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Despite the curveballs of 2021, Parks Victoria still got on with a haul of exciting projects to help connect people with nature – something we’ve all

Sarah Whayman wants to help people live healthier, longer lives 9 May, 2021 11:13 PM 4 minutes to read Deb Byers, Active Wellbeing manager (left); Peter Cameron, Green Prescription client; Sarah Whayman, Green Prescription client support. Photo / Supplied Deb Byers, Active Wellbeing manager (left); Peter Cameron, Green Prescription client; Sarah Whayman, Green Prescription client support. Photo / Supplied Wanganui Midweek I'm Sarah Whayman, and I'm passionate about providing an exercise support service for people with chronic conditions. I do this through Green Prescription, a 12-month progra...

"There's no doubt leading an active, healthy lifestyle makes a difference, as Chris Whitty has made clear in his statements. "The whole county needs to come together on this. More active workers will help the county's economy as well as people's health." People taking part in a functional fitness MOT test, offered as part of Active Suffolk's Active Wellbeing service - Credit: Laura Beale/Active Suffolk As leisure facilities reopen under the government roadmap, Mr Bush said some people were nervous about returning. But he  stressed all organisations that Active Suffolk works with are foll...

Published: 6:03 PM April 19, 2021    A carpet bowls session in Monks Eleigh, supported by Active Suffolk through its Fit Villages project. The Active Wellbeing service will help patients to join in similar activities. - Credit: Active Suffolk Hundreds of over-50s in the county will be helped to boost their health following the launch of a new Active Suffolk programme in areas including Hadleigh and Holbrook. The Active Wellbeing Service aims to help "inactive adults" to improve both physical and mental activity. It will be launching in May in the south rural area of Suffolk. Patients of...

Birmingham City Council received its first batch of e-cargo bikes last Friday, 18th December. Manufactured by Raleigh, the bikes will be used by the Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) to support community food deliveries in the lead-up to Christmas. In May this year, Birmingham was one of the local authorities to secure funding to run an e-cargo bike pilot scheme. The pilot, a long-term lease programme that includes maintenance and training for 13 e-cargo bikes and seven e-cargo trikes, will provide a basis for the wider take up of e-cargo vehicles in Birmingham. The scheme forms part of the cou...