Our #Communities thrive when people shape the spaces around them. This great story from #Buddle shows how Wigan St Judes ARLFC worked with local people to maximise its facilities and create a more welcoming, #Inclusive environment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4vqLLhXe2Y #ActiveLivesForAll

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Wigan St Judes ARLFC tell Buddle the different ways they found to maximise their facility and to create an engaging and inclusive environment for their community.

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We love this reminder from Life Leisure of the role that local leisure facilities can play in helping people discover what they’re capable of, whether that leads to sporting success or simply learning a skill for life. https://ow.ly/HPsN50ZFCOg #Stockport #Swimming

The Stockport pool that helped shape a Paralympic legend

Before the 19 Paralympic gold medals, Dame Sarah Storey was a young swimmer training in Stockport at Grand Central swimming pool with Stockport Metro.

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Five years ago, #GreaterManchester launched a bold shared ambition: Active Lives for All. You're part of the progress we have made since. So please join us online on 24/9 as we hear stories of change from across GM, and shape what comes next. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cef83a...

To mark the #NHS's birthday we went to #parkrun to capture the benefits of connecting health services with local activities. We're working to further strengthen these relationships across GM empowering health staff, improving connections and supporting #prevention. https://ow.ly/nTCS50ZBA1U

Passionate about tackling inequalities and reducing the barriers to sport and physical activity? #LeadingTheMovement from Sport England is here to help you. Find out more: www.leadingthemovement.org

Nominations for the Community Sport and Recreation Alliance Awards are open for 2026, to celebrate the very best of grassroots sport and recreation from across the country. Each winner will receive a £500 prize as extra recognition for their incredible work. Nominate: https://ow.ly/ki6E50ZAq5v

Thinking about applying to the Movement Fund? To make things easier, we've pulled together a new 3-page guide containing the key information applicants need in one place. 👉 If you work with local groups, clubs or organisations that are helping people move more, please do share this #Funding post.

When people feel safe, they are more likely to take part, stay involved and benefit from movement. Read how GM Moving is helping to change the culture around #Safeguarding: https://ow.ly/bYzr50ZxFrU #PhysicalActivity #Inclusion #GreaterManchester

Can we add a recommendation to your reading list?🌞 Hayley Lever's self-published first book, Leading from the Balcony, is now available in Waterstones and @blackwells.bsky.social Get your copy via: Waterstones: https://ow.ly/1gEH50Zy2Tz Blackwell's: https://ow.ly/e2XK50Zy2TA

How can we strengthen collaboration to tackle inequalities through physical activity in #GreaterManchester ? Join us at the next Tackling Inequalities #Network on 2 September to connect, share learning and build momentum together. Register: https://ow.ly/kvIX50ZxpoJ

GM Moving is supporting the 10th Healthy City Design International Congress as a Community Partner. We'll be exploring how designing active, inclusive, and connected places supports healthier lives, strengthens communities, and reduces health inequalities. Register: www.healthycitydesign.global

Our GM Walking and Wheeling Fund, supported by @nhsgm.bsky.social, distributed nearly £85,000 to community organisations in 2025/26. This week, we've published our Impact Report to show how this investment has benefited organisations and individuals. Find out more: https://ow.ly/n6jO50Zx5mC

When girls feel they belong, they're more likely to stay active. We've proudly funded and supported She Belongs Here, research with teenage girls in #GreaterManchester exploring what helps them engage with physical activity. The insights are practical and worth a read: https://ow.ly/faLQ50ZvJ9q

She Belongs Here: Our Research with GM Moving to understand why teenage girls drop out of physical activity in school.

Earlier this year, Our Goal CIC partnered with Greater Manchester Moving to carry out original research into why teenage girls drop out of physical activity. We ran focus groups with girls aged 13 to 16 in Greater Manchester, using creative methods to draw out their honest responses. What we found is that girls aren't dropping out of sport because they don't want to move. They're dropping out because of how it feels to be there.What girls told us - the key pointsAcross schools and community sett

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Who's the best #Leadership development, #Coaching or facilitation partner you've worked with? We're looking for delivery partners for 'Leading and Moving in GM' and would love your help to reach them. Please share, recommend or tag someone: https://ow.ly/QX1G50Zws5p

New guidance from the Movement Fund explores the link between #Sustainability, participation and inequalities in grassroots #Sport. Explore the practical, low-cost steps to help cut costs, strengthen resilience and keep opportunities open for local communities: https://ow.ly/5ZuQ50ZvIQO

What could your community do with an extra £3,000 to help people living with #Parkinsons move more? If you've got an idea that could help more people move, connect and improve their #Wellbeing, apply now: https://ow.ly/HmZH50ZvJuS

This #SouthAsianHeritageMonth, we're celebrating the community leaders showing how movement, faith and belonging can go hand in hand. Imam Abid explains how trusted community spaces can help create welcoming and inclusive opportunities for movement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Br...

Faith and fitness come together at Cheadle Masjid

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Everyone deserves to feel like sport is a place where they belong.🎾 This South Asian Heritage Month, we're inspired by Hijabi Serves, which is creating new opportunities for Muslim women and girls to enjoy #Tennis, build confidence and be part of a supportive community. 🔗 https://ow.ly/oXaO50ZuAK3

How Hijabi Serves is creating new opportunities for Muslim women in tennis

Meet Hijabi Serves, a grassroots initiative founded by Bakhtaver Mohammad that is opening up opportunities for Muslim and South Asian women to play the sport.

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Here's a great example of how #Place-based approaches are creating valuable local spaces to live, play and be active in #GreaterManchester. The Football Foundation, #Rochdale Council, YourTrust Rochdale + Rochdale AFC Community Trust and local partners collaborated to design this valuable asset.

If you’re in #GreaterManchester, we want to hear about your experience of using our roads — whether you walk, cycle, drive or use public transport. Complete the survey: https://www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_eA8j3duPFH5CtrE #VisionZeroGM #InclusiveTransport #PublicEngagement

Men’s #MentalHealth is a conversation we all need to keep showing up for. Join Andy’s Man Club on 19 August in #Manchester for a free session on raising awareness and sharing practical ways we can better support men in our communities, workplaces and through #Sport. 🔗https://ow.ly/Cq1550ZlqOY

We're #Hiring! This is a flexible finance role that contributes to something bigger across #GreaterManchester. Role: #Finance Officer Hours: 22.2 per week Contract: 12 months maternity cover Salary: £30,518 – £33,143 pro rata Info: https://www.gmmoving.co.uk/jobs/finance-officer/

We're delighted that our Health Impact Report for 2025/26 has been published. The report captures our progress, impact, and future ways to build on and spread approaches, after the second of a three-year funding agreement with NHS GM. Read: www.gmmoving.co.uk/wp-content/u... #ActiveLivesForAll

Running a #Sports club can feel overwhelming. You don’t have to figure it out alone. Whether you’re a coach, #Volunteer or committee member, join us for a day built around the reality of running a club and learn how to make it more manageable. Register: https://ow.ly/R1RP50ZmOY2

Just a few days left to apply! We are looking for someone who enjoys working with people, is organised and creative, and wants to make a difference. This is a varied role with scope to build skills across projects, events and comms. Apply: https://ow.ly/4KVl50ZmqgM #Hiring #Project #Jobs

It’s National School Sports Week! Across #GreaterManchester, GM Moving and our partners are working to help more children and young people find their confidence, feel included and grow as leaders through sport. Here's a thread of real stories from our partners for #NSSW2026 👇🧵

Help us shape the future of gender equity in movement, physical activity, and sport! 🗣️ We need your input to help us prioritise key topics for future engagement events with @gmmoving.co.uk. Complete our quick feedback form and have your say here: forms.gle/zcHU1bFKQeMi...

For #DisabilityPrideMonth, we’re sharing how Salford Community Leisure has made facilities more accessible through partnership and listening to lived experience. This is what inclusive, place-based working looks like in action in Greater Manchester: https://ow.ly/8X9l50ZkHFN

What happens when different places come together to learn from each other? This case study looks at how Bradford and Greater Manchester have worked together to strengthen training for people supporting children and families to be more active. 🔗 https://ow.ly/sHvc50Ziabi

Bradford and Greater Manchester collaboration brings fresh energy to Children and Families Physical Activity training - Greater Manchester Moving

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It’s been a year since the launch of #LeadingTheMovement from Sport England! If you're working to tackle inequalities in sport and physical activity and want to boost your confidence, leadership skills and networks, visit: https://www.leadingthemovement.org/