The Tassibee Well Being Programme is split into three themes:
Health & Fitness
These sessions focus on light exercise to help mobility and relaxation. We have introduced ‘Chair exercises’ which has been very popular.
We also run a walking club in the summer months which is supported by our ‘walking champions’. Our sessions will resume in April 2025. Women of all ages and abilities joined our walking club, which offered an opportunity to stay active and enjoy the outdoors, promoted physical health benefits as well as mental well-being through gentle, regular exercise. Please use image from the attachment. Please also use the following case scenario Case Scenario K said ‘ I was encouraged to join the walking club by a volunteer at Tassibee. I had put some weight on and felt really uncomfortable in myself. I didn’t have the confidence to go it alone. I joined the walking club chair exercise class and have made new friends and have lost half a stone in weight. I now also eat healthy and Tassibee staff have helped me on my fitness journey’
Holistic Awareness Sessions
Guest speakers come along and talk about relevant health issues, offering advice and tips on how to manage the condition and offer you an opportunity to ask questions. We have had speakers talking about Breast and Cervical Screening and Blood Borne Disorders.
These sessions run every Friday between 12-2pm. Volunteers plan and organise short presentations on arrange of topics on all aspects of health matters. Presentations have included bereavement services, Police reporting and hate crimes, dementia and healthy eating.
The sessions give you an opportunity to practice English and try out different activities in a safe and supported environment. Check out what is happening over the next month
Case study of K
“I was born in Mangla, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir and got married when I was 20 years old. I came to Rotherham in April 1970 to join my husband.
My husband used to work in a steel factory and he was well respected and died in 2013. In the early days in England people lived simply because they were trying to survive on one wage so food was prepared at home and houses were of basic standard. Most women wore traditional Punjabi clothes which were stitched by women seamstresses or themselves but now ready-made clothes are readily available.
My first son was born premature and I was blessed with two more sons and one daughter who all live near me in Rotherham. I have 9 grandchildren and love to have the pleasure of their company.
The turning point for me was when I became friends with Khatija and heard about Tassibee from my sister-in-law who was aware of all the history of the Project and the courses and services they delivered.
I started attending the Friday sessions in 2009 and soon made friends with some more women and felt happy and respected.
I used to listen to Khatija and the other women read Naats and Nasheeds which are poems which praise Prophet Mohammed (Peace be Upon Him) and started to recite them at home but didn’t have the confidence to perform in front of other women. One day, I told Khatija that I’d like to perform a short Naat and I read it in 2022 and I guess that was a turning point in my self-esteem. I felt so happy because some women praised me for it but I’m grateful to Khatija who mentored me and was so encouraging. Now, I regularly perform at Milad functions and feel happier and confident.
I had met Sughra Begum at Tassibee special occasions and also at Friday sessions and when she announced that she was going on Umrah, some Tassibee women and I joined her on that trip visiting Mecca and Medina was a dream come true and I had a wonderful experience. Following this visit I returned to Mecca with my son because I had the skills and confidence of performing the Umrah again.”