Move More Communities

The ambition is that all communities in Sheffield can experience the benefits of physical activity in a way that works for them, this will contribute to creating vibrant, healthy communities across Sheffield. This applies to communities that are bound by geography or communities that come together because they share something important, such as heritage, religion or a health-related factor.

The Move More Communities Group aims to identify opportunities and support communities across Sheffield to become more active through effective collaboration and communication.

The group will have an overview of several projects taking place in Sheffield:

The above showcases some of the citywide project work currently taking place in Sheffield. We know there is much more happening at a local level that we can be incredibly proud of.

We will continue to link with partners from across the City to help understand, collaborate and learn from one another and aim to connect opportunities locally to the areas and communities that will benefit the most.

We also want to build sustainable links with our People Keeping Well areas and understand what is happening locally across Sheffield.

To find out amore about these projects read more below or contact tom.hughes@yorkshiresport.org

PROJECTS

We are Undefeatable

A Sport England funded project aiming to support people living with Long Term Health Conditions to get physically active.

In 2022 we will be working with Heeley Development Trust and Age UK to deliver 2 projects in the city.

Head over to the We Are Undefeatable page for more information.

Dame Kelly Holmes Trust

Westfield Health have provided the Trust with funding for a minimum of three years to help boost the health and wellbeing of young people in Sheffield.

Annually we have funding to provide: 

  • Ten On Track to Achieve Wellbeing programmes in secondary schools (11- 18 yr olds)

  • Two Community Leadership Programmes (18 – 24 yr olds)

  • Festival of Wellbeing

Click the link to read more.

Move More Empowered Communities

Move More Empowered communities wants to support communities to move more where they live. By doing this, we want to understand the approaches that are most likely to make this work, what helps, and what doesn’t. It’s a group effort including VCS community organisations, Voluntary Action Sheffield, Sheffield City Council, Sheffield Hallam University, and Sport England

If you are interested in sharing your experience of what works, what doesn’t, and what the opportunities are when it comes to physical activity in the community, then just drop Adam Batty at Voluntary Action Sheffield an email.
A.batty@vas.co.uk

This Girl Can

This Girl Can aims to break down the barriers that prevent women and girls from participating in sport and physical activity.

We are working with 4 fabulous organisations in Sheffield to make sport and physical activity feel like it is something for them.

Zest, SOAR, Shipshape and Manor and Castle Development Trust have all recruited a This Girl Can Officer to help get their communities active and doing a fabulous job.

If you want to know more get in touch with Levi Ashton on his email below.

levi.ashton@sheffield.gov.uk

Parkwood Springs

Following a successful bid to the British Cycling ‘Places to Ride’ fund and match funding from the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Parkwood Springs is closing in on some significant investment.

The project led by Sheffield City Council will see investment brought in to introduce a kiosk café and toilet facilities as well as up to 8km of extended and new bike trails across the site.

For more information contact Anthony Askins at Sheffield City Council Anthony.Askins@sheffield.gov.uk

 

Move More Metro

The Move More Metro is one of the ways we celebrate all of the amazing things happening in Sheffield. Whether you are an individual, workplace or community group doing your bit to help Sheffield Move More, get in touch and let us know. See out latest edition from November 2019.

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