A Gloucestershire resident who lives at a new housing development site and owns a nearby independent gym has teamed up with the very same homebuilders who are building the estate to provide something new for the community.
Living at the Fairmont development at Bishop’s Cleeve, 40-year-old Ed Kerry owns GL52 Fitness. Helping other neighbours in the community, the partnership with Spitfire Homes offers a free, six-week fitness class schedule to help local people boost not just their physical but also mental health.
Coming up with the idea during Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 earlier in May, Spitfire and Ed took this year’s theme of “Movement: Moving more for our mental health” to show that physical activity can have a positive impact on our mood.
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The fitness classes are being funded by Spitfire Homes, furthering their own commitment to supporting the local area and giving back to the communities where it operates. The weekly classes will take place on the outside green space at Fairmont and have been designed to be accessible for all levels of fitness.
Ed, who lives in a four-bedroom home at Fairmont in Bishop’s Cleeve, said: “I admire Spitfire’s values and commitment to the local community, and their idea of funding fitness classes for residents epitomises what they’re about. I launched my gym in 2021 and I’m thrilled to have become part of the Bishop’s Cleeve community.”
“At GL52, we provide a more personalised experience compared to other gyms, so these fitness classes align perfectly with our ethos. I’ve already spoken to a few of my members at the gym who also live at Fairmont and they said they would be interested in coming along, so I’m expecting to have a good attendance at the classes, especially with the weather warming up,” Ed adds.
As a leading homebuilder in the Midlands, Spitfire Homes say they are already contributing more than £7million to the Bishop’s Cleeve community by “making positive contributions to local facilities.” Ben Leather, Managing Director at Spitfire Homes, said: “Spitfire has an important role to play in supporting and sustaining communities beyond bricks and mortar. We believe our projects and investments can be used as a force for good and these fitness classes at Fairmont are another example of our commitment to building relationships with grassroots organisations and local projects to leave a lasting positive impact on the areas where we operate.”