Charnwood Borough Council

Our new brochure is now available to download! Please click on the link to the right to view all of the physical activity opportunities available in Charnwood between October '09 and March '10!!

If you cannot open the pdf file, or would like a hard copy, please contact the Active Together team on the details below

LATEST NEWS

ACTIVE TOGETHER JOIN FACEBOOK & TWITTER!

Active Together Charnwood has signed up to Facebook and Twitter. As a result, you can find out the latest information on physical activity opportunities in the borough. This is a convenient way to keep up to date with the latest sessions and events happening near you.

Facebook and Twitter are internet social networking sites used by millions worldwide, and are a quick and easy way to share information. All you have to do is search for Active Together and follow or become a member of the group. Both sites can be found on www.facebook.com and www.twitter.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

Activity	Venue	Day & Time	Date	Cost
Yoga for Parent and Toddlers	Shelthorpe Children’s Centre	Every Wednesday 10am-11am	3rd Feb – 19th May	£1 per session
Strictly Ballroom Dance	Sileby Community Centre	Every Tuesday 7.45pm-8.45pm	23rd Feb – 23rd Mar	£2 per session
Tea Dance	Loughborough Leisure Centre	Tuesday 1.30pm-3.30pm	16th March	£1
Weight Loss Programme	Wreake Valley Community College	Every Monday 6.30pm-8pm	8th Mar – 24th May	£3.50 per session
Sport Relief Mile	Loughborough University	Sunday 10.30am	21st March	£5 Register at sportrelief.com

CELEBRATE WOMEN'S WEEK WITH ACTIVE TOGETHER!!

International Women’s Day takes place on Monday 8^th March 2010 and we are looking to hold activities throughout that week as part of a ‘Women’s Week’ which encourages women and girls to take place in sport and physical activity.

WOMEN’S WEEK 8TH – 14TH MARCH
Monday 8th – Sunday 14th March	Special Offer!!- Week's Free Trial Membership at Transfigure Women’s Gym- 30-Minute Workout for Women- Beauty Treatment Room and Holistic Therapies- Please quote reference ‘TRAWEEK’- If you decide to take up membership during this trial week, we will waive the £20 joining fee on both the 12 month and 6 month contract.	Transfigure Women’s Gym 106 Nottingham Road Loughborough LE11 1EX	Open 7 days a week, Mon-Fri 7.30am to 8pm and Sat-Sun 8am-1pm For more information contact 01509 263151	FREE
Monday 8th March	Latino Dance	Syston Community Centre	7.45pm-8.45pm	£2
Tuesday 9th March	Strictly Ballroom Dance	Sileby Community Centre	7.30pm- 8pm	£2
Tuesday 9th March	Buggyfit- for new mums	Mountsorrel Children’s Centre	10am – 11am	£1
Wednesday 10th March	Buggyfit- for new mums	Shepshed Children’s Centre	10am – 11am	£1
Wednesday 10th March	Yoga- Parents and Toddlers	Shelthorpe Children’s Centre	1.30pm – 2.30pm	£1
Thursday 11th March	Line Dancing	Quorn Village Hall	1pm – 2pm	£2
Thursday 11thth March	Buggyfit- for new mums	Thurmaston Children’s Centre	1.45pm – 2.45pm	£1

Meet the team

Jo Grant	Helen Smith	Matthew Forsyth
jo.grant@charnwood.gov.uk 01509 632535	helen.smith@charnwood.gov.uk 01509 632534	matthew.forsyth@charnwood.gov.uk 01509 632535
Charnwood	Charnwood	Charnwood
Based at Charnwood Borough Council	Based at Charnwood Borough Council	Based at Charnwood Borough Council

Our aim

The purpose of ‘Active Together’ is to improve health by increasing the physical activity levels of 6,160 people living in Leicestershire to 3 x 30 mins of physical activity per week

Why do we need to increase levels of physical activity?

The national Active People survey interviewed 350,000 people nationally in 2006

In Leicestershire only 22% took part in 3 x 30 mins of physical activity per week (the levels of participation nationally vary from 17% to 24%)

To find out more information on the Active People Survey, click here

What is the Project about?

The Local Area Agreement (LAA), Sport England and local partners have invested in this project until March 2011.

15 physical activity co-ordinators have been appointed throughout Leicestershire and are working in partnership with their Local Sport Alliances (LSAs)

We have a target of getting 5372 adults doing 3 x 30 mins of physical activity by March 2011

• Why Physical Activity

To take part in our study please complete the survey below and e-mail it back to active.together@charnwood.gov.uk

• Active Together Survey (Word Document 333 Kb)