We hosted our final Connect & Conquer event of the year for people living with Parkinson’s! Huge thanks to Bodmin Leisure Centre and everyone who joined us. With 60+ attendees, it was a fantastic day of activity, connection and community. See you at the next one!
Active Cornwall
@activecornwall.bsky.social
Championing movement and physical activity for a Cornwall where inequalities are no longer a barrier to an active life
Our Parkinson’s awareness training is Wed 7 Oct! Help activity providers boost attendance and make a difference. Book: activecornwall.org/courses-and-workshops/ Connect & Conquer: Wed 14 Oct at Bodmin Leisure Centre. Book: activecornwall.org/parkinsons/
Our Impact Report 2025/26 is out! Discover how, through partnership, we’re helping create the conditions for more people across Cornwall to enjoy the benefits of being active. Read the report & Accounts: www.activecornwall.org/active-cornw... @activepartnerships.bsky.social @sportengland.bsky.social
Our new Physical Activity Health Hub is designed to support health & care professionals and individuals to help make movement a part of everyday life by providing trusted information, practical tools and ongoing support in one easy-to-navigate place: www.activecornwall.org/physical-act... 1/2
A great day exploring the Monsal Trail with the Peak District National Park Authority ahead of the Active Travel England conference, seeing how active travel, accessibility, heritage, tourism & nature can work together - inspiration for more inclusive cycling & active travel in #Cornwall 🚲😊
Volunteers are at the heart of healthy, connected communities across Cornwall. From wellbeing walks to gardening, fundraising and building a yurt, our team, Board and communities are getting involved. Read our latest blog: www.activecornwall.org/the-power-of... #LetsGo!
Ourr Basic First Aid Course is on 29 Sept - practical skills & knowledge to respond confidently to a range of first aid situations including how to safely use an AED defibrillator. A great opportunity to prepare for when it matters most #Let’sGo 👉 www.activecornwall.org/courses-and-workshops/
A brilliant day in St Austell, bringing 21 partners from 9 organisations together for Leadership Day 2 🌱 Huge thanks to Gareth Dix of Active Devon and Mark Sears for facilitating. Exciting conversations, shared purpose and the start of turning ideas into action! 💡 #LetsGoStAustell
Day two of Penzance Leadership Training with @sportengland.bsky.social ! 23 leaders from 14 organisations came together to challenge thinking, build connections and explore systems leadership. Huge thanks to our facilitators, Trelya and everyone involved. Exciting times ahead! 💡🤝 #LetsGoPenzance
fab new challenge @thisgirlcanuk.bsky.social #Movefor10 encouraging 10 mins of movement 10 x a month at any time & pace that works for you. Discover how good moving can feel at: www.activecornwall.org/live-longer-... & access free activity tracker: www.thisgirlcan.co.uk/movefor10 #EveryMoveMatters
And just like that, Time2Move’s #HAF2026 Summer Holiday Programme comes to an end! 🎉 What a summer! From getting active and learning new skills to making friends and memories, it’s been amazing. A huge THANK YOU to our incredible activity providers! 👏
We've significantly strengthened our Board with the appointment of 3 new independent Non-Executive Directors who join our existing Board members at an exciting time for our organisation - see: www.activecornwall.org/active-cornw... @sport-england-se.bsky.social @activepartnerships.bsky.social
Great day at the Newlyn Family Fun Day meeting local people, running (and having a go) in all the activities and generally having fun! Thanks to everyone who came along to learn more about our exciting work with @sport-england-se.bsky.social in the #Penzance area 😍 #LetsGoPenzance
With #ActiveDevon we’ve arranged a new series of free on-line ‘lunch & learn’ Physical Activity Clinical Champion (PACC) training sessions for local health & care professionals with some focused on mental health, obesity and children and young people: www.activecornwall.org/courses-and-... #LetsGo
#InternationalSafeSportDay on Saturday marked the importance of us all playing our part in making sport safer for everyone. Just like Richard who leads older adult sessions for #StAustell Table Tennis Club – see his impact story here: www.activecornwall.org/impact-stori... 🤩
Fantastic start to our St Austell Leadership Course, bringing 18 leaders from 12 organisations through our @sportengland.bsky.social place partnership. Great energy, collaboration and commitment to systems leadership. Thanks to all involved-looking forward to day two in September! #LetsGoStAustell
Yesterday, 23 leaders from 14 organisations came together for day one of our Penzance Leadership Course with Sport England. A brilliant start to building stronger partnerships for lasting local impact. Thanks to everyone who made it possible—looking forward to day two in September!#LetsGoPenzance
It’s #LoveParksWeek! 🌳 We’re celebrating nearly 4,000 Park Yoga attendances in just 8 weeks across 11 #Cornwall parks, while Time2Move summer activities are making the most of our green spaces. Parks bring communities together and help everyone move more. 😊 #LetsGo!
Today marks the start of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 🎉🏅 Many sports in our Cornwall School Games programme are on the Commonwealth stage, from athletics and basketball to swimming and cycling. Feeling inspired? Join our Time2Move Holiday Programme this summer! 😊
Nearly 200 healthcare professionals across Cornwall are now Physical Activity Clinical Champions, helping tackle frailty through movement. Bespoke Hospital Associated Deconditioning training supports #EndPJParalysis. Read more: www.activecornwall.org/mitigating-f... #LetsGo
Cracking end to the week for our place partnership work #StAustell - fab Stewardship Group yesterday (with cake & plants for everyone) followed by Gover Community CIC today formal opening of their new premises today which we recently helped paint & clean)! #makingadifference #partnership #LetsGo
We're proud to be one of >40 organisations supporting a joint letter to Andy Burnham MP calling for practical action to improve children's health & wellbeing by restoring opportunities for everyday play inc removing unnecessary 'No Ball Games' restrictions - see more: londonsport.org/as-englands-...
As England’s World Cup performance inspires a generation, campaigners call on incoming PM to ban “No Ball Games” signs - London Sport
As the World Cup inspires children across the country, and in the same week that a major report has declared the worsening state of children’s health “a national embarrassment”, campaigners are asking...
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@cornwalllibraries.bsky.social summer Reading Challenge encourages children to explore through reading during the holidays & inc a free child swim voucher when you sign up at your local library: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-08.... Great follow on from www.activecornwall.org/beat-the-str... #LetsGo!
Our web blog from the summer Cornwall School Games 2026 #Penzance is live – thanks to work experience student Jess for supporting with event delivery, social media content creation and helping to draft this blog using images she took on the day: www.activecornwall.org/cornwall-sch... 🤩
Fantastic #CornwallSchoolGames today with our focus schools in & around the #Penzance area taking part. Much shorter due to the heat with everyone joining in a variety of fun sports & activities – congratulations to everyone involved and #shoutout to Jess who's on work experience with us & was fab😍
UK Chief Medical Officers refreshed Physical Activity Guidelines out today show evidence that regular movement, no matter how small, can significantly benefit our physical & mental health: www.activecornwall.org/every-moveme... #LetsGo @sport-england-se.bsky.social @activepartnerships.bsky.social
After our team meeting at ClayTAWC this morning, volunteered to help them with gardening, clearing weeds and painting/preserving their outdoor furniture - all part of our work in place, meeting local communities and hearing about the opportunities for and barriers to moving more locally 😍#LetsGo
It’s #ThankYouDay, an opportunity to appreciate those who go above and beyond to help others move more in ways that work for them. From our 200+ Physical Activity Clinical Champions to those supporting the Cornwall School Games on Friday in #Penzance an all our wonderful partners - thank you 😊 1/2
Came together with our partners in place for #BeattheStreet ‘What’s Next Workshops’ to present the insight & learning from the game #Penzance #StAustell and say thank you to everyone involved. See www.activecornwall.org/beat-the-str... @intelligenthealth.bsky.social @sport-england-se.bsky.social
Our latest Active Cornwall and Live Longer Better Cornwall e-newsletters are out now, packed with updates on how we're championing physical activity across the county. Read them here: shorturl.at/VUIkB and shorturl.at/lmyco, then subscribe: shorturl.at/xWkKW 😊