Issue - meetings

A discussion with the B&NES fit for life team to allow the forum to feedback on local ways that the community are participating in fitness activities on a day-to-day basis.

The Forum heard from Marc Higgins on how the Council wish to follow on from the Fit for Life Strategy. Marc spoke about the wish to take an new approach going forward, working closely with communities on how existing facilities in local areas (including cycle paths and safe walking routes) might be used to get people moving in ways that suit their own pace and lifestyle. 

Fit for Life is the approach from B&NES Council which is looking to understand the activities that residents are taking part in to become more active. The idea is that everyday activities will be seen as an opportunity to move more and sit down less.

Where good ideas already exist there is keenness to harvest these and replicate them in other places. These could be ideas such as walking football and the good gym where people fitness is being developed.

Many of the resources that already exist in small villages need to be recognised, this could be outside facilities such as public rights of way, parks and Bathscape. The interest around places to launch canoes and access to the water spaces in general need to be included.

Through the Area Forum the Active Leisure Team wishes to pull together local ideas and understand any barriers that prevent participation.

The refurbishment at the Sports Centre in Bath continues, the swimming pool will reopen around the end of May 2017. There are successes in the new gym, new spaces created for social activities and new the ten pin bowling area.

For anyone wanting to get in touch with Marc his email address is – Marc_Higgins@BATHNES.GOV.UK  or the Active Leisure Team are available on 01225 396429 or getactive@bathnes.gov.uk