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We Can Be Active Wins

It’s been three years since the launch of the We Can Be Active Strategy. And we know that so many incredible things have happened around Hampshire and Isle of Wight during that time to help local communities get active.

But sometimes knowledge of those great pieces of work are kept solely within organisations. So, let’s change that… 

We want to celebrate the milestones within your work and the learnings you’ve gained along the way. Then we want to share them with others because knowledge is like physical activity – it benefits everyone! 

What Can a 'Win' Be?

The simple answer – anything! Things don’t always go to plan, so we want to hear about the journey:  

  • Learnings 
  • Unexpected ripple effects 
  • Workforce training 
  • New collaborations 
  • More active communities 

Maybe you made a new contact or attended some training that you’re implementing in your work. Maybe you’ve empowered your audience to create change in their local community or created a new opportunity that enables people to get active. 

Whether you’re working with young people or people living with a health condition or other professionals, a We Can Be Active Win is all those successes and learnings that you keep to yourself. So, don’t be humble! No matter how small they may seem you deserve to be recognised for the change you’re helping to create. 

Get Inspired by Others

In the mood for some good news? See what other people in our sector have been working on: 

We Can Be Active Win! Our Wellbeing Champions program begins in April, created by young people for young people. It’s about how those between 15-20 years of age can inspire, help, support and advise their younger counterparts to make changes to their wellbeing and to live healthier, happier, more active lives. - Claire Holt Pavilion On The Park We Can Be Active Win! We support adults with a BMI of 30 and over to improve their health, by guiding them to eat healthier and become more active. This could be through council funding to provide either 12 weeks of Slimming World, digital weight loss programmes or through our Swimming for Weight Loss programmes currently up and running and our upcoming Netball and Weight Loss groups. - Melanie Bryant Gloji We Can Be Active Win! We continue to push physical activity as a key domain within our Partnership for Education and Attainment for Children’s Health (PEACH) (Health in Education) offer on the Isle of Wight. Also working with physical activity colleagues to promote the activity finder. - Jessie Darroll, Isle of Wight Council We Can Be Active Win! Supported with a grant of £8k to develop the workforce to enable more outreach work that will provide more opportunities for young people to get active in positive activities and for them to train as coaches and activators where appropriate. - Gil Robertson Sported We Can Be Active Win! I am part of the Primary Care Networks Integrated meetings for patients. As part of this, I often recommend other voluntary sector projects or organisations to encourage people to become active as a way of socialising or combating mental health issues. - Sandy Belfitt Community Action Isle of Wight We Can Be Active Win! The University of Southampton was recently awarded the UK Active national award for the Higher Education award for Physical Activity Excellence - evidencing their commitment for breaking down barriers into physical activity and the We Can Be Active strategy for Southampton. - Phillip Malatesta The University of Southampton We Can Be Active Win! TalkPlus NHS Talking Therapies are running a course called ‘Move to Improve’ which focuses on improving people’s mood and helping them get back into physical activity. Over 6 weeks participants will cover: Physical Activity and Mental Health​, Overcoming Barriers and Finding Motivation, Getting into Activity and Challenging Negative Thinking, Coping with Stress, Maintaining Progress​ and Managing Setbacks. - Daisy Thomson TalkPlus NHS Talking Therapies We Can Be Active Win! We have started a mindfulness photography walkshop, with the aim of getting more people into nature and taking notice of what is around. The walkshops have been a great success, with new people joining the walks and coming along to the sessions. It is a great walk to switch off, relax in nature and meet new people along with getting your daily steps in. - Charlie Johnson Portsmouth City Council

Submit A Win

Please re-visit this page as often as you like – there is no maximum number of times to submit a win. Keep an eye out on our social media to see your win’s moment to shine. 

We Can Be Active Wins

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