Lucy's Sportivate Success Story
In February 2017 the Your Move Community Sport Activator and Y:Women Can Coordinator were given a fantastic opportunity to help the young women of the Fylde Coast get active.
In February 2017 the Your Move Community Sport Activator and Y:Women Can Coordinator were given a fantastic opportunity to help the young women of the Fylde Coast get active.
Active Norfolk working with partners have developed Mobile Me, a programme that uses sport and activity to help those living with the Dementia.
Active Devon working with Devon Recovery Learning Partnership on a Peer Mentoring and Supporting scheme for Mental Health organisations
Kent & Medway Business Games aims to engage businesses and employees, in order to encourage team working, boost staff morale, promote & increase participation in different types of sports/activities and enable networking opportunities with other workplace teams in Kent.
Better with Friends provides opportunities for disabled people to become more physically active by matching them with volunteer befriender who will attend a sports club or physical activity session with them. The benefits of the project are far wider though with the impact it has on participant’s social and mental well-being by introducing them to groups and providing them with a supportive role model.
Whilst athletes from all around the globe were arriving in Rio for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympics Games, back in Leicestershire the residents of 6 care homes were keenly preparing to take part in a competition of adapted games and activities.
Activities 4 All – an inclusive fun day of sport and physical activity for everyone has grown over the last 4 years
In April 2016 the Herts Sports Partnership was awarded £320,000 from the Big Lottery Reaching Communities. This three year, countywide project titled Hertfordshire’s Big Hit would improve the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged young people across the county and reduce anti-social behaviour.
Farida Anderson is a cancer survivor. She found out she had cancer on a routine screening she attended after turning 50 years of age. Her life was turned upside down, her family devastated. She fought the disease and still fights, but one battle was particularly challenging for her.
Through the use of customer insight and consultation, it was identified that primary schools across County Durham would welcome a programme which would promote mental well-being in their pupils by building resilience, inspiring confidence and helping to develop self-worth, through the power of sport.