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NEW! Derbyshire Mental Health Friendly Clubs
Active Derbyshire has recently launched the Mental Health Friendly Club initiative with the support of organisations across Derbyshire, including Derbyshire Public Health, Erewash Voluntary Action, Compass Changing Lives and Mind Derbyshire. The Mental Health Friendly Club initiative is aimed at sport and physical activity clubs who want to create safer, more supportive environments with a…
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Safer Spaces, Stronger Minds Conference
Tuesday 10th March, together with Active Derbyshire, we were delighted to host the first Safer Spaces, Stronger Minds Conference. ✨ The day brought together organisations from across the sport, leisure and wellbeing sectors to explore how we can continue strengthening safeguarding and welfare practices within our spaces. It was a day filled with thoughtful discussion,…
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Walking Through Winter December 2025 – January 2026
This year Walk Derbyshire is collaborating with Walk Notts to support people to walk more as part of their everyday lives, especially during the Winter season. If you want to get involved and support your community to get walking and active during the Winter months, follow us on social media and share your own posts…
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Living with a long term health condition or disability explained through the Spoon Theory
For many people living with a long term health condition or disability being physically active can be mentally and physically challenging. They often need to carefully mange their daily energy and regularly attending activities like walking groups can be challenging. To help better understand what its like to live with a long term health condition…
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Warm Welcomes
Warm Welcomes are community spaces in the local neighbourhood bringing people together. Its somewhere people can gather for support, comfort and interact with others. The spaces have recently been given some funding from Rushcliffe CVS to incorporate more physical activity into their existing and emerging Warm spaces. Which has allowed them to run gardening sessions…
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Derby Refugee Week 2024 Football Tournament
It’s amazing how football and physical activity can bring people together, as evidenced in Derby during Refugee Week 2024, where we saw 91 refugees and asylum seekers, from more than 12 different countries, all united in their love of football and being more active. There were players based all across the East Midlands and representing…
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Derbyshire Refugee Solidarity
We visited Derbyshire Refuge Solidarity recently who we’ve been partnering with to enable Refugees and Asylum Seekers to access a variety of physical activities, such as football, walking, swimming and music. Physical activity is an incredibly useful outlet for people to help bring a sense of normality and familiarity back into their lives. It can…
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Get moving from Screen to Green
Today is Mental Health Awareness Day and by no coincidence a new local area app has launched which aims to give people a boost. The GreenSpace NG app aims to help boost the health and wellbeing of people across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, by encouraging them to explore more green spaces in their community and beyond.…
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Funding Workshop with Derbyshire Mind
South Derbyshire CVS is hosting a Funding workshop with Derbyshire Mind, looking at their funding programme. The session will be held online on Wednesday, 27th September 2023, between 10:30 – 11:30am. What is it? Funding is available to enable groups to deliver a range of physical activity and wellbeing-based sessions across Derbyshire with the aim…
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NetWalking – moving more, whilst you work
Healthy Workplaces Derbyshire is part of Derbyshire County Councils Public Health department, and supports workplaces in the public, private, community and voluntary sectors across Derbyshire to invest in initiatives that promote health and wellbeing – creating a positive and supportive workplace culture. They’ use only evidence-based information and signpost to reputable, quality services. Healthy Workplaces…
