“Choose Experience - Specialist Therapy, Health & Education Centre”
33 The Parade was once a family home, built in 1866. Today, it is the home of our family-run business, The Centre. Our founder, Viv Lancey, envisioned a hub designed to meet our diverse range of health and wellness needs. As a former international athlete and chartered physiotherapist, Viv knew that experience and quality had to be at the heart of The Centre to provide the very best treatments and services.
The Centre originally opened in 1998, occupying just the ground floor of the building and offering a range of services from physiotherapy and education to osteopathy and hypnotherapy. In 2019, THE Centre closed its doors to refurbish and update its facilities and services for modern needs
Now, The Centre has expanded to fill the entire building, the home of Sports Performance Services Ltd and StellaR Performance. We offer hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, sports massage, advanced skincare, hairdressing and beauty therapy, reformer pilates and more, all under one roof. Always aspiring to exceed our own standards, we have room to grow and add new services to continue to provide you with comprehensive, specialist services that support your health and wellbeing.
Our practitioners are highly qualified with years of experience. At The Centre, we believe that comprehensive experience creates the highest quality and the in-house courses offered by SPS Ltd on massage are committed to sharing our passion, knowledge and experience. Each and every person has individual needs — treatment should not be one-size-fits-all. Bespoke, tailored programmes designed by experts will ensure that you get the most out of your treatment plan. You can trust that when you come to The Centre, you are in safe and experienced hands!
Sports Performance Services
For over 25 years, Sports Performance Services Ltd has been committed to helping you improve your health and wellbeing.
From the outset, SPS’s has aimed to define sports massage. Offering educational courses on massage and soft tissue, SPS has been at the forefront of education in sports, massage and soft tissue manipulation since its inception. SPS was the first provider of stand-alone sports massage education for FEHQ in 2006/7, and course graduates are equipped with all the necessary knowledge and training to establish themselves as autonomous, fully insured Sports Massage & Soft Tissue Practitioners.
Over the years, SPS has significantly expanded its repertoire, offering increasingly specialised courses to support the healthy active sporting community and those with injuries and specific needs.
Whether you’re looking for treatments or education, SPS Ltd has a practitioner or programme of the highest quality that can meet your needs.
Stellar Performance
Creating healthy, healing and beautiful lifestyles is at the heart of everything StellaR Performance does.
StellaR offers a broad spectrum of services from skincare to sports massage and swimming lessons, without compromising on experience or expertise. An Advanced Skincare Specialist with over 11 years of experience, StellaR’s medical-grade skin care equipment and comprehensive list of treatments can help you achieve your best skin yet. If it’s swimming lessons that you’re looking for, you can rely on over 15 years of experience and a state of the art performance pool. To browse the full range of StellaR services, see our services page.
At StellaR Performance, you can relax and rest assured that your wellbeing is in good hands. Uniting a friendly environment with high quality professional services, the StellaR team will tailor their expertise for your individual needs, whether in the pool, on the pilates mat or receiving skincare treatments.
Contact: stellarperformance3@gmail.com
Vivienne Lancey
With over 40 years experience as a Chartered Physiotherapist and the founder of Sports Performance Services Ltd, Viv brings unparalleled experience and expertise to The Centre.
As a former international athlete, Viv uses her firsthand insight to provide top-tier care for athletes at all levels. She dedicated five years to providing physiotherapy and sports massage to Sports Wales Elite Cymru athletes between 1997-2002.
Beyond her work with sporting communities, Viv worked within the NHS in many hospital inpatient & outpatient departments. This work provided an invaluable insight into the needs of less active people who less active, though equally keen to maintain their health and wellbeing.
Viv’s expertise has long been recognised. Notably, Viv was the lead author in the development of the national occupational standards for sports massage, accepted as the UK-wide standard in 2011. She continued to make an impact when she was appointed as an expert consultant in sports massage for Skills Active, the Sector Skills Council for Sport and Active Leisure, and with fellow experts in sports massage to update the National Occupational Standards for Sports Therapy in 2019.
Her unique and extensive blend of experiences underpins the courses offered by SPS Ltd. She offers courses in injury prevention, sports medicine, sports massage, soft tissue skills and sports specific education programmes and has extensive teaching experience teaching in colleges, universities and private education establishments since 1984.
At The Centre, Viv brings her unparalleled expertise to provide exceptional physiotherapy, sports massage, reformer pilates, and a range of educational courses
Stella Lancey
Stella is the creator of StellaR Performance. Her lifelong love of fitness, health and beauty drove her to develop a holistic approach to wellbeing. As a professional athlete, she always wanted a place to go to workout, receive physiotherapy and access recovery treatments. Based at The Centre for ten years, StellaR Performance is the culmination of her passion, experience and in-depth expertise.
Stella has spent her life competing professionally in a variety of sports. Having represented Wales as a swimmer, competed in international modern pentathlon competitions and won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Fencing Championships for Women’s 22 Pistol Pairs, Stella knows from first-hand experience the importance of a creating bespoke wellbeing programme.
As a qualified ‘learn to swim’ teacher with over 15 years of experience, Stella offers private swimming lessons, coaching and hydrotherapy. As a former swimmer, she can offer expert insights and develop programmes for all ages and abilities. At The Centre, Stella also provides sports massage. She achieved her sports massage diploma straight out of school and has honed her expertise over 15 years of experience.
StellaR Performance recognises the importance of self care and nourishing the body, and offers bespoke skincare services to help you achieve healthier skin. With over 11 years of experience and an advanced skincare level three qualification, Stella is well-prepared to provide tailored skincare services.
Stella can’t wait to welcome you to THE Centre and share her extensive experience and passion for wellbeing with you.
