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Please find below examples of activities and links to useful websites
Please also see the listings above in the relevant local area on the Be Active in your Local Area page
You can click on the blue links to visit the relevant websites
Please note that the links that are listed are external sites and not managed by CSW Sport and so CSW Sport takes no responsibility for their contents.
ACT Travelwise, networking organisation that promotes sustainable travel
Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity
Travel Actively, a consortium of the leading walking, cycling and health organisations
Sustainable Travel section for Department for Transport
Direct.gov, Cycling and Walking pages
Walk to School, information and resources on travelling to schools
School Travelwise, information and tools on travelling to schools,
Bikeability, Information and resources on the Bikeability scheme, aimed at young people gaining skills and confidence on their bikes to be able to ride on roads
Bike Club, offering cycling opportunities and resources for children and young people
, the organisation for children and younger people that aims to build a brighter future for young people by enhancing the quality of their physical education (PE) and sporting opportunities
Play England, the national body that provides advice and support to promote good practice, and works to ensure that the importance of play is recognised by policy makers, planners and the public
Learning through Landscapes, The UK School Grounds Charity that helps schools and early years settings make the most of their outdoor spaces for play and learning
Playday, is a national campaign coordinated by Play England where, each year, thousands of children and young people get out and play at locally organised events
, information and resources on getting children active in the outdoors
Going Wild, opportunities in the outdoors for children and young people
Warwickshire County Council Cycling page (including routes)
Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity, Sustrans Warwickshire, Sustrans West Midlands, and Bike it, Sustrans
Bike for All, cycling information and resource site
Bikeability, Information and resources on the Bikeability scheme, aimed at young people gaining skills and confidence on their bikes to be able to ride on roads
British Cycling, the national governing body for cycle sport in the UK
CTC, The National Cyclist’s Union
Map My Ride, cycling route planner
Life Cycle UK, helping people to participate in cycling and Life Cycle UK Resource Centre, resources on cycling
Bike Club, offering cycling opportunities and resources for children and young people
Action21 Transport Group, (Warwick area specific), sustainable transport projects in Warwick
Dancescape, the Dance development programme for Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire
Let’s Dance with Change4life, the dance sub brand of the Change4life brand with information and resources on being involved in dance activities
West Midlands Dance, aims to discover, write about and link to the dance community in the West Midlands
Dance Web UK, Dance classes, news and other information
Dance Champions class database, (at the top of the page)
Dance Xchange, webpage with information on dance classes and workshops in the West Midlands region. You can register your class or workshop on this site
Dance UK, advocates and lobbies to promote the importance and needs of dance
Youth Dance England, the national organisation that champions dance for children and young people
Foundation for Community Dance, the UK organisation for community dance, working to support the development of community dance in the UK and internationally
Exercise, Movement and Dance Partnership (EMDP), the national governing body for exercise, movement and dance
Refer to your local leisure centres for facilities such as gyms and exercise classes
Activities for people aged 50 and over through Age UK - refer to the Age UK Warwickshire , Age UK Solihull, and Age UK Coventry, web pages for localised opportunities.
British Military Fitness, outdoor fitness sessions for all, Coventry, Solihull and Warwick areas
parkrun, timed free 5km informal running/jogging races organised in parks across the country on Saturday mornings for all. People are welcome to establish their own Park Run in a local area. There is one organised in War Memorial Park, Coventry, Newbold Comyn, Leamington Spa, and in the Solihull area there is one at Brueton Park. All the runs nationally start at 9am on a Saturday
Exercise, Movement and Dance Partnership, is the National Governing Body for exercise, movement and dance
Naturally Active, An interactive web based resource to inspire recreation opportunities
Real Buzz, advice and resources on healthy and active living
Take life on, information on being active
NHS Choices, Live Well, information and advice on being active
Teenweightwise.com, the information website on healthy living and being active for young people
Natural England, across the country
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV), click here and here and BTCV Green Gym
Visit Woods, an interactive project run by the Woodland Trust
The National Trust, volunteering opportunities
The National Trust, The Great Outdoors, Outdoor Gym, Walking Trails and Cycling Routes
Naturally Active, An interactive web based resource to inspire recreation opportunities,
, the Change4life sub brand involving environmental activities
Walking for Health, resources and information
Run in England, an organisation that aims to get people running in local communities
Route Planner sites, Mapmyrun, and Walk, Jog, Run
Event sites such as Runner's World and Running Diary
Running advice and resources sites, RealBuzz, Running for Fitness , Running for Fun, Running for Women
Jogging Buddy.com, free social networking site designed specifically for runners and joggers all over the world.
British Swimming, ASA, The national governing body for swimming
Swimming.org, everything you need to know about swimming
Swim UK, information on swimming
Swimfit, free to use website, which provides you with a gym-style programme for the pool.
Please also see the walking listings in the relevant local area in the Be Active in your Local area page
Walking4Health walks and the walks finder, see National Initiatives page for more information on the initiative
Ramblers, walks finder, and The Ramblers homepage
Map My Run, the route planner and recorder
Walkit.com, the urban walking route planner
Walking Routes.com, links to walking routes across the UK
Walking-UK, walking advice and links
Walking Works, part of the Living Streets’ set of campaigns, is a campaign to get us all walking more in our daily lives
Walk to school, run by Living Streets and funded by the Department of Transport, it offers information and tools to help support children walking to school
Walk England, social enterprise that works in partnership with health, transport and environmental professionals with the aim to create local opportunities for people to choose to walk, to walk more often, to walk to more places, and to feel safe while doing so
Facilities and provision in your area, visit Sport England’s Active places, and the Promoting activity toolkit.com Activity search tool
Countryside Recreation Network, the UK and Republic of Ireland organisation that exchanges and shares information to develop best policy and practice in countryside recreation.
Groundwork, West Midlands is a group of charities helping people and organisations make changes in order to create better neighbourhoods, to build skills and job prospects, and to live and work in a greener way. Some of the projects are physical activity and health related. Some of the projects that the organisation run include, Active Neighbourhoods, Sports 4 Change, Sporting Chances, Learning Cafe and Urban Explorers.
Blue Gym, an information hub and a resource website to encourage activities and usage of the coastline and inland waters for everyone.
Tennis for Free, find places where tennis courts, sessions and lessons are free in local areas.
Football Replay, fun football for over 35s across the country one venue in Coventry and the potential for many others to be established and Mars Just Play for anyone of any age wanting to play a game of football.
If any of the above information or links are inaccurate or not working please email