Let’s move, move together! 🏃‍♀️. We’ve teamed up with Local Authorities to launch the #MoveTogether campaign and help get Black Country residents moving 🚴‍♂️. As a charity, we’re passionate about helping local people enjoy all the benefits of a more active lifestyle 🙌

🌿 The Black Country’s canals are the perfect place to get active, unwind & enjoy nature. Through our Move Together campaign, we’re showcasing canalside activities and sharing vital water safety tips 🛟. 👉 Find out more here:

If you run a club or sports organisation, this one’s for you 👇. NSPCC Learning provides clear information and guidance to help you protect children from harm. See below for training and resources on safeguarding and child protection. 🔗

The Active Black Country team recently went on ward walks across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton to better understand our local communities. 👏 These experiences strengthen our vision of a Black Country where everyone can be active, move more and enjoy sport.

At Active Black Country, we work with partners to create more chances for local people to get active 💪. Want to access the latest funding and training opportunities? Sign up to our newsletter and get support straight to your inbox ⬇️. 🔗

Wolverhampton Council - Canal & River Trust - Active Black Country - Water Safety Programme -

📷 Useful links.Wildside Activity Centre - Wolverhampton Canoe Club - Bilston Urban Village Medical Centre -

☀️ Wolverhampton’s canals are a gateway to better health & wellbeing. As our final Move Together spotlight, we're celebrating the local canal routes helping people walk, cycle & unwind right on their doorstep 💪. Check below for local canalside activities + water safety tips 👇

📢 Sandwell Leisure Trust’s Annual Report is out. With 56% of the workforce from the Sandwell borough, the Trust continues to grow, develop, innovate, and invest in safe leisure services for the whole community to enjoy. 🔗 Read the full report here:

📢 Running a sports club or organisation? . Book your place on one of the @Sport_England funded learning opportunities today. Whether you want to enhance your knowledge or develop your club or community organisation, Buddle are here to help. 👉Book now:

Couch to 5k - .Walsall Council - . Active Black Country - . Water Safety Programme -

🔗 Useful links . Royal Sutton Canoe Club - . Canal & River Trust - . Walsall Walk On - . Walsall Arboretum Community Cycling Club -

🌿 Walsall’s canals have made a comeback – giving local people space to walk, cycle and reconnect with nature. These blue-green routes are helping locals move more and feel better 👏. 👇 Explore canalside activities + water safety tips below.

Thanks to all our partners for supporting safer communities across the Black Country! . 🔗 Explore our Water Safety Hub for free tools to support your sessions:

🛟 Our Water Safety ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop went swimmingly well! . Delivered with Canal & River Trust at Sandwell Aquatic Centre, the session gave youth workers & community leaders the tools to deliver water safety sessions to children.

🔍 Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. No concern is too small to report. Lower-level concerns can be early indicators of bigger issues. By taking them seriously and recording them accurately, we create safer environments for everyone. 💬 Speak up. Record it. Report it.

Visit Sandwell - Canal & River Trust - Active Black Country - Water Safety Programme -

🔗 Useful links.Stepping Stones In The Community - Healthy Sandwell - Brushstrokes Sandwell -

🌿 After highlighting Dudley’s canals, we’re now focusing on Sandwell as part of our Move Together campaign. Sandwell’s waterways are another example of how local spaces can support healthier, more active lives 🚴. Check below for local canalside activities + water safety tips.

Himley Hall Sailing Club - Canal & River Trust - Active Black Country - Water Safety Programme -

🔗 Useful links: .Dudley Canal Trust - Discover Dudley - Dudley Water Ski -