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Making Space For The VCSE Charter
Active Calderdale believes every organisation can play their part in supporting and encouraging those who visit their organisation to move m

Active Calderdale
Apr 3, 20233 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


Accessible Physical Activity Provision
Creating environments that promote physical activity and help reduce inequalities is critical to achieving the mission of making physical ac

Active Calderdale
Mar 7, 20231 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


10,000 Steps - Jayne's Story
As part of the "People Like Me" series, Active Calderdale recently spoke to Jayne O'Connell, Head of Partnerships and Programmes at Voluntar

Active Calderdale
Feb 22, 20232 min read


Active Conversations in Health & Social Care
We know that health and social care professionals come into contact with large proportions of the population and frequently interact with pe

Active Calderdale
Feb 6, 20233 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


Calderdale PE and Physical Activity Conference 2023
January saw the inaugural Calderdale PE and Physical Activity Conference, organised by Yorkshire Sport Foundation, where thirty PE Leads, se

Active Calderdale
Jan 27, 20232 min read


Active School Champions
Calderdale’s Active Schools (CAS) programme, which sees schools implement opportunities to be active throughout the school day and beyond, l

Active Calderdale
Dec 19, 20223 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


Creating Active Environments
Enabling the Creation of Active Environments
'We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us' Sir Winston Churchill.

Active Calderdale
Nov 30, 20222 min read


A Visit to Cromwell Bottom
A former quarry, landfill site and ash tip do not sound like the location of one of Calderdale’s best-kept secrets. Cromwell Bottom Nature R

Active Calderdale
Nov 2, 20222 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


Sure Start Active Challenge
Active Calderdale truly believe that when we move, we feel stronger and one of our key aims is to help support organisations embed physical

Active Calderdale
Sep 13, 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


Commonwealth Calderdale Swimming Offer
In celebration of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Chief Cultural & Leisure Officers Association (CLOA) has launched a campaign to inspire p

Active Calderdale
Jul 26, 20222 min read


Rastrick Around the World Challenge
It is amazing to see how many steps were taken in this challenge with over 35 million steps!

Active Calderdale
Jun 6, 20224 min read


Reflecting on the last six months of Active Calderdale: April 2022
Twice a year, Dr Alexandra Potts, our evaluation lead from Leeds Beckett University, reports back to Sport England on the learnings, progres

Active Calderdale
Apr 27, 20223 min read
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