Active LD

15/10/2026

💦 Getting ready for Wi******er Aqua Bests! 🏊‍♀️

Our Welcome Packs are here! 🎉

With just two weeks to go until Wi******er Aqua Bests on Thursday 29 October, we’ve put together Welcome Packs to help everyone get ready for a fun morning in the pool.

📄 Read the Participant Welcome Pack on our website: www.activeld.org/news

🎥 Prefer to watch? We’ve also made an accessible welcome video to help participants know what to expect.

👉 Watch here: https://youtu.be/j5st68FFPeg

There’s still time to sign up if you’d like to join the fun! 💦

We can’t wait to welcome everyone for a morning of trying new things, having fun and celebrating what everyone can do! 💙

Let’s make a splash together! 💦

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11/10/2026

🏆💙 We’ve won!

We’re absolutely delighted that Active LD won the Health & Wellbeing Award at Sport Wi******er ’s inaugural awards on Friday!

For us, this award is about what happens at Personal Bests and beyond; people with learning disabilities having a go, celebrating achievements, building confidence and friendships, and discovering what they can do.

A huge thank you to our LD Advisors Ryan, Daniel and Evie for representing the whole Active LD team on the night. We were proud to celebrate alongside so many friends from across Wi******er’s sporting community, all working to make sport and physical activity more inclusive and accessible.

Congratulations to everyone who won an award! 👏 And thank you to everyone who makes this possible. We’re proud to be part of the Sport Wi******er community! 💙

Together we’re active and able!

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08/10/2026

💙 Our Personal Bests family is helping shape next year’s event! 💙

Yesterday we visited TOC (TOCommunity ) and Aldingbourne (Aldingbourne Trust ) to catch up with people who joined us for Chichester Personal Bests this summer.

💡 Lots of brilliant ideas came out of the conversations, such as making the event more inclusive for wheelchair users, more ways to share photos and hearing which sports and activities people would like to try in the future.

And we were joined by James and Teddy, bringing their lived experience of taking part in lots of Personal Bests.

That’s what co-production is all about. Not just asking and listening, but including, involving and being led by the people who know it best. 💙

We can’t wait to put their ideas into action next year!

05/10/2026

💙 Thank you, The Village Magazine

We’re so pleased to see our Chichester Personal Bests featured in the October issue of The Village Magazine - turn to page 15 to see us! 👀

What a brilliant day it was back in July. A day of having a go, making friends, celebrating achievements and being active together. 🏃‍♀️🎾⚽️

We love connecting with our friends in and around Chichester through Personal Bests. It’s about so much more than one event; it’s about building confidence, friendships, connections and a sense of belonging. 💙

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make Chichester Personal Bests so special.

Together we’re active and able!

01/10/2026

Check out Wi******er City Council post below about Aiden - who came to both Chichester and Wi******er Personal Bests this year.

We love it that all our participants are amazing - that’s what makes the event so special. 🤩

29/09/2026

🍷🧀 Join us online for w**e, cheese and a whole lot to celebrate!

On Friday 13th November, we’re bringing our brilliant Active LD community together online for a special Evening of W**e & Cheese.

Because we’ve got plenty to celebrate! ❤️

If you’re a participant, parent, carer, volunteer or supporter, you’ve seen the difference our activities and events can make; the confidence, friendships, achievements, inclusion and belonging.

So grab a glass, have a nibble, enjoy a great evening and support Active LD while you’re at it!

🎟️ Book your ticket and join us!
🔗 www.activeld.org/news

Good w**e. Tasty cheese. Great company. An awesome community. 🍷🧀❤️

The Naked Grape the cheese stall

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25/09/2026

Exciting news - we’re getting bigger and we’re looking to welcome a new non-executive director to join our leadership team.

For more info follow the link below or drop us an email at [email protected] . We’d love to hear from you and tell you more about the role!

The Active LD aim is to help more people with learning disabilities connect with regular physical activity through enjoyable, welcoming and accessible opportunities. They are expanding their Board and looking for a passionate and committed Non-Executive Director to join them and help shape what comes next.

As a Non-Executive Director, you will help shape their strategy and future direction, provide constructive challenge and support, and help ensure Active LD continues to grow responsibly. They are particularly keen to strengthen the Board's expertise in finance, legal matters and governance.

👉 Follow this link to learn more about the role and apply: https://zurl.co/N9kip

23/09/2026

🔵 “This session brings me the most joy of the week, I love it!”

Squash Coach Brian started running squash at our Wi******er Personal Bests events. Now he runs regular sessions with Active LD at Wi******er Sport & Leisure Park for Reach Out Caring and James' Place Adult Daycare - Eastleigh and James' Place Adult Daycare - Andover.

And we LOVE seeing what happens on court.

🔵 More confidence
🔵 More fun
🔵 More skills
🔵 More willingness to have a go

Growth in confidence looks different for everyone - a thumbs up, being more chatty, richer connections within the group, trying new tasks, a cheeky smile, more movement, or a bigger swing for a stronger hit.

Shane says:

💬 “I love coming to squash. Brian is an excellent teacher – he is kind and understanding.”

And Brian says:

💬 “There is no challenge that I’ve given them on the squash court that they haven’t all stepped up to and embraced – this group are simply remarkable.”

And now word is getting out! 👀 Other groups and individuals are getting in touch because they want to give squash a go. We’re loving the interest! 🔵

20/09/2026

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️ Two friends. One big challenge. 13.1 miles! 🏅

Today, James and Teddy took on the Wi******er Half Marathon. Supporting and encouraging each other all the way.

James said:
“It was a really long way. I enjoyed going out into the countryside and I think my legs are going to ache tomorrow!”

And Teddy said:
“I’m really tired now and I’m proud of myself for doing the half marathon. It was good to have so many people cheering us on.”

And we think there’s something really special about the journey that brought them to today.

James and Teddy are two of our regular learning disabled runners Wi******er parkrun where they’ve built friendship, encouragement and become part of a community that has helped them believe in themselves.

As James says:
“I like being at parkrun because I’ve made more friends and doing the parkrun helps me to keep calm.”

Teddy also volunteers regularly at parkrun, giving back to the community that has welcomed him.

And that community has supported Active LD too, coming out in force to help at the athletics station at our recent Wi******er Personal Bests. 💙

From Saturday mornings at parkrun… to Personal Bests… to a half marathon. ⭐️

James and Teddy, what an achievement! You should be so proud of yourselves! 👏🏅

And there’s another challenge coming up…

🏃‍♀️ Boaz Project Hampshire Fun Run
There’s still time to sign up... www.boazproject.co.uk

The team from Active LD looks forward to seeing lots of you there!

Together we’re active and able. 💙

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