Tags: Active Lives
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SASP's Involvement in The Richmond Group of Charities Case Study
SASP are proud to have been part of The Richmond Group of Charities case study, which accompanies the physical activity and long term conditions resource pack
The Richmond Group of Charities have developed a series of Physical Activity and Long Term Health Conditions Resource Packs aimed at the sport and physical activity sector, health and care organisations and the health and care workforce.
Moving... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:28
The Summer Social Rounders season is nearly here!
After 2 disastrous summers, we are looking forward to an unrestricted resumption of our program this year with Mixed Social Leagues in Yeovil and Taunton!!
Yeovil Fixtures will take place on Monday evenings and Taunton Fixtures will take place on Wednesday evenings with a 6.30 start. The Taunton program will begin with a few weeks pre season familiarisation on April 27th whilst the Yeovil season will... Read More »
Posted: Sat, 02 Apr 2022 14:48
Active Partnerships: Our collective response to the war in Ukraine
Last week, Active Partnerships from across the country came together to discuss how we can play our part in responding to the horrific crisis unfolding in Ukraine.
We fully recognise that the atrocities taking place in Ukraine are happening within the wider context of war and refugee plight right across the world. We stand not only with the people of Ukraine, but with all victims of war, and hope that... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:45
England Squash launches Rally Together Pledge Campaign
England Squash has today launched its Rally Together Pledge campaign on International Women's Day which calls on everyone in the squash community to break the bias and support more women and girls to reach their full potential in squash.
Research conducted by England Squash reveals that female players and coaches still experience sexist comments and suffer discrimination due to unconscious gender bias.... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:30
Activity Alliance launches campaign to challenge negative attitudes towards disabled children and young people
National charity Activity Alliance is calling time on negative perceptions through its campaign, 'Who says?'. The leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity wants disabled children and young people to have the same opportunities to be active as their non-disabled peers.
Who says? draws attention to just some of the negative perceptions that can impact disabled children and young people's... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:30
Boardman named Active Travel England commissioner
Sport England's chair, Chris Boardman will lead the government's cycling and walking executive agency after he was confirmed as the interim commissioner of the newly formed Active Travel England.
First announced in 2020, as part of the government's £2 billion Gear Change plan for a cycling and walking revolution, Active Travel England (ATE) launched 22nd January 2022.
It will be responsible for... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:15
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
SASP Tackling Inequalities Fund - Phase 3 Funding Now Available
Phase 1 and Phase 2 represented the here and now, the immediate impact of COVID 19 and the consequential lockdown. As part of Phase 3, SASP has been awarded £50,000 to distribute to community groups and organisations across Somerset.
Our main target audience for this phase is those people with Long Term Health Conditions (LTHC). 1 in 4 people within Somerset live with a LTHC. During the COVID-19... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 05 Nov 2021 13:50
The pandemic's impact on sport and physical activity
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on activity levels throughout England, but has been most acute across disadvantaged groups and areas of high deprivation.
Sport England's latest Active Lives Adult Survey, published this month, covers the period from mid-May 2020 to mid-May 2021, which includes periods of national and tiered restrictions introduced to counter the... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:54
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