West Berkshire Therapy Centre

The proposed West Berkshire Therapy Centre will be built in Newbury and will comprise two main elements within a single building: a hydrotherapy pool and a gym equipped with power-assisted exercise equipment, for the benefit of the local community.

Our extensive research has shown that these twin facilities will help people who suffer from a wide range of conditions: neurological disorders, arthritis, strokes, cardiac problems, dementia, post-operative rehabilitation, learning difficulties, etc.

We have a large number of stakeholders from among local charities, including Mencap, MS Society, Alzheimer's Society and Age Concern, and also from 26 consultants from the Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation. Additionally, the West Berkshire MP, Richard Benyon, and many local councillors have voiced their support.

We have identified a site and are working towards a planning application. Meanwhile, capital funding is being addressed, with some significant success.

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We have the support of...

  • Greenham Common Trust
  • Englefield Trust
  • West Berkshire Neurological Alliance
  • Mencap
  • Newbury & District MS Society
  • Stroke Care, Newbury & West Berkshire
  • Alzheimer’s Society, West Berkshire
  • Age Concern Berkshire
  • Motor Neurone Diseases Association

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About the Therapy Centre

Our broad aim is to understand the currently unmet health and well-being needs of the local community and to identify opportunities where we, as part of the ‘not-for-profit’ sector, can fill some of those gaps and provide helpful, much needed, good quality services.

Our more immediate aim is to pull together, with the help of the local community...

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West Berkshire Therapy Center Planned Developments

Find out more about our planned site in Greenham, West Berkshire.

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Who benefits from West Berkshire Therapy Centre

Hydrotherapy is well known to benefit a wide range of conditions, notably:

  • Arthritis
  • Pain in the back, neck, and shoulder; sports injuries
  • Balance and co-ordination problems; dementia; Parkinson's Disease
  • Post-operative rehabilitation, especially hip and knee replacements
  • Cerebral Palsy, MS and other neurological disorders
  • Autism, Down's Syndrome, learning difficulties

While power-assisted exercise is less well researched than hydrotherapy there is a wealth of empirical evidence to suggest a strong overlap with the conditions benefitting from hydrotherapy.

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How can I help West Berkshire Therapy Centre?

Our success depends upon the support of a wide range of organisations and individuals. Including stakeholders, benefactors and volunteers

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