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Friday 18th March, 2022
Lancashire schools compete at the Indoor Sportshall Athletics events
On the 8th March and 16th March, Blackpool Sports Centre hosted the Primary School and Secondary School Indoor Sportshall athletics competitions. Both events were a fusion of fantastic athletics, fun, team work and a whole lot of anticipation and excitement. 56 Lancashire schools took part across all the events: 26 Primary and 25 Secondary, bringing over 300 pupils to test themselves at various in…
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Thursday 17th March, 2022
Active Partnerships: our collective response to the war in Ukraine
Last week, Active Partnerships from across the country came together to discuss how we can play our part in responding to the horrific crisis unfolding in Ukraine.
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Wednesday 2nd March, 2022
Rossendale partnership leads young people into employment
Four young people who have struggled to get into work have been given a life changing opportunity that has resulted in them being offered full time employment for a major manufacturer in Haslingden.
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Wednesday 2nd March, 2022
Baton relay begins and inspiring stories are shared as countdown to SPAR Lancashire School Games finals starts in Tarleton
Beginning in West Lancashire on Monday at Brereton Endowed CE Primary School, the baton was first handed over to children at an opening ceremony at Holy Trinity CE Primary School in Tarleton, before going on to participants at Tarleton Academy.
The 2022 Games are the first to have an Olympic or Commonwealth Games style baton relay, and it will visit a total of 57 schools in the West Lancashire ar…
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Tuesday 14th December, 2021
More Positive Together Set To Continue
Not-for-profit organisation Active Lancashire has successfully secured additional funding from the European Social Fund, to extend the thriving More Positive Together programme until December 2023.
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Tuesday 23rd November, 2021
Winter Wheelers is coming...
Let’s wrap up and ride!
Running from the 1-25 December, Winter Wheelers is a cold-conquering competition from the folks at Love to Ride aimed at getting more people riding bikes through winter. The cold, wind and rain can deter people from riding a bike, but this cold-busting campaign aims to show that, with a little preparation, every day is a biking day.
Last year over 30,000 people took part,…
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Friday 12th November, 2021
Commonwealth challenge set for Active Mile event as SPAR renews sponsorship of Lancashire School Games for 15th year
Schoolchildren across the Red Rose County are being encouraged to get outside to enjoy all it offers by completing an Active Mile in the week of Lancashire Day.
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Monday 1st November, 2021
Active Lancashire shares new 10-year vision for the county
Active Lancashire, the county’s strategic lead for sport and physical activity has released its new 10-year strategy today, Monday 1st November 2021.
Focusing on the organisation’s vision of a future where every person in Lancashire has access to, and benefits from, physical activity, the ‘Decade of Movement’ strategy progresses the charity from its roots as a sports partnership to a key p…
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Friday 22nd October, 2021
Marathon success for Badr and the Young People Forward Project!
Badr Alanizay, a refugee from Bidoon in Kuwait, completed the Virgin Money London Marathon earlier this month thanks to the support of Active Lancashire and the Young People Forward project.
