volunteering and community based physical activity programmes
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Active Parks
A Birmingham Co-production
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Cotteridge Park 1997
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Friends Groups
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Birmingham Open Spaces ForumHow not to re-invent the wheel
• 130+ groups• Share knowledge and experiences• Collective voice for the volunteers looking
after the city’s open spaces• 50 hours of labour donated per site per month• £24k average funding raised per site• Lobbying for the protection of our open
spaces.
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Aesthetic Value
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Nothing new under the sun
An Act for establishing Parks in or near to the Borough of Birmingham - July 1854
“Whereas it would be greatly for the Benefit of the Inhabitants of the Borough of Birmingham that
there should be provided for their Use Parks and Gardens for the
Purposes of healthful & pleasurable Resort”
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Volunteering and using a park is physical activity
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• Free, fun, local activities• Suitable for the perpetual beginner• No lycra required• Activities chosen by Friends groups – suitable for
their community• Volunteers integral to session delivery• “Trusted voice”
Active Parks Leisure Centres without Walls
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Zumba
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Forest School
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GreenFit
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GreenFit Baby
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Couch to 5k
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Tai Chi
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SwingFit
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Volunteers – cheap not free