Together Active

Together Active is the Active Partnership for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and an independent cha

As part of the Active Partnerships Network, we work with communities, other charities and voluntary organisation, local authorities and sports clubs to create more opportunities for activity. We focus on tackling inequalities, removing barriers to access, and developing knowledge around the role physical activity can play in supporting people with their physical and mental health.

25/03/2026

🚨 Don’t miss out – final spaces available!

After a brilliant last session where 22 professionals became ambassadors, we’re excited to be running the next ‘This Mum Moves’ Ambassador Training this Friday.

Delivered in partnership with the Active Pregnancy Foundation and the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), this half-day online session is perfect for anyone supporting women during pregnancy or after birth. It’ll help build your confidence, knowledge and skills to have meaningful conversations about physical activity.

You’ll also get access to practical tools, ongoing support, and be part of a network continuing this work locally with opportunities to share your learning with colleagues too.

We’ve already got a great mix of people joining us from family hubs, supported accommodation, women’s refuges and health service. 💙

If you or your organisation would benefit, there’s still time to get involved!

🗓 Friday 27th March
⏰ 9:00 – 13:30
💻 Online

✨ Drop us a message or email to secure your place ✨
📧 alicebanburymorgan@togetheractive.org

23/03/2026

Last week, we were proud to host the first Move Your Way Festival, bringing together girls from across Stoke-on-Trent for a day full of activity, movement and creativity 💖

Girls got stuck into a range of activities including cricket, netball, Zumba, cheerleading, aerial hoop and circus skills, with lots of encouragement and support along the way.

The smoothie bike was a real highlight 🚴‍♀️🍓 with girls using pedal power to make their own fresh smoothies!

Alongside the activities, girls also took part in a workshop focused on building confidence and self-esteem.

This day was shaped by what girls told us matters to them: feeling comfortable, supported, and able to try different ways of being active.

With the Youth Sport Trust highlighting that girls are less likely than boys to achieve 60 minutes of daily activity, Move Your Way is all about helping girls find movement they enjoy.

✨Move Your Way is part of the This Girl Can campaign, led by Sport England.✨

A big thank you to all the girls and schools who took part, and to the fantastic activity providers who brought so much energy to the day! 🤩👏

Staffordshire Cricket Staffordshire and Black Country Netball England Netball Sports Coaching Group Carnival Chaos Circus School Smoothie Bike Company

18/03/2026

📢Have your say on new sport welfare campaign!✨

Active Partnerships, are developing a new PR campaign to raise awareness and understanding of the Sport Welfare Officer Network and the role of Sport Welfare Officers.

To help shape this campaign, we’re inviting Club Welfare Officers (CWOs) and key club representatives to take part in two short online sessions.

These sessions will help us understand the best ways to communicate with CWOs and clubs, and ensure the campaign content and resources are relevant, useful and supportive for clubs.

Your insights will help inform the campaign and ensure it reflects the needs of clubs and the important work CWOs do in creating safe, positive environments for everyone taking part in sport.

Please see details of the sessions below:

1️⃣ Wednesday March 25th, 6pm - 6.45pm

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/33460577025410?p=PqwOhqkHqJVylxn1c6

2️⃣ Wednesday April 1st, 6.30pm - 7.15pm

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/34662572544227?p=E0MP0YSUOqaaXLiIDC

19/02/2026

🌟 Outdoor Adventure Awaits! 🌟

Join us on Saturday 21st March at Stanley Head Outdoor Education Centre for a day full of fun, fresh air, and adventure!

Together Active and Virtual Schools are offering FREE outdoor activity sessions for children aged 4 - 12 years 🙌

Choose between either the morning session or afternoon session.
🕙 Morning: 10:00am – 12:30pm
🕜 Afternoon: 1:30pm – 3:30pm
🥪 Lunch available 12:30pm – 1:30pm

🌱 4 - 8 yrs: Shelter building, pond dipping & more
🧗 9+ yrs: Archery, climbing, abseiling & more

Spaces are limited, choose your session and sign up today!
👉 Register here to secure your place! https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=kbk7adXWv06msZVa941xPQs-ovReB6NBj5T93_fHbSpUN05MV0k3QkwyOUhMUE1WSVJKUzg0WFcyNS4u&route=shorturl

We can’t wait to see you there! 🌳✨

18/02/2026

If you believe local voices should lead local change, we’d love you to consider becoming a Host Organisation!

🌟Become a Host Organisation🌟
We’re inviting community organisations in Burton-upon-Trent and Uttoxeter to host a Community Activator as part of our Place-Based Expansion work in East Staffordshire.

This Sport England funded approach is about systems change but it starts with listening. We want to understand what helps (and gets in the way of) local people being active, and work together to make movement easier and more meaningful.

Community Activators are key to this. They work alongside residents and groups, building trust, gathering insight, and making sure community voices shape local and regional decisions.

As a Host Organisation, you would:
✔ Be a welcoming base
✔ Line-manage the Activator (with full support)
✔ Help influence how physical activity is seen, designed and supported locally

You won’t do this alone, Together Active and the wider partnership will provide training, guidance and ongoing support.

If you’re rooted in your community and want to help shape what comes next, we’d love to hear from you.

⬇️To register your interest:
🔗 Fill in the Expression of Interest form: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=kbk7adXWv06msZVa941xPXfbbVZ9gApPlBf7T5MbXWxUNE1aUUVNSUlGUVVJUlRRU080TTdNNTExRi4u&route=shorturl
📩 Or email Amie Hewka – amiehewka@togetheractive.org
📞 07940 349373
🗓 Deadline: 2nd March 2026

Let’s build change with communities, not for them.

26/01/2026

Last week we shared the exciting news about our Safer Spaces, Stronger Minds Conference, and there is still time to book your place.

If you work in a leisure centre, gym or physical activity setting, this FREE one-day conference is for you.

📅 Tuesday 10 March 2026
⏰ 9.00am – 4.00pm
📍 The Pavilion, Branston Golf Club

✨ Why you don’t want to miss this:
✔ FREE to attend (registration required)
✔ Expert guest speakers
✔ Practical learning around safeguarding & mental wellbeing
✔ Networking with sector partners
✔ FREE lunch, refreshments & a jam-packed goody bag 🎁

⚠️ Places are limited – book now to secure your place and please share with colleagues and networks who would benefit.

Let’s work together to create safer, more supportive spaces 💙

20/01/2026

✨ Safer Spaces, Stronger Minds Conference – FREE to attend! ✨

Do you work in a leisure centre, gym or physical activity setting?
Want to create safer, more supportive spaces for your staff and customers?

Join us for a FREE one-day conference packed with expert speakers, practical learning, networking opportunities and an amazing goody bag 🎁

📅 Tuesday 10 March 2026
⏰ 9.00am – 4.00pm
📍 The Pavilion, Branston Golf Club (DE14 3DP)

💡 What’s included?
✅ FREE entry (registration required)
✅ FREE lunch & refreshments
✅ FREE delegate goody bag
✅ Marketplace of local services & organisations
✅ Inspiring speakers & real-world tools

🎤 Hear from incredible speakers including:
• Mhairi Maclennen (Kyniska) – Leading voice in safe sport & athlete advocacy
• NWG Network – Active Bystander training for leisure & gym settings
• Mandy MacDonald (LADO – Derby City) – Understanding safeguarding referrals & procedures
• Liam Baker (Together We Lift) – Combining strength training with mental health support

Hosted by Together Active and Active Derbyshire, this event is all about helping gyms and leisure spaces become places where people feel safe, supported and empowered.

📢 Places are limited – book now and share with your colleagues and networks!

12/01/2026

We wanted to share this brilliant opportunity to level up your coaching with Rounders England! ⚾

Their in-person coaching courses are designed to help you lead with confidence, motivate others, and grow the game.

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to take the next step in your coaching journey, this is a fantastic chance to develop your skills and make an impact.

👉 Check out the poster below for more information and how to get involved!

09/12/2025

🎄✨ Ready for a magical Christmas adventure? ✨🎄

We’re inviting Children and Young People in Care and their families to join us for a heart-warming Stick Man Christmas Adventure at Cannock Chase Forest! 🌲💫

Together Active, in partnership with Virtual Schools, is giving away FREE Stick Man trail packs to help bring the story to life.

🎉 What to expect?

A festive woodland walk, wintery fun, hands-on activities, and hidden letters to discover as you follow Stick Man’s journey through the forest. It’s the perfect way to start the Christmas season. ❄️❤️

📅 Saturday 13 December
⏰ 10:30am
📍 Cannock Chase Forest, Birches Valley, Rugeley, WS15 2UQ

This event is completely FREE but spaces won’t last long!

👇 Book your spot now and join the adventure!
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=kbk7adXWv06msZVa941xPQs-ovReB6NBj5T93_fHbSpURFhGMjRZRVhXR1Q2RFBQUldBUVBVOVRZQi4u&route=shorturl

19/11/2025

We’re hiring! 🎉

We’re looking for a highly organised, detail-driven Business Support Officer to support our team, Board, and day-to-day operations at Together Active.

If you enjoy helping things run smoothly and love being part of a friendly, flexible, and purpose-led team, this could be the perfect role for you.

You’ll be providing essential admin, operational, and governance support and you’ll be the person who helps our Board and committees stay coordinated and well prepared. It’s a role where your organisation, care, and attention to detail really matter.

If this sounds like you (or someone you know!), we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Email us for more information or to apply: HR@togetheractive.org
👉Visit our website to download the recruitment pack! https://togetheractive.org/job/business-support-officer-2/

17/10/2025

Yesterday we went Limitless 💫
5 schools. 60+ Y7–Y9 students with SEND.
A day filled with movement, creativity and belonging and a reminder of why inclusion matters.

Many children and young people with SEND face barriers to being active, from confidence to opportunity, from feeling left out to spaces that don’t fit their needs. Limitless was about changing that.
About showing that when activity is made accessible and welcoming, every young person can move, belong and thrive.

Huge thanks to the brilliant providers and volunteers who joined us, the amazing Together Active team, and especially Charlotte, our Children and Young People’s Officer, who worked tirelessly to make Limitless such a success. 💙

And of course, to every teacher, support staff member and young person who brought the energy, you made it unforgettable!

Because movement should never be a privilege. It should be possible for everyone.

Drumba PickleBall UK Archery GB Boccia England

Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy Cannock Chase High School John Taylor Free School Staffordshire University Academy Norton Canes High School

10/10/2025

We’re told to take a walk. 🚶‍➡️
Stretch. 🙆
Move more. 🏃

But for many people, that’s not so simple.

Not because they don’t care, but because exclusion locks them out.

Lack of safe spaces. Pain or long-term conditions.
Schedules that don’t allow time.
Systems that weren’t built for real lives.

💚 Movement supports mental health but only when it’s possible, safe, and accessible.

At Together Active, we’re working to change that.
To build movement into the systems that shape our lives into health, workplaces, and communities.

Because movement shouldn’t be a privilege.
And being active to support your mental health should be the norm.

This World Mental Health Day 🧠, we’re standing with everyone for whom movement isn’t simple and fighting every day to make it possible.💙💙

Address

Together Active, Mellor Building, 2nd Floor, IEZ Hatchery And Incubator, Staffordshire University, College Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST42DE

Telephone

01785 619349

Website

https://www.togetheractive.org/

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