Fit Villages

Possible funding opportunity for Village Halls Would you like to play a vital role in getting you local community more active?

The Active Wellbeing project is a Suffolk Sport initiative, funded through Suffolk County Council and Sport England. Active Wellbeing works with partners across Suffolk to deliver sport and physical activity based courses for adults. The aim of the project is to get the adult population of Suffolk more active, with an emphasis on the fun and social side of taking part in sport/ physical activity. Active Wellbeing currently offers introductory courses in a variety of activities, ranging from Golf to Squash, Pilates to Walking, with some projects targeting specific age groups e.g. Older adults.

As a development within the Active Wellbeing project, due to the rural nature of Suffolk, we would like to trial the idea of using Village Halls as a base for various activities, thus providing people who live in rural communities the opportunity to benefit from the Active Wellbeing project at a convenient location.

If successful, this initiative would not only help adults in your community to get more active, it would also increase the use of the venue and therefore help to ensure the sustainability of village halls.

The “Fit Villages” project, as part of the Active Wellbeing, is in the early planning stages and details have yet to been finalised, however, if this is something that you think could potentially work in your village, please register your interest by contacting Katrina Maguire, Active Wellbeing Co-ordinator on 01394 444289 or by email Katrina.maguire@suffolksport.com

Interested partners will then be contacted with further information in due course.

If you are looking to run a programme of sport / physical activity for young people aged 11 – 19, then “Sport Unlimited” is another project you may want to learn more about. Sport Unlimited is a national project funded by Sport England & delivered locally by Suffolk Sport. Funding can be provided for qualified coaches to work with young people in local settings.

For more information on Suffolk Sport and the Active Wellbeing & Sport Unlimited Projects log on to www.suffolksport.com