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Making Movement a Priority in Communities
As part of our work with the Notts Falls and Physical Activity Community of Practice, we hosted our THIRD webinar in the Making Movement a Priority series, titled Making movement a priority in Communities. The interest in this session was truly overwhelming, with over 100 people signing up to attend the event and half of…
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Getting out and about in Carlton
Alongside the local community, we’ve created a map of many local amenities in Carlton Hill, Gedling. In Gedling 44% of residents don’t own a car, so it is hoped that by informing people where they can find Benches, Toilets, Defibrilators, Green Space, Car Parks and Bus Routes, they will be able to walk around with…
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Making Movement a Priority in Care Homes
As part of our work with the Notts Falls and Physical Activity Community of Practice, we hosted our THIRD webinar, titled Making movement a priority in our Care Homes (this is becoming a bit of a habit). The interest in this session was truly overwhelming, with over 180 people signing up to attend the event…
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New 2021 – 2022 Active Lives Survey data packs released
The latest data packs showing adult activity levels in Derby and Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have just been released. This data is mainly taken from Sport England’s Active Lives Survey and shows the trends in activity levels within our communities pre and post pandemic and covers from 2015 when the survey was first launched to…
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Club Matters Training Sessions
Short, free training sessions that will develop your skills, improve your knowledge and ultimately help you develop your club. Each workshop typically lasts two hours and they’re open to anyone involved with a community sports club. The following Club Matters sessions are scheduled over the next few weeks. Introduction to Legal Structures – Workshop Tuesday,…
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Green Social Prescribing lived experience event film
A short film has been produced which shows some of the learning that came out of an event in April which explored the lived experience of people who have been referred into green social prescribing activities. The event was held at St Ann’s Allotments, and was attended by a range of people from health, social…
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FaME! Helping to move forever!
Falls Management Exercise (FaME) classes led by a Postural Stability Instructor are proven to help people at risk of falling (usually over 65’s) increase and maintain their strength and balance and improve their understanding of how to get up from the floor. They can also help participants to increase their social activity, build confidence to…
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The Inactivity of Refugees
Overall, an estimated 1.1m people migrated to the UK in 2022 (year to June). After subtracting those who emigrated, the UK population rose by 504,000 – the net migration total. That is a record jump from a high of more than 330,000 seen in 2016, the year of the Brexit vote. Asylum applications, including those…
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Portland College and This Girl Can
We know from data and insight that young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are less likely to be active and if we want to address this inequality, we have to provide more support to empower these young people to move more in a way that works for them. Portland College in Nottinghamshire…
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Talking Space – Sharing stories of co-production
This Talking Space was held on March 23rd 2023 and was an opportunity to hear some recentexamples of co-production and co-design across Notts and Derbyshire. You can watch or re-watch the recording now to hear from a variety of different approaches toengaging and learning from different communities and service users. Here is a preview of…