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Monday 12th February, 2024
Active Lancashire Provide Funding to 46 Lancashire Schools
Active Lancashire has successfully completed a second year of its Opening School Facilities funding, a scheme which has distributed £440,000 across 46 Lancashire schools.
The funding enables schools to create a lasting impact on their sports and physical activity offer, and support pupils who face barriers to physical education. Notable initiatives include projects which target specific groups of…
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Wednesday 10th January, 2024
Help to Shape the Future of Sport and Leisure Facilities Across Fylde!
Active Lancashire, in partnership with Fylde Borough Council, announces a community-wide consultation initiative aimed at shaping the future of sport and leisure facilities in Fylde. This initiative will help to strategically plan the future of leisure and sport activities in Fylde, and is designed to gather input from Fylde residents and community organisations.The survey invites those living and…
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Wednesday 29th November, 2023
Team GB Olympian launches SPAR Lancashire School Games 2023-24
Team GB Olympic bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw inspired schoolchildren with her career achievements at the launch of the SPAR Lancashire School Games 2023-24.
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Tuesday 5th September, 2023
Celebrating National Recovery Month: Empowering Lives through the CSI Programme
As September begins, we step into National Recovery Month, a time to celebrate and raise awareness about the journey of recovery from substance misuse, mental health challenges, and the criminal justice system.
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Tuesday 29th August, 2023
Ole Skool Sports Day Partnership Networking Event
Active Lancashire are inviting organisations from across Lancashire to attend our ‘Ole Skool Sports Day’ partnership and networking event.
Taking place on Wednesday 27th September at Beacon Country Park, Skelmersdale, this free event is an excellent opportunity for organisations to expand their network, build partnerships and gain insights on how to better the services offered to participants.…
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Tuesday 2nd May, 2023
National Walking Month
May is National Walking Month, a great time to get outside, explore your surroundings and get some exercise in the fresh air.
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Monday 17th May, 2021
Active Lancashire Chair to step down
Active Lancashire announced today that Lesley Lloyd will be stepping down as Chair of our rapidly growing charity, which promotes active lifestyles as a way to improving physical and mental wellbeing.
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Monday 12th October, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on the health and wellbeing of our working-age population
Government guidelines which started positive messaging during the onset of the COVID crisis focused heavily on self-care, promoting physical activity and access to the outdoor environment to maintain our physical and mental health. This opportunity, became a right to be exercised and protected, helping so many manage the terrible step change to a loss of liberty and control. Exercise at the start …
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Tuesday 9th June, 2020
Keeping Active in Lockdown ….with a toddler
By Katey Markland
I am generally a pretty active person. I would happily be active all day, every day if I could! However, with the current pandemic, restrictions on work and exercise I found that overnight my headspace and freedom was whipped away. How was I going to maintain my fitness? Only going out once a day?! Not only do I have two hyperactive dogs to walk, I have a 22 month old toddler s…
