B ACTIVE N B Fit, dedicated to tailoring structured exercise programmes and wellbeing services to suit individual needs of people in Sunderland, has received almost £10,000 from the Coalfields Community Investment Programme.

Delivered by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, an organisation dedicated to supporting former mining towns and villages, B Active N B Fit has secured£9,864, which will be used to deliver four 12-week health intervention programmes, as well as one to one individual support.

Providing assistance to older people that have been discharged from hospital; those living alone and deemed at risk; those suffering with dementia and Alzheimer’s and those suffering from the impact of falls, the funds will ensure that residents get the care and attention they deserve when they need it most.

Lynn Summerside, for B Active N B Fit, said: “We know that attending our activities has a positive impact on residents and being able to extend the programme means we can work with more people.”