Here are some great examples of how our work is helping communities across Sussex to become and stay more active.
Storm Basketball Foundation ran a free basketball club at Millais School, in Horsham, after school on Fridays in a bid to get more girls active and to try the sport.
Read More20 April 2023
A six week skateboarding club was organised by The Young People Shop Project, with Dale Lay, founder of South Coast Skate Club coaching the young people.
Read More20 April 2023
Rewild Hastings aimed to introduce children to the local environment through activities such as playing in the woods and over the fields and hills, fishing in the sea and exploring the coastline, alongside an element of conservation work.
20 April 2023
Here we look at how an Eastbourne circus club recognised the struggles young people were facing and how they adapted their offering to help.
13 March 2023
Active Sussex invested £50,000 of funding into community-based strength and balance activity for those at risk of falling but have not yet fallen or been referred to falls prevention interventions.
This also included activity suitable for those who have been through commissioned falls prevention and in need of a pathway back into community-based activity.
16 January 2023
Using funding from Active Sussex, Sustrans decided to target children in KS2 (aged 7-11), especially those who were inactive or hadn’t learnt to ride a bike yet and don’t have access to a bike at home.
Read More08 April 2022
Varndean Girls' Bike Club was set up in April 2021 with the aim of creating a supportive and fun environment for girls to ride bikes. A judgement-free space for them to build confidence on the bike, learn new skills, meet new friends and explore new places by bike.
Read More08 April 2022
The Opening School Facilities Fund was provided by the Department for Education via Sport England to help children and young people to return to physical activity as Covid-19 restrictions were lifted in Summer 2021. This shares insight into the impact this funding had across Sussex.
Read More04 March 2022