For older people
Rehabilitation sport
When: Wednesdays, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Rehabilitation sport to regain and maintain physical fitness.
Where: Practice room (U05)
Courses
Groups, clubs and initiatives from the neighbourhood meet at the Bürgerhaus Neckarstadt-West. Many activities are run by partner organisations and volunteers – you will find the contact person and times for each one.
22 activities
For older people
For older people
Digital Café
When: every first Wednesday of the month, 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Volunteer digital guides help you use your mobile phone, smartphone or tablet.
Where: Cafeteria
For older people
Exercise as medicine
When: Tuesdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Gentle training and fall-prevention exercises – offered by the Seniorenregionalverband (regional association for older people).
Where: Exercise room (U04)
For older people
Advice for older people
When: by telephone appointment
Free, confidential and impartial advice for Neckarstadt-West and Friesenheimer Insel.
Where: Office (ground floor)
For older people
Chair yoga
When: Fridays, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Yoga exercises while seated – for anyone who can no longer or would rather not practise on the floor.
Where: Small hall (1/3)
For older people
Seniors’ meeting point
When: Fridays, 2 to 4 p.m.
A meeting point for older people in the cafeteria – run by the City of Mannheim’s Seniorentreff.
Where: Cafeteria
For children
For children
Neckarstadt Kids e. V. – youth office
When: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Advice and information about courses and the association – confidential support for young people and parents.
Where: Office (ground floor)
For children
Chess for children
When: Fridays, 6:15 to 7:45 p.m.
Chess for children and teenagers.
Where: Seminar room 110
For children
Board and card games
When: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Playing together: discovering board games, trying new things and having fun together.
Where: Practice room (U05)
Self-help
Self-help
Polyneuropathy self-help group
When: every first Friday of the month, 4 to 6 p.m.
Self-help group for people with polyneuropathy: exchange, support and community.
Where: Seminar room 102
Self-help
Clutterers self-help group
When: every fourth Wednesday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m.
Self-help group for people whose lives are shaped by chronic clutter and hoarding.
Where: Seminar room 110
Self-help
Kreis für natürliche Lebenshilfe (circle for natural life support)
When: by arrangement
Self-help group at the Bürgerhaus; meetings by arrangement.
Where: Seminar room 102
Music and dance
Music and dance
Faltenrock
When: Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Choir and live band aged 60+: rock songs with our own lyrics – a Popakademie project since 2011.
Where: Exercise room (U04)
Music and dance
Serbian folk dance
When: Sundays, 5 to 8 p.m.
SKD Sloga Mannheim e. V. – Serbian folk dance group.
Where: Small hall (1/3)
Music and dance
Caribbean Dance
When: by arrangement
Caribbean dance fitness programme: training for heart and circulation, muscles, breathing and stamina.
Where: Large hall (2/3)
Leisure
Leisure
The cafeteria – an open meeting place
When: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m.
The open meeting place at the Bürgerhaus: just drop in for a coffee.
Where: Cafeteria
Leisure
Theatre workshop
When: every second Saturday of the month, 12:45 to 5 p.m.
Act without learning lines: improv theatre led by a drama teacher.
Where: Exercise room (U04)
Leisure
Babbel-Eck
When: every third Wednesday of the month, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Small get-togethers in the cafeteria: chatting, making contacts and supporting one another.
Where: Cafeteria
Leisure
Laughter yoga
When: every second Tuesday of the month, 7:15 to 8:45 p.m.
Laughter yoga with the Lachclub Rhein-Neckar: laughing together, for no reason and at no cost.
Where: Exercise room (U04)
Sport
Sport
Chess club
When: Fridays, 7:45 p.m. to midnight
Chess as a hobby – and successful youth work for many years.
Where: Seminar room 106
Sport
Hatha yoga
When: Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Postures, breathing techniques and relaxation – for beginners and those with some experience.
Where: Exercise room (U04)
Language courses
Language courses
German course for women
When: Mondays, 2 to 5 p.m.
Free German courses for refugee and migrant women, with childcare – run by Müttersprache e. V.
Where: Seminar room 102
