Building a more Active Calderdale through collaboration

Last week, Active Calderdale brought together key sport and physical activity partners at a National Governing Body (NGB) Connection and Collaboration Event to strengthen relationships and explore opportunities to work more closely across Calderdale.

Representatives from organisations including England Boxing, British Triathlon, England Netball, Volleyball England, Bowls Yorkshire, Paddle UK, the Rugby Football Union, England Squash, Rounders England and the Lawn Tennis Association joined system partners such as Sport England, Yorkshire Sport Foundation and Active Calderdale.

The event provided an opportunity to introduce Active Calderdale's work and priorities, helping national partners better understand the local context and the areas where support could make the greatest difference. Local system leads from Communities, Health & Social Care and Children & Young People, also shared updates on their work across Calderdale, highlighting key priorities and the communities they are currently focusing on.

The session concluded with networking discussions, giving NGBs and system partners the chance to connect directly with local leads, share their expertise, and explore how collaboration can help create a stronger, more connected system that supports more people in Calderdale to be active.

Feedback from attendees was extremely positive, and it's hoped the event can become a more permanent fixture on the calendar.

"NGB in Sport is a new area to me, so I have learnt a lot. Making connections and hearing about opportunities that will be relevant to our target groups was beneficial."

Collaboration event attendee

"Great knowing the 'We're All Active Calderdale' partnership has multiple assets that can all work together to help an NGB and us NGB's help them."

Collaboration event attendee

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