The fantastic collaboration between the community and the active workforce continues in Carlton with the launch of the ‘Six Short Walks in Carlton leaflet’. The leaflet features six accessible routes developed by local residents, and emerged from the community who came together previously to develop the ‘Getting out and about in Carlton’ (Carlton becnhmapping) leaflet.…
The Social Value of participatory sport and physical activity Sport England’s latest research, published October 2024, finds that community sport and physical activity generates a staggering £107.2 billion in annual social value across the UK, highlighting its crucial role in national health and wellbeing and the importance of our work at Active Derbyshire and Active…
We know how important the volunteer workforce is in relation to enabling people to be active in a way that works for them. The walking workforce like many others, relies on volunteers to flourish. But Volunteers and volunteer recruitment is not free. It takes time, organisation and commitment to manage a successful volunteer programme. During…
In this meeting we heard from Andy Brooks from Peak Running about the fantastic Myth Busting FAQ’s we’ve produced in collaboration with Peak Running, Walk Notts and Walk Derbyshire. These have been created to make it a little easier for you to build the confidence needed to lead people to walk. Read them now, using…
Scott Hartley, from our Insight partners, Press Red present’s an Insight into the Pysical Activity Behaviour of people in Nottingham City. This Insight has been created using Active Lives Survey data and the Census data and id especially interesting as it’s the first time we’ve had a chance to properly analyse physical activity behaviour pre,…
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…
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.…
Here are the highlights for our Walk Notts Partnership meeting on 22 August 2023. In this meeting we heard from multiple contributors: One Step at a Time Learning and Links to Walking, Helen Davis Lived experience sharing, How walking changes lives, Theresa Gandy Sherwood Voices project, Steve Little from Miner2Major Watch a recording of the…
Here is the highlights for our Walk Notts Strategic Partnership meeting on July 26 2023. In this meeting we heard from multiple contributors: Heather Clarkson, Walk Derbyshire Adrian Hill, Active Travel England Dave Clasby, Sustrans You can see the slide decks from the meeting below. The recording of the meeting will be uploaded in due…
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…
