Helping people with cancer across Yorkshire prepare for and recover from their treatment.
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We are looking for a Clinical Lead Dietitian to lead Active Together at @CHFTNHS and deliver a high-quality, evidence-based service to people diagnosed with cancer for people in Calderdale and Huddersfield.
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📢 Active Together Mid Yorkshire are recruiting for two Senior Physiotherapists to work in a multi-displinary team completing holistic patient centred assessments, see patients in 1:1 exercise sessions and in class environments.
Apply before 19 January
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A look back at @LUFC player Jack Harrison's visit to the Yorkshire Cancer Research Centre 💙💛
Jack saw first-hand how @ActiveTogether0 is helping people prepare for and recover from cancer treatment, including Harrogate grandfather David.
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Active Together retweeted
12 Dec 2025
🤍 "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴"
#LUFC star Jack Harrison recently paid a visit to @yorkshirecancer to learn more about their incredible Active Together service
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💛 "Active Together was vital for me. It was the one place I could be me."
Meet Rebecca, who took part in Active Together after being diagnosed with bowel cancer.
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2 Dec 2025
💛 Last week, an introduction to Active Together took place at the new Yorkshire Cancer Research centre in Hull, which is due to open in 2026.
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The event, attended by healthcare professionals, included the opportunity to speak to people who have benefitted from the service already, take part in interactive sessions and find out about the impact of Active Together.
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Neil, a former participant of Active Together Sheffield, spoke about his experience
💬"It's great to see that Active Together is continuing to provide cancer exercise treatment from diagnosis, through treatment to recovery and celebrate it soon being available in East Yorkshire"
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10 Nov 2025
Ilkley crime author, Leona Deakin, shares how exercise is helping her recover from cancer 💛
"I now feel confident, and that’s all down to the Active Together service. If I hadn’t had them, I don’t know where I’d be now."
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23 Oct 2025
💛 Active Together Barnsley recently attended a health promotion event to raise awareness of the service.
They shared photos, recent evaluation findings and attendees took part in a 30 second sit to stand game to demonstrate some of the outcome measures the service uses.
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23 Oct 2025
💬 "Being active is such an important part of recovering from cancer"
Pete Skinner practised judo competitively for over 30 years.
However, Pete’s active lifestyle ground to a halt after he was diagnosed with cancer. Then, he joined Active Together.
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20 Oct 2025
Fantastic to see Active Together colleagues from across Yorkshire come together on Friday to collaborate, share learnings and plan for the future 💛
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20 Oct 2025
Last week, we attended the official opening of Sheffield Hallam University's new city campus buildings and spoke to @LordBlunkett about the impact Active Together is having in Sheffield and the benefits of staying physically active after a cancer diagnosis.
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Former rugby player champions exercise as key to cancer recovery during visit from Sally Jameson MP to Active Together in Doncaster.
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6 Oct 2025
💬 "Active Together has been a complete lifeline for me."
Claire found out about Active Together through social media and on the radio.
The specialised team at the Yorkshire Cancer Research centre offered Claire support to help her recovery from cancer.
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10 Sep 2025
“It’s about science, collaboration and compassion.” 💛
After 20 years in the NHS, Nick Bergin is now leading @ActiveTogether0 in Airedale - a research-backed cancer exercise treatment service funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research.
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ALT Nick Bergin stands next to his son Samuel, who volunteers at the Yorkshire Cancer Research shop in Skipton. They are standing in their garden together and smiling.
ALT The Active Together team in Airedale stand in a gym setting wearing Yorkshire Cancer Research branded polo shirts
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2 Sep 2025
People with cancer living in Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven are now able to benefit from Active Together 🎉
The service aims to help 1,470 people over the next three years to preapre for and recover from cancer treatment.
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ALT 5 people dressed in blue standing in a gym space
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27 Aug 2025
💙 People with cancer in Hull will soon be able to benefit from research-backed exercise treatment.
In partnership with NHS Humber Health Partnership, we are bringing @ActiveTogether0 to the city through a dedicated new centre due to open in early 2026.
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ALT A person in a blue Active Together T-shirt smiles while taking part in an exercise session for people with cancer. The following text overlays the image "Active Together to benefit more people with cancer in Yorkshire."
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20 Aug 2025
💬 "Active Together is a treasure for people with cancer that should not be lost"
In October 2024, Anne stumbled across an article about Active Together in her husband’s morning newspaper and thought maybe a service like that could help her too.
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