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Regardless of your age, movement makes people happier and healthier.
Posted: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:14
We are living longer, but not in better health.
Too many older adults are not able to enjoy the benefits of an active life.
This can impact both our health and our quality of life – our strength to lift the grandchildren, our mobility to see friends and our capability to remain independent in our own homes. Read More »
Funding received to support Dorset schools to open their sports facilities to help communities to be more active
Posted: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:58
Active Dorset has been awarded a share of up to £57m worth of Opening School Facilities investment from the Department for Education, to support schools to open their sporting facilities for local community and school users outside of the normal... Read More »
BLOG: Move & Surf - prioritising the wellbeing of children and young people in Bournemouth
Posted: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:06
Resurface, a community interest company that centres wellbeing at the heart of it's therapeutic surf, yoga and cold-water activity programme was recently awarded a grant by Active Dorset's Together Fund, to run a 10 week 'move and surf' programme for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Read More »
The real work begins as Dorset Council hands Redlands keys to Active Dorset
Posted: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:13
The T's are crossed, the I's are dotted and the ink has dried on the paperwork. Dorset Council has now handed the keys to the Redlands leisure facility in Weymouth to local charity Active Dorset. Read More »
Active Travel Projects in BCP Council Area Given £287k boost by Active Travel England
Posted: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:23
Projects to encourage active travel across the region have been given a £287,000 boost with a new support grant awarded to BCP Council by Active Travel England (part of the Department for Transport – DfT) from Central Government's Capability... Read More »
CSEP's Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy receives international adoption
Posted: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:49
A recent collaboration between the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP), the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) and the Active Pregnancy Foundation has led to the creation of a UK version of CSEP's Get Active Questionnaire... Read More »
Dorset’s first secure public cycle hub to open in The Dolphin Shopping Centre
Posted: Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:48
Dorset's first secure public cycle storage facility is set to open in Poole Town Centre in March 2023, thanks to funding from the Transforming Travel scheme.
The Dolphin Cycle Hub, located in the Dolphin Shopping Centre in a unit opposite Primark's entrance,... Read More »
New support for flood-damaged facilities in Dorset
Posted: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:34
Our Small Grants Programme is now accepting applications from organisations in areas hit by floods who need funding to repair damage. Read More »
Active Dorset shortlisted for 'Most Effective Contribution to Clinical Redesign' at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2023
Posted: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 11:49
We are delighted to announce that Active Dorset has been shortlisted for 'Most Effective Contribution to Clinical Redesign' at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2023, recognising our outstanding dedication to improving healthcare and effective collaboration... Read More »
