we can move Strategy 2021-2030
City Works, Alfred Street, Gloucester, United Kingdom, GL1 4DF
Introduction
We can move was formed in 2017 with the aim of helping more people to get active and enjoy the benefits of a healthier life. Background Prior to the pandemic we’d seen a gradual increase in the number of people becoming active in Gloucestershire. As things stand, these opportunities and their benefits aren’t shared equally across all of our communities.
It remains the case that where we live, our ethnicity and health has a big impact on our health and activity levels. We have seen green shoots of change, and people in Gloucestershire are working together to enable others to live healthier and happier lives. Leaders in the county have made policy changes so people can become more active, and organisations are collaborating.
Covid-19 has had an enormous effect on all our lives but we haven’t yet been able to fully understand what this means in the long term for sport and physical activity. On the other hand, Covid-19 has also created the opportunity to find new ways in which we can work together to learn from each other.
During the pandemic, we’ve also seen how important sport and keeping active is for many of us and how much we rely on those facilities, places and people – not just for our physical health but for our mental health and wellbeing, too
Need
There has been a need for a new approach, one that unites people and allows them as a movement to encourage change. Our networks continue to describe the benefits of being more connected and working collaboratively.
Individuals and communities are often best placed to make their own decisions about how to be more active in a way that suits them best.
We can move aims to provide the collective identity, belonging and resources to support people and together translate into action.
Our Ambition
We want to get more people moving and halve inactivity rates in Gloucestershire by 2030.
Our Vision
Everyone in Gloucestershire living healthy and happy lives.
Our Mission
We’re part of an inclusive community that connects and inspires people in Gloucestershire to improve their lives through physical activity.
| Our Values |
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Be braveThe best way to see if something works is to give it a go. Be curious and listen hardGather learning, insight and data and look to understand the experiences of those with perspectives furthest from your own. Stand shoulder to shoulderEveryone owns the movement. Ask for help when you need it, offer it when it will be useful and be prepared to grow ideas together. Find the energyFocus on strengths, emphasise the positive and gently challenge the negative. Build relationships of trustInvest in others as much as in getting things done. |
Our objectives
Grow we can move
so we can support more people and recognise the strength we have by working together.
Share and learn
so that everyone is able to enjoy the benefits of a more active life.
Connect
to make sport and physical activity available to everyone regardless of age, disability, race, gender, religious beliefs or background.
Support
diversity, especially under-represented groups, whilst working with people and projects that share our values.
Celebrate
people and organisations that help people to be active. Together we will celebrate our successes and failures and encourage each other to do more.
Stay flexible
so we can adapt to changes and opportunities.
