Get to know what else is happening locally; is another organisation running a similar activity? Is another organisation already working with this group of people? Could you work together?
This collaboration between the team at Moorways Leisure Centre, an Everyone Active facility along with Derby’s Health Referral Team – LiveWell and the Lister House GP surgery in Derby led to bespoke support for people living with pain in the city.
Get to know and build relationships with partners that can offer support such as the CVS or local authority ‑ don’t be afraid to ask for support, that’s their job!
Part of a network of 36 local partners working together, making things happen with the local community. The below illustration shows how some of these partners came together to develop the Thursday Night Club in Walesby Forest
Understand what support partners can offer – funding, knowledge, information, venues, marketing and referral pathways
Building relationships with well‑connected individuals within the community can help to spread the word about activity and to hear the voice of others
