The Next Step Collective - CIC

13/10/2026

This Programme is designed for ladies that feel uncomfortable in mainstream Gyms and classes.

Who feel a little anxious walking into a room full of people they don't know and who wouldn't normally exercise due to fear/anxiety and lack of confidence.

Each week we do a different theme and this week was Yoga with YogaDonna-Yoga Classes, 1-1 Tuition and YogaTherapy, our 2nd session and the ladies are already relaxing, staying for a cuppa after and really bonding.

It's a magical thing.

Want to join us ? MSG ME TODAY

13/10/2026

Getting ready for session 2 of our Women's Active Together Programme 🩷

Yoga today and I can't wait x

12/10/2026

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It's costs you nothing but will help us fund more support.

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Especially with Xmas coming up, Amazon could give us quite a few pennies.

Please support us x

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12/10/2026

We are back tomorrow for the 2nd session of our Women's Active Together Programme 🩷

I am so excited to welcome Donna from YogaDonna-Yoga Classes, 1-1 Tuition and YogaTherapy
Who will be hosting our 1st yoga session of the Programme. Donna will also be teaching Pilates later on in the Programme.

If you want to join us Tuesday 10-12 FOR FREE thanks to Sport England we have 1 space on 13th for Yoga, relaxation and stay for a cuppa and to get to know everyone.

Last week was awesome and I can't wait for tomorrow.

A little bit about Donna ....

Restorative Yoga Teacher for 25 years (200hr RYS) Have been practicing Yoga since the age of 10 (47 years) being introduced to it by my Mum in Sydney, Australia.

Yoga Therapist, Psychotherapist and Trauma Specialist. Award winning Therapist in mental heath ,trauma, complex trauma, substance use, women, children, and adolescents.

Awards include the NHS Partnership Working Award - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services 2009 and the The Rolleston Award (2005): Presented at the 16th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, this international-level accolade honors organizations and practitioners making an outstanding contribution to harm reduction at a national level. The award praised the PEPISU project -which I worked at as a Senior Psychotherapist from 2004-2008 - for successfully shifting the framework of harm minimisation to look at the holistic, long-term health and safety of both mothers and their children.

The ‘Mother and Baby Yoga and Baby Massage’ group that I developed was a part of this innovative program.

Yoga, Pilates and Dance Teacher at Martlesham Leisure and Ipswich Sports Club for 15 years (still teaching there), set up the first PoleDance and Aerial Fitness studio in Ipswich in 2008 (SheSizzles) where I taught PoleDance, Burlesque Fitness, Aerial Hoop, PoleSilks and Therapeutic Yoga for Women.

Dm me now if you wnat to join us x

09/10/2026

🎉💗 WE'VE JUST BEEN AWARDED £20,000 FROM The National Lottery Community Fund 💚🎉

I honestly don't know whether to scream, cry or dance around the room right now!! 😂💃

We are absolutely OVER THE MOON to announce that The Next Step Collective CIC has been awarded £20,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to bring another incredible project to life!

Introducing...
🩷 HER NEXT CHAPTER

🌸 WOMEN'S WEEKLY WELLBEING & SKILLS PROGRAMME 🌸

A TWO-YEAR programme designed to bring women together, build confidence, reduce isolation and give women the skills, support and opportunities to move forward in life.

Because sometimes life throws things at us that leave us feeling a little lost.

Maybe you've spent years putting everyone else first.

Maybe you've experienced illness, grief, financial struggles or a big life change.

Maybe your confidence has disappeared somewhere along the way.

Or maybe you simply want to get out of the house, meet some lovely women, learn something new and feel like YOU again.

THAT is exactly why we're creating this programme. 💗

Thanks to this incredible funding, we'll be able to offer FREE weekly sessions here in Suffolk, bringing together women from all walks of life.

And we're going to be doing SO much!

🎨 Creative activities, art and journaling

💗 Wellbeing, confidence and personal development

💷 Budgeting, money management and practical life skills

💼 Employment, business and future opportunities

🌸 Goal setting, guest speakers and trying new things

☕ Friendship, conversation, refreshments and a welcoming space to just BE.

The best part?

The women attending will help shape what we do!

We don't want to create something we think women need. We want to listen, learn and build something together that genuinely makes a difference.

Over the next two years, we hope to support at least 100 women, creating a community where nobody feels they have to figure everything out alone.

And none of this would be possible without the support of The National Lottery Community Fund and National Lottery players.

THANK YOU for believing in our vision and helping us turn it into something real. 💗

When I started The Next Step Collective CIC, I wanted to create a place where women could walk through the door exactly as they are and know they belonged.

And little by little, that's becoming a reality.

Confidence. Skills. Opportunity.

We're only just getting started! 💗💚

Keep following us because we'll be sharing more details about the programme, how to get involved and when sessions will begin.

06/10/2026

Can't believe we finally got here!

This morning was our 1st Women’s Active Together session and it was all I dreamt it would be 🩷

Huge thanks Sport England for funding this project

The ladies that came embraced what I was trying to achieve, punched their hearts out and had a giggle.

We stayed for a cuppa and got to know each other and it just felt lovely.

Everyone from different backgrounds but there for the same reason.

I wanted to create a space where those that feel uneasy at regular fitness classes could come and feel accepted, and I hope I achieved that.

35 weeks left !

November booking is open via link below BUT if you want to come try Yoga next week we have a couple for spaces available.

Comment below for October or book for November

REGISTER FOR WOMEN’S ACTIVE TOGETHER | The Next Step Collective CIC https://share.google/Iy0PkYRBdmMXWHm5k

28/09/2026

Never thrown a punch? PERFECT. 😂🥊
Because we're definitely not expecting a room full of boxers on 6th October.
For some of us, it'll be the first time we've ever put a pair of boxing gloves on!
And that's kind of the whole point of Women’s Active Together.

We're trying things we might never normally have the confidence to book.
🥊 Have a go at boxing.
⭕ Try hula hooping.
💃 Dance.
🏋️ Pick up some weights.
🧘 Slow things down with yoga or Pilates.
You don't have to be good at ANY of it.

Come and learn something new, release some stress, probably laugh at ourselves a bit, then finish with a cuppa and a proper chat. ☕💗

No judgement.
No keeping up.
No pretending we know what we're doing. 😂
Just 12 women having a go together.

And remember.... you don't have to commit to all 36 weeks. Book the sessions you fancy and dip in and out throughout the programme.

🥊 1st Session BOXING - Tuesday 6th October
⏰ 10am–12pm
📍 The Next Step Collective CIC, Thurston
✨ FREE - Proudly funded by Sport England https://www.thenextstepcollectivecic.com/projects

Who secretly quite fancies putting some boxing gloves on and giving it a go?! 👇😂

28/09/2026

What if you didn't have to decide whether you're an “exercise person” before you came?

What if you just booked one session and saw how you felt? 💗

That's genuinely all we're asking.
Come through the door.
Meet us.
Meet the other women.
Try something new.
Have a cuppa and a chat afterwards.
Then decide whether you'd like to come again.

There is no 36-week commitment and no expectation that you'll suddenly start turning up every Tuesday for the rest of the year. 😂
We created Women’s Active Together because we know one of the hardest bits about joining something new can simply be walking through that door on your own.

That's why there are only 12 women per session.
Small. Personal. Friendly.

And we're making time to actually get to know each other, rather than awkwardly smiling across an exercise mat and then disappearing home without ever learning each other's names.

🌸 Sign up for the first one. See how you feel.
That's it. https://www.thenextstepcollectivecic.com/projects

📅 Starts Tuesday 6th October | 10am–12pm
📍 Thurston
✨ Completely FREE and fully funded by Sport England

28/09/2026

36 weeks?! 😳 Don’t panic… we’re not asking you to sign your life away. 😂

Women’s Active Together Programme funded by Sport England runs for 36 weeks, but YOU absolutely do not have to.

Come one week.
Come three weeks.
Miss two.
Come back again.
Nobody is keeping score.

In fact, this is a really important part of why we created the programme.

We know that sometimes life gets in the way. Work, kids, appointments, confidence, tiredness… or sometimes you simply don't fancy it that week.

We don't want missing a session to turn into “Well, I haven't been for three weeks now, it'll be awkward going back.”
It won't be.

Walk back through that door and we'll just be happy to see you. 💗
Each week is a different activity, the group is kept small with just 12 spaces, and it's completely FREE.

📅 Tuesdays | 10am–12pm
📍 The Next Step Collective CIC, Thurston
🌸 Starting 6th October

Book the weeks you can. Miss the ones you can't. Come back whenever you're ready.
October open for booking below
https://www.thenextstepcollectivecic.com/projects

28/09/2026

36 WEEKS FREE does not = 36 WEEK COMMITMENT. 🙌
This is really important.

Women’s Active Together is a FREE movement programme fully funded by Sport England and is FREE to attend for 36 weeks.
But YOU choose when you come.

You DO NOT need to commit to 36 weeks!
Come every week.
Come twice a month.
Come for three weeks then miss two.
Disappear for a month because life went bonkers. 😂
Then come back.

We'll still be here. And you'll still be welcome.
No guilt.
No judgement.
No awkward walking back in.
Just movement, new experiences, friendship, laughter and a cuppa.

🌸 Starts Tuesday 6th October with simple Boxing
Held at Bizzily HQ - Thurston, Suffolk
⏰ 10am – 12pm
💗 FREE
🙌 Dip in. Dip out. Come as you are.

Just sign up for the sessions you CAN make.
Sign up here
https://www.thenextstepcollectivecic.com/projects