News

29Jun

In conversation: Reflections on a new chair and CEO relationship during lockdown

Jan Bowen-Nielsen, Chair of the board of trustees at Active Gloucestershire, reflects on the new CEO of Active Gloucestershire, the relationships forged and the challenges faced.

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11Jun

Learning Disability Week 2020: the importance of friendships during lockdown

15-21 June 2020 marks Learning disability week and Mencap,a leading charity with a focus on learning disability, have a theme of the importance of friendships during lockdown.

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29May

We can all do our bit to break down the barriers to accessibility

Accessible doesn’t have to be a scary concept to achieve, sometimes the best way to create environments where people of all abilities can be active together is often to just ask the people that will be involved what their needs are and how can we make this work for you.

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23Apr

Latest research on levels of physical activity

Activity levels at record high before coronavirus pandemic. Our latest Active Lives Adult Survey shows greater numbers of women, older people and those with a disability or long-term health condition were getting active.

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27Mar

Lydney-Sharpness: We need to be more curious, or risk being left behind

Debate about resurrecting the Lydney-Sharpness bridge is shining a light on the way we think about travel, pollution and health. For nearly 100 years, the Lydney-Sharpness bridge carried coal and people across the Severn between the two towns and beyond. Children in one town went to school in the other. People lived and worked on opposite sides of the river.

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18Mar

Active Gloucestershire Statement in relation to Corona virus

Thank you for supporting the work of Active Gloucestershire and being part of we can move – the movement to encourage more people to be physically active every day. These are unusual times for most of us in the county and we are having to change the way we live, work and socialise.

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