ActivSports
25 March 2025 / 25 April 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
Forty participants competed recently in the ActivSport ‘Woods and Stones’ – Fun Target Challenge held at the Gainsborough Sports Centre. The day was filled with exciting activities with everyone participating in short-mat bowls and new age kurling. Frazier Seager, ActivCommunity Ageing Officer, was amazed with the turnout and the support that the challenge received during […]
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ActivHubs
17 February 2025 / 14 April 2025 by Jomel Gutierrez
It is only 2 months since Laura Lopez at ActivLives started up a new Love to Move session in Trimley St Martin, Felixstowe but the session is already a resounding success. Laura completed her Love to Move training in September 2024 and went on to pass her assessment in record time. Her training was funded […]
11 December 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
ActivLives received a generous support from another local charity in Ipswich. Heartbeat, a self-help group started by people in Ipswich and East Suffolk, donated £1000 to ActivLives’ BreatheFit programme on the 10th December 2025. ActivAgeing Development Officer Frazier Seager received the cheque from Terry and Lynn Osbourne who are involved with Heartbeat during the ActivBowls session at the Gainsborough […]
ActivSuffolk
9 December 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
ActivLives, East Suffolk Council and Babergh & Mid Suffolk Council collaborate for a free 12-week Strength and Balance Programme. This is for people who have experienced fall recently or feel unsteady on their feet and aged 65 and over. There will be weekly sessions in various locations in Suffolk: East Bergholt, Holbrook, Felixstowe, Woodbridge, Leiston […]
6 December 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
The ActivLives Inclusive Badminton Tournament was held recently at Gainsborough Sports Centre in Ipswich. The event, delivered by ActivLives, in partnership with Special Olympics Suffolk, was full of action with 30 competitors from inclusive groups in Ipswich, Wimbledon, Canterbury and Lincoln taking part. These inclusive events are specifically for athletes who have an intellectual (learning) disability, they are […]
ActivGardens
4 December 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
As we celebrate the International Volunteer Day on the 5th December, we also call for new volunteers at The People’s Community Garden. As a volunteer, there are exciting activities that you can collaborate with our vibrant team such as tending vegetables, caring for honey bees in our community apiary, or constructing wildlife habitats. ActivGardens’ volunteers […]
ActivLives
The 5th of December is the International Volunteer Day. ActivLives highly recognised the contributions that volunteers bring to the charity with the support they provide in delivering its projects and services. Today’s celebration is about volunteers’ commitment and dedication in bringing communities and people together for a shared cause. Thank you volunteers. Watch the video:
27 November 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
The local charity ActivLives kicked off its Love to Move programme with a free taster event on 25th November at the Trimley Sports and Social Club, Felixstowe. It’s an exercise to help older people with dementia, Parkinson’s and other forms of cognitive impairment to get active and have a regular weekly physical activity. Love to […]
It’s beginning to look like Christmas for the local Ipswich charity ActivLives. The residents of Ipswich are invited to join its upcoming Christmas wreath making workshop and share some cheers and creativity. The workshop will be held at the Cress Pavilion at Halifax Road, IP2 8RE. It will take place this coming Saturday 7th of December from […]
18 November 2024 / 17 December 2024 by casadmin
A big win for local charity, ActivLives, at the recently concluded Active Suffolk Awards 2024. The CEO of ActivLives, Julie Stokes, has won the Activity Champion of the Year award and its exercise programme BreatheFit received a Runner Up recognition. Julie Stokes won the category for leading the charity in over a decade and for proving […]
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