Active Essex

Essex County Council and Active Essex Foundation investing to support the most vulnerable

As part of the support being put in place across Essex, funding has been given to develop our successful Holiday Hunger programme and Summer...
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Place Partnerships

Rally up the support for Team Essex All Together

The Superhero Series. It’s big. It’s bold. It’s gutsy. It’s the UK’s one and only disability sports series for the Everyday Superhero! Our Essex...
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Summer Holiday Activity Clubs and Family Activity Packs

This week was the start for most of our summer holiday activity clubs across Essex. The multi-faceted programme includes free holiday activity clubs, family...
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Primary PE & Sport Premium Funding continuation announcement

The announcement made on Sunday 5 July, by Education secretary Gavin Williamson confirms that primary schools in England will once again receive PE &...
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Covid-19 Emergency funding boost for Essex grassroots sport

Active Essex has helped secure over £650,000 of lottery money for grassroots community sport clubs and organisations across Essex who needed financial assistance because...
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Inclusion guidance to help tackle rising inequalities as sport and leisure return

As more opportunities to be active resume, new guidance released today will help providers to enable welcoming, and more accessible environments. Activity Alliance has...
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National School Sport Week at Home 2020

The annual National School Sport Week celebrates the important role of Physical Education and school sport in enhancing young people’s wellbeing. This year, the...
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Raising awareness of the Multi-Schools Council

62 pupils from 5 schools attended the Multi-School Council inclusive walk event in Hadleigh Park. The Multi-School Council was set up 8 years ago...
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Active Essex are now Disability Confident registered!

Being Disability Confident, means we are committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil...
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Essex Coach Core Apprentices win Community Outreach Project of the Year!

Our Essex Coach Core apprentices have just won Community Outreach Project of the Year at the national Coach Core Awards for their involvement in...
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8 years of Essex parkruns inspire 78,000 people to take part!

The parkrun phenomenon is celebrating it’s 8th Anniversary in Essex after inspiring over 78,000 people to take part, running and walking a combined distance of...
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Sport England honour as Active Essex strengthens Board with 3 appointments

The Chair of Active Essex, Azeem Akhtar, has been appointed to the Sport England board of directors and re-elected as Chair of Active Essex....
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