Hello

I’m taking on a new challenge & hoping my little legs will carry me through 🤞with my two Southend Strollercise instructors and great friends , Karen & Tracy .

After becoming the new Fundraising manager for Southend Vox Community Choir earlier this year , I thought this would be a great way in my first year , to kick off my commitment to this role & raise money for our chosen charity this year , The ME association.

We will be taking on an 8 hour Strollathon challenge ! Dancing / Strolling to Rock n Roll sounds from the 50’s & 60’s . This will equate to anywhere between 20-30 miles of dance in that time frame ! 💃

Date : Saturday 19th September 2026

Time : 9.30am - 5.30pm

Location : St Mary’s C of E primary school , East Street , Southend - on - Sea , SS2 6LQ .

Refreshments will be available on the day for a small charge . All welcome to pop down & cheer us on & have a cuppa , It will be great to have some friendly faces come & support us 😊 .

🎟️ There will be a raffle on the day as well for £1 a strip , numbers drawn at end of the Strollerthon & winners notified 🥳

💃🕺 If you’d like to join in with us for as little or as long as you fancy it will be £2 pp . All welcome to join in : ladies , men , regular strollers , friends & family ,choir friends , newbies to give Strollercise a go , you’ll receive a friendly welcome from us 😁 . Kids under 16 dance for free .

Every single penny raised from the fundraiser , refreshments , joining in fee & raffle will be going to Southend Vox Choirs charity of the year , The ME Association 🙏

I’m a member of both Southend Strollercise & Southend Vox Community Choir and bringing these 2 fabulous local communities together to raise money for this worthy cause .

Thankyou for reading & any donations of support for our challenge will be so greatly received by us all 💜

Lastly a big Thankyou to everyone that has helped me put this event together , but especially to Karen & Tracy for being my partners in crime for the day 🥰

Let’s do this 💪💃 🎶

Lots of Love , Mel xx

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