We continuously talk about providing our young people with a positive early experience in sport and physical activity, but what is it and what does it look like? Sharon shares what she's learnt being an U12s hockey coach.

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Communities across England will benefit from £101 million of government funding aimed to make it easier for people to active travel including 'walking and cycling routes, improved access to our national parks, and e-cycle loan schemes.'

Read more: gov.uk/government/new…

Do you work with adults over 60 years old?

Live Longer Better is a resource to help older adults live better for longer. Helping them to maintain their independence through four key areas including physical activity.

Find out more: hants.gov.uk/socialcareandh…

According to Sport England, 69% of people living with long-term health conditions would like to be more active. If you're interested in learning how you can help those with mental health illnesses get active, join us on 30th April.

Book your free place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-can-be-ac…

Inclusive sessions means that everyone gets to reap the benefits of an active life.

If you're an activity provider looking to understand:
- what factors influence a person's decision in taking part
- how to provide a great experience

Visit our website: energiseme.org/funding-suppor…

Over 22,000 young people in years 8 and 10 took part in the #BeeWell survey, helping us understand where more targeted support is required to ensure that all young people are active.

You can explore findings now on the BeeWell Neighbourhood Data Hive: uomseed.com/hips-neighbour…

Join UK Coaching for their May 'Time2Learn' webinar about holistic coaching: what it is, why it's valuable and how to adopt it.

Book your free place: ukcoaching.org/courses/worksh…

What an incredible programme by Pavilion on the Park aiming to help the younger generation lead healthier and happier lives. This is a fantastic example of: young people understand their needs best so let them lead the way!

Share your #WeCanBeActive progress: energiseme.org/we-can-be-acti…

Research and insights ensure we make the right decisions for our participants. Activity Alliance has recently updated two factsheets, focussing on the importance of research and insight and how best to use it to engage more disabled people.

Access now: activityalliance.org.uk/news/8876-upda…

Working at Energise Me, Emma has had the opportunity to try over 40 different types of activity. Here are a few of her favourites, and some of the things she’s learnt along the way.

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Host your own We Can Week this year at your school! (Or at home!)

With resources and activities, celebrate well-being and increase children's understanding of their physical and mental health across 5 themed days.

Check out the tools you'll need: energiseme.org/schools/we-can…

Improving wellbeing at work is well worth the effort. There are a variety of training opportunities and resources available (from surveys to health reports wellbeing days to accreditations) for you to investigate to benefit your team.

Take a look: energiseme.org/funding-suppor…

Join us to hear from Sport in Mind and Rethink Mental Illness to find out how they're supporting individuals with mental health illnesses to get active.

Whether you're a GP, social prescriber or other health professional, book your free place 30th April: eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-can-be-ac…

A great way to help people start their physical activity journey is to offer free trials of classes so people can try new things without feeling the pressure of financial commitment.

Just like Everyone Active Winchester did! Read more via @hantsconntect: hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24173502.…

We were joined by Michelle from Inclusive Employers last week to teach the team about inclusive recruitment.

We learnt about the changes we can make to our recruiting process and how to identify (and overcome!) our biases so that our future applicants have a fair and positive experience.

Over 22,000 took part in the first #BeeWell Survey across Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight. Helping us understand what support is required to ensure all young people are active.

You can explore the findings here: uomseed.com/hips-neighbour…

We took some time last week to reflect and celebrate the year just gone! From making new connections to delivering projects, we've had a great time supporting local communities to move more.

Celebrate with us and tell us your #WeCanBeActive wins: energiseme.org/we-can-be-acti…

What will you be up to over the bank holiday weekend?

Here's some fun, active suggestions if you have the time!

Wishing those who commemorate this day a peaceful Good Friday!

What an incredible physical activity group idea!

Meet local professionals while getting active at the same time - just brilliant!

Read the full story on the Hampshire Chronicle website: hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24192026.…