Activity Sheffield Newsletter
Your Health. Your Community. Our Passion!
Below you will find just a few examples of what we’ve been up to at Activity Sheffield. If you need any support don’t hesitate to contact us on 0114 273 4266.
Activity Sheffield – Proposed changes to the current service
Sheffield City Council continues to face significant financial challenges as the Government further reduces its grant to the local authority. Extremely difficult decisions have had to be made over the past six years about services that the people of Sheffield care so much about.
Sadly due to the necessity for further cuts in the coming year, Activity Sheffield in its current form is no longer financially viable. More information is available on the website below:
You can provide feedback by contacting Activity Sheffield through letter to; Jo Pearce, Activity Sheffield, Moorfoot Building, Sheffield S1 4PL, alternatively you can email jo.pearce@sheffield.gov.uk. Please note that the deadline for them to receive your feedback is Friday 23 December 2016.
Walking for Purpose Project
We launched an exciting new walking project with a great twist in November! It’s really quite different! Read on…
- Are you or someone you know out of work?
- Would you like to gain some free on the job experience and skills, whilst having fun and making new friends?
- Want to receive up to £100* towards a training course?
In this project we are linking walking with supporting someone who is out of work to gain skills, insight and experience which could give them a stronger chance to find employment further down the line.
Come along and enjoy experiences which could;
- Build job skills, awareness and self confidence
- Show you first hand the benefits of walking to feel better and look better
- Make new friends and have some fun!
- Find out about opportunities to develop skills and experience
- Have a valuable insight into the different roles held within a work environment
- Get tips and advice from a local employer
- Learn about any training / volunteering opportunities that may be available
Don’t live near Hillsborough? You can still take part and we will reimburse public transport costs*.
Watch this space it might be coming to an area nearer you soon!
* For more information about the training and travel reimbursements please contact Activity Sheffield on 0114 273 4266.
Inspired by the Paralympics and looking to try new and exciting sports in Sheffield?
We are delivering a number of Health and Wellbeing roadshows for Disabled People, their parents, siblings and carers to find out information and/or try the activities with a view to raise participation. The roadshows will include taster activities, information stalls and consultations throughout the events to help shape future provisions and training opportunities. The remaining roadshows are as follows:
Wisewood Sports Centre,
Tuesday 24 January,
10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Thorncliffe Health and Leisure Centre,
Saturday 18 February,
11.00 am – 2.00 pm
Graves Tennis & Leisure Centre,
Monday 20 February,
1.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Ice Sheffield,
Friday 24 March,
1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
For more information please contact Activity Sheffield on 0114 273 4266 to see how you can get involved in the roadshows.
On your marks, set, GO!! They’re in! The first of The Outdoor City Run Routes are now marked out across Sheffield. Designed to cater for everyone’s pace (from serious runners to people taking a leisurely stroll and everything in between) these new routes are the perfect excuse to discover Sheffield’s green doorstep.
Seek out all eleven trails marked in seven parks and woodlands across Sheffield including Manor Fields and Graves Park. The trails are 1km to 10km in length so you’ll be clocking up a whopping 27 kilometres of walking or running if you rise to the challenge and complete them all.
Look out for the new routes being launched in 2017 including Shirebrook Valley and Firth Park.
For more information go to The Outdoor City and click http://www.theoutdoorcity.co.uk/the-outdoor-city-run-routes/
Walking to School Project
In June 2016 we launched a project encouraging children and adults to travel more actively to and from school.
With the assistance of Inmotion!, Sheffield International Venues, British Orienteering, Artboat and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust- pupils from Malin Bridge Primary, Hillsborough Primary, Sacred Heart Primary, and Hinde House Primary have taken part in a variety of fun and interactive activities designed to encourage children to think positively about walking.
Activities have included urban nature walks through the Rivelin Valley, magnificent art pieces created with ‘Artboat’ and orienteering challenges in Hillsborough Park. Likewise consultation with parents has helped create sustainable walking buses and encourage positive behaviour changes.
Over 300 pupils aged between 5 and 11 years old have been engaged so far and consultation results show a positive impact on the amount of people walking!
For more information on this or anything else, please contact our Customer Service Team on 0114 273 4266 or email activity.sheffield@sheffield.gov.uk.
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