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02 May 2024
News
Celebrating Lincolnshire’s Active MidwivesTo mark International Day of the Midwife (5 May) and International Nurses Day (12 May), nurses and midwives across England are being encouraged to participate in parkrun events this May. We spoke to Community Midwife Amanda Mumby-Croft from the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust who has been tasked with leading on the midwives takeover of Lincoln parkrun on Saturday 4 May.
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25 April 2024
News
Latest Active Lives figures reveal long term increase in activity levels but further action needed to tackle inequalitiesSport England's latest Active Lives Adult Survey report, show that between November 2022 and November 2023, 63.4% of the adult population met the Chief Medical Officers’ guidelines of doing 150 minutes, or more, of moderate intensity physical activity a week.
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10 April 2024
Awards & Events
Embrace the outdoors in as many ways as possible this summer with the Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival 2024From sunrise to sunset lovers of the great outdoors - and indeed lovers of Lincolnshire - will be able to immerse themselves in Mother Nature’s beauty, at the Lincolnshire Wolds Outdoor Festival 2024 (LWOF 2024).
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08 April 2024
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Local Surgery Awarded Active Practice StatusChurch Walk surgery, Metheringham, have recently been awarded 'Active Practice Status'. We spoke to surgery staff to find out more about why they applied for Active Practice Charter, and how easy the process of gaining it was.
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08 April 2024
Awards & Events
Meet the team bending over backwards to make activity accessible to everyoneMagna Vitae Gymnastics Club, were a finalist in the Positive Experiences for Children and Young People category at the Lincolnshire Sport & Physical Activity Awards 2023. Find out more about the fantastic work they do giving children in their local area the chance to participate in gymnastics.
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04 April 2024
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Lincolnshire Swimming Pools Receive £2.5 Million of FundingSwimming pools in Lincolnshire have been awarded £2.5m funding to improve energy efficiency and reduce running costs. The grants will help to fund projects such as installing solar panels, pool covers, LED lighting and improving insulation.
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04 April 2024
Awards & Events
Serenity and a sense of community are just an AquaPaddle awayThe reigning winner of our Active Event category from the recent Lincolnshire Sport & Physical Activity Awards, we spoke to Hannah Stockdale, one of the friendly faces behind AquaPaddle, Lincoln, to find out exactly how this award-winning event came to be.
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01 April 2024
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M2: Movement & Mindfulness - Spaces Available for Primary SchoolsFollowing on from the success of last year: Empowering Girls through M2: Uniting Movement and Mindfulness we are delighted to announce we are able to fund a certain number of Primary Schools in Lincolnshire again.
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07 March 2024
Blogs
Celebrating girls’ and women’s sport on International Women’s DayTo mark International Women's Day, Professor Hanya Pielichaty has written a blog for us on the topic of women and girls' participation in sport and physical activity, celebrating the progress that has been made in this area, but also looking at the continued need to push for equality and equity.
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