How can we better support #Women and girls to enjoy the benefits of movement, #Sport & physical activity? Join us and Merseyside Sports Partnership on 9 Oct to explore barriers, share what’s working and create more #inclusive opportunities. Register for this free online event: buff.ly/C8TgXkr

GM Moving’s first Sports Club Conference is coming! 🎉 👉 Connect, learn, and be inspired with other grassroots clubs in Greater Manchester. 👉 Workshops, speakers, and networking to help your club thrive. 📅 2 Nov 2025, MMU, Manchester Info and £5 tickets: buff.ly/0GOPy7x

We’re #Hiring: Project Support 🚀 Help us connect partners, shape opportunities for movement, tackle inequalities, and support a healthier, more active #GreaterManchester. £27,694 – £30,024 p.a., applications close 5 Oct. 👉 www.gmmoving.co.uk/get-involved... Please share this with your network!

Apply by 21 September! Peer support programme for people from racialised backgrounds in #GreaterManchester, hosted with @10gm.bsky.social and @mcrcommcentral.bsky.social Mentorship, workshops, networking and small fund included. Info: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/explori... #Leadership #Inclusion

A brilliant example of housing, sport and community partners working together to help communities #LiveWell for longer. Ahead of #FallsPrevention Week, L&Q and #Altrincham FC have been running chair-based exercise classes to boost strength, balance and confidence. Read: buff.ly/Gyw7Saw

Could your club benefit from stronger parental engagement and support? Are you a sports volunteer, coach, committee member or staff based in the NW? Join us on Monday 6 October for an online workshop to explore Building a Positive Parent Culture in Sport. 📅 Book your place here:

Inclusion is about how we treat each other, how we work, and how we grow together. This year’s theme for #NationalInclusionWeek, #NowIsTheTime, is a call to take action, not just say the right words. Here’s how we’re making it real at Greater Manchester Moving: 🧵

#VCSE organisations have deep connections to their communities. Working with @10gm.bsky.social, we’ve been helping these organisations connect communities through sport & physical activity in #GreaterManchester. 👉 Katya Pursall reflects on what we’ve learned so far: buff.ly/fbcKPid #Community

#ThisGirlCan is reframing what getting active looks like for women who don’t feel they belong in the world of physical activity. Watch the video: buff.ly/mEr5sb4 We’re supporting the ‘We Like the Way You Move’ campaign to celebrate how women move through life in their own way.

Join us: How volunteering connects communities and creates change. On 22/9, we're bringing our Volunteering #Community of Practice together in #GreaterManchester. 💬 Join to learn, collaborate and network with others who care about the future of #Volunteering. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/volunteer-...

We’re #Hiring a Sport and Physical Activity Welfare Lead. Join us to create safer, more inclusive spaces across Greater Manchester, strengthen #Safeguarding, and support clubs, youth and community groups. Apply: www.gmmoving.co.uk/get-involved... Know someone who is a great fit? Share this post!

Join us and StreetGames on 7 October at #Stockport for an interactive #Safeguarding workshop. This session is for project managers, coaches, leaders, and volunteers who work regularly with children and young people, including HAF providers. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/keeping-yo... #Community #Sport

It’s been great to see the impact that the Environmental Improvements Fund has made this year. 🚶🦽 Read how communities across #GreaterManchester are improving local green spaces so more people can enjoy #Walking and #Wheeling: buff.ly/8HmzdCD #ActiveLivesForAll #Community

Trans and non-binary communities face greater barriers to being active, so we've partnered with @lgbtfdn.bsky.social to create a research-backed guide for trans inclusive sport and movement. Join us on 25/9 to celebrate the launch and share tips on trans inclusion. Register here: buff.ly/Lj6BPhT

Meet the #OpeningSchoolFacilities network: unlocking school spaces for safe, active play and #Community connection. 🎬https://buff.ly/GIxP5zv “It's about creating space in local communities for kids to play and get active.” – Jamie Agar, Bolton Council

Are you a #comms professional helping people lead more active lives in #GreaterManchester? Join our next in-person #Marketing Partner Session. • Hear strategy updates • Collaborate on plans for GM Moving in Action • Share learning and network Email us for details: [email protected]

There is a shared commitment across #GreaterManchester on healthy ageing. Everyone has a role to play. That's why GM Moving, @greatermcr.bsky.social, NHS GM and the GM Public Health Network sent a joint submission to the Health and Care Select Committee in Westminster. Read more: buff.ly/l1zxerq

There are two Meet the Funder calls this September to support individuals, groups, and organisations to apply for the 2025/26 GM Walking and Wheeling Fund. Join us on Tuesday 9 (5-6pm) or Wednesday 10 (12-1pm) September. Sign up to attend here: www.salfordcvs.co.uk/form/gm-walk...

Exercise referral programmes are boosting physical and mental wellbeing, and reducing GP appointments by 19%. A new report shows these programmes in GM have improved happiness, mental wellbeing, self-belief, and physical health while reducing loneliness. Read: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/gm-acti...

Our new impact report shares our progress integrating movement into health systems across #GreaterManchester. We outline our approach and some of our biggest successes from the first of a three-year funding agreement with @nhsgm.bsky.social Read more: buff.ly/rOx8JIy

Congratulations to GM Moving in Manchester - this is brilliant 🔻. #health #activity #NHS #prevention

Leadership in sport & physical activity in Greater Manchester doesn’t reflect our communities. To tackle this, @mcrcommcentral.bsky.social is launching a programme to grow leadership from racialised backgrounds in GM. Learn more: manchestercommunitycentral.org/civicrm/even... @10gm.bsky.social

National Inclusion Week is just three weeks away. Are you looking for simple, powerful steps your organisation or club can take to make movement more welcoming for everyone? Buddle has gathered practical tools to make movement more welcoming for everyone. 👉 buff.ly/RYaQtHJ #NationalInclusionWeek

🆕 ✨ The GM Walking and Wheeling Fund is back!🎉 Grants of up to £7000 are available to help get Greater Manchester walking & wheeling this winter. Find out more about the fund, eligibility, and how to apply here: buff.ly/zhpFTiV #GMMoving

The GM Walking & Wheeling Fund 2025/26 is open! 🚶‍♀️🦽 Grants up to £7,000 for groups supporting less active communities. Meet the Funder: 9 and 10 Sept. Deadline: 26 Sept. Please share with relevant groups in GM! More: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/updated... @10gm.bsky.social @salfordcvs.bsky.social

We're proud to publish our Heath Report for 24/25 as we continue efforts to embed movement into all aspects of #GreaterManchester’s health system. The report covers the first of a three-year funding agreement with NHS GM. Read it here: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/new-imp... #ActiveLivesForAll

We're excited to be an Event Partner for the @hcdcongress.bsky.social which comes to Lowry in #Salford this October: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/healthy... We look forward to welcoming policymakers and practitioners to explore fresh ways to create healthier, more active cities. #UrbanHealth

Fantastic news from #Stockport: Life Leisure has had its best year yet, with record memberships, a new sensory garden, 76% KS2 swim pass rate, and 187 tonnes of carbon saved. We're proud to work with them to help every community thrive. See their annual report: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a93i...

The number of Active Practices in #GreaterManchester has more than doubled in the past two years: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/rcgp-re... Nationally, there are 500🎉 Here's how Langworthy Medical Practice in #Salford have been learning more about strength training as part of their accreditation👇

Looking to build opportunities for #Schools, and to provide opportunities for communities to get active? Join our #OpeningSchoolFacilities network, open to all schools & partners. Meet the network at 10am on 22 Sept, in #GreaterManchester. For info, email: [email protected]

Last month we provided 363 free training places in #GreaterManchester to help build skills and confidence for safe, welcoming physical activity. We all have a part to play. Explore our range of training, and sign-up: www.gmmoving.co.uk/get-involved... #SafeSportDay #ActiveLivesForAll #Safeguarding

Are you a sports club organiser? #Buddle run workshops and webinars to help your clubs and organisations. Here's a snippet of what's coming up in August! Book here: buddle.co/learning-opp...

Calling all grassroots sports clubs and groups in Greater Manchester! We're planning a Sports Club Conference this autumn. It will be a chance to connect, collaborate and learn together. Can you help us shape the day by completing this short survey? buff.ly/R8nb11E

We have proudly shared examples of our partners’ work with the Department of Health and Social Care to support the new Men’s Health Strategy. Find out more: buff.ly/sY3tqYQ #MensHealth #Health #ActiveLivesForAll #GreaterManchester

New resources are now live to help gyms and leisure centres create safer, more welcoming spaces for women and girls to be active. Free, practical and ready to use. Learn more: www.sportengland.org/news-and-ins... #ThisGirlCan #Inclusion #WomenAndGirls

It’s International Friendship Day and Love Parks Week 🌿 We’re celebrating how parks bring people together to walk, connect, and thrive across Greater Manchester.

Place matters more than ever. Prevention is at the heart of lasting change. @joesarling.bsky.social explores what this means for Greater Manchester, and for all of us working across partnerships. Read more: buff.ly/LMGjVXS What approaches are you seeing in your area?

Tell us: how is your organisation is reducing its carbon impact? 🍃 Here's a local example we love: The National Cycling Centre showing what climate action looks like, with solar carports, heat pumps and smart energy systems. 🚴‍♀️ Watch: youtu.be/xusb8leZd_o?... #ClimateAction #GreaterManchester

Excellent <4-minute video on working with complex societal systems using a place-based aproach. HT @joesarling.bsky.social and @gmmoving.co.uk youtu.be/fDaRZUkxteY?...

Our Welfare Leads are helping make clubs safer & more inclusive. They're ready to work with more clubs who care about creating welcoming spaces for all. If that's you, please email: [email protected] See the network's impact so far: activepartnerships.org/news/interim... #SafeSport

Read more about the Sport Welfare Officer network and its partners: activepartnerships.org/what-we-do/p...

The 63 Sport Welfare Officers embedded into the #ActivePartnerships network are a key part of making safeguarding an ongoing priority. They add safeguarding capacity and expertise to the work of NGBs and Active Partnerships. The SWO network is a collaborative project supported by key partners.

Want to feel more confident supporting mental health in #Sport and movement? Join our free online session with MIND on Thursday 31 July at 7pm. Learn to: • Spot signs someone may be struggling • Support with care and confidence • Signpost to the right help Sign up: buff.ly/V2B1CyO #MentalHealth

Upcoming workshop: Neurodivergence Inclusion in Sport & Physical Activity, with Access Sport Explore what neuro-inclusion looks like, share lived experiences, and gain practical tools. Monday 4 August, 6:30pm, Online Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver... #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Sport

We're delighted to announce that @sport-england-se.bsky.social has appointed the APNO and the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK to co-lead a new phase of physical activity pathway integration for people living with long-term health conditions. Read more now ➡️ bit.ly/MovingTogeth...

Today is #InternationalNonBinaryDay. Everyone should benefit from the joy of movement. For trans and non-binary people, the barriers to being active are often especially high. 🔗 Read about LGBTQ+ inclusion in physical activity: buff.ly/NiD4tGY 🔗Explore practical inclusion tips: buff.ly/CcYM8J3

So pleased to see this brilliant write up from Sporting Equals. They've captured the spirit of our conference, and the powerful conversations we had about community, #Representation and shared purpose. www.sportingequals.org.uk/sporting-equ... #ActiveLivesForAll #Inclusion #GreaterManchester

"Now more than ever, we need to make sure our young people are heard." – @hayleylever.bsky.social See how our team in #GreaterManchester are listening, co-creating campaigns, supporting youth orgs, and turning insight into action with #BeeWell. 🔗 beewellprogramme.org/how-are-you-...

“You’d rather call us hard to reach, than ask us why the space never felt made for us.” This open letter from Women in Sport highlights barriers Black girls face in sport. Let’s listen, act, and #KeepBlackGirlsPlaying. Learn more & join the movement: womeninsport.org/resource/dea...

As the NHS Ten-Year Plan is released, we look at how healthcare in #GreaterManchester is already shifting from sickness to prevention. Staff in #Trafford are uniting this Saturday to celebrate movement and community wellbeing at Stretford #parkrun. Read more: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/healthc...