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Move Together aims to tackle the fast-growing loneliness epidemic

Posted: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:23

Move Together aims to tackle the fast-growing loneliness epidemic

It's 2023 and staggeringly, the loneliness epidemic is not getting any better, in fact it's getting much worse, with chronic loneliness having increased by a million since the pandemic hit, now at 3.3 million according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In this blog we explore the role Move Together plays in tackling loneliness. Read More »

YouMove helps over 1000 families across Oxfordshire get active!

Posted: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:47

YouMove helps over 1000 families across Oxfordshire get active!

YouMove is making a huge difference to helping families enjoy being active together. Since launching in June 2022, 4,850 individuals are now taking part across the county. Read More »

What is social prescribing, why is it important, and what can we do to make it better?

Posted: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:52

What is social prescribing, why is it important, and what can we do to make it better?

Social prescribing and community-based support is part of the NHS Long Term Plan commitment to make personalised care business as usual across health and care.

Physical activity is a golden thread of social prescribing it can support with long term health conditions, low mood and anxiety, loneliness and connection to nature. Sometimes although not the primary problem facing a patient with complex needs, physical activity can become one of the solutions to getting them back to positive wellbeing. Read More »

Embedding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in everything we do: Phoebe Gibbons on why our response to EDI is so much more than a tick box exercise

Posted: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:52

Embedding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in everything we do: Phoebe Gibbons on why our response to EDI is so much more than a tick box exercise

"Often, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, can be regarded as a tick box exercise, however, here at Active Oxfordshire, we recognise that it is so much more than this." Phoebe Gibbons, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Co-ordinator at Active Oxfordshire explores our commitment to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation at 3 months into the role. Read More »

Inclusivity in action

Posted: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:46

Inclusivity in action

Tackling inequality and increasing diversity in physical activity & sport is one of the greatest... Read More »

Move Together: The wider impact

Posted: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:04

Move Together: The wider impact

"Once I started moving, everything seems to get better."

We're living in incredibly uncertain times. The... Read More »

Increasing walking & wheeling across Oxfordshire: Active Travel six months in

Posted: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:03

Increasing walking & wheeling across Oxfordshire: Active Travel six months in

Increasing walking & wheeling across Oxfordshire: Active Travel six months in

This month, we're celebrating... Read More »

“It was good to realise you’re not alone.” How Move Together is changing lives

Posted: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:45

“It was good to realise you’re not alone.” How Move Together is changing lives

Over the last 12 months, Move Together has supported over 1,200 residents who were negatively impacted... Read More »

Move Together reaches over 1000 participants across Oxfordshire

Posted: Fri, 13 May 2022 08:12

Move Together reaches over 1000 participants across Oxfordshire

Move Together has been in place for 10-months now and we are excited to have reached the landmark achievement... Read More »

Fundraising Rackets Event kick starts Access Sport Oxfordshire

Posted: Thu, 05 May 2022 10:30

Fundraising Rackets Event kick starts Access Sport Oxfordshire

On the 26th April at Radley College, Mark Beard, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, held a team racket sports... Read More »