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Greater Manchester Moving
@gmmoving.co.uk
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We lead, support, and connect people and partners to deliver the GM Moving in Action strategy.

Changing lives through movement, physical activity, and sport.
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Volunteers keep our communities moving. Do you know how to give them the support they need to thrive?

Join us for a free online Buddle workshop on 4 December to learn how you can build a positive, people-first volunteering culture.

Book your free place: https://ow.ly/rueS50XuzcR
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November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Want to make your sport or activity sessions more inclusive for neurodivergent people?

Join GM Moving and Access Sport for a free online session exploring #Neurodiversity in #CommunitySport. ⛹️‍♀️

1 December, 6:30pm to 7:30pm, Online
Book: https://ow.ly/aLS550XugG5

#InclusiveSport #Autism #ADHD
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November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Do you work with volunteers?

Free workshop: Diversity Matters NW are hosting an Inclusive Volunteering workshop for VCSE orgs and community coordinators looking to build volunteering offers for South Asian communities.

Thurs 27 Nov, 9.30am, Hyde
Email to book: [email protected]
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November 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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#SafeguardingAdultsWeek is a chance for everyone working in #Sport and physical activity to learn more about prevention.

Have five minutes? Start here:

#Safeguarding top-tips video: https://ow.ly/IjhL50XsCuN

Sign up to workshops: https://ow.ly/Z31F50XsCuO

#Prevention #SportWelfare
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November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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How can social prescribing work for #ChildrenAndYoungPeople?

Join NASP for a webinar to explore success stories, evidence-based practice, and how social prescribing is transforming lives.

📅 Wednesday 26 November, 12pm, Online

Register: https://ow.ly/bL1e50XrNAn

#SocialPrescribing #NHS
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November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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A new female leadership programme is coming to #Bolton this winter.

Commissioned by GM Moving, Moving in Madrassah will be delivered by KRIMMZ Girls Youth Club and Bolton Muslim Health Trust.

Moving in Madrassah will look to develop confident, skilled leaders: https://ow.ly/1aJr50XqXQb
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November 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Listen. Act. Celebrate. It is vital that we listen to, and act upon, young people’s voices and celebrate the successes. Theirs and ours.

New blog from Andrew Lawton calls for positive messages and momentum around young people moving more to feel good: https://ow.ly/Z5Az50Xqq5S
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November 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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This #WorldDiabetesDay let's celebrate Farzana Iqbal's transformative journey through the #Bollyfit Active Diabetes Programme.

Through tailored exercise routines, she discovered the power of regular exercise in aiding weight loss and improving blood sugar control.

buff.ly/t8NRkFR #DiabetesLife
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November 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Yesterday, Sport England visited #GreaterManchester to see how #GMMovingInAction works across places and partnerships.
Our partners showed how collaboration and local leadership are turning strategy into impact - helping people move more, feel better, and #LiveWell.

👉Read: https://ow.ly/uxsg50XraUr
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November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Inclusive spaces are helping to tackle inequalities, through building a sense of belonging and better spaces for communities. 🛼🍃

We’ve come to visit Projekts MCR skatepark, to see how they've transformed a disused, crime-ridden patch of land into a vibrant hub for creativity and community.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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We have a unique whole-system place-based approach to enable active lives for all in Greater Manchester,

Our next stop on today’s tour - Hough End Leisure Centre – demonstrates how this approach builds places where people meet and communities flourish. 🚴🍃

@mancitycouncil.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Up next: #MoveAltrincham, newly refurbished through Sport England investment and guidance, with environmental #Sustainability at the centre.

Trafford Leisure has adopted the ‘Pivot to Wellbeing’ approach to deepen local resident engagement and the wider health system: https://ow.ly/gVSk50XqsvZ
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November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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We’re in Partington, a place partnership area where local people are playing a key role in the regeneration of their vibrant local sport and accessible leisure spaces.

Together, we've been bringing Uniting the Movement to life across every community: https://ow.ly/yjVf50XqqAg
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November 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Today’s a big day.

Partners are joining us on a tour to witness how our city-region is changing lives through delivering @sport-england-se.bsky.social's Uniting the Movement strategy.

Keep an eye on our posts through the day to see our unique whole-system approach in action.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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The Health and Social Care Committee has begun hearing evidence for their Healthy ageing: Physical activity in an ageing society inquiry.

CMO Professor Chris Whitty gave evidence to the committee of MPs on the incredible benefits of movement, physical activity and sport: https://ow.ly/Ht6F50Xpb63
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November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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New Blog: Strategic Director Beth Sutcliffe has been reflecting on Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust's (MFT) commitment to #ActiveHospitals.

Beth looks at how MFT are taking a whole-system approach to using movement to support a reduction in deconditioning: https://ow.ly/Uyop50XpcBF
A screenshot from MFT's Active Hospitals presentation, showing GM Moving's role as a partner to support people to live longer, healthier lives.
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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We’re celebrating #LivingWageWeek by showing off our Living Wage Employer mark, as a sign of our ongoing commitment to looking after our employees.

You can find us, and 16k other Living Wage Employers across the UK, on this interactive map: https://ow.ly/jZAh50Xpfxm
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November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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New podcast drop!

The #GreaterManchester Live Well Podcast is here🎉

The new 8-part series features 100+ voices from across the city-region, exploring how we can do things differently together.

Trailer out now: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Pvdpbr51l19boqYRcW3dN
#GMLiveWell
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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There are nearly one million trustees in the UK.
Our board member Abigail became a trustee to make a wider contribution to Greater Manchester.

Listen to her experience on our board, and her thoughts on our work: https://ow.ly/kbjp50XmrgJ

#TrusteesWeek
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November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Opening School Facilities Network Event

Join us on 19 Nov to connect, share ideas, and collaborate on opening school facilities for #Community use.

👉 Book: https://ow.ly/c6j850XmvUK

#Education #School #Teaching
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November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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This International Stress Awareness Week, check out our Active Workplace Toolkit. It helps employers support staff to move more, reduce stress, and improve wellbeing.

Toolkit and resources: https://ow.ly/BLYs50XlLAl

#StressAwarenessWeek #ActiveWorkplace #WellbeingAtWork
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November 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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We're excited to share the cover of @hayleylever.bsky.social's debut book, Leading from the Balcony.

Leading from the Balcony is practical and actionable book which will support leaders in their daily life and work.

Register your interest in purchasing a copy: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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This #YouthWorkWeek, we’re celebrating how safe spaces, support, and opportunities to thrive can transform young lives.

We recently saw this in Leigh, where youth work and physical activity came together to build connection, confidence and joy in the community: https://ow.ly/bAX250Xl3lJ

#YWW25
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Our board member, Warren Heppolette, has started an 18-month secondment with Greater Manchester Combined Authority as Director of the Prevention Demonstrator.

This is a key step in building a system focused on #Prevention in #GreaterManchester.

Read more: https://ow.ly/wfkn50Xhxub

#SystemChange
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October 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Twelve months ago, we committed to taking action on #Menopause #Health with Active Partnerships.

From hosting training and supporting research, to co-ordinating national networks, we’ve been busy taking action: https://ow.ly/pJWG50XcXoa

International Menopause Society #WorldMenopauseDay
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October 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM