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This evaluation refers to the development and pilot testing of a health promotion training programme, that uses the Making Every Contact Count approach to promote physical activity as part of routine interactions within healthcare and the health and social care sectors. Find out more
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81 Partners supported 3,300 community organisations to deliver Together Fund activities across the country. In total, community organisations completed over 3,700 Together Fund projects, from horse riding sessions to chair yoga. Sport England distributed the Together Fund through a network of partners. This included working with existing partners as well as establishing new relationships with others. Partners delivering the Together Fund included: • Active Partnerships – a nationwide physical activity and sport network of 43 local and independent non-profit organisations across England, who take a place-based approach. • National Governing Bodies – organisations that govern and administer a specific sport on a national basis. • National or local charities / organisations who also receive other Sport England funding. • Specialist organisations, some non-physical activity or sports related, who have not previously been funded by Sport England, who have links to specific target audiences. Download
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This report highlights the importance of physical activity, lived experience motivators and barriers, trusted sources of information, the need for practical guidance to support professionals, and the importance of charity involvement in We Are Undefeatable A key insight is that there is a potential ‘empathy gap’: while individuals with long-term conditions cite pain and low energy as the main barriers to be active, professional audiences (sport, government, family, carers etc) often focus on factors like cost and motivation. The full report can be downloaded here: https://weareundefeatable.co.uk/media/0nujzn5p/bridging-the-gap_full-report.pdf A We Are Undefeatable dashboard provides stakeholders with all the insights and data from the Bridging the Gap report https://insight-angels.datatile.eu/view/d45c0728-36bc-4f50-af38-374dbca5b037 Find out more Download
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Interactive map of England and Wales to find out how many people are unwell and economically inactive Find out more
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Ground-breaking Ramadan guidance developed by Dr Irfan Khawaja at Birmingham City University will create a more inclusive environment in schools for Muslim students and staff engaging in physical education. The guidance, thought to be the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, gives schools practical advice for supporting fasting Muslim students and staff so they can continue to take part in PE sessions during the Holy month of Ramadan. Find out more
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This guide is aimed at Primary Care Network Clinical Directors and Managers, as well as Social Prescribing Link Workers who work with young people. Find out more
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Cycle parking is a crucial component of building a world class cycle network. Highquality, secure and convenient cycle parking at home, work, and everywhere in between influences the decision on whether to cycle or not. This Cycle Parking Guidance explains the best way of providing and maintaining cycle parking across the Liverpool City Region. Find out more
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This toolkit will be useful for a broad range of people: from a person living with a neurological condition to a commissioner of health, wellbeing and leisure services as well as anyone delivering these services. We believe the toolkit could also be applied to a range of other long-term conditions. It explains how the Neuro Therapy Centre developed this project in Cheshire West and Chester with many partners. Find out more
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A collection of live insight and reports from Sport England regarding physical activity for children and young people. Building positive attitudes to sport and physical activity in children from an early age can help them to feel more motivated, confident and able to get active throughout their life. Find out more
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This report examined the importance of place-based, neighbourhood organisations that offer sport and physical activity as a means of improving lives with a focus on best practice in growing sports-based intervention in disadvantaged communities. Find out more
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The Coronavirus Pandemic and now, the cost-of-living crisis, has impacted strongly on young people’s lives, the communities they live in and their ability to be active. That’s why StreetGames in partnership with Platypus Research have just undertaken a major research study to capture the views and opinions of 1,000 young people from lower-income households. Find out more
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The Green Social Prescribing Toolkit reflects on the process of implementing the Green Social Prescribing programme and shares some of the learning and insights. Many aspects of the learning will be more widely applicable and relevant than the mental health focus of this programme. Find out more
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Sport England's 10-year vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity. Find out more
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Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical activity by Department for Culture, Media and Sport (August 2023) Find out more
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Early Intervention Team received funds from Active Cheshire through Sport England to run an activity timetable of football, climbing and cycling. These sessions we redesigned around participants who are diagnosed with psychosis. Find out more
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This project trained military veterans with disabilities and mental health problems to focus on a given project which would give them training, qualifications and a sense of wellbeing. Bicycles were supplied by Cheshire Police and serviced/repaired, then gifted to other veterans to increase their physical activity levels within the community Find out more
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Thrive Chronic Pain Support Group supports adults with Chronic pain of any description, some of whom have co-morbid conditions such as mental health, diabetes etc. Members vary in age and background; some are in work and others are reliant on benefits. The group was established to offer a wide range of support, including support through the benefits of physical activity. Find out more
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Wirral Deen Centre is a mosque and community centre open to everyone based in the Birkenhead & Tranmere ward, which falls within the top 4% of most deprived areas in England. Having previously not run any projects relating to physical activity, the charity approached MSP for some funding through the Together Fund in order to encourage people from predominantly BAME backgrounds to increase their physical activity levels during the Covid19 pandemic. Find out more
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Sport England guide on how to reduce energy costs for local physical activity and sports facilities. Find out more
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A Sported report showing how the cost of living crisis is critically impacting our groups and young people Find out more
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Sustrans report: Helping people through the cost of living crisis and growing our economy: the role of walking, wheeling and cycling. Find out more
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The new Wirral Plan focuses on making the borough amore equitable and fairer place to live, work and visit. It is a direct result of what our residents, businesses and partners have told us. Find out more
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This Girl Can and ukactive have joined forces to work on behalf of the sector to better understand the barriers which women and girls face in taking part in physical activity in this setting, and to translate these findings into actionable advice that the sector can use to attract more women and girls into their facilities. Find out more
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Activity Alliance lead the way in gathering insight on disables people in sport and activity. This page contains relevantresearch, including all studies commissioned, published and released by Activity Alliance or in partnership. Find out more
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WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report Find out more
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This edition of Health Matters focuses on the benefits of physical activity for the prevention and management of long-term conditions in adults. Find out more
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A report from the chief medical officers in the UK on the amount of amounts and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health. Find out more
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Our active lives surveys measure the activity levels of people across England there are two surveys active lives adults which is published twice a year and active lives children and young people which is published annually both give a unique and comprehensive view of how people are getting active. Find out more
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Read through the All Together Active strategy for health and social care in Cheshire and Merseyside. Find out more
