Mytime Active at Crofton Halls & Sports Centre

Mytime Active at Crofton Halls & Sports Centre Crofton Halls & Sports Centre offers a gym, functional zone and a wide ranging group exercise programme.

08/09/2025

👀 Take a look at Bromley Council's update regarding Walnuts Leisure Centre. Exciting!

Glenise, 76, discovered something amazing when she joined Mytime Active's over 60’s Primetime programme after moving to ...
27/08/2025

Glenise, 76, discovered something amazing when she joined Mytime Active's over 60’s Primetime programme after moving to a new area. What started as fitness classes to stay active became so much more – she found friends, purpose and eventually became a volunteer Buddy herself, helping to give back and support the Primetime Programme.

Glenise now volunteers at four sessions a week, including at our dementia-friendly classes. She says: “I love being a Buddy. After retirement I felt like I needed to do something to add value to both my life and my community, and being a Buddy provides me with that perfect balance.”

Read Glenise's full inspiring story here:

https://ow.ly/R94j50WMMQo

Meet Ann, our Primetime Manager, who left her ‘desk job’ over 40 years ago ago to follow her passion for dance and fitne...
20/08/2025

Meet Ann, our Primetime Manager, who left her ‘desk job’ over 40 years ago ago to follow her passion for dance and fitness, and has never looked back.

Ann loved dancing as a child, she initially chose the safe path as a secretary. But dancing remained her first passion, so she left her office job to study at the London College of Dance and Drama. After gaining her dance qualifications, Ann taught at various dance schools across South East London before opening the Ann Dunn School of Dance.

But when the aerobics fitness craze hit in the early 80s, think bright leotards and legwarmers, Ann was among the first to gain professional fitness qualifications, seamlessly shifting her career from dance into fitness.

For the last 18 years, Ann's been the driving force behind Mytime Active's over 60’s Primetime programme, growing it from 79 members to nearly 4,000.

“Music and dance are in my soul,” says Ann. “I'm now teaching to my own peer group, playing everything from Rock and Roll to swing for people who came of age in the 50s, 60s and 70s. I've witnessed the incredible power of music for people living with dementia – watching eyes light up with recognition and joy even when other memories fade.”

What started as exercise classes has become family. Ann knows her members’ stories, their struggles and their celebrations. For many, Primetime isn’t just exercise - it’s purpose and proof that aging well means staying in motion.

Still young at heart and teaching at 68, Ann lives by the Jimmy James song that shaped her career - ‘I'll Go Where the Music Takes Me.’ She says: “As long as my 94-year-old members keep showing up with smiles, so will I.”

Since 2008, our Primetime programme has offered recreational activities, events, sports, dance and fitness classes for the over-60s. Designed to help people move more, socialise and make new friends, Primetime continues to make a positive difference in people’s lives.

We love this photo of Ann back from her Jane Fonda days!

Read Ann’s full inspiring story here: https://ow.ly/ckAS50WIJkB

Are you a young musician? Are you ready toto take your music to the next level? Join ArtsTrain: Amplified Sessions an in...
14/08/2025

Are you a young musician?

Are you ready toto take your music to the next level?

Join ArtsTrain: Amplified Sessions an incredible free ten-week journey that will transform your musical skills and ignite your creativity!

What's in store for you?

✨ Creative songwriting sessions to unlock your unique voice
✨ Insider industry advice from music professionals
✨ Live performance opportunities at iconic South London venues

This is your chance to connect with fellow passionate musicians, develop your craft and showcase your talent on real stages that matter!

Perfect for teenagers (13 -17) with a burning passion for music and those seeking a creative outlet to express themselves.

ArtsTrain is proudly developed by Mytime Active and was Bromley's first Arts Council National Portfolio organisation, dedicated to providing exceptional creative opportunities for young people in Bromley and Bexley.

Learn more: https://www.artstrain.org.uk/news-and-events/artstrain-amplified-sessions

Ready to apply? https://forms.office.com/e/4pzNuxg5hE

Application deadline: September 12th - Don't miss out!

31/07/2025

DOES BODYCOMBAT REALLY GET RESULTS?
Not only is BODYCOMBAT a calorie killer, it truly is a full-body workout that builds upper and lower body strength and delivers phenomenal core training. Research shows that, compared to the common crunch, moves such as front kicks and fast alternating jabs are superior – and the core training you get during a BODYCOMBAT workout is equivalent to 1700 crunches.

Book now and join the team 📲 https://www.mytimeactive.co.uk/activities/bodycombattm

At 75, Lynne has been part of the Mytime Active family for over 25 years. For the past 15 years she's dedicated 18+ hour...
29/07/2025

At 75, Lynne has been part of the Mytime Active family for over 25 years. For the past 15 years she's dedicated 18+ hours every week, volunteering as one of our most beloved Primetime Buddies supporting our over-60s community through our specialist Primetime programme.

What makes Lynne truly special? As part of her Buddy role, Lynne completed dementia-friendly training delivered by MIND in Beckenham; all Mytime Active Buddies and many of the Primetime team and Mytime Active staff and instructors are Dementia Friends. The training helped Lynne better understand the many forms dementia can take and how to support members with patience and empathy. She's learned to listen without judgment, offer patience when the same questions are asked repeatedly, and most importantly, to treat everyone as the individuals they are.

Lynne explains: “It's important to treat people living with dementia as ordinary people and not make an issue out of it. It's so important for people with dementia to continue classes – it makes them feel normal and gives them something to think about.

“I love helping people and if they have any problems they do talk to me about them. When I go on holiday, people tell me they’ve missed me – it really means something,” she says. “Primetime feels like a big family. We look out for each other and I love being part of that.”

Thank you, Lynne, for being the smiling, familiar face that so many of our Primetime members look forward to seeing each week.

You can read more about Lynne one our website: https://ow.ly/E3a950WwE08

England's Lionesses are Champions for the second time in a row!! We are so proud of you 🏆🦁🥳
27/07/2025

England's Lionesses are Champions for the second time in a row!! We are so proud of you 🏆🦁🥳

💡 Reminder:Rome wasn't built in a day!! 🧱Start small, start with something you enjoy, you never know where it will lead....
25/07/2025

💡 Reminder:

Rome wasn't built in a day!! 🧱

Start small, start with something you enjoy, you never know where it will lead. Let us help you to find your love of fitness ❤️

We are through to the women's euro 2025 final!! Well done to our Lionesses we will be watching on Sunday 🥳⚽🏆 ...
23/07/2025

We are through to the women's euro 2025 final!! Well done to our Lionesses we will be watching on Sunday 🥳⚽🏆

Donation Update:We held our second bowling session for the Bromley Youth Service on Wednesday evening. The two sessions ...
18/07/2025

Donation Update:

We held our second bowling session for the Bromley Youth Service on Wednesday evening. The two sessions have been so well received - we have had over 80 young people attend. 🥳

The sessions have provided a safe place for young people to come together and take part in a positive activity that they would normally not have access to. Most of the young people come from low income families and hard-to-reach communities. Many of the young people have not been bowling before, simply because they can't afford it.

The Youth worker who facilitated the young people from Bromley Youth Service said "The sessions have given them hope and the encouragement not to give up. They’ve also helped break down barriers between young people from different parts of the borough—many of whom would never usually have met. It’s been incredible to see how these sessions are building confidence and promoting healthier lifestyles". 🥰

We wanted to extend a huge thank you to everyone who took part in one of our Zumbathon events at Crofton Halls and the Spa Beckenham. We hope you agree that these sessions are hugely beneficial to our community.

Jessica, a 46-year-old mum of three from Penge, is redefining what it means to be a survivor. After being diagnosed with...
16/07/2025

Jessica, a 46-year-old mum of three from Penge, is redefining what it means to be a survivor. After being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in May 2023, Jessica faced 20 weeks of chemotherapy, major surgery and radiotherapy - all while supporting her three children.

But Jessica's story doesn't end with treatment. Like many cancer survivors, she found herself asking ‘Who am I now?’ as she navigated the physical and emotional aftermath - early menopause, chronic fatigue, brain fog and daily joint pain.

That's where our 12 week FreshStart programme made a difference. FreshStart is our supervised programme of physical activity for those not meeting the recommended levels of activity and recovering from illness or living with a long term medical condition.

Referred to our FreshStart programme via Princess Royal University Hospital, Jessica joined our 12-week course in June 2025. “The FreshStart course is really helpful,” Jessica shares. “The instructors take time to explain how to use the gym equipment and appreciate what my body has been through and what I am capable of achieving.”

Now Jessica is taking her recovery even further, swimming 10 miles throughout July at our Spa at Beckenham pool to raise money for Breast Cancer Now.

Jessica says: “This challenge is very personal, I'm learning to live again, I'm learning to move again, I'm learning who I am now and what and who I want to be in the future.”

At Mytime Active, we're proud to support Jessica and others on their wellness journeys. You can find out more about Jessica’s story and support her fundraising here:

https://www.mytimeactive.co.uk/wellbeing-mission/mytime-active-stories-jessica

James was an avid rugby player, who discovered his love for Zumba at Mytime Active in his 60s. But when dementia began a...
15/07/2025

James was an avid rugby player, who discovered his love for Zumba at Mytime Active in his 60s. But when dementia began affecting his memory, everything changed for him and his wife Barbara.

That’s when Mytime Active’s Paracise classes became their lifeline. With dementia-trained Primetime Buddies providing support, James could continue dancing while Barbara finally had precious moments of respite, sitting outside the class with a cup of tea, watching her husband do what he loved.

Barbara says: “James loved those classes. We were made to feel very welcome and both looked forward to that time. From my point of view, because there were Primetime Buddies in the room and they always took such good care of James, it gave me a break. I could sit outside of the class in peace and have half an hour to myself.”

As James’ condition progressed, the Mytime Active team suggested he replaced Paracise to our seated strength and stability classes. The instructors modified exercises so he never felt left out. When he became too unsteady, even when seated, Barbara joined him on the back row, doing as much as they could together.

Barbara says: “Everyone at Primetime knew his name and we always felt very welcomed. The instructors were great at adapting the exercises to his needs, so he never felt like he wasn't participating. For James to be able to stay active and social, when dementia can be so isolating, was such a bonus for us both.”

James attended his final class just weeks before passing away this spring. Even at his funeral, the Primetime programme was mentioned multiple times in his eulogy, because dance was so important to the couple and was how Barbara and James first met, and dance stayed with them until the very end.

“James is a great loss. He is missed in our classes by members, buddies and by me. I could always catch James’ eye in the class when the song ‘When you're Smiling’ came on,” says Ann Wilbourn, Primetime Manager.

You can read more about James and Barbara’s love story and discover more about our Primetime programme designed for people aged over 60, here.

https://ow.ly/ZqIO50WpLjo

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Crofton Road
Orpington
BR68PR

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Monday 9am - 11pm
Tuesday 9am - 11pm
Wednesday 9am - 11pm
Thursday 9am - 11pm
Friday 9am - 12am
Saturday 9am - 12am
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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+441689832158

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