Bootle Community events to help combat isolation and loneliness
Wellbeing Walks - FREE
Bootle Village Wellbeing Walk
!st wednesday each month 10am
starting and ending at Alexander House Community Hub with a coffee and natter.
please bring a donation for coffee.
Dance classes - cost varies
Bootle Village Dance Classes
Tuesday monthly
Thursday weekly
Sunday Forthnightly
Bootle Village - Have you seen the signs?
Each month throughout we are putting out a new poster for people to learn a BSL Sign if they wish look for them around our beautiful village.
Inclusion
LGBTQ+
As a group try our best to be as inclusive as possible.
When possible we use venues with disabled access. Janet is able to sign some SSE/BSL and interpreters are at some of our events.
In most session involving music speakers or instruments are at ground level.
All partner dance sessions can be danced solo
All sessions can be done seated if wished
Janet uses haptics within sessions with music.
Buddy system available if needed.
Our walks are in assessable areas.
Raising money for Charity
Our main national charities is of course Deaf relates -National Deaf Children's Society.
Our other two charities are local to Cumbria
2026
Febuary Challenge
February Janet walked 20 laps of our village in one day to promote her wellbeing walks - Jan raise money £150 for Alexander House Community Care HUB
May Charity
Janet waked 100 miles this may for the National Deaf Children's Society - She raised £472
July Charity
Our raffle this month went to Bootle Village over 60' club fund
Though our school over the years has raised money for other charities and good causes as well.
Like: MIND, Bootle WI, MacMillan, British Heart Foundation, Furness Mountain Rescue, and more
Total up to end of September 2026
£6,970
2026
September Charity
This months challenge was for Cancer Research UK
October Charity
So far -
Strictly Sweep has raised - £21 for Growing Well