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Voluntary and community


Mixenden CLA Workshop
Last month, Active Calderdale Community Project Manager Sofie Armitage, delivered her first workshop in Mixenden as part of the community le

Active Calderdale
Aug 13, 20232 min read


The launch of the new Community Led Approach
Active Calderdale has recently developed a new Community Led Approach which is currently being rolled out and introduced across Calderdale.

Active Calderdale
Aug 1, 20233 min read


Active Training with Active Rainbow
Active Calderdale has recently supported local organisation Active Rainbow, to deliver a series of workshops in the Lower Calder Valley.

Active Calderdale
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Fostering Community Connections through Physical Activity in Rastrick
Over the last 12 months, Active Calderdale has been working hard to build a network of like-minded community organisations with a desire to

Active Calderdale
Jun 29, 20232 min read


St Augustine's - Refuge & Recovery
St Augustine’s Centre is an independent charity which has been operating for over 50 years in the Park Ward area of Halifax.

Active Calderdale
Jun 26, 20234 min read


Active Culture @ Invictus Wellbeing
In recent months Active Calderdale has been working closely with the children’s mental health charity Invictus Wellbeing at their base in Ha

Active Calderdale
May 29, 20233 min read


Active Resilience on Noah's Ark
Noah’s Ark was established in 2000 to serve the locality of Ovenden, expanding over recent years to cover the whole of Calderdale.

Active Calderdale
May 21, 20234 min read


Isle of Arran - A Recovery Adventure
Our mission at Active Calderdale is to work with communities to make physical activity an embedded part of day-to-day life.

Active Calderdale
Apr 23, 20232 min read


Staying Well - Funding an Active Future
The Active Calderdale strategy seeks to create conditions in ten system areas that support local residents to feel like they can be, want to

Active Calderdale
Mar 27, 20233 min read


Opening School Facilities in Calderdale
As part of the Department for Education’s Opening School Facilities programme, Active Calderdale will be supporting schools in our area to b

Active Calderdale
Feb 28, 20232 min read


Activating the Community
This was no more evident than in the recently completed Rastrick Around The World Community Challenge.

Active Calderdale
Feb 3, 20232 min read


Spotlight - Unity Street
Never more evident than in the case of Unity Street in Calderdale. Unity Street offers a home to some of our most marginalised and stigmatis

Active Calderdale
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Designing a Winter Challenge in Rastrick
Following the success of this summer’s Rastrick Around the World Challenge, Active Calderdale, alongside local residents and organisations i

Active Calderdale
Dec 8, 20222 min read


Rastrick Pole-To-Pole Challenge
Week 8 Update - The 8-week battle saw a closer finish than expected, however, Team North have just edged home in dramatic fashion! Commisera

Active Calderdale
Dec 8, 20223 min read


5-A-Side Flourishes @ The Basement Project
The Basement Project, with bases in Halifax and Todmorden, has become a vital lifeline for many people struggling with addiction across Cald

Active Calderdale
Oct 26, 20222 min read


Rastrick Around the World Challenge
They've done it!! Our Rastrick Challengers have put in an amazing effort over the last two months, completing over 35 million steps and trav

Active Calderdale
Sep 7, 20225 min read


Stepping into Spring with Hopeful Families
Stepping into Spring walking group was created by a local mentor organisation, Hopeful Families.

Active Calderdale
Apr 7, 20222 min read


St. Pol Striders: The story behind the women
My name is Jilly aka Mamma Strider. I set up a women’s running group in Hebden Bridge just over 4 years ago, I had a year where every ultra

Active Calderdale
Mar 17, 20229 min read


Creating Opportunities through physical activity with St.Augustine's Centre
Active Calderdale have partnered with St Augustine's Centre, Halifax to enable their members to be healthier, happier, and more integrated i

Active Calderdale
Mar 8, 20222 min read


My Cycling Dream Becomes A Reality
I have a son, now 7 years old. I am the main carer and I take him out to ride his bike alongside other activities.

Active Calderdale
Nov 26, 20213 min read
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