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Make a difference and lend a hand - volunteer with SASP!
Volunteering not only benefits those at the receiving end but it can be a hugely rewarding experience for the volunteer. It can give back in so many ways:
• It makes you happier. People who volunteer in sport often feel a sense of pride and say that their life has a sense of purpose.
• You'll meet new people. Volunteering in sport is a great way to make new friends and connections. As a volunteer... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 15:08
This Girl Can is back with a new TV advert
The film shows the raw, unfiltered reality of women exercising
This Girl Can is back with a brand-new TV advert to inspire more women and girls to take part in sport and physical activity.
The advert, which will premiere nationally this Friday, shows the raw, unfiltered reality of women exercising in whatever way that works for them.
Lisa O'Keefe, Sport England director of insight, hopes the advert will... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 10:51
2020 Calendar of Workplace Events
As part of the SASP Workplace Activity Offer, we now have an events calendar set out for the year. There are various different types of activities and they are spread around the County for all workplaces to join in.
More details will be out in due course with confirmed dates and booking links will be available soon for you to book your teams onto. In the meantime get the dates in your diary and start... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 16:35
We Are Undefeatable Somerset Long Term Health Conditions Campaign Launches
SASP are excited to launch the Somerset Long Term Health Conditions Campaign; We Are Undefeatable Somerset. This campaign aims to inspire and encourage those living with long term health conditions in Somerset, to be active and move more, in ways that work for them.
As part of the Somerset campaign, we have recruited Ambassadors to be the face of the campaign and the agents for change in their local... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:59
'Unbreakable Men' looking for Sports Clubs to launch project pilot
Unbreakable Men is a new project created by SASP, with the aim of raising awareness around men's mental health in the sporting community, as well as offering support and advice through the use of sport and physical activity.
Unbreakable Men is set out in a challenge format, in order to fire up people's competitive nature and get participants thinking about their lifestyles. The Unbreakable Men Manual... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 08:00
A less healthy lifestyle increases the risk of dementia
The less healthy your lifestyle, the more you are at risk of developing dementia in later life, a new systematic review has shown. Researchers analysed the results of 18 studies with over 44,000 participants.
Having two or more 'modifiable risk factors', including smoking, high blood pressure, poor diet, inactivity, obesity and excessive alcohol consumption, puts adults at greater risk of developing... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:23
Children’s activity levels on the rise
Almost half of children and young people (46.8%) in England are doing the recommended average of 60 or more minutes of physical activity a day - a rise of 3.6% over the last year.
This finding comes from Sport England's 'Active Lives Children and Young People' report into the activity levels of the nation's children and means that 3.3 million children are now meeting the new recommended Chief Medical... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:05
Step into sport leadership day
Schools from across the County got together for the annual Step into Sport event, which encourages leaders to learn about inclusive activities and how they can make sessions back at school more accessible to everyone.
The day included a welcome from Paralympic Swimmer Kate Grey, who also introduced our Young Role Models from Heathfield School, who were there to tell their leadership journeys as participants... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 11:00
First Community Resilience through Healthy Lifestyles Innovation event takes place in Taunton
100 attendees including community organisations, councillors and health professionals all came together on 14th November, for the common aim of striving to improve the lives of the people with the largest health inequalities in Somerset. The morning event looked at innovations from across the country using healthy lifestyle interventions that help individuals and communities deal with substance misuse,... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:00
Somerset Schools raise £6,735 for One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge for BBC Children in Need through physical activity and sport
For the second year running Somerset Schools and Early Years settings took the challenge to get moving in November and raised £6,735 for BBC Children in Need by supporting the One Show's Rickshaw Challenge.
Organised by Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP) School Games programme, 30 schools and 6,200 pupils took part in different physical activity challenges during the BBC Children... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 12:57
