About Heartline

The care that begins when hospital rehabilitation ends

Middleton Heartline exists for the long middle of recovery: the weeks, months and years when people are rebuilding trust in their bodies and confidence in everyday life.

Community volunteers planning a welcoming local support session
Established for local needRegistered in England and Wales in March 2009
Our story

A local answer to a difficult question: what happens next?

Cardiac treatment can save a life. Hospital rehabilitation begins the work of recovery. But when that structured support ends, many people still need a safe place to exercise, ask questions and become comfortable with activity again.

Heartline grew around that gap. Based at Middleton Arena, the charity created a community route forward: regular supported movement, walking, social activity and reassurance from people who understand the uncertainty that can follow a heart event or diagnosis.

Our work is intentionally local. A familiar venue makes attendance easier. A consistent group notices progress and absence. Trustees and volunteers hear what members need directly, allowing the charity to adjust activity around age, disability, confidence and changing health.

We do not replace clinical care. We help people carry its benefits into daily life — for longer, and with others beside them.

Our values

How Heartline feels in practice

Human before clinical

We respect medical guidance while seeing the whole person: their confidence, relationships, routines and hopes.

Adapted, never diminished

Different mobility or health needs change how someone participates, not whether they belong.

Community is treatment too

Friendship, routine and being noticed are essential parts of sustainable recovery.

Safe and accountable

Trustees, volunteers and partners share responsibility for thoughtful, well-governed support.

Governance

Trustees rooted in the charity’s purpose

Our trustee board carries legal responsibility for good governance, safeguarding, finances and keeping every decision aligned with public benefit.

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Christina Jones

Trustee

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Kathleen Turner

Trustee

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Pamela Vickers

Trustee

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Paul Shackleton

Trustee

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Christine Shelley

Trustee

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Jean Renshaw

Trustee

Transparency

Annual reports & public record

Our reporting explains how a modest local income is governed and used to continue community rehabilitation.

Keep recovery moving

Help us keep supported exercise open another term

Donations help cover accessible venue time, safe equipment, volunteer support and the small practical costs that make weekly rehabilitation dependable.