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First Time for Everything

First Time for Everything has been designed by Royal Voluntary Service with the support of the players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, to introduce people to a whole new range of interests. It is currently available at selected locations in England, Scotland and Wales,

It provides people with opportunities to try something new for free in their local community, and is aimed particularly at those aged 55 and over or that have underlying health conditions. The activities on offer support physical and mental health and wellbeing and digital literacy because staying active and social have been proven to be important to keeping fit and well as we age.

Since its launch in 2017, more than 14,722 people have come along to try new activities like hot yoga, group singing, open water swimming, forage walking, chocolate making and line dancing.

Keeping active, staying connected

Join our First Time For Everything events in the following areas:

I really looked forward to this session, it was amazing. Such a fun morning with a lovely group of people.

First time kayaker, Barbara helped celebrate the 1,000th First Time for Everything event in June 2024. The 1,000th session was kayaking in Leicester.