{"id":344,"date":"2026-08-10T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stepforwardwithlewiscic.co.uk\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:30:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stepforwardwithlewiscic.co.uk\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Step Forward With Lewis CIC, our community are more than simply members of strength and balance classes. They are people who have given, are giving and have more to give, to society – and deserve to be recognised by more than their age or condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is true to say we exist to boost people’s fitness and prevent them from suffering from falls. And yes, we work with older people and those who have a range of conditions from Parkinson’s and cancer to dementia, heart disease, arthritis and stroke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But we are also an organisation that operates to combat loneliness, to build connections and friendships, and to empower those who society may have forgotten to regain their confidence and independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We provide our classes for free because everyone deserves to benefit from the power of exercise and movement. Our founder, Michelle Lewis, became increasingly upset when seeing some class members having to count out their pennies or raid the last of their pension in order to pay just \u00a35 to attend the classes, so we made a change: we formed a community interest company and we decided to make all of our sessions free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is an absolute and unbreakable principle of what we do at Step Forward With Lewis CIC. While some people can easily afford to attend classes, others struggle. We want to be able to serve and help everyone. No questions asked. No embarrassing scrabbling through pocket change or purses to be able to get basic mobility back. Understanding why we offer these classes for free is to understand Step Forward With Lewis CIC and we will do everything in our power to continue operating without charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How you can help:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every penny raised by Step Forward With Lewis CIC goes towards putting on our classes for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can help by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n