A slight detour from the original plan, Bank Holiday classes and a reminder to save the date.

Happy Tuesday everyone,

I’ve really enjoyed seeing some of you over zoom last week and I had the delight of coming into the studio yesterday and getting to see some of you in the flesh!

I even managed to teach a Low Intensity class (although I did only demonstrate a couple of things for the worriers among you!).

Last week I said how I had an appointment to get the results from my surgery. Unfortunately we didn’t get quite the outcome we’d hoped.

The good news is they got all the tumour out with healthy margins - the total size came in at 2.2cm (which is quite a bit larger than the original 8mm estimate).

The bad news is they didn’t manage to get any lymph cells - no cancer cells in what they did take, but they need lymph cells to determine the risk of spread to other parts of my body.

They also need the results of this to decide if I need chemotherapy or just endocrine tablets. There was no mention of radiotherapy so fingers crossed that’s off the table.

What this ultimately means is I have to have another (little) operation this coming Thursday to go in and try again to get some lymph nodes, this time through the armpit.

This will set me back on the recovery front, although this operation is less invasive so I should be able to come back to work after a week or two at most.

I’ll keep you posted via Dianne and the team and my blog (which is now fully up to date).

Emma x

Welcome New Members

Please join me in welcoming our members that joined us in July, I am so sorry for not acknowledging you in our newsletter prior to today (I’ve been a little distracted!);

Gemma Papineau
Emilia Orviss

Summer Bank Holiday Classes
Next Monday, 25th August

Just a quickie to confirm the 9:30am Pilates and 10:45am Circuits classes will be going ahead as usual.

The 12:30pm Low Intensity Class - will NOT be going ahead this week.

The 6pm Pilates Class is currently not meeting the minimum number of 5 for a Bank Holiday Class, Katy will keep an eye on this and let anyone affected know if this class does not go ahead - Please book your place ASAP if you plan to attend.

The 7:15pm Small Equipment class will be going ahead as usual

Member Event
New Theatre Trip Option

We still have 1 ticket left for this production if anyone wants to snap it up.

Just let Dianne know by clicking on the button below.

We are booked to see it on Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £53.25 each in the stalls.

Deadline for booking is August 27th.

Or email [email protected] with how many tickets you would like.

Collette sends huge thanks to everyone for her flowers, chocolates and gift voucher for her soon to be baby.

She promises to let us know when baby arrives.

Macmillan Coffee Morning - Save the Date

Friday, 3rd October 2025

Crazy at it seems our annual charity coffee morning is just around the corner and this year more than ever we want to make it a good one.

We are so fortunate to have many brilliant bakers among our members and team there are always plenty of tasty offerings.

So now is the time to start thinking of what delicious delights you can bake to add to the sale - no restrictions other than it must be home-made (no shop bought cakes or goodies please).

We will remind you nearer the time but for now please just put the date your diary.

Exact timings are to be confirmed but the likelihood is it will run in the afternoon, after the Power Punch class for a couple of hours.

That’s it from me again this week. I’m still at home recovering for at least another week, and I am back on my laptop (occasionally) and can reply to any messages that come through - although not via Momence (I’ll leave those to Jo & Dianne), just my direct email [email protected] .

If you want to hear all the details in full about my recovery you can subscribe to my blog - https://notanotherboobblog.co.uk (although it is a couple of weeks behind at the moment 😬)

How to reach us:

Please note we will respond to you via the same means you contact us. If you send us a message via the Momence App, this is where our reply will go, likewise with email, text or WhatsApp.

Via Email

• Emma [email protected] For any complaints, compliments or urgent issues.

• Jo via [email protected] For any membership/credit/payment queries.

• Dianne [email protected] For any event queries or bookings.

Via Phone/Text

• Studio Phone Number 01462 226 554 (for phone calls and voicemail).

• Studio WhatsApp Number 01462 892 688 (for WhatsApp messages only) When things need an urgent response.

• Studio Text Number 07897 035 945 (accessible by Emma/Jo/Dianne) Non-urgent messages as this is not connected to anyone’s phone.