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The Your Views Matter Local Survey is the first in what will be an annual survey of the habits and perceptions around physical activity in C

Breaking up long periods of sitting still is hugely beneficial for our physical and mental health.

Twice a year Dr. Alexandra Potts, our Evaluation Lead at Active Calderdale, reports back to Sport England on the learnings, progress, and ch

Being active is one of the best things we can do for our physical and mental health, it helps us to be happier, healthier and it improves ou

Active Calderdale have made a booklet available for anyone who needs a little extra help getting active at home.

The Running Aunties is a running and walking group aimed at women of colour.

On the 1st of February we held our first walking workshop.

In December 2020, Active Calderdale launched the Take Ten Step Out Challenge. Why?

During the lockdown in early 2020, the voluntary and community sector in Calderdale saw a 73% decrease in the number of volunteers engaging.

At Active Calderdale, we have been working with schools to deliver new ways to build active travel into the lives of pupils, parents and sta

School drop-off and pick-up times can be stressful, congested and potentially unsafe, as everyone rushes to find the ideal parking spot righ

I’ve been involved with Calderdale’s journey for nearly two years and sometimes because you are in the middle of things, you cannot see the

After an eventful end of the year, with visits from Sport England and a funding submission, it was back to business as usual for Active Cald

Everyone knows they need to be more physically active but mustering the motivation to change, and sustaining change over time, is very hard.

On the 24/25 October, Active Calderdale joined other Local Delivery Pilots to share thinking and learning about how we can enable inactive p

November was a huge month for Active Calderdale, as we submitted our request for our first round of LDP funding, which will be instrumental

In October we submitted our pathfinder application to Sport England. As one of the 12 Sport England local delivery pilots across the Country

The rain of September 2019 did its best to keep us indoors (especially for our parkrun day), but there has been some truly impressive work f

September 2019 saw a range of organisations and institutions come together to help get our borough moving, here’s a roundup of local residen

If you have read parts 1 and 2 of this series, then you’ll know that as part of the strategy to become the most active borough in the North