Award hopes for business helping disabled people stay active

Eastwood-based Pivotal Health and Wellbeing is nominated in the Community Partner of the Year category at the annual Sense Awards.

The business, which is owned and run by Rob Newton and Abbey Clayton, has been working with Sense for four years.

Pivotal currently run classes ranging from drumming to music and zumba online and in person and has delivered more than 90 sessions since last January, with an attendance figure of over 1,400 people clocked up in that time.

Staff also helped people to stay active during Covid-19 lockdowns and, since the sessions moved back to being in person, Abbey and her team have welcomed new faces and supported and encouraged people to stay active and have fun.

Abbey said: “We are absolutely delighted to be shortlisted in the Sense Community Partner Award category.

“We love working with everyone at Sense, having fun and getting our bodies moving whether that is through dancing or drumming exercise.

“Every session is so much fun and everyone leaves feeling energised and positive — especially us.”