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GM Active CIC @GM_Active

GM Active is a collective of 12 leisure & community organisations that are all part of the same movement - to get more people physically active. We Move as One.

Joined August 2016
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Our award-winning Prehab4Cancer (P4C) programme marks its seventh anniversary tomorrow (25 April) and to celebrate the milestone it has launched a 7 million steps campaign.
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Prehab 4 Cancer training day at Wythenshawe Forum @EveryoneActive today. Strengthening those links between health and leisure sector. Jack Murphy P4C presenting with his call to action for the @GM_Active collective.
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Our newly revitalised Children’s and Young People (CYP) subgroup marks a key step in strengthening our commitment to the next generation of active communities. Find out why this work matters and what comes next: gmactive.co.uk/news/banging-…
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Our newly revitalised Children’s and Young People (CYP) subgroup marks a key step in strengthening our commitment to the next generation of active communities. Find out why this work matters and what comes next: gmactive.co.uk/news/banging-…
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Our award-winning Prehab4Cancer (P4C) programme is holding a workforce development and upskilling initiative this month for staff working in the 99 leisure centres embraced by GM Active to increase focus on embedding rehabilitation within community and leisure-based settings.
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Council owned leisure facilities in Bolton embark on a new era today (1st April) with a new name - Active Bolton - under the stewardship of Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust (BMLT) that has run Bolton Arena for the past 25 years. Good to luck to all concerned.
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‘Leading from the Balcony’ is a new book to help you gain skills to lead, understand the dynamics of growing a social movement, and develop your leadership skills. Written by @Hayley Lever, CEO of @GM Moving, one of our collaborators, it’s available via Greater Manchester Moving.
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The closing date for the latest Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) survey is 31 March and it’s important sport and physical activity is represented. You can complete it here: bit.ly/4lPLyJx For your business choose ‘other’ and put sport and physical activity.

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Activity levels among children and young people have increased compared to a year ago, according to @Sport England - the first sign of growth since the pandemic. But there’s still work to do, which is why we welcome @Lauren Whaley to GM Active to head up our CYP group.
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Is our sector suffering from an identity crisis? That was a question discussed when our Head of Business Operations, @Jon Keating, attended @PAF (Physical Activities Facilities Forum) Europe 2026 in Davos. Read his thought-provoking letter from Davos here: LINK TBC
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Training Day with GM Active exercise professionals and NHS allied health professionals today. Hosted at Wythenshawe Forum. @GMNISDN
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Our @Prehab4Cancer (P4C) programme is conducting a workforce development and upskilling initiative for staff working in the 99 leisure centres embraced by GM Active, to increase focus on embedding prehab and rehab within community and leisure settings: bit.ly/4rbcYv2
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Dr Dom Conricode, a senior lecturer in Sport Management at MMU, is running a research project into positive action to alleviate racialised disadvantage, or under-representation, in work and training. His survey is here: mmu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/for…

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One of the aims we share with our colleagues at @GM Moving is to get more being more active in pursuit of a healthier, happier, and hopefully, longer life – often via a place-based approach. Discover five ways its working here: bit.ly/4jLFpwP
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After loss, Sue found strength, joy and community through exercise. That’s the theme of a short but powerful new case study we’ve just added to the GM Active website. Read Sue’s story here: gmactive.co.uk/case-study/ca…
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Two years of co-designing and growing the GM Live Well movement come to fruition next month when the first-ever Live Well Spring Festival takes place. Discover more: greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/…
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The impact of our pioneering @P4C programme knows no bounds – data gathered in GM has helped to shape national guidelines on cancer care adopted by the NHS and Macmillan Cancer Support. Find out more, including the crucial role leisure has to play: bit.ly/4rbcYv2
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As World Cancer Day approaches, patients engaging with Prehab4Cancer, display increased aerobic capacity, better lower limb function and overall strength – all leading to improved quality of life. Discover the impressive outcomes: bit.ly/3EmjyLY
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Congratulations to @Middlebrook Leisure Trust, which has been running the Bolton Arena Community Sports Village for 22 years, on winning the contract to operate five other publicly owned leisure facilities in the borough. We look forward to welcoming all into the GM Active fold!
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Thank you to all the strategic business partners who came to our December board meeting to share their insights and activities and how they can benefit GM Active – it was fruitful and thought provoking. Find out more about our strategic business partners: bit.ly/4ivZpCY
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