Active Kent & Medway

🚴‍♂️📻On day 7 of , Liz, our Director, is talking all things cycling across Kent and Medway on BBC Kent.

Liz shares the benefits of cycling for our health and the environment, plus the numerous opportunities that are available to help get more people cycling across the county🙌

👉Refurbished bike recycling schemes like CycleCircle
👉Cycling UK Big Bike Revival events with led rides & bike fixing workshops
👉Explore Kent family friendly cycling routes
👉Off-road cycling venues like Bedgebury Pinetum - Forestry England Cyclopark Betteshanger Park
👉Kent Connected App to help everyone travel smarter for work or leisure.

Listen back on BBC Sounds from 14:13 minutes into the programme 👇

Erika North - Phil Kennedy sits in (15/06/2024) - BBC Sounds Phil Kennedy sits in. News, information and music for your summer Saturday afternoon.

💥Two weeks to go🚀

🎉The excitement is building with only two weeks to go until we all get to meet as part of Heart of Kent Hospice Shaun the Sheep in the Heart of Kent
Wild in Art Art Trail.

👀🐑Here's a sneak peek of . He's ready to charm you with his energetic spirit, along with the rest of his flock all around Maidstone. Art trail opens on 29 June 2024. Keep an eye on our socials as we release more information
Kent County Council Maidstone Borough Council Explore Kent What's On In Maidstone One You Kent Maidstone Leisure Centre

Congratulations Ruben and everyone involved at Canterbury Tennis Club 🙌🙌

Wheelchair tennis player wins first Grand Slam title

Another fabulous example of how our Small Grant can be used to deliver activity days and events to help get more people more active across the county. Thank you East Kent Mencap for sharing🎉 Looks like a great day🤩Congratulations to everyone involved🙌

If you're a club or local organisation looking to increase participation in sport and physical activity, our small grant may be able to help👇
https://activekent.org/support-resources/funding-2/small-grant/

🎯NEW Safeguarding & Protecting Children Workshop 📢For sports clubs, groups and community organisations working with and supporting children and young people.

👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏽An interactive in-person workshop covering the importance of person-centred care, protecting yourself, the young person and your club/employer by understanding and following good practice. Delivered in partnership with UK Coaching, this is a NEW safeguarding & protecting children workshop, updated in 2022.

🗓️Wednesday 3 July 2024 17:45 – 20:45
📍Medway Park, Gillingham, Kent
🔗 https://kent.sportsuite.co.uk/events/2024/07/active-kent-safeguarding-protecting-children1

Please share with your community networks and clubs🙏
Kent County Council Medway Council Medway Sport One You Kent

💥National School Sports Week is just around the corner💥

⚽︎This year's theme, powered by Sports Direct's Monster Kickabout, brings a special event that emphasises football as a means to engage young people in 60 minutes a day of PE, sport and play.

Get your school or organisation involved. Sign up today⬇️
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National School Sports Week is the biggest celebration of PE, sport and play in the calendar, and we'd love for you to join us this year and get more and more young people benefiting from the power of movement!🙌

Over the years it's been wonderful to see friends of the Youth Sport Trust like James Haskell and Michael Gunning support our mission and play their part in ensuring the next generations of young people are happier and healthier than the ones before. ❤️

So, if you join us you'll be in great company! 🏆

Sign up today!

https://www.monsterkickabout.com/events/monster-kickabout-euro-2024/?utm_source=yst&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=mka-nssw-24

📢'Three in four disabled people want to be more active'

Activity Alliance released its Annual Disability and Activity Survey earlier this week, which has revealed the significant barriers that disabled people still face when trying to be active in their communities. Everyone has the right to be active, wherever and however they choose, but this is not reality when you look at the latest findings from the latest survey.

Find out more about this important research👇

Disabled people often feel over-looked and under-represented in the sport and physical activity sector. Our latest , released earlier this week, highlights some on the main barriers that disabled people face.
Visit our website to read the full story and download the report.
https://www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/9056-fifth-annual-survey-reveals-disabled-people-remain-left-behind

💫 Celebrating those who have dedicated their lives to getting the nation active 💫

📢We know there are lots of incredible community champions & volunteers across Kent and Medway who deserve the Sport and Recreation Alliance Spirit of Sport & Recreation Award🏆

🗓️Deadline for nominations is 21 June 2024.

🌟Recognise and celebrate a special volunteer⬇️
https://www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/news/grassroots/nominate-your-incredible-community-champions

Please share with your clubs, community groups and organisations🙏
Kent County Council One You Kent Medway Council Medway Sport Everyday Active

Nominate your incredible community champions for the 2024 Spirit of Sport and Recreation Award Nominate your incredible community champions for the 2024 Spirit of Sport and Recreation Award

💡Did you know our Small Grant can be used for workshops, pilot projects or taster sessions?

🔦On day 3 of , we’re shining a light on Cycle Shepway, a local action group who promote cycling and active travel initiatives across Folkestone & Hythe. They received our small grant last year to deliver a CycleCircle mobile workshop for pupils and staff at Folkestone Academy, with the aim to increase bike safety and promote cycling to school.

🎯If you’re a club or organisation in Kent or Medway looking to boost physical activity participation in children, young people or adults, you may be eligible to get up to £500 to cover 50% of your project costs. 🚀A chance to energize your community and get people moving. Apply now and make a difference!

Find out about eligibility and how to apply 🔗👇
https://activekent.org/support-resources/funding-2/small-grant/

Kent County Council Cycling UK South East England Folkestone & Hythe District Council

We’ve been out & about again today visiting Maidstone Canoe Club to see the progress they’re making on their new accessible facilities after securing funding from Kent County Council Capital Grant Scheme for Sport.

💥We might have gone & booked a team day out to give 🛶ago!🤩
Maidstone Borough Council

🤩We were delighted to join the ‘Steady, Strong and Able’ session delivered by Sue Larken Age UK Kent Rivers at Wouldham Village Hall yesterday. The 12 week class is free to attend and provides useful tips and skills for participants to improve their balance, strength and mobility. There was a lot of chat and laughter in the room, making it feel relaxed and welcoming.🙌

🗣️"It gets me out and socialising, which is much better than sitting at home alone watching television. Coming to the class has given me more confidence to move around the house. I have listened to Sue's advice and look up more, which has helped my balance and walking. I can now get up out of my chair more easily too!" Chris
Kent County Council Sport England One You Kent Wouldham Parish Council

"When I'm skating I'm a child. I'm free. I don't have any worries.” 🛼Age is no barrier to keeping active 👇

Kent man, 80, skates 100 miles every week

Our Everyday Active Officer, Yasmin, was delighted to support Maidstone Cricket Club T10 Tournement today. A chance to chat with club members and present some of the Man of the Match medals🙌

Mote Cricket Club were also hosting an U9 Cricket tournament at the same venue🏏 A great day out for the whole family

Kent Cricket Kent Cricket Community Trust - KCCT Maidstone Borough Council Everyday Active

🎙️Liz, our Director was back on BBC Kent yesterday, chatting with Phil Kennedy about sport & physical activity opportunities around the county, providing ideas to get active & move more this Summer.

🌟This week Liz highlights the benefits of Walking Sports, with walking netball, walking cricket, walking football, walking rugby and walking hockey all getting a mention. These modified versions of the traditional game, are played at a walking pace with adapted rules. They offer a fun way to stay active, connect with others, and enjoy the game without the intense pace.

Sticking with the alternative theme, Liz also mentions the 2024 World Custard Pie Throwing Championship, which took place in Coxheath yesterday!🥧🙌

Listen back on BBC Sounds (from 14:17 minutes into the show)👇

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hz3gc5?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

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Erika North - Phil Kennedy sits in (08/06/2024) - BBC Sounds Phil Kennedy sits in. News, information and music for your summer Saturday afternoon.

One of our Sport Welfare Officers, Jimmy was out & about at the Spring in the Park at Cyclopark event today🚴‍♂️🚴🏻‍♀️

Jimmy hosted a drop-in session during the event, providing a chance to chat with parents, coaches & volunteers about promoting good practice & safe sport for children, young people & adults Cyclopark Sport England

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Only 3 weeks to go🤩
We can’t wait for you all to meet our baa-rilliant 🐑🙌 Proud supporters of Shaun the Sheep in the Heart of Kent Art Trail

There’s just three weeks to go until our Shaun the Sheep in the Heart of Kent art trail is released on the streets of Maidstone!

Can you make out some of our baa-rilliant designs in the graphic below?

🙌Thank You Bill🎉

🗣️“Bill has been organizing and carrying out the lifting of members boats, in and out of the water, for the last twenty years. A mammoth task which needs careful planning and execution. Even then this task takes 2 - 3 days. As Rear Commodore he is an executive officer of the club, responsible for waterside activities, so has a lot of organizing to do with a team he oversees. Living close by, he attends most days to check on any number of things that crop up.”🙏 Nominated by David Rowbotham Segas Sailing Club
Medway Sport Medway Council Royal Yachting Association Volunteers' Week

🙌Thank You Steve🎉

🗣️“Steve has been a member of the club for many years and has taken on a number of roles on the committee including commodore. Although he has stepped down from committee duty, he still volunteers a great deal of his time to club events. He acts as an instructor on both RYA dinghy and powerboat courses, which involve weekends out on the water with trainees. He also supports all of our Discover Sailing taster sessions when we take guests and visitors for free dinghy sailing on the Thames.” 🙏Nominated by Sean Coomber Gravesend Sailing Club
Gravesham Borough Council Royal Yachting Association Volunteers' Week Port of London Authority

🙌Thank You Rob🎉

🗣️“Rob is treasurer, lead welfare officer and a team captain at the Club. He is involved in driving inclusion and diversity and is currently helping setup a new Walking Tennis group. All this and making sure that the welfare of his unwell brother and father is taken care of. Rob is very generous with his time often he will 'buddy up' with new players at the club so they feel welcome and included.”🙏 Nominated by Andy Candler Meopham Lawn Tennis Club
Kent Tennis Gravesham Borough Council Our Community Gravesham