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Redwood Colts – Champions in the community
Redwood Colts FC are a grassroots football club in Derby, run by volunteers, for the benefit of children and young adults, who want to learn to play football in a fun and safe environment. Warren Muir, founder and manager of Redwood Colts, became inspired to do something for his own community. He saw that a…
Netwalk – Future ways of working (and walking)
Since the Covid-19 Pandemic, we have all seen significant changes to our lives, and especially, in the way we work. Those who could work from home – did, and many continue to do so, in some way. The latest walking insight tells us the number of people walking has reduced in Notts. But as we…
Primary PE and Sport Premium and School Games Organiser funding extended for two years
The continuation of the Primary PE and Sport Premium for the next two academic years (2023-24 and 2024-25) has been confirmed. This will see more than £600 million of Government funding committed to improve the quality of PE and sports in primary schools to help children benefit from regular activity. £22 million has also been…
Funding received to support Notts and Derbyshire schools to open their sports facilities to help communities to be more active
Active Notts and Active Derbyshire have been awarded a share of up to £57m worth of Opening School Facilities investment from the Department for Education. The national investment, over three-years, will support schools to open their sporting facilities for local community and school users outside of the normal school day. Schools play a vital role…
Kenning Park Forest School – supporting the local community to move more
Michaela Thorpe from Kenning Park Forest School in Clay Cross shared how the Forest School has grown from an Home Education group to supporting the local community through adult based sessions, mental health support and holiday sessions for local children. Michaela has credited the support of local partners in growing the group and offering a…
Latest Walking Insight in Notts
The Walk Notts partnership have been looking at the latest Walking Insight across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and they re-emphasise the findings of Making our Move. The key headline is that just over 3 in 10 people in Notts are really not walking much at all. Those people that do not walk are much more likely…
This Girl Can campaign turns its attention to tackling the exercise ‘Enjoyment Gap’
This Girl Can, Sport England’s flagship campaign to help women get active, is turning its attention to tackling the exercise ‘Enjoyment Gap’ – as it reveals 2.4 million fewer women than men enjoy sport and physical activity. Research released today (Tuesday 28 February) as part of a new campaign phase, ‘This Girl Can With You’,…
Table Tennis: New Funding Opportunity for Clubs and Groups
Table Tennis England has launched a grant funding initiative to support clubs and community groups to deliver table tennis sessions for people living with Parkinson’s. Thanks to funding via Parkinson’s UK, clubs and community groups can apply to Table Tennis England for small grants (between £250 and £500) to encourage people living with the condition…
The Big Give Mental Health Match Fund
The Big Give’s Mental Health Match Fund is designed for charities improving mental health as part of their work. Charities can apply for three tiers of match funding – £2,500, £5,000, or £10,000. The Mental Health Match Fund 2023 will run from Monday 15 May until Monday 22 May. This an opportunity for charities to…
Beat the Street is coming to Swadlincote
Beat the Street, the free, fun, walking, cycling and wheeling game, is coming to Swadlincote in South Derbyshire. From Wednesday 15 March to Wednesday 26 April, Swadlincote will be transformed into a giant game designed to get children and communities moving by helping people to make small changes, such as walking or cycling to school…