Prevent51 Longevity Day

Saturday 26th September 2026

Because healthy ageing doesn’t happen by accident

Join us at Clinic51’s beautiful converted barn just outside Petworth for an inspiring and informative day dedicated to longevity, disease prevention, and thriving through midlife and beyond.

Designed for women of all ages this unique event brings together evidence-based medical expertise with practical, restorative sessions focused on helping you protect your future health — physically, mentally, and emotionally.

This is not a clinical conference, and it isn’t about the latest fads & trends all promising a longer life.

It’s a thoughtful, intelligent and welcoming day for women who want clear, evidence-based information about how to stay healthy, strong and vibrant for the decades ahead.

Saturday 26th September: Tickets £35*

Book your spot

*Tickets include educational content from our doctors. Shorter well-being sessions are included in the ticket price, but have limited availability.

What’s included:

Educational Talks with Opportunity for Q&A
During the morning, educational talks from women’s health specialist Dr Katie Armstrong & Consultant Cardiologist Dr Michael Hickman will explore some of the most important - and often overlooked - aspects of women’s health:
- What really matters for a longer, healthier life
- Dementia and brain health; why dementia is a preventable disease
- Cardiovascular & heart health: an overlooked female health issue
Meet some of our Longevity Partners
Meet some of the specialist partners that we work with to deliver our Prevent51 Longevity Service:
- Find out more about DEXA bone density and body composition scanning, and whether it might be right for you, from our partners at i-Thrive
- Find out more about GlycanAge Biological Age testing
Shorter, drop-in wellbeing sessions

30-40 minute, smaller group sessions with:
Sammi Leese: Psychotherapist & Clinical Hypnotherpist
Becky Jones: Advanced Oxygen Advantage Instructor & Cold Water Therapist
Nicole McPhilemy: Bespoke Facialist & Reflexologist at Fig & Nettle
Verity Megan: Yoga & Sound Therapist, Herbalist
Find out more about each of their sessions below.

Jump to Timetable

Your ticket covers all of the day’s content - but you are very welcome to come along to one, more or all of the sessions….

Black Barn will be open from 8.30am, and you are welcome to arrive earlier and grab a coffee in the adjacent courtyard café

9.00: Welcome from Dr Katie Armstrong
The Art & Science of Living Longer (20 mins + 15 min Q&A)

(short break)

9.45am: Dr Michael Hickman
Understanding Cardiovascular & Heart Health in Women: an overlooked health issue
(20 mins + 15 min Q&A)

(short break)

10.30: Dr Katie Armstrong
Dementia & Brain Health: Why Dementia is a preventable disease
(20 mins + 15 min Q&A)

11.15: Final Q&A with Dr Katie Armstrong & Dr Michael Hickman

11.30
Sammi Leese: Your Brain Explained (Clinic51 Black Barn)
OR
Nicole McPhilemy: The Art of Facial Touch (Mill Yard - The Piggery)*

12.30
Becky Jones: An Introduction to Breathwork (Clinic51 Black Barn)
OR
Verity Megan: Guided Mindful Hedgerow Walk* (Duncton Mill)

*Find session descriptions below. Numbers are limited for these sessions, so places need to be booked in advance - please secure your place by emailing events@clinic51co.uk.
NOTE: all times may be subject to slight change, and will be confirmed one week prior to the event.

Meet our Doctors

Dr Katie Armstrong

Katie founded Clinic51 to offer an holistic approach to women’s health.
She studied medicine at St Mary’s Medical School, Imperial College and has been a GP partner and chief officer of the local Clinical Commissioning Group.
As an NHS GP, she developed a particular interest and specialism in the menopause, and went onto train with The British Menopause Society and The Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Katie has a special interest in Lifestyle Medicine & Longevity, and leads our Prevent51 Longevity Service.
Dr Michael Hickman

Michael Hickman is a consultant cardiologist with over 25 years of experience. He qualified with degrees in medicine and psychology from St Bartholomew’s Hospital and trained in general medicine and cardiology in London. Having completed extensive clinical research in cardiovascular imaging he was appointed as a consultant to the Royal Surrey Hospital in 2009.
Michael now shares his time between practicing at The Royal Surrey, Mount Alvernia, SCVC and the Guildford Nuffield. He looks after patients with a broad range of conditions with specific subspeciality interests in complex cardiac pacing and cardiac imaging.

Educational Talks:

Chronological age is just the number of years you have lived - whereas biological age is how well your body is actually functioning. Genetics play a role but so does your lifestyle, environment and stress.
The diseases that kill us - heart disease, stroke, dementia, diabetes and cancer - are at least in part, preventable.
Find out what the latest science tells us about disease prevention and biological ageing, and what we can do about it. You can’t change your date of birth, but you can change how your body ages.
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Meet some of our wellbeing team..

Sammi Leese: A Peaceful Path

Sammi Leese is a clinical hypnotherapist and founder of A Peaceful Path, a Sussex based practice specialising in solution focused hypnotherapy, brain education, and HypnoMenopause® therapy. With a particular interest in how understanding the brain transforms the way people feel and function, Sammi delivers her Brain Explanation workshops to healthcare teams, schools, corporates, and community groups — as well as working one-to-one with clients experiencing anxiety, phobias, PTSD, depression and the challenges of menopause.
Becky Jones: Ocean Breathwork

Becky is an Advanced Oxygen Advantage® instructor, a Yoga Alliance–certified breathwork practitioner, and an IPHM-accredited cold water therapist. She offers supportive breathwork and guided cold-water sessions to help women navigate life with calm, strength, and clarity.
With a background as a long-distance runner, Becky understands both the body’s power and the vital role of rest and recovery. Her work blends ancient wisdom with modern science, empowering women to cultivate resilience, balance, and renewed energy in a natural way.
Nicole McPhilemy: Fig & Nettle

Nicole is a reflexologist & facialist, and founder of Fig & Nettle.
Her treatments are personalised wellbeing sessions, that are created to help calm the effects of modern life, and bring a greater sense of balance, ease & reconnection.
In her facial treatments she works deeply with fascia work and lymphatic drainage, as well as sculpting & lifting techniques.
Verity Megan

Verity is a Yoga Teacher, Somatic Practitioner and Sound Therapist, with over 25 years of personal practice and a decade of teaching movement. Her work is rooted in self-exploration and lived experience, shaped by a personal journey of befriending the body and nervous system in our fast-paced world.
Known for her warm, nurturing presence, Verity creates inclusive, healing spaces where students are invited to move in ways that feel authentic, supportive and empowering.

Shorter wellbeing sessions

Why do we react the way we do under pressure? Why does anxiety feel so physical? And why is it so hard to think clearly when life feels overwhelming?
In this engaging and accessible session, Sammi draws on neuroscience and her clinical practice to walk you through how your brain actually works — from the way it prioritises survival over logic, to the role of sleep, stress, and your daily habits in shaping how you feel. You will leave with a clearer understanding of your own responses and practical insight into how the brain can change — at any age.
Experience an immersive journey of functional breathing, ancient pranayama and conscious breathwork, designed to calm the mind, regulate the nervous system and support lasting health, resilience and wellbeing.
Discover how a few mindful minutes of facial massage, combined with simple Gua Sha techniques, can help release tension, encourage healthy circulation and support a naturally brighter, more sculpted complexion.
In this relaxed, hands-on workshop, Nicole will guide you through an easy routine that you can confidently recreate at home. Together, you’ll explore how gentle touch can soften areas of facial tension, support lymphatic drainage and create a calming moment of self-care within your day.
Cultivate curiosity with a restorative walk and guided meditation .
Enjoy a short, silent walk to take in the wild ecology of the hedgerows, noticing what catches your eye: a feather, a fallen leaf, a cluster of berries. We'll move slowly, with time to pause and gather small treasures along the way.
Then we'll settle in the orchard, where Verity will lead a guided meditation to bring you into a relationship with your surroundings. We will bathe in this beauty before sharing our experiences and our gathered treasures to create a nature mandala as an offering to the land.
By slowing down and paying attention, we can deepen our relationship with the natural world and remember our place within it.

Booking for these sessions will open in September, and will be on a first-come, first-served basis

You can also….

Speak to the team from GlycanAge about Biological Age testing; how it works, what it tells us, and how your lifestyle, habits, and environment have shaped your biology over time.

Meet the team from i-Thrive - our DEXA Bone Density & Body Composition partners. They can talk you through the process of having a DEXA Body Composition scan, and what you can expect to learn from the results.

Book an appointment for a ‘Vital Signs’ check, with one of our nurse practitioners. Just send us an email for available times.

Food & Drink

The horsebox café will be open all day in neighbouring Mill Yard - it occupies the courtyard directly adjacent to Clinic51. They are open for coffee & pastries from 8.30am, and will be serving lunch from 12 - 3pm. There is seating in the courtyard, and some, limited indoor space (but you are welcome to bring your drinks into Black Barn).

The horsebox is small, so please be patient!