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Campaigns


Discovering junior parkrun: A Path to Active Fun at People’s Park
Free, fun, and active—kids love running with junior parkrun.

Active Calderdale
Oct 4, 20242 min read
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Active Parks Pilot - Shroggs Park
A new chapter in Calderdale’s vision for more active green spaces.

Active Calderdale
Sep 24, 20243 min read
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Active Parks - The People's Park
A stunning Paxton park reimagined for active living today.

Active Calderdale
Sep 11, 20242 min read
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'Try It' with Halifax Panthers Wheelchair RLC
Originally developed by Frenchmen Wally Salvan and Robert Fassolette as a form of rehabilitation, Wheelchair Rugby League is unique amongst

Active Calderdale
May 3, 20243 min read
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Positive Impact Sports in Mixenden
Positive Impact Sports (PIS) led by CEO Leah Greig, aims to make physical activity accessible to everyone, regardless of age, gender, or cul

Active Calderdale
Apr 26, 20244 min read
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Community Keep Fit with IMT
Inspire. Motivate. Transform (IMT) is a feel-good lifestyle brand focused primarily on older adults, promoting the improvement of physical a

Active Calderdale
Apr 16, 20243 min read
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Creating Affordable Leisure Provision
One of the barriers to being physically active can often be the cost, particularly at a time when the cost of living is rising.

Active Calderdale
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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Community Assets Creating Active Opportunities: Stepping Stones To Fitness
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many aspects of people’s lives suffered greatly and access to physical activity provision was no exception.

Active Calderdale
Feb 21, 20243 min read
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CalmX with Tai Chi Tigers
Stress and anxiety affect increasing numbers of people in our communities across Calderdale, and the consequential pressures on people's men

Active Calderdale
Jan 12, 20243 min read
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Funding Sports Equipment - Dads R Us
Dads R Us is a group run by volunteers in North Halifax, and it is there to support men who have a connection to a child within the area.

Active Calderdale
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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Football Focus: Walking Football
Getting active is the name of the game for a collection of walking footballers at the Mark Duffy Football School, and they are loving it!

Active Calderdale
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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Spooky Trail @ Shroggs Park
Recently we wrote about the collaborative work happening in Shroggs Park which hopes to deliver improvements designed to make the area more

Active Calderdale
Nov 3, 20232 min read
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Community Streets
With the recent passing of another World Car-free Day, it seems the perfect time to reflect on some of the measures implemented across Calde

Active Calderdale
Oct 30, 20233 min read
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Enhancing Parks for Community Well-Being
Our parks and green spaces are key assets within our communities where residents and visitors have free access to nature and space to be phy

Active Calderdale
Oct 23, 20233 min read
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Evaluating Impact at Cromwell Bottom
Evaluating the impact of active projects within Calderdale plays a vital role in the whole systems approach employed by Active Calderdale.

Active Calderdale
Oct 6, 20235 min read
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StreetGames - Accessible Sport for All
Access to sport and physical activity is not equal. This inequality of opportunity is clearly reflected in stubbornly lower levels of partic

Active Calderdale
Sep 12, 20232 min read
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Shroggs Park - A Community Led Approach
Opening in 1881, Shroggs Park in Lee Mount, Halifax was once a grand example of how wealth and prosperity in Victorian England could be used

Active Calderdale
Mar 2, 20233 min read
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A Visit to Cromwell Bottom
A former quarry, landfill site and ash tip do not sound like the location of one of Calderdale’s best-kept secrets. Cromwell Bottom Nature R

Active Calderdale
Nov 2, 20222 min read
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101 laps for 101 years - Eve’s Meet and Move Story
Our “Meet & Move” campaign is all about finding ways to fit activity into everyday meetings and events.

Active Calderdale
Jun 16, 20212 min read
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Take Ten #StepOutChallenge
In December 2020, Active Calderdale launched the Take Ten Step Out Challenge. Why?

Active Calderdale
Feb 8, 20212 min read
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