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ActivLives Inclusive Badminton Tournament
The next ActivLives Inclusive Badminton Tournament is coming soon to Ipswich. The event, which will be held at Gainsborough Sports Centre and targeted at athletes who have an intellectual (learning) disability, has been sanctioned by Special Olympics GB and will be...
Boccia – sounds like ‘gotcha’!
ActivLives held another Inclusive Boccia Tournament recently at Gainsborough Sports Centre, in Ipswich. The event attracted 40 competitors, who played a total of 85 ends of boccia, over 30 matches, scoring 185 points. There were over 70 people attending the event,...
Pick out a plant in time for Mother’s Day at our Charity sale!
Where: Chantry Walled Garden, Chantry Park, Ipswich IP2 0BS When: Thursday 7 March 2024 from 10am to 2pm Access: Parking is in the Sue Ryder car park – location details at the bottom of this webpage: https://activlives.org.uk/activgardens/chantry-walled-garden/ Join...
News from ActivGardens
Join us for our Autumn Plant Sale!
Where: ActivLives Chantry Walled Garden, Chantry Park, Ipswich IP2 0BS When: Tuesday 24th September 2024 from 10am to 2pm Access: Nearest parking is in Chantry Park car park, which is near the mansion off Hadleigh Road – location details at the bottom of this webpage:...
Join us for launch of our new range of plants!
Where: ActivLives Chantry Walled Garden, Chantry Park, Ipswich IP2 0BS When: Thursday 9th May 2024 from 10am to 2pm Access: Nearest parking is in Chantry Park car park, which is near the mansion off Hadleigh Road – location details at the bottom of this webpage:...
Pick out a plant in time for Mother’s Day at our Charity sale!
Where: Chantry Walled Garden, Chantry Park, Ipswich IP2 0BS When: Thursday 7 March 2024 from 10am to 2pm Access: Parking is in the Sue Ryder car park – location details at the bottom of this webpage: https://activlives.org.uk/activgardens/chantry-walled-garden/ Join...
Spring Season Plant Sale
Head to Chantry Walled Garden on Thursday 7 March for the ActivGardens Spring Plant Sale, join us between 10am-2pm. Take a look around enjoy this lovely site, the hidden gem of Chantry Park and take the opportunity to buy a few plants for your garden at knock-down...
Time to Talk Day 2024
Thursday 1 February 2024 is Time to Talk Day, it's the nations's biggest mental health conversation. Happening every year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. Much of ActivLive's activities...
Cancelled – Walton Better Balance Tuesday 9 January
Please note that Better Balance in Walton has been cancelled on Tuesday 9th January We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
News from ActivHubs
Time to Talk Day 2024
Thursday 1 February 2024 is Time to Talk Day, it's the nations's biggest mental health conversation. Happening every year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. Much of ActivLive's activities...
Cancelled – Walton Better Balance Tuesday 9 January
Please note that Better Balance in Walton has been cancelled on Tuesday 9th January We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Happy New Year from ActivLives
Everyone at ActivLives would like to wish you a Happy New Year! We're back up and running for 2024 and it would be lovely to see you at one of our activities. There are loads of different things to choose from so if you wanted to get involved in some sport, improve...
AGM 2023 Photos
Thank you everyone who enjoyed the AGM last week. It was a lovely afternoon and great to hear the charity is in good shape. Once the formal part of the meeting was completed we were entertained by our amazing ActivSingers, who sung a fantastic medley of songs that...
A big thank you to Ipswich Wanderers!
A huge thank you to Ipswich Wanderers FC for choosing ActivLives as their ‘Charity of the Season 23 – 24’. It was great to see the sign in situ and lovely to meet everyone at the Sponsors Lunch. We kickstarted the fundraising year with a fun Quiz Night in August and I...
World Mental Health Day
Tuesday 10 October is World Mental Health Day and regular exercise has been shown to have many positive benefits to physical and mental health. Physical activity can help with mood, managing stress, anxiety, better sleep, self esteem, connecting with people and...
News from ActivSport
Summer Lawn Bowls: Fun in the Sun
ActivLives held 12 weeks of Lawn Bowls throughout the summer at Kesgrave Community Centre. We had a total of 286 attendances in this 12 week period, with an average attendance of 24 joining in each week. Special thanks to Kevin the caretaker- who will be retiring...
Sports sessions are back at ActivLives after summer break
ActivLives is kickstarting this month with the re-opening of its ActivSport sessions after a short hiatus from the summer break. Several sports activities that the charity offers are now open in the first week of September. Those are interested to join can contact...
Big Boccia Bash coming to Ipswich this September
ActivLives is organising its next inclusive event – the ActivLives ‘Big Boccia Bash’ on Wednesday 25th September, 10.30-2.30 at Gainsborough Sports Centre, Ipswich, IP3 0SP. The event will be a celebration of National Boccia Day, being held that week, and will consist...
ActivLives holds 2nd Inclusive Boccia Tournament
The second ActivLives Inclusive Boccia Tournament was held in Stowmarket on the 28th of July. The event attracted 42 competitors, who played a total of 70 ends of boccia, over 26 matches, scoring 123 points. There were over 75 people who attended the event, during the...
ActivLives badminton players successful in Gillingham
Members of the ActivLives Inclusive Badminton groups, competed successfully at a Para-Disability Badminton tournament held recently in Gillingham, Kent. The event was hosted by Kent Badminton, in partnership with Badminton England and was attended by the President of...
ActivLives hosts Kurling Competition
ActivLives recently hosted a New Age Kurling Competition at Gainsborough Sports Centre. For our competition we invited various Kurling groups from Ipswich and Felixstowe to come together for a day of fun and activity. We had a total of 38 participants taking part in...
News from ActivSinging
Time to Talk Day 2024
Thursday 1 February 2024 is Time to Talk Day, it's the nations's biggest mental health conversation. Happening every year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives. Much of ActivLive's activities...
Cancelled – Walton Better Balance Tuesday 9 January
Please note that Better Balance in Walton has been cancelled on Tuesday 9th January We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Happy New Year from ActivLives
Everyone at ActivLives would like to wish you a Happy New Year! We're back up and running for 2024 and it would be lovely to see you at one of our activities. There are loads of different things to choose from so if you wanted to get involved in some sport, improve...
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