The Massage and Complementary Therapies department work with many local sports teams and events as well as community-based charities. The groups either come to the College or the College goes to them with couches, on-site chairs and foot massage chairs offering a variety of treatments. These real live situations provide an opportunity for the students to gain invaluable therapeutic experience.
County Hockey Championships
Hereford Running Festival & Bath Half Marathon
Offering pre and post-race massages
England Blind Football Team
Offering recovery massage at a training camp
Barton Hill Centre
Barton Hill is a Community Interest company based in a local working farm. It offers disadvantaged people the opportunity to work with animals in a supported rural setting. We regularly go and massage their clients
Cancer support group – Craven Arms – lots of pampering for the women here.
Herefordshire Carers, Affinity, Parent support group, Marches Family network Hansel & Gretel club (supporting special needs families in Wyre forest) Parkinson’s Group
The College works closely with all these local groups supporting carers in the community.
St Martins Church Hall and St Michael’s Village Hall – helping with local fundraising.
Stroke Association – support for patients and carers. Triathlon club run – pre and post event massage. Vision Links (Hereford) & Sight Support (Pontypool) – support for local low vision organisations.
Wyre Forest Gentleman carers respite days – a favourite days with respite to the gentlemen of the Wyre forest, taking care of their women for the day while they have a break.
Cirencester Polo Club – treaments for players, members and spectators
