The Rainbow Foundation celebrate being named winner at the Health and Wellbeing Awards
With one in four individuals experiencing mental health challenges, the Rainbow Foundation is delighted to announce that its Enhanced Social Prescribing service, based in GP practices across Wrexham, has been awarded the title of Best Mental Health Support Service at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Wales Awards. This recognition highlights the team’s impactful work in […]
Honouring LGBT History: A Safe Space for Storytelling and Reflection
Claiming our past, celebrating our present, creating our future! This LGBT History Month, Pride Wrecsam and the Rainbow Foundation invite local residents to share their stories in a secure and accessible environment. The collaboration aims to explore the experiences of older LGBT individuals, reflecting on the past and examining what it means to be LGBTQIA+ […]
Rainbow Foundation Launches Winter Appeal to Raise Funds for Vital Community Minibus, Supporting Wrexham’s Elderly
Christmas is typically a time of togetherness, as we celebrate the festive season with friends and family. Yet over two million older people in the UK spend Christmas alone (Age UK). As shops and services close for the Christmas period, they often find themselves feeling increasingly isolated. This winter, the Rainbow Foundation are raising vital […]
As over 2 million older people face Christmas alone, The Rainbow Foundation Opens its doors on Christmas Day.
Christmas is typically a time of togetherness, as we celebrate the festive season with friends and family. Yet over two million older people in the UK spend Christmas alone (Age UK). As shops and services close for the Christmas period, they often find themselves feeling increasingly isolated. This year the Rainbow Foundation’s committed team of […]
Wrexham Charity are working to turn our habits healthy this autumn
The Rainbow Foundation has launched a new free 10-week programme to help people create healthy habits that will last a lifetime. “Changing Habits for Life” is a FREE social, psychological and physical behaviour change Programme. Delivered through a combination of extensive tests, customised coaching, lifestyle advice, and peer support, the programme will support participants as […]
70-year-old graduate of innovative Falls Programme completes Wrexham 10k raising funds for the charity that turned his life around!
Just seven months ago, Jeffrey Chrimes could not walk the distance of his yard without a risk of falling. Last Sunday he completed Wrexham 10k raising funds for The Rainbow Foundation, the charity which has supported him to regain his strength and improve his mobility as well as having a positive impact on his overall […]
Local Charity builds partnership with Polish Consulate
Active Ageing Charity The Rainbow Foundation recently hosted Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Manchester representatives Consul Michał Mazurk and Consul Radosław Gromski at their wellbeing hub in Penley. Invited by Penley Polish Heritage Project Officer Rebecca Griffiths, the purpose of the visit was as to share information about the project and explore the […]
Wrexham Charity celebrates Polish Heritage
The Rainbow Foundation has launched a Penley Heritage Project celebrating the arrival and settlement of the Penley Polish community during World War Two. The Penley Heritage Project will focus on the unique history of Penley and its surrounding villages after the Second World War and the arrival and resettlement of the Polish soldiers and their […]
Chief Officer runs London Parks Half Marathon for local charity
The Rainbow Foundation takes to the streets of London to raise awareness and vital funds for the charity. 1 in 10 older people are lonely, 50 % of adults over 50 are living with a chronic illness, and 1 in 4 struggles with their mental health each year. Dementia is on the rise, and care […]
The Rainbow Foundation relaunches ‘Active Futures’, its innovative response to falls prevention for the over 65s which is having incredible results!
One third of people over 65 experience a fall at least once a year, rising to 50% for those over 80. And from the age of 40 to 70, our muscle mass decreases by approximately 8% per decade and after 70 years that rate increases to 15% per decade. In response, The Rainbow Foundation, based in Wrexham piloted Active Futures: a […]
