Active Lincolnshire

🚀 Sponsorship Opportunity – Lincolnshire Sport & Physical Activity Awards 2025! 🏆 We’re excited to announce that sponsorship opportunities are now open for the Lincolnshire Sport & Physical Activity Awards 2025. This prestigious annual event celebrates the incredible individuals and organisations making a difference through sport and physical activity across the county. A highlight of the Lincolnshire calendar, the #LSPAA Awards provide an opportunity to recognise the coaches, volunteers, clubs, businesses and individuals who inspire our communities to be active. 🎉 💡 Why sponsor? ✅ Showcase your brand to a highly engaged local audience. ✅ Support community health, wellbeing, and inclusivity ✅ Gain exposure through press, social media, and event promotion ✅ Be part of a feel-good event that makes a real impact We have a range of sponsorship packages available to suit a variety of budgets, including Award category Sponsorships, such as: Outstanding Contribution to Sport & Physical Activity – Recognising those who shape the future of physical activity. Inclusion & Diversity Award – Honouring those breaking down barriers to participation. Active Achievement Award – Celebrating outstanding success, from fundraising to elite sport. Your support helps us keep these awards free to enter and accessible to all finalists, ensuring we can celebrate the amazing stories that inspire others. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Find out more and download a sponsorship pack at: https://lnkd.in/e4py4cw2 📩 Or get in touch to discuss sponsorship opportunities today - email Clare.Williams@ActiveLincolnshire.com #Lincolnshire #Sponsorship #SportAwards #PhysicalActivity #CommunityImpact #ActiveLincolnshire

Can you help map the services and activities for women and girls in Lincolnshire? Lincolnshire Women and Girls Research Network at University of Lincoln are conducting important research to help create an inventory of women and/or girls only services and activities that exist in Lincolnshire. If your organisation works with women and girls they invite you to fill out their survey. It should take no more than 20 minutes to complete. The link for this survey is: https://buff.ly/uopS6J7 You can also share the Lincolnshire Women’s Survey with the the women you work with. The second survey asks women in Lincolnshire to share their knowledge and experiences of accessing gender specific services. The link to the women and girls survey can be found here: https://buff.ly/Xy3Mg0d

Today our Sports Welfare Manager, Richard Bell visited Boston Tennis Club and met with their Chair Chris and Club Secretary Mary on a beautiful spring morning to understand more about their club and be shown around their fantastic facilities. 🎾 "It was great to hear about their history and all the work they do with local schools and community groups and listen to their exciting plans for the club's future." #Tennis #Lincolnshire #LetsMoveLincolnshire

💫 The Active Lincolnshire Board met yesterday. The brilliant Edward Hollamby BA (Hons) FITOL MILAM presented findings of the external Board review he has undertaken. Ed played back how well the Board is functioning and what marginal gains we can make to be even more effective. I love the image and quote below! 👏 Our Trustees are all volunteers, giving their time and expertise to support us and drive the organisation forward. They provide valuable expertise, professional rigor and check and challenge. And I am extremely grateful for all that they bring. 🙏 I have personally hugely valued our Chair Paul Barron CBE D.Sc. his exceptional mentoring and leadership helps me find clarity in an often complex environment. 💯 We have an exceptional Board to support our award winning organisation! 💜 And I would highly recommend Ed for Board reviews, people development and business planning. #LetsMoveLincolnshire #TeamWork #Grateful #Leadership Paul Barron CBE D.Sc. Richard Flint Jo Richardson Michael Morris CMgr. MCMI Sophie Ford Karen Whitfield sarah-jane mills Neal Juster Roger Cleary Edward Hollamby BA (Hons) FITOL MILAM Sport England Active Partnerships

Paul Chandler and Charlotte Pedley from our team attended the Active Partnerships Marketing and Communications meet up in Birmingham today. It was a great opportunity to share learnings with colleagues from other Active Partnerships and discuss how we can best share impactful physical activity messaging. Thank you to Nicky Hawkins for her insightful workshop around telling the story in comms, and also good to hear more from Sport England about the next stage of their This Girl Can Belonging Starts with Inclusion campaign. #ActivePartnerships #UnitingTheMovement

Fairness in sport and physical activity for disabled people does not just mean equal opportunities to take part, it applies to the workforce too. We know disabled people are under-represented in the sport and physical activity workforce. In a free hour-long webinar at 11am on 24 March, we will share insight from our workforce gap report and explore how the sport and physical activity sector can improve its recruitment and retention strategies.  Visit our website to sign up: https://lnkd.in/eiMcvt5t

📣 Parkinson's UK Physical Activity Grants 2025 now open for applications! Do you work with the Parkinson's community, support someone to be active with the condition, or are interested in developing a new Parkinson's physical activity session? If so then you could be eligible for a Physical Activity Grant in 2025. Parkinson's UK have grants of up to £3,000 available to support physical activity projects for people with Parkinson's. Want to find out more? Join one of their upcoming webinars on Wednesday 19 March from 10am to 11am or Tuesday 8 April from 2pm to 3pm Register your interest here: https://buff.ly/Yj2Gcso Find out more about the funding and apply at: https://buff.ly/JOjczQx

Do you work in the sport or physical activity sector in Lincolnshire? Have you filled out our 'Your Active Voice' Survey yet? We're calling on clubs, coaches, businesses and charities and organisations providing sport and physical activity across the county to fill out the survey to help us better understand the issues, opportunities and support needed. 📝 Your insights will help us focus our efforts, find solutions, and shape meaningful support that makes a real difference for physical activity providers like you. Why take part? ✅ Share your challenges and concerns ✅ Highlight your achievements and new initiatives ✅ Help shape the future of sport and leisure in Lincolnshire ✅ Contribute to a stronger, more resilient sector Take part now: https://buff.ly/3UYQiOD #LetsMoveLincolnshire

It's National Child Exploitation Awareness Day today. As part of it, we're joining the campaign to encourage everyone to think, spot and speak out against abuse. Richard, our Sports Welfare Manager, has made his pledge. What is yours? #HelpingHands #CEADay25 https://lnkd.in/efTmZ59P

We are delighted to have won the Diversity and Inclusion Award at the Lincolnshire Business Awards. It's fantastic to be recognised for the hard work and dedication of all our team who strive for equality within our charity, and across thew whole sport and physical activity sector. We caught up with Emma and Ian at the awards to see how much it meant. #LincsBizAwards2025 #EqualityDiversityandInclusion #EDI #AwardWinners