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Diamond Award for New Road Primary
Sowerby Bridge school leads the way in health and activity.

Active Calderdale
Jan 18, 20242 min read


Active Calderdale Hits the Airwaves
Active Calderdale recently had a prime slot on the airwaves, with Community Project Managers Anthony Whittaker and Emma Carter providing lis

Active Calderdale
Jan 16, 20242 min read


CalmX with Tai Chi Tigers
Stress and anxiety affect increasing numbers of people in our communities across Calderdale, and the consequential pressures on people's men

Active Calderdale
Jan 12, 20243 min read


Love Shroggs Park
As part of #LoveParks Week, we wanted to shout about the local jewel that is Shroggs Park!

Active Calderdale
Dec 28, 20232 min read


Cindy's Silver Stompers
Active Calderdale recently spoke with Cindy from Cindy's Stompers & Silver Stompers, to learn more about the dance sessions Cindy runs on a

Active Calderdale
Dec 18, 20233 min read


Funding Sports Equipment - Dads R Us
Dads R Us is a group run by volunteers in North Halifax, and it is there to support men who have a connection to a child within the area.

Active Calderdale
Dec 13, 20232 min read


Football Focus: Walking Football
Getting active is the name of the game for a collection of walking footballers at the Mark Duffy Football School, and they are loving it!

Active Calderdale
Dec 1, 20232 min read


Buggy 4 Fitness
Many local authority services are often tasked with delivering advice on the benefits of physical activity.

Active Calderdale
Nov 23, 20232 min read


Daily Boost for Invictus Wellbeing
Invictus Wellbeing, a mental health charity supporting children and young people across Calderdale and Bradford, completed their second Acti

Active Calderdale
Nov 22, 20232 min read


Active Cornholme - Update
Following the successful Community-led Workshop in July, a number of new initiatives have started up and are in progress in the villages of

Active Calderdale
Nov 16, 20233 min read


Community Led Approach - Update
Over the last six months, we have taken a new Community Led Approach to working with local people and organisations across Calderdale.

Active Calderdale
Nov 13, 20233 min read


Spooky Trail @ Shroggs Park
Recently we wrote about the collaborative work happening in Shroggs Park which hopes to deliver improvements designed to make the area more

Active Calderdale
Nov 3, 20232 min read


Community Streets
With the recent passing of another World Car-free Day, it seems the perfect time to reflect on some of the measures implemented across Calde

Active Calderdale
Oct 30, 20233 min read


Enhancing Parks for Community Well-Being
Our parks and green spaces are key assets within our communities where residents and visitors have free access to nature and space to be phy

Active Calderdale
Oct 23, 20233 min read


Evaluating Impact at Cromwell Bottom
Evaluating the impact of active projects within Calderdale plays a vital role in the whole systems approach employed by Active Calderdale.

Active Calderdale
Oct 6, 20235 min read


Active Ark - Anna's Story
Recently we featured local charity Noah's Ark and their collaboration with Active Calderdale, adding physical activity as another string to

Active Calderdale
Sep 19, 20232 min read


VSI Alliance - Active Workplaces
It’s not quite been all sweatbands, treadmills and lycra in the workplace at VSI Alliance…but the team are certainly embracing the concept o

Active Calderdale
Sep 14, 20232 min read


StreetGames - Accessible Sport for All
Access to sport and physical activity is not equal. This inequality of opportunity is clearly reflected in stubbornly lower levels of partic

Active Calderdale
Sep 12, 20232 min read


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 14, 20232 min read


Kelly's Three Peak Adventure
The Basement Recovery Project provide a packed weekly timetable of activities for those recovering from addiction.

Active Calderdale
Aug 7, 20233 min read
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