One Friday evening we drove past a Lark in the Park session, and saw posters up in the local shops, so we decided to go along.

At the first session our children joined in and we watched.

Then we were invited to have a go at badminton - we loved it and played for the entire session!

We only missed one Lark in the Park session over the whole summer - it became our Friday evening ritual.

Our children met up with their friends from kindy and school and played with all the sports equipment, but we loved to play badminton.

The Way2Go sessions got us more active and we’ve joined the Victory Community Centre Badminton Club with our children, plus we’ve both joined a gym so we can work out and do classes together.

We feel fitter and more energised.

Anouska (left) and Kimeora (right) with their children Dannica and Crystal. Aimee Birmingham (centre back) runs the Badminton Club and is a Lark in the Park volunteer.

Rekindling an old friendship and making lots of new ones has been the added bonus of exercising for Annette Boyd. Annette was too shy to go to any classes on her own, plus she was afraid of making a fool of herself, but since her friend invited her to a Sit and Be Fit class at the Victory Community Centre, she hasn't looked back.

"I am a diabetic, and I have no discs in my back, and some days I felt pretty down," Annette says. "But now I'm happy to go to the class on my own, I've lost 7kgs, I have more energy, I'm more confident - more everything."

Annette has lived in Victory for 40 years, and says what makes the classes work for her is the handy location at the community centre, the low cost and the great coach.

Victory Way2Go coordinator, Gareth Cashin says Annette is a great example of a local person accessing physical activity and building up friendships within the group.

"Members of the group stay at the centre after the class, have a chat and a cup of tea - it's just fantastic!"