Cath Cooke and Franky Boyland have recently been appointed as the Sports Welfare Leads for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, and Derby and Derbyshire, to support the work of the Club Welfare Officers. The roles are part of a national network of Sport Welfare Officers funded by Sport England to support National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs)…
To help mark the Great British Spring Clean (March 15 to 31), we joined Transition Chesterfield for their monthly LitterSorters litter pick. Litter picking is a great way to make a positive difference to the environment as well as walking with a purpose. Insight from the Walk Derbyshire Consortiums also tells us that one of…
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…
More than 70 girls from Nottingham City schools took part in the Empower Girls Leadership event alongside student volunteers from the University of Nottingham as part of work to support and inspire girls to move more. Organised by the University of Nottingham, School Sport Nottingham and Active Notts, the event was held at David Ross…
We recently visited Infinite Wellbeing community centre in Heanor to find out how they are supporting local people and enabling people to move more in ways that work for them. Three film clips are now available which showcase some of the activities which are on offer and how Infinite Wellbeing works with the community and…
Formerly Club Matters, Buddle is the new name for Sport England’s programme to recognise, support and champion volunteers delivering sport and physical activity in England. Following extensive consultation with partners and community organisations, the rebrand aims to broaden the reach of support to a wider range of volunteers regardless of the type of organisation they…
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…
The latest national results from the Active Lives Children and Young People Survey show that children and young people’s overall activity levels are stable as the initial recovery from the pandemic was maintained across the 2022-23 academic year. The survey shows 47% of children are meeting the Chief Medical Officers’ guidelines of taking part in…
In collaboration with 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…
More than 200 headteachers, teachers, PE Leads and others working to empower all young people in education settings to be active in a way that works for them, attended the Notts Primary PE, Sport and Physical Activity Conference on Monday 20 November. Organised by Active Notts and the Notts School Games Organiser Network, the event…
