Holistic & Sports Massage Therapist

"Write a bit about yourself." My first thought was AHHHH! My second thought was a crème egg will help. So here goes...

Helping people makes me feel good, I seemed to have a knack for massage and after doing my first course, I was hooked. Seeing the difference massage made to my clients, solidified my decision to get out of insurance accounts (although it comes in handy for our tax return!) 17 years, two children, two dogs later I've added skills along the way and use them to treat and relax you lovely people.

I have clients of all abilities and all manner of obstacles they face day to day, I know that I can give them time for themselves to just do nothing. I'm honoured to be able to do this.

Sports Massage Therapist

My background is in healthcare and sports coaching, and I've always been curious about how the human body works — and how you can help it work better instead of just picking up the pieces afterwards.

Rugby is where it started. I loved it for the friendship and team spirit as much as the sport itself, and when my body eventually decided it had had enough of being tackled, coaching kept me involved — turns out I'm much less likely to injure myself shouting encouragement from the sideline. It also taught me a favourite principle of mine: it's better to get a body ready for what's coming than to only patch it up after the damage is done.

Working as a Healthcare Assistant added another layer. I spent time with people during some genuinely tough moments in their lives, and it taught me that caring and competence have to go together — plus the importance of knowing when someone needs a different kind of help than I can give them.

A big part of why I do this work goes back to my Dad. After he was diagnosed with Parkinson's, I wanted to help him hold on to as much quality of life as possible. He passed away before I got the chance to put that into practice professionally, so now I do it in his memory instead — helping people with long-term conditions get the most out of what their body can do, rather than dwelling on what it can't.

I believe everybody — and every body — matters, from elite athletes to people who just want to get to the shops without their knees filing a formal complaint. Whoever you are, the aim's the same: helping you stay involved in the bits of life that matter to you. Fit for Work, Fit for Sport, Fit for Fun, Fit for Life.

(And yes — I have, on at least one occasion, been out-manoeuvred by a folding camping chair. El has the photos to prove it.)

Head Greeter

Hello, my name is Pumba. Although Mummy & Daddy call me other names sometimes.

I am a very loving and playful young man, who enjoys chewing my bone, eating socks and being nosey and seeing who is coming for a treatment.

I know that I might sound big and scary when you come to the door, but that is because I am so excited to see you and have a toy that I think you might like to look at. Sometimes if I am a good boy and you are ok with it I might be able to come and say hello.