A COMMUNITY gym is on the move - as it reveals its two latest projects are progressing.

iCan Health & Fitness CIC, currently based in Lorne Street in the Denton Holme area of Carlisle, is moving forward with plans to move to a new space in the old Brewery site on Bridge Street in the city.

The site was recently purchased by McKnight & Son Builders, with the firm agreeing to rent a number of rooms to iCan subject to planning permission being attained.

Alongside the plans to move, their Wheels of Welness facility is almost ready to hit the streets of north Cumbria.

The £129,000 project will bring a portable fitness facility to north Cumbria

"WoW couldn't come at a better time," explained Julia Clifford, managing director at iCan.

"It will allow us to deliver fitness style exercises to rural communities.

"It is a very exciting project. We will spend six weeks in one place, so we will be at Morton every Saturday for six weeks, for example."

The first locations that the WoW facility will visit are Morton, two visits to different areas of Carlisle and one to Longtown.

iCan hope that the facility will help to provide a vital facility to people of all ages and abilites.

A built in screen will showcase recorded fitness exercises, with the facility coming packed full of trampolines that can be used for exercises and a "bouncer", which can be used by those who use a wheelchair.

The bouncer sees the person's wheelchair strapped in and allows them to exercise with the rest of the group.

iCan will also be teaming up with other partners to provide services such as mental health support, help to quit smoking or blood pressure tests provided by the NHS.

Funding has been provided by Sport England, with iCan hoping the facility will help it to think outside the box in a time of immeasurable uncertainty.

The idea for the facility came from a project last year where iCan took its classes on the road and delivered them to six rural communities.

Buoyed by the popularity of the sessions, they decided to try and look at it going forward.

The project is two years in the making.

"The idea is that somebody from the age of five can bounce along with older siblings, parents and grandparents.

"The project is ready at the right time. It is not about

There is also a plan in the future to take the bus across the UK. Funding for the ongoing costs of the project will be gathered via fundraising, donations during the bus’ visits and revenue from the Carlisle gym.