ActivLives News
This is where we share our stories, community achievements and job opportunities!
General ActivLives News
Health Walkers are walking fine!
A happy group of walkers gathered just before Christmas for the ActivLives Health Walk in Christchurch Park, Ipswich. The next walk is scheduled for Monday 10 January, meeting inside the Soane Street gate, just in front of the Mansion. New walkers are always welcome....
ActivLives Inclusive Badminton tournament hailed as a success
ActivLives held their first Inclusive Badminton Tournament since the pandemic, recently in Ipswich. The tournament was a great success with 18 players competing in the Singles competition. Then all of the players combined to form two teams to contest the Team Relay –...
ActivLives Lunch Club at St Mary at Stoke Church
The ActivLives Lunch Club was established in November 2008 and was one of the first Hubs to be developed in Ipswich as part of the One Ipswich - Town & Bridge Project, which later became the charity ActivLives in 2012. The Lunch Club was initially funded through...
News from ActivGardens
Covid Vaccine Drop-in clinics
Family Half Term Activity Day
On Friday 29 October 2021 at The People’s Community Garden will be open from 11am to 2pm for a fabulous Family Half Term Activity Day. Come and explore the garden, take part in fun and educational activities, celebrate our harvest of lovely produce and get closer to...
Supporting World Mental Health Day
ActivLives supports World Mental Health Day. Sunday 10 October is the day that we are being asked to support the campaign to help raise awareness of the importance of mental health, for all of us. One of the initiatives this year is the ‘Big Mental Health Get...
Volunteer vacancies at ActivGardens
ActivLives is looking to recruit keen gardeners who enjoy working alongside others to its core volunteer team. Where you’ll be working : The People’s Community Garden, Maidenhall Allotments and the CRESS Pavilion, Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 8RE. About ActivGardens...
Fill gaps in your garden at our charity plant sale
Come along to Chantry Walled Garden, Chantry Park, Ipswich IP2 0BS on Thursday 14th October from 10am to 2pm for our end of season plant sale! There'll be the chance to pick up an Autumn bargains for your garden, so make sure to pop by and say hello, the team at the...
Priority Services Register for Anglian Water
The Priority Services Register provides free practical support to a range of people who might need extra help due to varying factors including age, ill health or disability. This includes families with young children or those with caring responsibilities. The wide...
News from ActivHubs
ActivLives Lunch Club at St Mary at Stoke Church
The ActivLives Lunch Club was established in November 2008 and was one of the first Hubs to be developed in Ipswich as part of the One Ipswich - Town & Bridge Project, which later became the charity ActivLives in 2012. The Lunch Club was initially funded through...
Covid Vaccine Drop-in clinics
Supporting World Mental Health Day
ActivLives supports World Mental Health Day. Sunday 10 October is the day that we are being asked to support the campaign to help raise awareness of the importance of mental health, for all of us. One of the initiatives this year is the ‘Big Mental Health Get...
National Fitness Day
National Fitness Day 2021 is being held on Wednesday 22nd September and gives us all at ActivLives a great opportunity to celebrate the vital role that physical and social activity plays in all of our lives. ActivLives provide a variety of activity options on a weekly...
Priority Services Register for Anglian Water
The Priority Services Register provides free practical support to a range of people who might need extra help due to varying factors including age, ill health or disability. This includes families with young children or those with caring responsibilities. The wide...
100 cheers for 100 years
All of our Thursday mornings at the Elderflower hub are a pleasure to run however last week was a very special one……. We celebrated the birthday of one of our members Mary who turned 100! What an honour it was to share this eventful day with her. It was great to hear...
News from ActivSports
Health Walkers are walking fine!
A happy group of walkers gathered just before Christmas for the ActivLives Health Walk in Christchurch Park, Ipswich. The next walk is scheduled for Monday 10 January, meeting inside the Soane Street gate, just in front of the Mansion. New walkers are always welcome....
ActivLives Inclusive Badminton tournament hailed as a success
ActivLives held their first Inclusive Badminton Tournament since the pandemic, recently in Ipswich. The tournament was a great success with 18 players competing in the Singles competition. Then all of the players combined to form two teams to contest the Team Relay –...
Covid Vaccine Drop-in clinics
The ActivLives Badminton Tournament
The ActivLives Inclusive Badminton Tournament is being held in Ipswich on Saturday 20 November. This tournament is targeted at our own local players who play regularly with ActivLives – many of the competitors also compete in Special Olympics competitions. This will...
Supporting World Mental Health Day
ActivLives supports World Mental Health Day. Sunday 10 October is the day that we are being asked to support the campaign to help raise awareness of the importance of mental health, for all of us. One of the initiatives this year is the ‘Big Mental Health Get...
Short-mat bowls returns!
We had a great summer season at Kesgrave Community Centre and now, as the weather changes, the ActivBowls group are ready to return to playing indoors. The group have not been able to return to their usual venue of Gainsborough due to the un-availability of the hall,...
News from ActivSinging
Covid Vaccine Drop-in clinics
Supporting World Mental Health Day
ActivLives supports World Mental Health Day. Sunday 10 October is the day that we are being asked to support the campaign to help raise awareness of the importance of mental health, for all of us. One of the initiatives this year is the ‘Big Mental Health Get...
Priority Services Register for Anglian Water
The Priority Services Register provides free practical support to a range of people who might need extra help due to varying factors including age, ill health or disability. This includes families with young children or those with caring responsibilities. The wide...
News from ActivSuffolk
Help us raise £500 through the Asda Green Token scheme
We’re very happy to reveal that we've been chosen for Green Token Giving scheme at Asda Stoke Park. This amazing opportunity could be vital in helping us to continue our outreach and community work over the next few months. Voting is online and you can choose to give...
Cash 4 Charities… we need your help!
The East Anglian Daily Times and the Ipswich Star have set up a brand-new initiative called Cash 4 Charities. It’s a campaign created to support local charities that have been hit by the pandemic and ActivLives has signed up. There’s a chance for us to receive a share...
Charity joins with local garden centre to help schools grow
ActivLives’ gardening project is taking ‘Get Gardening’ kits into schools in and around Sudbury with the support of Perrywood garden centre. The kits contain vegetable seeds, a bag of compost, an indoor cress-growing activity, and wildflower seeds and clay to make...
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