Active Notts

12/06/2026

Mayor Claire's Summer of Sport is here!☀

We're encouraging people across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to move more by taking part in local activities and sessions between now and the 31 August.

So, how will you get involved? Will you👀Watch, 👣Walk/♿Wheel, ✅Pledge, or 🏓Play?

⛹️‍♀️🎾If you have an event or session running, and you'd like to get involved, tell us about it here:

Mayor Claire's Summer of Sport Active Derbyshire and Active Notts are supporting the Summer of Sport campaign led by Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands. The campaign aims to harness the excitement of high profile sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games and World Cup, and encourage people...

11/06/2026

Students from six special schools across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire recently took part in the Believe. Move. Achieve. event - and we're now able to share a new film showcasing the event.

The event was organised in partnership with the University of Nottingham and held at David Ross Sports Village.

Shaped by youth voice, it gave young people the chance to take part in a range of activities including boccia, sitting volleyball, archery and the climbing wall, and hear an inspirational speech from 2012 Paralympic medallist Mel Clarke.

We had a great day and it was lovely to see so many smiling faces!

Alfreton Park School University of Nottingham Disability Sport

A huge well done to all of the young people who took part in the Believe. Move. Achieve. event at David Ross Sports Village at University of Nottingham. Stud...

10/06/2026

It’s been wonderful to bring Derby and Nottingham’s schools together again today for the Girls Active Celebration Day.

Co-designed by the Girls Active Leaders, the day started with an inspirational speech from the amazing Sunshine Sam. More than 200 young people then took part in a choice of a wide range of activities including skateboarding, cheerleading, Kinball, street dance, indoor cycling, tennis, basketball and Drumba.

Active Notts and Active Derbyshire work in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust to deliver Girls Active at Djanogly City Academy, Park Vale Academy, Oakwood Academy, Nottingham Academy, Redhill Academy, Farnborough Academy and Bemrose School. Each school is supported by an ambassador.

The programme recognises the challenges girls experience to participation, and supports schools and empowers girls to make the necessary changes to PE and sport and physical activity provision to remove barriers and develop a relevant and vibrant offer to engage all girls, not just the sporty few.

The Girls Active Leaders have been working hard in their schools to support, influence and encourage their peers to be more active, and today was about celebrating their achievements so far and inspiring more girls to take part and try something new.

10/06/2026

It’s great to read Sport England’s position statement on devolution. Here in Derbyshire and Notts, we have started to build some good relationships with the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), whose footprint matches our own.

Having had conversations with a number of the EMCCA team and with Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, we can see how our work in place aligns with their role around inclusive growth and addressing inequalities within our cities and counties. As Sport England have shared, we know the positive role being active can play on physical and mental health and our role is to see how this can play a part in developing truly inclusive growth. We’re already working closely with EMCCA and other partners around active travel too. We’ve been advocating the role of walking and how to understand barriers to people walking more from their door, to make local trips and to access public transport.

We look forward to bringing partners together, with communities to help create long term, sustainable growth for Derbyshire and Notts.

09/06/2026

Meet Garry, one of our newest board members! He brings over 20 years’ experience in strategic communications, policy, public affairs, and reputation management.

Garry is also Head of Policy & Communications at Groundwork, where he leads work spanning organisational positioning, stakeholder influence, digital strategy, and external affairs.

His experience and perspective will be invaluable as we continue working to understand and respond to the needs of the communities we serve across Notts and Derbyshire.

Welcome, Garry!

To see a full list of our board members, visit: https://makingourmove.org.uk/about/active-partners-trust/

08/06/2026

is well underway - the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.

Why not get involved by trying litter picking!

Combining fresh air, movement, and making a difference all in one. Keeping our community clean and keeping you active.

Find your nearest little picking group here: https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/cleanchampions

For other ways to get involved take a look at the map below for some local events taking place: https://www.greatbiggreenweek.com/events_calendar

05/06/2026

Today is a reminder that looking after our planet and looking after ourselves can go hand in hand.

It's also a chance to celebrate how nature inspires us to move more and live healthier lives. Whether it’s a walk in your local park, cycling to work, or simply spending more time outdoors. Finding an activity that works for you doesn’t just support your health, it supports the environment too.

For more information on local walks visit our website: https://walknotts.org.uk/

04/06/2026

The Walk Notts Festival 2026 – promoting all things walking and wheeling throughout Nottingham and Nottinghamshire to support residents and communities to walk and wheel in their everyday lives in a way that works for them – whether this be infrastructure, safety, messaging or opportunities.

Celebrating existing initiatives, trying new things, working out what to do next.

Thanks to everyone who organised, participated and supported in making this a truly memorable in Nottinghamshire🌳👩‍🦽‍➡️🚶

For details of walking routes and groups please visit www.walknotts.org.uk

03/06/2026

Be more than a spectator: Be an active bystander.

Safe, inclusive communities don’t just happen, they’re built by the people within them.

It can be hard to know what to do when you witness discrimination, bullying, harassment, or other problematic behaviours.

But its only by taking action that we can help everyone feel safe.

Here are five options you could choose to take in the moment:

✔️Distract: Interrupt the situation by creating a diversion, such as asking for the time, to shift attention.

✔️Delegate: Seek help from someone else, like a coach or organiser who is better placed to step in.

✔️Delay: If you can't interrupt, delay your action until after and check in with the person affected to offer support and make sure they’re okay.

✔️Direct: Address the behaviour clearly and calmly if it’s safe to do so, letting the person know it’s not acceptable.

✔️Document: Record what happened, noting details like time, place, and what you saw, to support any follow-up action.

Watch our video on being an active bystander here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7iC-ZIei8

This short video highlights what it means to be an Active Bystander...