ActivLives News
This is where we share our stories, our community achievements and job opportunities!
General ActivLives News
Vote for ‘Bee Amazed by the Wonderful World of Bees’ at Tesco!
ActivLives calls for votes to bag a share of Tesco’s bag fund for a project to help everyone buzzing about our bees!
A Lion was seen Stomping in Christchurch Park
Ipswich Lions Club volunteers and ActivLives staff and a very friendly Lion joined forces to raise funds for the two Charities with a ‘Community Stomp’ around Christchurch Park.
New date for ActivLives Showcase Event coming up in Ipswich
ActivLives has re-scheduled the Showcase Event that it is holding at the Salvation Army Priory Centre, Queen’s Way, Ipswich IP3 9EX. The original event had to be postponed due to the recent snow, the new date is now Thursday 22nd March.
News from ActivGardens
ActivGardens make ready for Great Garden Trail in aid of hospice
Volunteers are weeding borders, sweeping paths and making plants are in top condition for St Elizabeth Hospice Great Garden Trail, which ActivGardens are proudly taking part in for the first time.
Vote for ‘Bee Amazed by the Wonderful World of Bees’ at Tesco!
ActivLives calls for votes to bag a share of Tesco’s bag fund for a project to help everyone buzzing about our bees!
Young people roll up their sleeves to make healthy food for community market
Young people from Stoke High Ormiston Academy are donning their aprons ready to serve seasonal goodies and cakes they have made, at the People’s Community Garden’s plant and produce market on Friday (13th April).
Spring is springing at community market
As the growing season gets into full swing, come and visit the People’s Community Garden’s plant and produce market on Friday 13th April from 10am to 12.30pm at the CRESS Pavilion, Halifax Road, Ipswich IP2 8RE.
Charity grows grassroots gardening business in Sudbury
Suffolk-based charity ActivLives has been awarded a grant of almost £5,000 by Power to Change, the independent trust supporting community businesses in England, to test the case for a community business in Sudbury.
Grow Your Future Survey
ActivLives has been awarded a Power to Change Suffolk Seed Grant to test the viability of developing a Horticultural Services community business in Sudbury. The business will have clear social objectives and sell services that benefit the community, while providing worthwhile training and employment opportunities.
News from ActivHubs
Falls Prevention – Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Take a look at this brilliant video from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy – we do all of the exercises mentioned and more at our ActivHubs!
New ActivHub Opening in Ipswich
Come and meet ActivLives at their new weekly ActivHub opening on Thursday 23rd July at the Ipswich International Church, top of Portman Road, Ipswich, IP1 2HS from 10.00am – 12 noon. Come and join ActivLives at a coffee morning, to find out more about the activity sessions and ‘have a go’ taster session, plus if you are between 40 – 74 years of age you can have a free health check.
5 Week Taster Course – New Age Kurling & Boccia
Every Thursday between 23rd April – 21st May.
Sheltered! Let’s get together
The next get-together for sheltered has been arranged for the 6th November 2014 at Goldcrest Court, from 2-4pm.
Lloyds Bank Community Fund
Earlier this year, over 7,000 community groups were nominated across England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. 1,400 causes in 350 communities were then shortlisted for the Community Fund award.
Four local causes in every area will be awarded funding depending on the number of votes they receive.
The group with the most votes will get £3,000, the next £2,000, £1,000 and finally, £500.
ActivLives have been short listed for this Community Fund award.
Are you drinking enough?
Summer is here and the temperature is rising! Most of us enjoy the warm weather but often we are unaware that we are becoming dehydrated and need to replace the fluids we lose through breathing, sweating and urinating.
News from ActivIpswich
Special Olympics badminton returns to Suffolk
Special Olympics badminton is coming to Suffolk this month for the second consecutive year.
New date for ActivLives Showcase Event coming up in Ipswich
ActivLives has re-scheduled the Showcase Event that it is holding at the Salvation Army Priory Centre, Queen’s Way, Ipswich IP3 9EX. The original event had to be postponed due to the recent snow, the new date is now Thursday 22nd March.
The Great East Run
This programme is delivered in partnership by Sport England, Suffolk Sport, Suffolk County Council and Coes, Ipswich.
Tie yourself in knots or shoot a bow and arrow with ActivIpswich.
Forget those cold and wet PE lessons at school – Sport and physical activity for those of us who are not very active, has got a whole lot more interesting with the continued development of the ActivIpswich programme.
Ipswich takes up the Sports Challenge for the over 50’s
An event held recently in Ipswich has clearly demonstrated that the over 50’s in our town really are up for a sporting challenge and for getting more active!
ActivLives Community Games successful once again!
The Third ‘ActivLives Community Games’ were held recently at the Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich, targeted at people over the age of 50, who don’t currently take part in regular sports activity.
News from ActivSinging
Keep On Rockin’ album – ‘We Love To Sing’ now available!
Keep On Rockin’ did a day of recording in April 2017 – and we just received the physical CD!
Lloyds Bank Community Fund
Earlier this year, over 7,000 community groups were nominated across England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. 1,400 causes in 350 communities were then shortlisted for the Community Fund award.
Four local causes in every area will be awarded funding depending on the number of votes they receive.
The group with the most votes will get £3,000, the next £2,000, £1,000 and finally, £500.
ActivLives have been short listed for this Community Fund award.
East of England Well-Being Show 2014
We attended the EoE Well-Being Show on Saturday 7th June at Newmarket Racecourse – here’s a video showing what happened there, and what you missed!
News from ActivSuffolk
Debenham ActivHub ready for the new year ahead…
On Thursday 11th January, Julie Stokes, ActivLives CEO, presented members with their own New Age Kurling Kits, funded by SCC Councillor Matthew Hicks and Suffolk Community Foundation Suffolk Rural Fund. The two kits include Kurling Stones, pushers and target mats.
Get active with the new Kardio Kickstart programme!
In July we started a 14 week activity programme called Kardio Kickstart, which will continue through until October – this programme so popular that we’re going to start another programme in September!
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