Place Partnerships
We believe everyone should have the chance to lead an active, healthy life – no matter who they are or where they live. But we know that isn’t always the case. In some areas, especially where people face challenges like poverty, poor health or isolation, it’s much harder to be active. That’s why we’re working in a new way: Place Partnerships.
What are Place Partnerships?
Place Partnerships unashamedly target resources and efforts on communities that need the greatest levels of support to become more active, and who experience the greatest levels of inequality.
We’re not dropping in with short-term programmes. Instead, we’re building long-term partnerships with local organisations, councils, schools, the NHS, charities and others. Together, we’re helping to create the right conditions for people to move more, feel better, and live well.
This way of working means listening to communities, not telling them what to do. It means building trust and supporting local leaders who know their areas best.
And it means changing the way we work together – so being active becomes easier, more welcoming and part of everyday life, for everyone.
We’ve found that when stakeholders across all parts of the system come together in this way, the conditions and ways of working become embedded, long-lasting and the transformational change we’re looking for within communities happens.
Where are our Place Partnerships?
Derby
Kirk Hallam, Erewash
Nottingham
Leamington, Ashfield
