesdays from 11an to 12pm
The Apna Staying Well Hub at Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre, Halifax HX1 5PG
Call 01422 347392.
Yoga
Thursdays from 10.30 to 11.30am
The Arch-Way Project at Arden Road, Halifax HX1 3AG
See website
Yoga (Hatha) with Adele
This ancient style of yoga brings balance in the body, mind and emotions and will involve physical poses (asanas) and breathing techniques, wrapped in awareness and mindfulness.
Mondays at 7.15pm
St. Jude’s Church Hall HX1 2XE
Wednesdays at 5.45pm
Crossley Gallery, D Mill, Dean Clough Mills
Thursdays at 7pm
St. Jude’s Church Hall HX1 2XE
Contact Adele on 07794 866160 or email adelesyoga.com
Book online
Yoga Harp Alignment
Gentle yoga using props to support your range of movement, closing with
harp music and a relaxing alignment. Classes follow seasonal themes.
Tuesdays at 7.15pm
St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, Huddersfield Road, HX3 0AT.
To book contact Rebecca on 07976 834301 or email contact@yogaharpalignment.net
Book online
North Halifax
Bowling with Illingworth & Bradshaw Social Group
Mondays at 10am at Holmfield Bowling Club, Halifax, HX2 9BE. (SUMMERS ONLY). Visitors are welcome.
Tel: 01422 249070.
Boxing with Halifax Star Boxing Club
Whatever your level, get fit, have fun and meet new friends. The combination of athleticism, physical and mental conditioning, sportsmanship, and self-worth that you will develop from boxing are unequalled in any other sport. The gym on Gibbet Street is open to the public for drop in sessions Monday and Wednesday mornings from 7am – 12pm.
Dance, Exercise & Tone
Thursdays from 9.45 to 10.45am
The OSCA Foundation, Forest Cottage, Cousin Lane, Ovenden HX2 8AD.
Tel: 07982 728548
Find out more
Exercise for Everyone (supported by Active Calderdale) 
Last Friday in the month at 1.30pm to 2.15pm
Boothtown Methodist Church, HX3 6LR
Contact Rebecca on 07510 187211.
Gentle exercise class for people with chronic pain, arthritis or MSK conditions (supported by Active Calderdale)
These classes are designed to help you manage your pain, stretch, and relax. Sitting and standing options are given for all postures, making it accessible for all.
Tuesdays from 1.15 to 2.15pm
Forest Cottage, Cousin Lane, Illingworth, HX2 8AD
BOOKING ESSENTIAL – email feelbetter@active-eat.co.uk and put ‘Ovenden Feel Better’ in the email header.
Feel Better Gentle Exercise Classes (supported by Active Calderdale)
Tuesdays from 1.15 to 2.15pm
The OSCA Foundation, Forest Cottage, Ovenden.
To book a place email: feelbetter@active-eat.co.uk
Keep Fit Hour – for the over 60s
Tuesdays and Fridays at 10am to 11am.
Halifax Boxing & Fitness Club, HX3 5QN.
07870 266002.
Find out more
Keep Fit (with) Illingworth & Bradshaw Social Group
Tuesdays 10am to 11am.
Illingworth Moor Methodist Church.
Tel: 01422 249070.
Keep Fit for the over-60s
Tuesdays at 2pm
Heywood United Reformed Church, Heywood Close, Northowram HX3 7DJ.
Call 07887 853154 or email j.hoggard@talktalk.net
Old Tyme and Modern Sequence Dancing
Tuesday and Thursday, 1.45 to 4pm.
The OSCA Foundation, Forest Cottage, Ovenden HX2 8AD.
Tel: 01422 248080
Find out more
Pilates – Beginners
Thursdays 11am to 12pm.
Illingworth & Bradshaw Social Group at Illingworth Moor Methodist Church, HX2 9LL.
01422 249070.
Pilates – Sitting Down with Illingworth & Bradshaw Social Group
Tuesdays at 11.15am to 12pm
Illingworth Moor Methodist Church, HX2 9LL.
01422 249070.
Tai Chi and Qi’Gong with Tai Chi Tigers
Tuesdays from 10.45 to 11.45am
St. Bernard’s Church Hall, Range Lane, Boothtown HX3 6DL
Call 07879 637926.
Tai Chi and Qi’Gong Intermediate
Wednesdays from 9.15 to 10.15am
Highgate Church Hall, HX2 0EN
See website
NEW DAY AND TIME: Tai Chi and Qigong
Wednesdays from 11am to 12pm
St Columba’s Hall, HX2 0QF
07810 094395
See website
Tai Chi and QiGong (FREE CLASS)
1st and 3rd Thursdays from 10.15 to 11.15am
Beechwood Road Library, Illingworth, HX2 9BU
Call 07869 756047 to book your place.
NEW LISTING: Tai Chi and QiGong
Thursdays from 1 to 2pm
Ovenden Rugby Club, HX2 8AR
Call 07869 756047
Walking Football for the over 50s
Tuesdays at 6-7pm
Ash Green Primary School, Mixenden.
Contact 07399621444 or positiveimpactsports@hotmail.com
Walking Football with the OSCA Foundation
Tuesday 12pm to 1pm.
The OSCA Foundation, Forest Cottage, Ovenden HX2 8AD.
Tel: 07808 059929.
Find out more
Walks from GP Surgeries
2nd and 4th Monday from 1 to 3pm
Keighley Road Medical Centre, Illingworth HX2 9LL
Call 07982 728548
Walks from GP Surgeries
1st, 3rd and 5th Monday from 1 to 2.30pm
Beechwood Medical Centre, HX2 8AL
Call 07982 728548.
Walks in the Community
Fridays from 10am to 12.30pm
Illingworth Moor Methodist Church, HX2 9LL
Call 07891 934037.
Brighouse & Rastrick
Including Hove Edge, Lightcliffe, Shelf & Southowram
Activity Group with Re-engage
2nd Thursday from 1.30 to 3.30pm
The Space Community Centre, Burnsall Road, Rastrick HD6 3JT.
Call 0800 716543
See website.
NEW LISTING: Brain Memory Exercise Class
Wednesdays from 1.35 to 2.35pm
Bailiff Bridge Community Centre, HD6 4DX
07947 241310
Dance Fitness for All
Excercise to music from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Everyone welcome including people with reduced mobility.
Classes are FREE until 22nd July following support from Active Calderdale.
Mondays at 10am
Limelight Studios, 13 Church Street, Rastrick, HD6 3NF.
Call Lisa on 07779 154126 to book your place.
Dance for Wellbeing
Thursdays from 6pm to 7.30pm – dates vary so contact the centre to check.
The Space @ Field Lane, Rastrick
Call 07740 366365 or email mail@thespaceatfieldlane.org.uk
Find out more about The Space
Exercise classes with HEARTBEAT
Thursday mornings at 9.30am, 10.30am and 11.30am and Wednesday evenings at 6.30pm
Brighouse Sports Club, HD6 4LX.
Tel: 07475 943686.
Find out more
Mondays from 10.30 to 11.30am
Hove Edge Bowling Club, Halifax Road, Brighouse HD6 2QJ
Call 07947 241310.
Rastrick Bowling Club, Toothill Bank, Brighouse HD6 3EZ.
Call Vicky on 07817 861290.
Mondays from 11am to 11.50am
Hove Edge Bowling Club, Halifax Road, Brighouse HD6 2QJ
07947 241310
Not so Gentle, Gentle Keep Fit
Tuesdays from 11am to 12pm
Christ Church Hipperholme, HX3 8EA
Call 07982 728548
Bailiff Bridge Community Centre, Victoria Road, HD6 4DX
Fridays from 2 to 2.45pm
The Space Community Centre, Burnsall Road, Rastrick HD6 3JT
Call 01484 556924.
Tuesdays from 9.45 to 10.45am
Christ Church Hipperholme, HX3 8EQ
Call 07982 728548
NEW LISTING: Tai Chi in Bailiff Bridge
Wednesdays from 12.25 to 1.25pm
Bailiff Bridge Community Centre, HD6 4DX
07947 241310.
Thursdays from 1.30pm to 2.30pm
St. Joseph’s Church Hall, Martin St. Brighouse HD6 1DA
Call 07939 997766.
1st Tuesday from 2 to 3pm and all other Tuesdays from 1.15pm to 2.15pm
St. John’s Church Community Hall, Gooder Lane, Rastrick HD6 1HN.
Call 07939 997766.
Tai Chi with HEARTBEAT
Tuesdays at 9.30am and 10.30am.
Brighouse Sports Club, HD6 4LX.
Call 07475 943686.
Find out more
Tai Chi with SOFA (Southowram Over 50s).
Mondays at 3pm to 4pm.
Southowram Community Centre, off Law Lane HX3 9SD.
Tel: 01422 346204.
Find out more
NEW LISTING: Tai Chi and QiGong
Mondays from 10 to 10.50am
Hove Edge Bowling Club, Halifax Rd, Brighouse HD6 2QJ
07947 241310.
Walks in Rastrick
Self-guided routes around Rastrick with 3-2-1 Walks. Log your walk and improve your fitness as you go.
Download the route maps here.
Walks with Heartbeat
Alternative Tuesdays from 10am to 12.30pm and Saturdays – contact for details.
Brighouse Sports Club, HD6 4LX.
Tel: 07475 943686.
Find out more
Walking with Southowram Ramblers
The group walk around 4 or 5 miles, sometimes locally and sometimes a bit further afield (but never more than half an hour or so drive away). They welcome older children and well trained dogs.
2nd Sunday of each month
Southowram Village Car Park
Join Facebook group
Email for more details: CEBumley@Gmail.com
Wellbeing Walks in Shelf with Shelf Strollers
Easy walks for the less mobile followed by coffee with the Shelf Wellbeing Community Assoc.
2nd Friday from 10am.
Shelf Park entrance by the village hall.
Tel: 01274 677400 or see Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/254869462676802
Contact email: cathryn2304@aol.com
Yoga (Gentle)
NEW TIME: Tuesdays at 9.45 to 10.45am
Rastrick Bowling Club, Toothill Bank, Brighouse, HD6 3EZ
07779 668221.
Yoga with Brenda
Wednesdays from 10.30am to 12pm
Bailiff Bridge Community Centre
Call 07957 839616.
Sowerby Bridge & Ripponden
Experience the benefits of growing, digging and chatting with Healthy Minds
Mondays from 12 to 2pm.
Healthy Minds Pye Nest Allotment
Call 01422 345154 for details or email likeminds@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk
A 45 min class of low impact, nice and easy aerobics, strength building, flexibility and then a stretching set to an uplifting soundtrack from the 60s
Thursdays from 1.30 to 2.30pm
Foundry Street Community Centre, Foundry St, HX6 3AS.
Call Vicky on 07817 861290.
Mondays at 7.30pm and Fridays at 2pm
Stones Methodist Church, Rochdale Road, Ripponden. HX6 4LA
Call 07534517143.
Come along, learn new routines and have a giggle.
Wednesdays from 11am to 12pm
Foundry Street Community Centre, Sowerby Bridge HX6 3AS
Contact Cindy on 07951 339300 or email silverstomper@icloud.com
1st Monday from 11am to 12.30pm
St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Tower Hill, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2EQ.
Call 0800 716543 to book or Register now with Re-engage
Tuesdays from 11am to 12pm
Unit 2, SDH Industrial Estate, Sowerby Bridge HX6 3BS
Email info@graftgyms.com or call 01422 762020.
An exercise class for people with long-term health conditions
Tuesdays from 1.45 to 2.45pm
Sowerby Bridge Pool
Tai Chi and Q’Gong for beginners with Tai Chi Tigers
Mondays from 10.30 to 11am
St. Peters Community Centre, Sowerby HX6 1HB.
Contact Ann on 07747 462067.
Wednesdays from 1.30 – 2.30pm
Sowerby Bridge HX6 3AE
Email Jayne jaynewpt@gmail.com or call for more information on 07912 078 900.NEW LISTING: Yoga (Gentle)
Fridays from 10am to 11am
St. Peter’s Community Centre, Sowerby, HX6 1HB.
Elland and Greetland
Including Holywell Green, Stainland and Blackley.
Brews & Grooves with Curious Motion
Tuesdays from 10am to 11.30am.
Southgate Methodist Church, Elland HX5 0JL.
Call 07599 619785.
Fitness for the over 50s
Mondays at 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Elland WMC, Rosebury St. Elland, HX5 0HT
Call 01422 373023 or check website
Mondays and Thursdays at 9.30am
Elland Community Hub, Huddersfield Road, Elland, HX5 9DW
Thursdays from 11.30am to 12.15pm
Elland Community Hub, Huddersfield Rd, Elland HX5 9DL.
Pilates (Balance)
St. Thomas’s Church Hall, Greetland HX4 8JE
Call 07930 83229.
Tai Chi in Greetland
Fridays at 2.30pm to 3.30pm
St. Thomas’s Parish Hall, Rochdale Road, Greetland HX4 8JE
Call 07939 997766.
Mondays from 11am to 12pm
West Vale Sports Ground
Call 07488 383417.
Mondays at 6pm
Southgate Methodist Church, Elland.
Wednesdays from 1pm to 2pm
The Trilab Studio, Unit 2A2, Old Power Way, Lowfields Business Park, Elland HX5 9DE.
Call 07779 668221.
Hebden Bridge and Todmorden
Activity Group with Re-engage
4th Monday from 2pm to 3pm.
St. John’s Church, Cragg Vale, HX7 5TF.
Call 0800 716543 to book or Register now with Re-engage
A Chance to Dance
Various types of dance – all for fun
Mondays from 10am to 12.30pm
Hebden Bridge Town Hall
Call Marguerite on 07745 790490
Chair Yoga with Re-engage
4th Friday from 11am to 12pm
Heptonstall Bowling Club, HX7 7LT
Call 0800 716543 to book or Register now with Re-engage
Exercise & Refreshments – a social group for Todmorden
Tuesdays at 1:30-2:30pm
Stanley Cryer Court, Dover Street, Todmorden OL14 5TL
Call 07510 187211 Call 07510 187211 or email hello@imtforever.co.uk or see Facebook
See website
Exercise & Refreshments – Mytholm Social Group
Thursdays at 2 to 3pm.
Mytholm Court, Hebden Bridge
Call 07510 187211 or email hello@imtforever.co.uk or see Facebook
See website
Exercise (Gentle) & Move for Health
Mondays from 11am to 11.45am
Central Methodist Church, Union St. Todmorden OL14 5AW
07510 187211.
Keep Active Over 50s Fitness
Thursdays at 1.30pm
St.Michael’s Church Hall, Mytholmroyd HX7 5DS.
07817 861290.
Keep Fit & Stand in Cornholme
Over 50s style fitness with stretching -sitting, standing or both
Mondays from 4-5pm
Vale Baptist Church, Cornholme, Todmorden
Contact Rebecca on 07510 187211.
Keep Fit in Hebden Bridge
Tuesdays and Thursdays (times vary – call for details)
Dodnaze Community Centre, Hebden Bridge
Contact Rebecca on 07510187211.
Keep Fit for the Over 60s
Tuesdays from 10am to 10.45am and Fridays from 9.15 to 10am
Mytholmroyd Community Centre
01422 883023.
Lindy Hop for Beginners
Wednesdays at 8.15pm
Hebden Bridge Town Hall
Call 07510 187211 or email hello@imtforever.co.uk or see Facebook
See website
Thursdays from 9.30am to 10.30am
Wadsworth Community Centre, Billy Lane, Old Town, Hebden Bridge HX7 8RY.
Call 07944 360594.
Thursdays from 10am to 12pm
Hope Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge.
Mondays from 2.30 to 3.30pm
Roomfield House, Cambridge Place, Todmorden OL14 5DG
Call 01706 817926.
Tuesdays at 1.30 to 2.30pm
Stanley Cryer Court, Dover St., Todmorden OL14 5TL
07510 187211.
Mondays from 11am to 12pm
Todmorden Central Methodist Church, Union St, OL14 7DD
01706 817926.
Tuesdays at 10am to 12pm at Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub, Burnley Road.
Tai Chi for the over-75s in Hebden Bridge with Re-engage
3rd Thursday in the month at 12pm to 1pm
Hope Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge HX7 8AD
Booking required for all classes: Call 0800 716543 or Register now with Re-engage
Thursdays from 1.30-3pm
Vale Baptist Church, Todmorden OL14 8JY.
Tai Chi in Todmorden
Call 07939 997766.
Walking Football (over 50s) in Mytholmroyd with Hebden Saints
Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6-7pm
Mytholmroyd Community Centre.
For more details call Mark on 07848 099 572 or email hbsaintswalkingfootball@gmail.
NEW LISTING: Walking Group in Todmorden
3rd Tuesday from 10am
Todmorden Health Centre.
01422 347392.
Wednesday Warm-up
Wednesdays from 1pm to 4pm
Wadsworth Community Centre, Billy Lane, Old Town, Hebden Bridge HX7 8RY.
Wellbeing for Men
Wednesdays from 10.30am to 12.30pm
Todmorden Health Centre, OL14 5RN.
Call 01706 811100.
Yoga in Todmorden
Mondays from 6.30 to 7.30pm
Vale Baptist Church, Cornholme, OL14 8JY.
Yoga (Gentle)
Mondays from 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Wadsworth Community Centre, Billy Lane, Old Town, Hebden Bridge HX7 8RY.
all 07498 478451.
Yoga (Over 60s)
Mondays from 10am to 11am and Thursdays from 10.30 to 11.15am
Also Yoga (all levels) Fridays at 10.30am to 11.30am.
Mytholmroyd Community Centre
01422 883023.
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