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Active Ark - Anna's Story

Tuesday 19th September 2023

Recently we featured local charity Noah's Ark and their collaboration with Active Calderdale, adding physical activity as another string to their bow to promote self-worth, resilience and freedom from negative coping strategies in both staff and clients. You can read the blog here.

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Active Training with Active Rainbow

Wednesday 2nd August 2023

Active Calderdale has recently supported local organisation Active Rainbow, to deliver a series of workshops in the Lower Calder Valley. These workshops were developed to allow volunteers and staff from local community settings to be trained to deliver physical activities for their members. This training has helped to ensure that many community settings that usually involve sitting for long periods, can now be transformed into active sessions. 
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Community Collaboration in Rastrick

Friday 30th June 2023

Over the last 12 months, Active Calderdale has been working hard to build a network of like-minded community organisations with a desire to incorporate physical activity into their offering.

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St Augustine's - Refuge & Recovery

Tuesday 27th June 2023

St Augustine’s Centre is an independent charity which has been operating for over 50 years in the Park Ward area of Halifax. It specialises in welcoming and supporting people seeking asylum and sanctuary in Calderdale.
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Active Resilience on Noah's Ark

Monday 22nd May 2023

Noah’s Ark was established in 2000 to serve the locality of Ovenden, expanding over recent years to cover the whole of Calderdale. It was built by the community, for the community, with the aim of improving users’ mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
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Staying Well - Funding an Active Future

Tuesday 28th March 2023

Staying Well is an established and successful health and wellbeing initiative in Calderdale delivered by three community anchor organisations – Halifax Opportunities Trust, North Halifax Partnership and Hebden Bridge Community Association.
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