Together Active

09/10/2026

⏰ Just 5 days to go until our Inclusion and Trust workshop!

What makes a sport or leisure space feel safe, welcoming and inclusive?

We're looking forward to welcoming Activity Alliance and LGBT Foundation, who will each be delivering an interactive workshop exploring how we can make our spaces better for everyone.

♿ Activity Alliance will explore creating inclusive environments for disabled people, including the importance of language and how to check and challenge.

🌈 LGBT Foundation will look at making sport and leisure spaces safer and more inclusive for LGBTQ+ people, with case studies to support discussion and learning.

📅 Wednesday 14th October | 10.30am - 1.00 pm
📍 YMCA North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3AE
🎟️ There's still time to book your place!

If you work in sport, fitness or leisure, come along, get involved and take away ideas to help make your spaces more inclusive.

🔗 Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusion-and-trust-workshop-for-sport-fitness-leisure-tickets-1999696834061?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&_gl=1*v2nzqq*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTEwNzE2NTI2Ni4xNzkxNTYxNDgw*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3OTE1NjE0NzkkbzEkZzAkdDE3OTE1NjE0NzkkajYwJGwwJGgwJGRKUHBKQV9xVHctdWRtSW9Pc0k4VXF0SWNPTUFwN25NVVJn

09/10/2026

🧭 Looking for something different to do this weekend?

A great local opportunity from Potteries Orienteering Club! 🌳

Their Hem Heath event is taking place tomorrow and is open to beginners, families, walkers and runners!

With a range of courses available, it's a great chance to get outdoors and try something new! 💚

👇 Check out their post below for more information.

✨ HEM HEATH ✨
📅 Saturday 10th October
💻 Entries to our next event at Hem Heath are now OPEN.📖
https://www.potoc.org.uk/events/hem/?submit=1
📚 Event details are on the website: https://www.potoc.org.uk/events/hem/
🟢 Open to beginners, families, walkers & runners! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃🏽‍♂️

Walton Chasers Orienteering Club
Wrekin Orienteers South Yorkshire Orienteers Manchester and District Orienteering Club Deeside Orienteering Club Derwent Valley Orienteers Staffordshire Moorlands AC Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club
Leicestershire Orienteering Club Harlequins Orienteering

07/10/2026

⏰ One week to go!

What makes a leisure centre, gym or sports setting feel welcoming, inclusive and safe?

In just one week, we’ll be bringing people together for our free Inclusion and Trust workshop, part of our Safer Spaces, Stronger Minds series.

The workshop will explore the experiences and barriers that can affect whether people feel comfortable taking part in leisure, fitness and sport, and what we can do to build greater trust, inclusion and safer environments.

💬 What helps people feel welcome?
🚧 What can make someone feel excluded or uncomfortable?
🤝 What practical changes can help people feel they belong?

If you work or volunteer in leisure, fitness, sport or physical activity, this workshop is a chance to reflect, share ideas and take away practical learning for your own setting.

📅 14 October 2026 | 10.30am - 1.00 pm
📍 YMCA North Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3AE
🎟️ Free to attend

There’s still time to book your place and please share with anyone in your network who could benefit.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusion-and-trust-workshop-for-sport-fitness-leisure-tickets-1999696834061

07/10/2026

A fabulous evening spent with The Women’s Collective CIC in Burton-on-Trent. 💙🫶

Amie and Hannah were invited along to share more about the work of Together Active, including some of the upcoming events and opportunities available across East Staffordshire, such as our Inequalities Conference this November.

The evening was full of music, poetry, inspiring personal stories and conversations, alongside talks on dementia awareness and local nature workshops, all brought together with some delicious home-cooked food.

What really stood out was the atmosphere in the room. Women of different ages, backgrounds and beliefs came together to listen, share, support and uplift one another, creating such a positive and welcoming space.

A huge thank you to Gulsoom Aslam and the Burton Women’s Collective for inviting us and giving us the opportunity to share more about Together Active and the work happening locally.

We’re looking forward to joining you again at future events. 💙

Book now to sign up for our Inequalities Conference on the 12th November - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/east-staffordshires-inequalities-conference-tickets-2002639394338?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

27/09/2026

We’re so pleased to be celebrating National Boccia Day! 🤾💙

Over the last few years, we’ve been lucky enough to welcome Boccia England to a number of our events, including earlier this week as part of our latest Move Your Way festival.

Boccia is a brilliant inclusive sport, giving people of different ages, abilities and disabilities the chance to get involved.

For many pupils across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, our events are their first opportunity to give it a go and we want that first experience to lead to more.

That’s why we’re now working with Boccia England to help connect them with more local schools, creating more chances for young people to discover boccia and continue playing if they enjoy it.

A huge thank you to Boccia England for helping us introduce more young people to the sport and create more opportunities for them to get involved. 🙌

25/09/2026

What could you shape if you joined an organisation at a pivotal moment in its future?

We are pleased to share that the recruitment of Together Active’s next permanent Chief Executive is now live.✨

We’re looking for a new CEO to lead Together Active through an important period of renewal, growth and opportunity.

Working alongside our Board, staff and partners, you will provide strategic leadership, strengthen our impact across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, and lead Together Active into the next Sport England investment period.

At the heart of the role is turning national priorities into meaningful place-based change, while strengthening the role movement, sport and physical activity can play in tackling wider local challenges.

We’re looking for an experienced, inclusive and emotionally intelligent leader who can bring people together, lead through change and build shared purpose across organisations, sectors and communities.

This is an opportunity to bring your experience, ambition and leadership to an organisation with a strong team, established partnerships and an exciting future ahead.

Could you help shape our next chapter?💙
Find out more and apply through Peridot Partners!⬇️
https://www.peridotpartners.co.uk/jobs/chief-executive-officer-together-active/

25/09/2026

📣 Calling local employers and organisations across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire!

Could an apprentice bring new skills, ideas and energy to your organisation while giving a local young person the opportunity to build their future?

We’re pleased to be supporting a free Employer Showcase with Coach Core Foundation, Lifetime Training, the Care Leaver Covenant, Staffordshire County Council and University of Staffordshire.

Come along to find out more about Coach Core’s apprenticeship programme, the funding and support available, what’s involved in employing an apprentice and how your organisation could help create meaningful opportunities for young people aged 16–25.

📅 Tuesday 13 October
⏰ 9:30am–12:00pm
📍 The Catalyst Building, University of Staffordshire, Leek Road, ST4 2DF

It’s suitable whether you’ve never employed an apprentice before or already have an established programme and want to explore what else is possible.

🎟️ Free to attend – register here:
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GWOJ

Please share with any local employers or organisations who may be interested. 💙

15/09/2026

We’re excited to be recruiting four Community Activators to support Place-Based work across East Staffordshire. 🙌

Each role will be employed by Together Active and seconded to one of four local host organisations:

Burton Unity
Burton and District Mind
Trent & Dove
YMCA Burton

The Community Activators will spend time with local people, listening to their experiences and understanding the barriers that can make it harder to be active.

What they hear and learn will help shape local ideas and opportunities that support more people to move more and be active in ways that work for them.

We’re looking for people who are good listeners, enjoy building relationships and care about making sure local voices are heard.

You don’t need a specific qualification or professional background to apply, and experience can come from all areas of life.

🕛24 hours per week
📆18-month contract
💷£28,000 pro-rata (£21,000 actual)

Find out more about the four host organisations, download the recruitment packs and apply here:
https://togetheractive.org/vacancies/community-activator-x4/

31/08/2026

Check out the new and improved Active My Way! ⬇🎉

✨ We’ve had a makeover!

The new and improved Active My Way website is now LIVE. 🎉

Whether you’re thinking about getting active for the first time, getting back into it after a break, or simply looking for something new, we’re here to help you find your way to move more.

🏃 Find activities
🏠 Get active at home
💡 Find tips to help you get started
💛 Discover the benefits of being active
🙌 Read real-life stories from people finding what works for them

Getting active doesn’t have to look a certain way.

Find what works for you.

🔗 Visit https://www.activemyway.org/

27/08/2026

❄️ A new opportunity to get active on the slopes in Tamworth!

Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK) is offering subsidised adaptive snowsport lessons for disabled adults through its new Adaptive Snowsport Pathways Programme.

The programme is designed to support people who may currently be doing little or no physical activity to try something new, build confidence and enjoy being active in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Taking place locally at the SnowDome Tamworth, participants can access:

🎿 Four individual lessons for just £20 per session (normally £75)
🎿 Small group sessions to continue developing skills and enjoying the slopes with others
🎿 Support to build confidence, improve physical and mental wellbeing and connect with new people

There are just 60 spaces available across England, so early registration is encouraged.

📞 01479 788770
📧 [email protected]

The programme has been made possible with funding from Sport England. ❄️

Please share with anyone who might benefit!