Back in 2015, Bristol City Council Sports Team had a remit within a funding bid to get more people running within specific areas of the city, where there were traditionally less physical activity opportunities and correspondingly lower physical activity levels. The funder, Sport England, also requested that delivery was new, not a copycat of [...]
Bristol City Council were pleased to be able to work with parkrun to help enable the set-up of Eastville parkrun in November last year. At the time we believed that this would be one of the best legacies of Bristol’s year as European City of Sport. Eastville’s very first parkrun on Saturday 18th November [...]
The Great Weston Ride will celebrate its tenth birthday next year. The ride has grown steadily over its 9 years and won the Bristol Life Awards 'Health & Wellbeing' Award this year for its contribution to promoting health and wellbeing. The organisers are expecting to see another record number of people taking part in 2019. The [...]
310 children attend Free Sports Camps and receive a healthy meal through ‘Fit & Fed’ during the Summer Holidays Last Summer holidays, Bristol City Council Sports team facilitated a project called ‘Fit & Fed’. The aim was to tackle the holiday hunger crisis for children and young people in the most deprived wards of Bristol. [...]
Looking for something to do with the kids during Halfterm? There's a fun new Free Halloween Trail in Hartcliffe and Knowle West running from 27th October to 4th November - using your phone! Think Pokemon Go for Halloween and near you. Simply download the app, type in the code or Scan the QR code. Click here [...]
On Thursday 4th October 2018 Bristol City Council in Partnership with Access Sport opened the improved BMX track in Hillfields Park, East Bristol. The track has been improved thanks to funding from the John James Foundation, Access Sport, Sport England and Bristol City Council, with £51,000 invested into the track. The BMX track previously featured [...]
This monthly health at work newsletter includes lots of information about awareness campaigns, health advice, signposting to information and help, and topical things to do. Your tips, ideas and suggestions are always welcome so get in touch: healthatwork@bristol.gov.uk. Campaigns – National Cholesterol Month, Stoptober, National Working Life Week and Time to Change Ask Twice Shout Out! – [...]
Better By Bike have today launched their new Cycle Trip Planner. The planner has some really useful facilities including: How to find a safer, shorter, faster route to get you where you want to go. Where there are Bike Pumps, Cycle Shops and Repairs and BMX Facilities. Marked cycle routes Leisure Rides Bike Rentals including [...]
On Saturday 15th September, British Blind Sport delivered a ‘Have a Go Day’ at St Paul’s Community Sports Academy in partnership with Vision West of England and Wesport. The day brought just under 30 visually impaired participants and their family from the South West area to try out a range of sports available to them. [...]
A new campaign from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy aims to help get the nation moving. Recognising that most people know that they should be more active but find it hard to do as much as they like their campaign offers expert advice and guidance from physiotherapists. There is advice on how to be active [...]
