The Running Aunties is a running and walking group aimed at women of colour. Bernadette, Tahreen, and Shanaz share their stories of getting started and creating a group to support other women. Read their blog here We want to encourage more women to run outside and to feel good about themselves. That’s what our goal is for … Continue reading Calderdale’s Running Aunties
Active Calderdale
Community Grant launch to support walking and cycling projects
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is supporting third-sector organisations to help people to cycle and walk more, through a fresh round of small grants of up to £5,000. Not-For-Profit groups and organisations in West Yorkshire can apply for the grants of £5K to support people in their community adopt more walking and cycling in to … Continue reading Community Grant launch to support walking and cycling projects
CREW Heart Support Group – Walk through Park Wood, Elland
This week’s CREW Heart Support Group Bulletin features a self guided 5 miles walk through Park Wood, Elland. The walk is marked as Grade 2+ or Grade 2++ and estimated to take 3 hours to complete. We start our walk from Marsh Lane, Southowram, when you turn from Bank Top, there is on-road parking a … Continue reading CREW Heart Support Group – Walk through Park Wood, Elland
Green Social Prescribing Fund open until March 2nd
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership launched a Green Social Prescribing Fund which opened on Tuesday 9th February and closes at 5pm on 2nd March. The Partnership is offering grants of between £5k and £10k for innovative projects that either enable people to access nature-based activities or involve creating new greenspaces in areas of need. Projects should be specifically aimed … Continue reading Green Social Prescribing Fund open until March 2nd
Today is World Cancer Day
Thanks to research, we know more about cancer now than ever before, however, 1 in 2 people in the UK born after 1960 will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime. Did you know that one third of cancers could be prevented and another third can be cured if detected early and … Continue reading Today is World Cancer Day
Halifax Central Initiative 