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

Active Calderdale
Feb 8, 20212 min read


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

Active Calderdale
Dec 3, 20203 min read


Opinion: #WalkToSchoolWeek at St. Joseph's Primary School
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

Active Calderdale
Oct 9, 20202 min read


Safer, Greener and More Active: Calderdale School Streets Trial
School drop-off and pick-up times can be stressful, congested and potentially unsafe, as everyone rushes to find the ideal parking spot righ

Active Calderdale
Sep 7, 20204 min read


Opinion: Reflecting on our Approach
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

Active Calderdale
Feb 22, 20203 min read


January 2020 Update
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

Active Calderdale
Feb 12, 20202 min read


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

Active Calderdale
Dec 19, 20193 min read


Opinion: Not Another Box!
On the 24/25 October, Active Calderdale joined other Local Delivery Pilots to share thinking and learning about how we can enable inactive p

Active Calderdale
Dec 13, 20192 min read


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

Active Calderdale
Dec 3, 20192 min read


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

Active Calderdale
Nov 7, 20193 min read


Successful September: Health & Social Care, Voluntary & Workplaces
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

Active Calderdale
Oct 1, 20192 min read


Successful September: Local Residents, Parks and Open Spaces, Sport and Communications
September 2019 saw a range of organisations and institutions come together to help get our borough moving, here’s a roundup of local residen

Active Calderdale
Oct 1, 20193 min read


Social Media Research Part 3: What’s next?
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

Active Calderdale
Sep 13, 20192 min read


Social Media Research part 2: Our Findings
Continuing on from Part 1: Finding new solutions for Calderdale, as part of the Active Calderdale Strategy we are trialing new and emerging

Active Calderdale
Sep 9, 20192 min read


Social Media Research Part 1: Finding new solutions for Calderdale
As part of the evaluation for the Active Strategy, it’s important that we trial new and emerging technologies to promote and measure levels

Active Calderdale
Sep 7, 20193 min read


Action packed August - Workplaces, Voluntary and Community Organisations
August was a busy month for working together with Calderdale workplaces, and voluntary & community organisations.

Active Calderdale
Sep 6, 20192 min read


Action packed August - Health and Social Care
The Health and Social Care sector in Calderdale is made up of several organisations and institutions. We’re working closely with a key group

Active Calderdale
Aug 29, 20193 min read


Action packed August - Communications and digital update
The summer of 2019 has seen some really exciting developments in the communications work around Active Calderdale. This article summarises o

Active Calderdale
Aug 16, 20192 min read


The 'Take Ten' Pilot
With 74% of adults in employment, spending an average of third of their waking hours in the workplace, it’s important that we embed physical

Active Calderdale
Aug 9, 20193 min read


Training Future Walk Leaders
The unique blend of scenic countryside and historic architecture makes Calderdale a great area for walking.

Active Calderdale
Aug 8, 20192 min read
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