At the beginning of the year £50,000 was made available to the communities of Telford and Wrekin to fund activities to help ‘Get Telford Active’. Grants were awarded to the community to ensure that projects were led by what was wanted and needed by residents, and 20 projects were funded as a result.
Developed by people in communities for people in communities, the idea was that each event would provide a fun and friendly way for people to develop a love for activity, whether they were out of practice or getting active for the first time.
During the year:
- 120 people signed up to Netball England’s Workplace Netball League
- 300 took part in Telford Hornet’s Touch Rugby sessions
- 250 took part in Dawley Council Holiday Activities
- 350 people went to Allscott Heath Sports Club’s open day
- 220 took part in the Wellington Wellbeing Picnic
- 400 people took part in 5K borough runs
- 130 took part in Wrekin Riders Novice sessions
As well as putting on events, the campaign also helped to build four all weather running tracks for schools in the borough. These were at:
- Lawley Primary School,
- Wrockwardine Wood C.E. Junior School,
- Lightmoor Village Primary School
- Grange Park Primary School
Find out more about all the incredible activities that took place across the borough, by clicking the button below.