This spring, in the Derbyshire Dales, there’s the chance to meet Vijay Kumari from the National Lottery Community Fund to talk about your proposed application to the Reaching Communities programme or Awards for All. Derbyshire Dales CVS have arranged a few 40-minute slots for Wednesday 22nd March at Cromford Mills for groups and community organisations…
Additional to supporting projects in the most deprived neighbourhoods, Sport England is looking at two other areas which reflect King Charles’ personal passions. Sport England is inviting projects that focus on sustainable activity while reducing the impact on the environment, to put forward their ideas. This could include activity which could involve purchasing locally made…
The Wednesday Night Project at William Allitt started as a number of local opportunities aligned in Swadlincote (South Derbyshire). Through place-based working in Newhall with Thriving Communities, a Newhall Community Network helped to bring local stakeholders and community members together every 6-8 weeks, to better understand the need and opportunities within communities. This highlighted the…
Derbyshire Dales District Council are hosting a number of entry level active events for the local communities in each of their four market towns, Matlock, Bakewell, Wirksworth and Ashbourne. The events are open to any age or ability and are designed to introduce those people who are less confident when it comes to being physically…
Funding is available to enable groups to deliver a range of physical activity and wellbeing-based sessions across Derbyshire with the aim of improving mental wellbeing. Small to medium voluntary, community or social enterprise groups working within Derbyshire (not Derby city) can apply for grants up to £5,000. The application form will open on the 20th…
The key aims of this fund are: Click here for more information.
The FA’s aim is to have FA Snickers Just Play centres covering the whole country to ensure that anyone who wants to get involved has an opportunity to do so. Whether you already have a group of interested participants or you’re looking to provide an opportunity for those in your local community then the FA…
New ‘Let’s Move for Surgery’ physical activity resources, for people with arthritis awaiting joint replacement surgery, have been launched by Versus Arthritis. The Let’s Move for Surgery toolkit is part of the Sport England funded Let’s Move programme, which consists of a range of physical activity resources, information and support to encourage people with arthritis…
Five women have spoken about how they took their first steps into walking with the help of local walking groups, and about the range of benefits they have experienced as a result. The women have told how walking helps them to feel better physically and mentally, manage health conditions, or to feel less lonely and…
100 schools across Notts and Derbyshire have been selected by Sport England to complete the Active Lives Young People Survey this Spring term. The survey is the biggest of its kind, gathering insight into young people’s physical activity habits and their feelings towards physical activity. Schools which complete the survey receive a detailed, personalised report…
