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Happy Healthy Holidays Winter Success
SASP were pleased to be delivering the Holiday Activities and Food Programme - The Happy Healthy Holidays Somerset Programme again in partnership with Somerset County Council this winter. This ran over the December school holidays for children on benefits free school meals. The programme was made up of 4 parts, with providers delivering 4 hour offers of physical activity and also providing a nutritious... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:45
New toolkit to help make sport accessible
Inclusive Facilities: Supporting People With a Visual Impairment
UK Coaching and Thomas Pocklington Trust urge leisure and sports providers to make their facilities more accessible to visually impaired people and have just launched free training to show them how to do just that.
The new toolkit, Inclusive facilities: Supporting people with a visual impairment contains videos and resources leisure operators... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:24
The In It Together Women's Project is Back!
The In It Together project is back running physical activities and sport opportunities, but this time across the whole of Somerset!
In It Together features a whole range of activities for women ages 16+, all of which are led by coaches and instructors who have the same goal; to help break down those barriers that we women face, empower you to move in your own way, remove that self-doubt, and most importantly,... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:30
Somerset Mums launch a new initiative to help teachers and students achieve a 5K run and improve their wellbeing in the process!
Somerset Mums Linda Meek and Nancy Murdoch launch an innovative run programme in their mission for better inclusion in sports and improved mental and physical wellbeing.
Linda, co-founder of Start Running Stay Running and Nancy, Children and Young People Strategic Manager at the Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP) are inviting secondary school tutors to join them in their mission to introduce... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:42
We Are Undefeatable Evaluation Report
Over 1 in 4 people live with at least one long-term health condition and these numbers are rising. You are twice as likely to be inactive if you have a health condition, however being active can help to manage over 20 long-term conditions such as depression and type 2 diabetes; it reduces the risk of developing some conditions by up to 40% and can delay the onset of and reduce the severity of many... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:13
Get involved in the 'Active Advent December' Challenge for Adults
SASP has created a physical activity challenge for each day in December. Print out the calendar and mark each day once you have completed the activity, or use the www.saspchallenges.co.uk website to record your active days. Can you complete all 31 days?
You can swap days around to suit your circumstances if needed.
If it snows you may swap any day for snowman building, snowball fighting or sledging!!... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:37
‘We Are Undefeatable’ charities produce videos to support people with health conditions to move more
Make Your Move DVDs and online videos aimed at people with health conditions are now available
The Richmond Group of Charities' physical activity coalition - Movement for All - has developed a new physical activity DVD aimed at people living with multiple long term health conditions.
Working with the wider partnership behind the award-winning campaign We Are Undefeatable and a team of expert instructors,... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:41
Fun activities return for eligible children this winter
Children and young people eligible for free school meals in Somerset will once again be offered free fun activities over the school holidays this winter.
Young people aged 5 – 16 years will have the opportunity to take part in enriching physical activities and be provided with a nutritious meal and information about eating healthily, as part of the Government's Holiday Activities and Food programme... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:31
Calling all early years staff in Somerset - we want to hear from you!
Physical activity is hugely important in the early years age group to develop the physical skills that underpin fine motor skills needed for school. It's also a great way for children to develop social and communication skills too.
In a recent survey conducted with the early years workforce in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear, practitioners were asked about what barriers and challenges they face when... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 16:09
Somerset Moves – Our Draft Strategy
Somerset Moves is the County's system wide, multi-agency draft strategy for the development of physical activity and sport across Somerset.
Everyone has a role to play in Somerset Moves; people, communities, and organisations, from every sector and place across the county, pulling together with a shared goal to help move more and improve their lives in the process. Being active is so important for our... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:54
