Welcome to Active Swale!
ACTIVE SWALE WILL HAVE TWO SPORTS AWARD WINNERS AS PARALYMPIANS IN 2012
It was confirmed yesterday that 17 year old Ross Wilson - a resident from Minster on the Isle of Sheppey was selected for the 2012 Paralympic Games in Table Tennis Category T8
thus doubling Swales representation at this years Paralympics following Sittingbourne resident Steve Brown selection as GB Wheelchair Rugby Captain late last year. Congratulations to both.
see link Ross Wilson and Steve Brown
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ACTIVE SWALE SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS 2011
see full article on News Page
Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle
Welcome to the Active Swale website.
Active Swale is your local Community Sports Network made up of organisations with sport, physical activity and health as one of their key priorities, organisations such as the Health Promotion Team (NHS), housing associations, sports clubs, Swale Borough Council Sports Development and Kent Sport Leisure and Olympic Service and the two local school sports partnerships.
One of the major focuses of Active Swale is to get more people within Swale participating in sport and physical activity, including publishing a directory of clubs and facilities to help people become more active and get involved in the sport and physical activity of their choice.
Your one-stop shop for sports and activity ideas in Swale
Swale is blessed with some great sports facilities and open spaces. This website will help you find out how and where you can get active in Swale . Whether you’re looking to join a gym, play a spot of tennis or just fancy a brisk walk in the great outdoors, this site can tell you where and how.
Perhaps you’ve thought about rediscovering a sport you once loved? Or maybe you fancy trying something completely new? Active Swale contains information on all of the relevant clubs, classes, events and programmes in Swale to get you reaching for your trainers.
So what are you waiting for? Simply click through this site or use the search box above and help make yourself, and Swale, healthier and more active.
Active Swale Programmes
In 2012 Active Swale hopes to be in a position to provide schemes aimed at getting people more active. With projects which are aimed at attracting people to a whole variety of physical activity opportunities. The first opportunities are advertised on the Events pages
Why be active?
Physical activity is essential for good health and will make a difference to your quality of life.
Just 30 minutes of physical activity of moderate intensity on 5 or more days a week can help.
Once you start being active, the benefits will become obvious. You'll experience:
- Better health
- More energy
- Reduced stress
- Stronger bones and muscles
- Better balance, strength, suppleness and mobility
- More independence in later life
- Improved sleep
- Better maintenance of a healthy weight
- More social opportunities
- A sense of achievement
- Increased enjoyment
So what's stopping you?
For Further details on Active Swale please contact us on margemillar@hotmail.com
To provide news items and updates please contact us on nicoleward@swale.gov.uk
