Active Together unlocked funding from Leicestershire County Council to support the Early Years physical activity agenda. The aim was to equip early years practitioners with the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide physical development opportunities for children in Early Years settings.
Active Together unlocked funding from Leicestershire County Council to support the Early Years physical activity agenda. The aim was to equip early years practitioners with the skills, knowledge and confidence to provide physical development opportunities for children in Early Years settings.
For the full details, including the challenge, solution, and impact visit the LGA website.
Who are the LGA?
The LGA is the national membership body for local authorities. Their purpose is to strengthen local government so communities thrive.
A politically-led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government. They aim to influence and set the political agenda on the issues that matter to councils so they are able to deliver local solutions to national problems.
On their website they regularly up add Case Studies that can be filter by themes. This includes headings like Culture, tourism, leisure and sport, Early Years,
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