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We all had lots of fun on Friday 19th October at our final Friday morning Mamma Mia Strictly Fitsteps Class.  The two fabulous posters you can see were painted by our very own Suzanne Gibbins, as you can see she is a talented artist.  I have loved teaching the Mamma Mia class and may bring it back again next August.  Thanks to some of the ladies that dressed up 70’s style for the class.  Our final Wednesday evening Mamma Mia Tribute Class is Wednesday 7th November 6.30pm – 7.15pm Civic Hall, Cottingham.  Hopefully some of you will join me and dress in Abba style.

The nights are drawing in and I know it’s not easy to stay motivated and keep your fitness routine.  So with this in mind this months competition is to keep you motivated and focused.

How would you like to win an Unlimited Monthly Class Pass for the entire month of November?  Well, you can…simply LIKE & SHARE  the competition post on our facebook page to be entered in to the draw on Monday 29th October.  Please note all entrants must LIKE the Fitness Vibe facebook page.    Good luck everyone x

Come along to Zumba as usual on Monday 29th October 6.30pm Civic Hall, Cottingham £4.30 …Devil Horns, Witches, Ghosts etc most welcome.  There will be a full Halloween playli, still an effective workout but great fun!

We are then going across to the Duke of Cumberland for a drink and a buffet.  £5 for the buffet (taking monies now at class).  Hope you can all join me in this annual event x

Tuesday 2nd October 2018 is World Ballet Day, so I thought I would share a little memory with you!

As a young dancer I was fortunate to meet the legendary Margot Fonteyn when she came to Hull New Theatre in 1976.  Quite by chance my mum saw an opportunity and shoe-horned me into her dressing room!

It was the second and last time she ever came to Hull, the time before that was 1940.  I would just like everyone to know what a beautiful, elegant, warm and welcoming lady she was who was willing to sit and listen to a young girls hopes and dreams as a dancer.  I will never forget it.

So with that in mind, I hope you all get to enjoy the ballet within the next year x   I hope to see the Nutcracker in London over the festive period.

Well done to Andy Chapman of Cottingham Caterers for organising a fabulous Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 28th September.  Here is a picture of some of the lovely cakes.  Special thanks to all the Fitness Vibe ladies who helped on the day and also baked lots of the cakes.  £302 was raised, how great is that!

Congratulations to our class member Christine who won the third prize draw in the new Cottingham Village Trust 500 Club Lottery this month and received £40.  Here she is pictured at our Thursday morning lovely Zumba Gold class, Southella Way, Kirkella.  Good luck to everyone in next month’s draw x

Today was the second draw of the new Cottingham Village Trust 500 Club Lottery.  Have you heard about it?  Are you in it?  The draw takes place on the last Wednesday of the month and we now have this months lucky winners.  Please see the image to check your numbers.

For a monthly subscription of just £4 a month or a one off annual subscription of £48 you could be in with a chance of winning some tax-free cash whilst helping to support the Civic Hall to remain in the hands of the community.

The draw takes place publicly on the last Wednesday of the month in the Civic Hall, Cottingham at 11.30am.  Half of that months subscription go direct to the Cottingham Village Trust to help them retain and run the Civic Hall, the other half of that months subscription being shared between three lucky winners.  You are given a unique number which is picked at random and the lucky winners are contacted straight after the draw and displayed in the Civic Hall window and on social media.

To apply simply call 01482 844599 or email enquiries@cottinghamvillagetrust.org.uk  Good luck everyone in next months draw!

For a bit of fun we are running a Fitness Vibe Strictly Sweepstake.  Who do you think will pick up the glitter ball?  Entries now closed – it was £2 to enter and we have 75 of us in the sweepstake!  There are 3 draws taking place – the first draw takes place on Sunday 30th September when we find out who is the first celebrity to leave the competition.  Good luck everyone x

Next up for our ‘Meet The Team’ week is our very own Gaynor Dent who has been ever present since Fitness Vibe started 8 years ago and is now a qualified resident Zumba Instructor.

Gaynor is a very active person and helps to run a Karate club “Hull Zanshin” with her husband Tony and is also a keen cyclist.  Her daughter Stevie often pops to classes when she is visiting.

As you can see Gaynor takes a great photograph which is why you’ll see a lot of her on our posters and flyers!  Her Zumba classes are energetic and fun in the best tradition of Fitness Vibe and you’re guaranteed a great workout!

Next up for our ‘Meet The Team’ week is Catherine Powell.  Catherine is currently in training to be a Strictly Fitsteps Instructor.

Class members have long admired Catherine’s grace and poise when she takes the stage.  She has lots of experience in dance and rediscovered her love of the art through Fitsteps classes.

Catherine is newly wed to Jonathan and they are in the process of setting up their new home.  Family is very important to Catherine and she enjoys coming to Fitness Vibe classes with her mum and sister.

Catherine’s grace and ballet background will bring a touch of Darcey Bussell to our classes.