News - Active Cumbria

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Cumbria United Against Suicide - Tackling suicide in Cumbria

Cumbria United Against Suicide is a free county-wide project uniting sports clubs, coaches, and athletes from all sports to take a stand against suicide.

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Carlisle Celebrates Active Travel With New Walking Festival

Get ready to step into something new - Carlisle is about to host its very first Active Travel walking festival, and everyone’s invited

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Let's Move! Major Investment Announced For Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow in Furness is set to benefit from major investment to help more local people become active, as Sport England announces that Westmorland and Furness - with a specific focus on Barrow - has been...

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Litter Pick Festival Set To Sweep Over Barrow

A litter-pick festival bringing together organisations, businesses, schools and volunteer groups from across Barrow is due to take place next month.

Integrating Physical Activity In To Health and Care

Active Cumbria are delighted to share with you 5 videos that help to demonstrate our partnership journey so far of integrating physical activity in to the health and care sectors.

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We Are Recruiting

New roles within Active Cumbria, strengthening organisational capacity, local delivery and supporting the sector through the Let's Move! programme

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Chair Exercise Programme Boosts Health and Community Wellbeing

The Chair Exercise Programme at St Mark’s Church, Barrow is an 8-week initiative designed to improve strength, mobility, and overall wellbeing among participants through low-impact, accessible...

Nominations Now Open For The Prestigious Cumbria Sports Awards 2026

A PRESTIGIOUS awards event celebrating all the best of sporting commitment, achievement and service will return to Cumbria, and we need you to nominate your sporting heroes.

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Let’s Move! Local Partners Unite to Inspire Active Communities

A wide range of local organisations from various sectors are actively engaged in Let's Move!, each playing a vital role in shaping the local system, influencing habits, and challenging social norms...

Cumbria Yoga Foundation – A New Approach To Sustainable Community Delivery

A new video demonstrating how the benefits of yoga encompass physical, emotional and social wellbeing has been released by Cumbria Yoga Foundation with funding from Active Cumbria's Reconditioning...