04/08/2024
Activities in Mere
Activity description Friday 9th August
Tai Chi
The Tai Chi for Health programme has been created by a Tai Chi Master and a Medical Professional and is delivered by a certified Tai Chi Instructor.
Tai Chi incorporates moving slowly, smoothly and continuously; making the movements flow like water in a stream.
If has been found to enhance physical and mental fitness and help ease pain.
When incorporated into your daily/weekly programme, the continuous, gentle movements can help with cardiovascular fitness, balance, fitness and stress.
Come along and give it a try. You will work within your comfort level and take rests, if required. The programme can be followed whether you are standing or seated, or simply wish to observe the class.
Tai Chi will take place in the Grove Building on Friday 9th August from 10.00 AM to 11.30
Activity Plus
A friendly, social activity, consisting of low impact exercise to music. This class involves toning movements, with some chair-based and strength activities. Also includes flexibility and mobility exercises. This class is new to Mere, but if you enjoy it can be done on a regular basis in the Nadder Centre in Tisbury
Activity Plus will take place in the Lecture Hall on Friday 9th August from 2.00- 3.00
Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a drink
Hand bell ringing with Mere Melodies
Mere Melodies is a local Handbell team open to anyone interested in making music. Age no barrier. It is very good for hand and eye co-ordination and mental stimulation. Ability to read music is not necessary but a sense of rhythm helps. These introductory sessions are gentle and inclusive and for all regardless of ability, it’s a year round activity not just for Christmas!
Hand bell ringing will take place in St Michael’s church on Friday 9th August from 2.30-4.00 and again on Sunday 11 August between 2.00-4.00.
Archery
The use of bows and arrows was probably developed in Africa in the later Middle Stone Age (approx 70,000 years ago) and they continued to be used for hunting and warfare until the 19th century when archery was made obsolete by the invention of fi****ms. Archery is still practised for hunting and as a competitive sport.
Modern precision archery equipment, such as that seen in Olympic competition, is highly technical and uses CNC-machined bows, with limbs and arrows made from carbon fibre. However, many archers still favour the traditional longbow which was typically made of yew. As yew has become more scarce and expensive many longbows crafted today are made of a combination of woods such as hickory, bamboo and lemonwood.
At Ballands Bowmen we train archers in the basic techniques of archery using a wooden ‘recurve’ bow and aluminium arrows. Once they are proficient they are free to try other styles of bow. As well as ‘target archery’ (roundel targets on a sports ground) many people enjoy the challenge of ‘field archery’ where targets are set out on natural terrain, through woodland, over water and up and downhill.
https://ballandsbowmen.co.uk/
Archery will take place on Duchy Manor Playing field ( next to the Andy Young Pavilion) on Friday 9th August between 5.30-7.00 PM. Come along and have a go.
Welcome to Ballands Bowmen The Club Formed in 1970, the club takes its name from Ballands House, Penselwood, Somerset, where it was founded by the late Major Robin Archer. Field archery is the focus of this top UK archery club whose members have a history of achievements at National, European and Wo...
